[Kamen Rider 7]

lol well what i want is to get the main rider from all the showa series, possibly shadowmoon as well, and pick and choose my favorites from the hesei stuff, limiting that to just main riders main forms.
from there i will decide if i want bikes for everybody, ive got the CORM Kabuto Extender and the KRF Cyclone, and i definitely want the hardboilder (i am NOT buying that travesty of an upgrade form CJX just for the handlebar holding hands BLECH).

is agitos bike relatively easy to acquire in either iteration? i dont want to get trinity form, ill just fudge it with Blacks hands.

also on the topic of bikes, how does the Soul of Popynica Cyclone look with figuarts Ichigo?

[Kiryu]

[Brainchild]

Man, Fourze looks good. Can't wait.

[ZeoRangerV]

Can't wait to get him. Kinda wish I'd ordered the stand set along with him, but I'm sure I'll be able to pick that up from somewhere if I really want it.

[updatedude]

Any DCUC or Marvel Legends collectors here? There's something I've been curious about, which is simply, how do Figuarts compare to said lines?

I've seen collectors of non-human figures turn to Figuarts and proclaim them as the epitome of humanoid toys. But I don't really see DCUC/Marvel collectors comment much, or perhaps they've just not been talking 'cause it's two totally different styles we're talking of.

Far as I know, DCUC have pretty good looking sculpts, but they have quite frankly, hips that are just plain... silly, whereby the spreading of said hips will result in a broken hips aesthetic. Or has that finally been addressed? Of course, DCUC also lack rocking ankles, but tend to have better ab crunches than Figuarts?

ML, well, older ML sacrificed cleanliness for PoA. How do the modern ones stack up?

Also I reckon most superheroes have one major thing working against them, their immensely muscular biceps kinda limit the effectiveness of having double jointed elbows. Still, do Figuarts blow them out of the water or are these guys still good enough to still feel relevant?

[ryan]

I've actually always been a fan of the DCUC hips, because they do give a great range of mobility, but they do look goofy when open. The ab crunches don't go forward much, but back usually has good range, I'd say it's pretty comparable to the Rising Might Kuuga I'm playing with right now, and Kuuga's joint is completely hidden under the armor so it's better.

DCUC's ankle joints are really crippled compared to most SHFs, like Kuuga. Emperor Kiva's inferior ankles are about on par with DCUC, maybe a little better. And no DCUC that I know of has toe joints.

And as you pointed out, most DCUCs don't have double jointed knees or elbows, and I've actually not played much with the ones that do. I have a bunch of Marvel figures, mostly the newer Hasbro stuff, and I really haven't played much around with the articulation, I tend to display my Marvel and DC figures in pretty static poses, whereas these Figuarts have such better mobility, they'll see much more interesting poses on the shelf.

On an only semi-related note, I have a hell of a lot of DCUCs. I've always been pretty proud of the fact that I'm a mostly completist of the line, but I didn't really realize what that meant until Saturday as I was arranging some of my not-displayed figures, I have a large box full of three or four waves worth (or more) of loose DCUCs that I need to find a place to display, and it's about 30 figures or so. In addition to the four large bookshelve shelves completely stuffed with figures. And by comparison I have about 15-ish SHFs all together.

I guess i should finish this off by saying I was already kinda loosing interest in DCUC and Marvel, in part due to Transformers, last year, but after getting into SHFs I think Mattel will be lucky if I buy a single DCUC figure this year (excluding the Crime Syndicate set I bought last week). SHFs are so much more fun to play with, better poseability, much better accessory count, and for some strange reason, the increased price is easier to justify on SHF than DCUC (which apparently just went up to $17 a piece locally, hell no).

[Den-O]

For those interested (such as myself) BBTS has Super Shinken Red up for preorder now and Super TaToBa up for backorder.

[updatedude]

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Originally Posted by ryan

I've actually always been a fan of the DCUC hips, because they do give a great range of mobility, but they do look goofy when open. The ab crunches don't go forward much, but back usually has good range, I'd say it's pretty comparable to the Rising Might Kuuga I'm playing with right now, and Kuuga's joint is completely hidden under the armor so it's better.

DCUC's ankle joints are really crippled compared to most SHFs, like Kuuga. Emperor Kiva's inferior ankles are about on par with DCUC, maybe a little better. And no DCUC that I know of has toe joints.

And as you pointed out, most DCUCs don't have double jointed knees or elbows, and I've actually not played much with the ones that do. I have a bunch of Marvel figures, mostly the newer Hasbro stuff, and I really haven't played much around with the articulation, I tend to display my Marvel and DC figures in pretty static poses, whereas these Figuarts have such better mobility, they'll see much more interesting poses on the shelf.

On an only semi-related note, I have a hell of a lot of DCUCs. I've always been pretty proud of the fact that I'm a mostly completist of the line, but I didn't really realize what that meant until Saturday as I was arranging some of my not-displayed figures, I have a large box full of three or four waves worth (or more) of loose DCUCs that I need to find a place to display, and it's about 30 figures or so. In addition to the four large bookshelve shelves completely stuffed with figures. And by comparison I have about 15-ish SHFs all together.

I guess i should finish this off by saying I was already kinda loosing interest in DCUC and Marvel, in part due to Transformers, last year, but after getting into SHFs I think Mattel will be lucky if I buy a single DCUC figure this year (excluding the Crime Syndicate set I bought last week). SHFs are so much more fun to play with, better poseability, much better accessory count, and for some strange reason, the increased price is easier to justify on SHF than DCUC (which apparently just went up to $17 a piece locally, hell no).

Cool, thanks for the info. Yeah, I wish DCUC would adapt the "Type 2" hips from SHF, such as IXA or Black.

Where I am, DCUC on retail cost almost as much as a Figuart. Older or loose stuff on the secondary market's more affordable though. I'm pondering tracking down a Superman, just because.

[Sentai Tamashii]

Which Superman? I think I still have one of them David Hasselhoff looking one

[updatedude]

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Originally Posted by Sentai Tamashii

Which Superman? I think I still have one of them David Hasselhoff looking one

Not quite sure. It's probably the Hasslehoff looking one. It's the one with the squarish chin, although the newer one looks fine as well. I regret not getting 'em when I had the chance. They're quite pricey at retail here. Only shops selling them loose without BAF bits are affordable. Saw and is tempted to get a loose Shark though.