[kamen rider Q]

Just got FRS Decade and W LunaTrigger.

Decade: The figure is cool. The head assembly was a PITA and the eyes still won't hold in place (will probably glue those later). The colours are nice, the articulation is good but nothing extraordinary. I still get a kick out of tiny versions of gimmick items.

LunaTrigger: It's another W. A fairly good figure, but not a standout. The colours are fairly nice, and the functioning gimmick of the TriggerMagnum is cool. I do wish that earlier FRSs had gimmick holding hands though. However, having another W does have the perk of facilitating the memory change feature. Getting to make LunaJoker and CycloneTrigger is fun and makes me recall my fond memories of watching the show and seeing their unique abilities. The standout form change however is FangTrigger. While not technically accurate, it is possible to create a makeshift versuin of the Fang bow, and the colourscheme is absolutely killer.

[Crawf]

I built Blade yesterday, and the undersuit colour is absolutely fine:



Not sure why the Bandai Hobby blog chose to make it look weird.

It's a really nice kit actually - I'd fully recommend it to anyone who was hesitant.

[kamen rider Q]

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Originally Posted by Crawf

I built Blade yesterday, and the undersuit colour is absolutely fine:

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Not sure why the Bandai Hobby blog chose to make it look weird.

It's a really nice kit actually - I'd fully recommend it to anyone who was hesitant.

Looks great, glad the blue is normal. How was putting on all of the card stickers?

[Crawf]

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Originally Posted by kamen rider Q

How was putting on all of the card stickers?

Not bad really. There are 24 in total (12 front and 12 back), but none are outrageously small and the mould of the plastic guides their placement very well.

[Kurona]

Not Figure-Rise, but I'm not sure where to put this -- Fujimi is doing another release of their Rhinoceros Beetle and Stag Beetle kits, this time in Kabuto and Gatack patterns! May release, 4180 Yen each

[kamen rider Q]

Got FRS Skull in today, among a plethora of Gunpla. I think he’s really good, and probably my favourite of the currently released W kits. While it still has some of the hindrances of W, the shiny silver is lovely with the black armour. I was surprised by the amount of parts separation/layering on the head, which has a great sculpt. All of the hat options are great, and the scarf looks nice though the visible hollowness is disappointing. The accessories are also cool, with the briefcase being a nice touch as well as the inclusion of gun-holding hands (although it does make the lack of them with LunaTrigger even more glaring). Overall happy to have this, and it just leaves me HeatMetal and KR Joker to get of the currently released W kits.

[SPLIT LIP]

I can't believe it took until FRS to have a single version of Skull where the hat actually attaches to the head somehow.

Agreed that it's definitely the best iteration of the very dated W mould. And yeah, the fact that he got a dedicated gun-holding hand makes LunaTrigger's situation even more annoying. Not like Bandai hadn't done pre-posed holding hands before.

[kamen rider Q]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

I can't believe it took until FRS to have a single version of Skull where the hat actually attaches to the head somehow.

Agreed that it's definitely the best iteration of the very dated W mould. And yeah, the fact that he got a dedicated gun-holding hand makes LunaTrigger's situation even more annoying. Not like Bandai hadn't done pre-posed holding hands before.

How do the SHFs do it?

I'm hoping they'll include gun-holding hands with something later, maybe W's bike?

I do wonder how they'd approach W's bike. Would it just be one piece like Kuuga's bike, or would it have the swapping ability? Would they do the alternate back parts (which would allow for the extra hands to be molded in the colours) , and would they be packed with the bike? Would they do a (P Bandai) Revolgarry, and would the extra bike bits come with it? And that is if they do his bike at all. Lots of possibilities.

[MrWilliamGraham]

Blogpost for the upcoming FRS Shin Kamen Rider, releasing the 18. Some real fun stuff going on, including different finishes and textures on the runners to replicate the materials of the suit







https://bandaihobby.hatenablog.com/e...3/03/13/183000

[ShiShiLeo]

That's very impressive. It looks way better than the renders. This blog might have sold me on this kit!