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SHF Urataros Imagin

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We finally have our first Imagin, oh wait, no, I should say first Imagin from the Den-O gang. It still surprises me that Urataros was out before Momotaros. Urataros like Deneb comes with a few things, he has interchangeable hands, Urata Rod and a cup of coffee with a plate. The addition of the coffee does look fun. He also have a different articulation joint from Deneb so he is very unique in his own way. He was released in Jan 2009 and cost around SGD30. You will have to pay around SGD80 to get one copy now. Urataros does not have a SKC, not as of now. But Den-o do have a SKC release so he might be a bit more popular because of that and people are hunting for his SHF. It is costly to get one nowadays and you can get it if you are a Den-O fan and you want all the imagin in his team. Also in case you want to get him for the cup of coffee, please don't.

SHF Kamen Rider Dark Kabuto

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The rival of Kabuto is here, Dark kabuto. So Dark Kabuto is fairly simple, all his accessories is the same with Kabuto, interchangeable hands, Kunaigun both in Kunai and gun mode. He is basically a recolored version of Kabuto. The zector does not move and obviously does not come with cast on form. It was release back in Jan 2009 and cost around SGD35. You can get one around SGD65. Dark Kabuto has a SKC version and it's very expensive since it's exclusive and hard to find. So if you want a dark kabuto, the SHF is a better version to keep since it's cheaper. If you are a casual collector, there isn't really a need for another Kabuto look alike but if you want all the riders in the Kabuto series, you need to get this as well. Basically if you don't mind having 2 riders that look alike, this can be your option.

SHF Kamen Rider Ketaros

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Let's keep the God Speed Love movie riders going. So for accessories wise, Ketaros has his interchangeable hands, Zect Kunai gun and his zector. Removable as it is a wrist piece instead of belt zector, but removable nevertheless. The zector itself have no articulation and the kunai gun comes in kunai form only so it's a pretty simply figure like the rest of it's peers. It was release in Dec 2008 and it cost around SGD35, you can get one for around SGD60 now. There is no SKC version for this so if you really want you need to get the SHF version. Also this is not from the main series so not essential if you are only a casual or light collector. Best is to either get all 3 or none of them.

SHF Kamen Rider Caucasus

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Here we have the first movie rider, oh wait, it's not... Never mind, here is Caucasus So for Caucasus, accessories wise we have interchangeable hands, removable Caucasus zector, hyper zector and a blue rose. It's the first rider in the Kabuto series to come with removable zector, just feels a little cool to have a removable one. So aside from that, none of the zector moves (not surprisingly). Also, this is shockingly not a premium Bandai exclusive item, it was release in Nov 2008 and it was priced around SGD35 back then. You can get one now for around SGD70. This does not have a SKC version so if you are a fan of him, you can only get the SHF version. Also if you are not a fan of movie riders, this is not a necessity.

SHF Kamen Rider Gattack

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Right after Kabuto we have the main secondary rider from the series, Gattack. Gattack's accessories are simple as well, a set of interchangeable hands and his Rider Calibur. The cool thing about his weapon is that he is able to put both of them in each of his shoulder like he does in the series, as well as hold them separately and also together like a cutter. Similar to all the riders previously released, his zector's horn does not move. This product was release in Nov 2008 and was sold at SGD35~. You can get one copy of it at around SGD60~. There is a version of SKC released for him but the SHF is again the cheaper version, no difference in accessories only the product line and the figure where SKC is slimmer. If you like the main riders in the Kabuto series, Gattack is a must, if you have tight budget then getting Kabuto and Gattack will do.

SHF Kamen Rider Kabuto

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One of the most anticipated figures in 2008 is Kabuto, I remember how everyone wants to get their hands on one of his figure back then. So Kabuto if it's obvious enough is in his cast off form. He comes with his kunai gun (1 kunai and 1 gun mode) and also interchangeable hands. It's a fairly simply figure, and similarly to the hoppers the kabuto zector cannot be removed and the horn cannot be move as well for the rider kick gimmick. He also doesn't come with his cast on armor if you are expecting a lot for this figure. It was release in Oct 2008 and cost around SGD35, now you can get one for around SGD65~. There is an SKC version available so the demand for SHF Kabuto might not be there, so if you are lucky you can get one for cheaper than SGD65. If you are a fan of main riders or Kabuto, this is a must, if you have no clue who this is, then you probably wouldn't be reading this, so if you want to get started with a simple figure, Kabuto is someone you can start y...

SHF Deneb Imagin

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Just a few months into the introduction of Kamen Rider SHF, Bandai has release it's first non-rider figure in the form of Deneb. Deneb is from the Den-O series, the Imagin for Kamen Rider Zeronos. It's still strange that he was release before Zeronos does but it's good they came out something fresh back then. Deneb comes with a basket, a Melon Helmet, a fan, a lollipop and interchangeable hands. That's actually the first SHF that comes with so many accessories. You can make him hold the basket, fan and lollipop or contain the latter 2 inside the former. You can also let him wear the Melon Helmet. He was release back in Aug 2008 and it cost around SGD35 back then now you can get it for around SGD65~. If you are a fan of Imagin or Zeronos,  you can consider getting him. For the value that you are paying for and the amount of accessories given, he is definitely worth the value, but only get him if you like him not his accessories.