[Blade Raider]

This wave should've had a 3rd OOO in it. There was no reason to show how the legs swap when all the available legs are the same. But yeah, while it can be pain to get the middle chest piece off, it feels so much better than the SO-DO with it's tiny super breakable pegs.

As for the driver, all the drivers come off in this wave. Ixa comes with two (and the knuckle weapon to go with) and Kiva can have his bat buddy. Only issue is all the side hostlers come off to. Kiva's chest armor can easily knock them off, it's annoying.

[Blade Raider]

I also got in ID4, which went straight to the painting table.

The highlight of the wave is of course the accessory set. Can finally have these two in their most used forms.


Can also finally do Na-Go Boost Hammer with zombie eyes. The customizable driver is great, though it sticks way far out from the body. Worth it though. It allows any combo of buckles and that's all I wanted.


Speaking of eyes, having bought only 1 of each case, I now have enough masks of the core 5 for every set eye stickers. From left to right: Entry (black), Boost/Weapon/Fever (yellow), Magnum/Zombie (red/orange depending on Rider), Ninja/Beat (darker red), Monster (blue), and finally Na-Go's zombie (meaning she need one extra). And I have 3 Tycoons and 2 Geats and Punkjacks masks leftover.


The other highlight of the wave is Buffa Fever Zombie because they didn't do Zombie Revolve On yet and this can be used to make that. While I have nice things to say about the stickers for the shoulder spikes, the knee stickers aren't big enough to fully cover the spikes. Other than that, the legs are quite nice and I like the claw foot a lot.


Also, they improved Buffa's stickers. The first Zombie had the wrong purple on the stickers, Fever corrected it. The sword was also a little darker before and I actually kind of prefer it, but the new stickers are probably more accurate.


The other Fevers sure are here to. With less paint apps and annoying new stickers to replace them. The two Revice figures are here to, I guess.

[Tokumonkey]

Thanks for the helpful update!

I'm finding it a little frustrating that even though we've got a zillion upper-eye stickers, we've still only got a limited number of lower-face plates. I'm hoping to eventually be able to display all the Riders who've appeared so far, although at this point, we're four behind. (I imagine the stickering on Keilow would be atrocious anyway.)

[ShiShiLeo]

It seems like Geats SODO are harder to come by. I think people are picking up extra sets for extra parts due to how swappable things are. The base Geats suit is much higher than the main suit usually is months after release.

[Kurona]

Yeah, I'm finding it harder to find and more expensive to buy Geats SO-DOs than previous lines. Nothing terribly unreasonable, mind; but it is noticeable. I can understand why though -- it's such a fun gimmick that I'm finding myself getting into SO-DO more than ever before!

I'm really hoping that the next wave has Lopo as she's the character I'm most after at the moment. Though, even if ID6 has her, that's still 3 months I'll be waiting...

[RoukiZenAku1994]

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Originally Posted by Kurona

... and ID5's release date has been pushed back from January to March

https://twitter.com/candytoy_c/statu...167406081?s=20

I smell laziness.

[AkibaSilver]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoukiZenAku1994

I smell laziness.

Yeah the designers just really wanted a day off so much they pushed it back two months. It's so obvious.

[Deepsea]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoukiZenAku1994

I smell laziness.

Dude, I'm like 70% sure this is related to COVID and China stuff, there seems to be a delay on a lot of things manufactured in China.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShiShiLeo

It seems like Geats SODO are harder to come by. I think people are picking up extra sets for extra parts due to how swappable things are. The base Geats suit is much higher than the main suit usually is months after release.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurona

Yeah, I'm finding it harder to find and more expensive to buy Geats SO-DOs than previous lines. Nothing terribly unreasonable, mind; but it is noticeable. I can understand why though -- it's such a fun gimmick that I'm finding myself getting into SO-DO more than ever before!

I'm really hoping that the next wave has Lopo as she's the character I'm most after at the moment. Though, even if ID6 has her, that's still 3 months I'll be waiting...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tokumonkey

Thanks for the helpful update!

I'm finding it a little frustrating that even though we've got a zillion upper-eye stickers, we've still only got a limited number of lower-face plates. I'm hoping to eventually be able to display all the Riders who've appeared so far, although at this point, we're four behind. (I imagine the stickering on Keilow would be atrocious anyway.)

Oh god isn't this true, AmiAmi no longer sells SODO, Yahoo Auction and Manda rarely get them, then HLJ and Hobbysearch sell out really ding dang quick, it's rough atm. I feel really lucky to have gotten IDs 1 to 3.

[ShiShiLeo]

I got into SODO to keep up with something for each series but it's honestly more affordable to just pick up the SHF of the main rider after the series is over. A part from Zero One, the Reiwa SHFs have been super easy to acquire.

I'd love to quit SODO but I've got so many figures in the line already.

...anyone interested in a painted collection?

[SPLIT LIP]

My SHODO-XX 3 came today and they're pretty solid aside from Ghost Toucon Boost's visor paint being especially sloppy. Though I eventually plan to paint them all it is a bit annoying that such a detailed tampo is just millimeters off from being perfect. Ixa has a surprisingly detailed paint job on his torso for this line. More than ever I'm getting "Motion Revive 2.0" vibes from Shodo.

Anyone recall offhand when the PB wave with W Xtreme, FangJoker, etc is supposed to drop?