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Review: S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Double Cylcone Joker
行くぜ、フィリップ！
あぁ、翔太郎！
*サイクロン*
*ジョーカー**VV* 変身！
俺たちは/僕たちは、二人で一人の仮面ライダーさ！ さぁ、御前の罪を数えろ！
I am proud to announce that I finished the whole series (long ago) on KR Double before I did this review! Yay!
*clap clap clap*
I hate Kamen Riders with weird hair styles. But thanks to KR Decade I decided to give KR Double a chance to be shown on my screen and I actually came to like the series a lot.
KR Double is the first Kamen Rider that requires two people to transform into and I actually buy the idea (surprisingly) where Hidari Shotaro and Philip are 2 detectives in 1 Kamen Rider. Despite having an issue with Philip’s hair I eventually came to like the character as the story progresses. In fact, I feel sad when he disappeared. He and his pet, bird…
And Shotaro will always be half-boiled. He would have died eons ago if it weren’t for Philip’s intelligence on Gaia Memories.
And because I love this series as well as the characters so much that I decided to at least get the release of the primary form of KR Double.
And here is the review of S.H.Figuarts KR Double Cyclone Joker.
First Impression
KR Double’s design is originally simple and sweet. And it works out very well when Bandai Tamashii transforms the real suit into a toy. To me, the simplicity of the suit is so well portrayed and therefore figurine is good with some minor flaws.
The Head
I feel that the head is a bit small for the body. The actual eyes of this figurine are round, instead of looking like an angry pub, so round that they look small and dumb. And because the head is small, and the eyes being even smaller, the “W” fin on the forehead looks a little bit too long. I wish the head is bigger and the eyes is more sturdy looking.
But the compound details in the eyes are nicely done in red and it reflects light so well like little gems worth to be stared upon.
The Body
The body is made up of two pieces of plastic, one is the chest armour and the other is the torso. KR Double’s body looks shorter in the show but this figurine’s body looks somewhat longer. While it is not in ratio to that from the show, I actually liked the way this body is being sculpted. While the green has a glossy finishing, the black has a very-close-to-matte finishing. This actually gives the entire figurine a very sturdy and attractive colour. However, I still hope that the black is done in matte like that from the show.
The carvings on the chest armour are a little bit disappointing. The Cyclone (green) side looks weird to me, as if Bandai Tamashii is too lazy to spend any more efforts in printing square patterns. However, the Joker (black) side looks good. The Cyclone side could have been done better because it is such a waste to see only the Joker side being done nicely.
The Belt (aka Double Driver)
Putting into consideration that this is a mass production, the Double Driver is considered to be very detailed. However, I still have some very minor nitpicks about the Cyclone and Joker Memory in the Memory Slots. The Cyclone Memory (located at the right/your left) should at least be painted green since Bandai Tamashii actually bothered to paint green and purple for the lighting below. Nevertheless, the belt is considered nicely done.
The Maximum Slot (located at the right of Double Driver/your left) is also nicely done. I just don’t understand why the belt is so highly detailed yet the Cyclone Memory is left unpainted…
Hmm…
The Back
This release comes with two scarves, the other scarf will be shown in the later part of this review, where only one can be placed on the Cyclone side. Both scarves are done using soft plastics so that they are fit for posing.
Same logic as the KR Kiva (Emperor Form)’s scarf…
There is a hole that actually allows you to fit the scarf in. And by fitting the scarf into the hole, you are granted a great field of articulation. And don’t be stupid enough to actually act cute and test the system by turning the scarf in weird directions, least you break them.
And please bear in mind to be careful and patient while fixing the scarf because I almost broke mine in a fit of anger. You just can’t imagine how much I went through fixing that ****ing scarf…
The Upper Limb
The shoulder pads are very well done because they aren’t in the way no matter how you lift up/down the upper limbs.
After meddling with the toy “seriously”, I shall conclude that this is possible thanks to the wonderfully designed articulation existing at the shoulders. It brings the whole upper limb to a whole new level and fans like us have no problem in posing this release in any way we want.
Taking a look at Cyclone’s arm (the green arm), I am in love with the wristband. It is the first area that caught my attention, mainly because it is painted gold and is so shiny and partly because of the detailing. I would be even happier if the joint at the elbow is painted green. I can tell that it is a rush job done, once again, considering that it is a mass released toy blah blah blah…
But I still… Ok fine…
And yes, if you notice the unevenly craved hand, the flaw is only visible if you were to glue your eyes onto the hand. Anyone caught doing that is an incurable nitpicker…
At least I am curable…
The Joker’s arm (the black arm), in comparison, is a beauty. The wristband is nicely detailed and sculpted. And here, the purple is very outstanding! You can see the graining effect, making it looks like a tasty jewel candy. Lucky that it is inedible…
Simultaneously speaking (I don’t know why I said that), the hand has a better carving as compared to Cyclone’s hand. For whatever reason, Tamashii could have done a better job on Cylcone’s hand…
The Leg
The legs is too slim, as if they are malnutrition or something. But then again kudos to the leg bands, I seriously love the way they are being carved and handled.
The articulation at the knees is really bad. I was playing around with it and realised that had I not restrain myself, they looked as if they are feeble. It is advisable to handle the baby’s leg with upmost care simply because odd directions is accessible with just a little pull sideways especially if you are trying to pose with the legs wide open. Then again, the legs do not offer much articulation for posing in the first place…
It can be said that the legs KM Double has is one of the badly designed ones…
The Accessories
These includes:
1. A pair of relax hands (both left and right).
2. A pair of signature hands (both left and right).
3. A pair of clenching hands (both left and right).
4. One scarf (excluding the one that is already on KR Double).
Conclusion
If you are a fan of KM Double, this is probably something you may want to add to your collection despite the very badly designed legs. Rest assure that the low counting in the number of accessories for this release is not going to burn a hole in your pocket.
And since KM Double does release different other combos such as “Heat Metal”, “Luna Trigger”, “Heat Trigger”, “Luna Metal”, “Cyclone Trigger”, “Cyclone Metal”, “Heat Joker”, “Luna Joker” and “Fang Joker”, I would really recommend everyone to buy only those main combos such as “Heat Metal”, “Luna Trigger” and “Fang Joker”.
For myself, I got quite fed-up with the leg design and have already decided to give up on the rest of the releases for KM Double and picked up KR Double Cyclone Joker Extreme and KR Double Cyclone Joker Gold Extreme instead. Agreeable?
Wee, done! Thank you for reading!
~Tulcus
Review: S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Kiva (Emperor Form)
ぴゅんぴゅーん！テンション フォルティッシモ！
変身！
My knowledge on Kamen Rider Kiva is pathetically close to clueless. And so, to do this review, I watched the Episode 24 of KR Kiva to get a feel on what it takes to be Kiva Emperor Form. However, I find the Tatsulot (used by KR Kiva to unleash his final form) rather irritating and disturbing…
I learn about KR Kiva Emperor Form through one of the episodes in the season of KR Decade. Even though it was a brief entrance towards the end of the season, my eyes were literally glued to the screen when it first made its appearance (at least to me) in the show. And dear me, it is so sparkly gold!
I am so gonna get this dude! Which I came to own right after Machine Decader, it was awfully expensive.
First Impression
I literally drooled when I first removed this figurine out of the box. Everything about this figurine is exquisite. From the detailing to the color, everything is almost perfect! It is a very solid release and the figurine weights 3 times heavier than KR Decade. The feel of the plastic is so reassuring that you may start to wonder if Bandai Tamashii has changed to use an even more expensive mould for this release.
The Head
The head is beautifully sculpted. The golden crown has got some awesome carvings. One thing about the head which I feel I must really point it out would be the green jewel on KR Kiva’s forehead. It is not just done using a dot of green paint! Bandai Tamashii actually went through the pain to sculpt and pain the green jewel to give it a depth. It is as though you can pawn the jewel away if you really wanted to…
The eyes are gorgeous too. The whole eye actually brightens up if you were to shine light at it. My camera is unable to capture the detailing but the eyes have got very detailed compounds. I know it looks different from the show but this is really a beauty to stare at if you know what I meant.
And the mouth reminds me of the mouth of samurai armored face mask, don’t you think so?
The Body
The body sculpting design gives me a very 3D and castle feel. The body armor has got this unique depth that will totally captivate anyone who starts at it for a long time. The carving and painting are almost perfect. Just like the green jewel on KR Kiva’s forehead, the three jewels on the body seem to have a certain depth sculpted. However, I really wished that they share the same color as the one on the forehead. The three green jewels on the body seemed like a rush job done.
I really like the color scheme used. Metallic Red versus Sunny Golden, it is like a perfect match to bring out the bat-theme from KR Kiva in his emperor form. The color looks grainy and it reflects light nicely.
Even though it seems like the body is made up of three different pieces, the truth is the body is only made up of two separate pieces like any other Kamen Rider figurines to give it an articulation at the area above the torso as well as the waist area.
The black color used in this figurine looks a bit flimsy. It would be better if the black is darker and duller instead of being so shiny so that the black areas look more leathery.
The Belt (aka Kivat Belt)
The highly detailed Kivat Belt came as a total surprise simply because I was pretty upset about KR Decade. If only Bandai Tamashii could add line details to Kivat’s eyes, it would be perfect. But then again, considering that this is a mass release, I am probably asking too much.
The Fuestles (whistles which are used by Kivat to summon different power-ups) are located at both sides of the belt. Each of them has detailing sculpted on them and they are painted nicely which definitely adds on to the trip to heaven. You can imagine how jaw-dropping this figurine is because the detailing at the belt area is so hard to notice unless you have a very close up view.
I think Bandai Tamashii really outdid itself for this release. I am totally in love with this release because of the belt.
The Back
One thing bad about this release is probably the back of the figurine. It comes with two pieces of separated red plastic meant for the cape. And trust me that you will still get annoyed even after you managed to put the two pieces of plastics into place to form the cape. Mine is now a bit loose, as in they don’t really hold into place unless I press it down really hard. So guys, please be really careful when you fix the cape simply because you don’t really want to risk breaking the joints.
The design of the cape is really cool. KR Kiva in his emperor from has this habit (or should I call it a tendency or bad habit?) of flipping his cape or pose while holding his cape. If you are able to see pass the fact that the cape is being done using 4 different pieces of plastics, it actually allows you to achieve the poses similar to the show. It is not that bad if you see it from the front though. Some people may just feel weird about it but this is how Bandai Tamashii does it.
The Upper Limb
The shoulder pads are very much in the way, you will probably only be able to lift the entire upper limb up to at most 90 degrees unless you turn the shoulder. But the design and the sculpting is so exquisite, it moderates the posing problem. If you recall, KR Kiva Emperor Form doesn’t do any weird poses with his upper limbs held high, does he?
I only remember KR Kabuto does his grandmother pose with his right hand held high. Weird…
The Tatsulot on the arm looks like a rush work to me. Bandai Tamashii could have done a better job by at least getting the color scheme right. The middle should be red instead of an orange spot. There should be a green jewel at the tail and the silver should be darker…
At least the wrist band is probably done…
The Leg
The legs are annoying me greatly. In fact, the entire figuring has some sort of balancing problem. While you can’t spread the legs too far apart, even if you try to close the gaps between the two legs, the entire figurine still has problem standing still. I literally have to use blue tags to hold the figurine into place.
And the leg feels lighter than the body. Somehow, I feel that the center of gravity of the entire figurine is off the place. And this adds on to the posing problems.
But there are still a few good parts I have to highlight would be the kneecaps, the ankles and the feet. The design of the sculpting makes the legs look more “armory-like” which I find it cool and sturdy.
The Accessories
These includes:
1. A pair of clenching hands (both left and right).
2. A pair of signature posing hands (both left and right).
3. A pair of weapon holding hands (both left and right).
4. Demon Imperial Sword Zanvat Sword (I really hate to type it out so I will stick to calling it DISZ Sword).
The DISZ Sword is amazing! Look at the detailing, it is nicely sculpted and painted accurately. The only thing I could wish for is the straight line in the middle of the grip of the sword extending all the way from the cross-guard to the pommel should be painted gold. As well as the wings, the holes should be painted orange.
Call me a nit-picker! XD
The Zanvat (the sword’s rain guard) can move up and down along the Imperial Blade (the blade of the sword). This means, it is possible to pose KR Kiva Emperor Form prior to unleashing his Final Zanvat Slash!
And of course the sword doesn’t glow. I like how the blade is being done using clear plastic with painted slivers running along. It is as though the clear plastic is being uncased by another silver plastic.
Conclusion
Despite the major problems this release has in regards to balancing problems etc I highly recommend this figurine because of the level of detailing existing in most crucial areas such as the head, body and belt. The color scheme is wonderful least to say I really hoped the black could be more leathery.
After owning this release, I really want to own Dark Kiva too. I am probably looking out for Kiva in the meantime. What can I say? This release is definitely worth the money you are paying for. I have got a feeling that this may be the only release Bandai Tamashii is willing to put so much effort in regards to the detailing and coloring in areas such as the belt itself. You will probably notice and agree with me that it has got the best belt sculpted so far.
Kudos! And thank you for reading!
~Tulcus
Review: S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Decade (Violent Emotion)
俺は全ての破壊者だ。
俺はそれを受け入れた。
それだけものだ。
Kadoya Tsukasa, to me, is probably the most powerful Kamen Rider of all. No matter who stands in his way, he will have your card and trash you like a rug doll. Especially when he is in Violent Emotion, he is double the bad ass. A good boy gone bad.
Even if you gang up against him, chances are, he will use one of his many cards to turn one of many you into one of his many weapons. For example, KR Blade, Faiz or Kiva etc.
I skipped the normal release of S.H.Figuarts KR Decade simple because of the inaccurate helmet design as well as the wrong choice of color. He is supposed to be Magenta, not totally pink.
I was totally turned off until Tamashii released “Violent Emotion” which I find it a beauty the moment I set my eyes upon it even though it is still in the box up on the shelve sealed away from me in the shop. *breathe*
Lets jump straight into the review, shall we?
First Impression
To be honest, I am kinda bias when I say this figurine is nicely sculpted simply because he is one of my favourite Kamen Rider and I am totally obsessed about owning one. The colour chosen is totally accurate and matches the movies. Or probably because the normal release was done so poorly that even a small enhancement in this release makes me overjoyed?
Then again, I was hoping that the black colour is whole matted instead of being glossy in certain areas because if you were to shine lights at this figurine, the reflection of light can be very annoying.
Now the whole figurine feels like Strawberry short cake with cream. And Tsukasa isn’t shy about it. XD
The name Gekijōtai (激情態) is a pun on the word for “theatre” (劇場 gekijō), which literally translates as “Fury Form”. The May 2010 issue of Hyper Hobby magazine and Bandai’s S.H.Figuarts toy line officially translate this name as “Violent Emotion”, a literal translation of the word gekijō (激情) which omits any translation for the word tai (態, “form”).
Source taken from Wikipedia.
The Head
This release comes with two heads. Both have the same sculpting. The only difference is probably the colour on the forehead. One is purple while the other is yellow. The other head will be covered in a while.
The eyes are gorgeously done to bring out the unique design of compound eyes. Bandai really spent lots of effort getting this done simply because the insides are so detailed before being covered by another clear material to form the eyes. The plus points lay in the area where the eyes reflect light! Like when the Kamen Riders do their henshin, their eyes light up.
Simply gorgeous. The head is beautifully and accurately done. If you compare it to the normal release, you will know what I meant. I don’t own a normal release so I don’t really know much of the existing difference.
The Body
I have a slight issue about the body. Decade’s body seems to be over-killed by the armour plates. The chest and the stomach area seemed to be out of place. What I am trying to say is that the chest looks too big for the stomach and makes the design look kind of heavy and uncomfortable.
While the piece joining the chest and the waist area is a separate piece of plastic, it gives the body two articulations. A point to take note is that if you turn the articulation between the chest and the stomach, you can see the insides of the figurine, not very nice. I was quite disappointed with that when I first discovered it. I was hoping that the stomach piece could be a larger piece of mould. But then again, that could have hindered the articulation? Maybe Bandai gave a lot of thoughts in this so I didn’t bother to post a picture of the problem.
The Belt (aka DX DecaDriver)
*Using the same picture as reference
I think this figurine is a budget release considering that it is in mass production. Probably Bandai has set out to disappoint the Decade fans once again with a green blotch on the belt. Not asking the belt to include detailed drawing of the different Kamen Riders’ logos but if you are going to give us a blotch, might as well include nine more dots of gray paint?
At least that gives the illusion of the nine Kamen Riders’ logos being visible from afar. Bandai, you owe me nine dots of gray paint, I tell you!
The rest of the belt is nicely detailed. Especially the core of the belt, it is like a gem, a cherry on the cake, a gummy that looks gummy! And of course you can expect the belt to be able to open and close.
The Ride Booker is located at the right side and is detachable prior to the kind of pose you wish to have. I will be explaining that in a minute.
This figurine has got a sexy back! Nicely sculpted close to the show! Kudos!
The Upper Limb
It is connected to the body with a ball joint located at the axilla, giving you a nice articulation. However the articulation at the elbow can be annoying due to the articulation at the arm simply because many poses are highly depended on the upper limb since KR Decade’s only weapon is the Ride Booker if you exclude the usage of cards. KR Faiz probably has the same problem. Maybe it is just me? But I still want it included.
There is also a ball joint articulation at the wrist. The hands are interchangeable which will be covered later.
And the good thing is that the shoulder pads aren’t in the way, thus, making poses with the upper limb is somewhat enjoyable.
The Leg
Tsukasa is a very lean actor. Same like the upper limb, the legs are also lean, which helps me build a reference and link this toy to the show. At least it is done properly, unlike KR Faiz, you can tell that it is a guy’s leg.
The kneepads are doing their job in covering the knee joint articulation. I heard of incidents where the kneepads will just pop out if you are not careful with the handling of the figurine. Mine are strongly stuck in the places where they should be although I am afraid that the worst might happen any soon. I am not going to touch them again! Eeek!
The articulation that connects the leg to the waist provides a 45 degrees turn for the entire leg. However I feel that it is not enough. You can’t really make poses that requires the legs to split. Sigh…
Or maybe I was asking too much?
There is an articulation at the ankle as well as the foot. At least when you are posing the figurine, the foot sticks to the ground.
The Accessories
This release comes with a number of accessories which I am quite satisfied with.
These includes:
1. And extra head (which has a yellow paint on its forehead instead of purple).
2. Ride Booker (Gun mode).
3. Ride Booker (Sword mode).
4. A pair of holding card hands (both left and right).
5. A pair of weapon holding hands (both left and right).
6. A pair of clenching hands (both left and right).
7. One pointing right hand.
8. A pair of relaxed hands (currently on the figurine).
I wonder what’s with the extra head. Many fans justified that Bandai included this head in the release hoping to rectify the wrongly sculpted head in the normal release. What do you think?
Or probably it is just another reason for fans to purchase this release?
And I don’t know what the pointing right hand is for. Can anyone enlighten me, please?
The Ride Booker
The Ride Booker is probably KR Decade’s only weapon in the show if you were to exclude the usage of cards. It is located at the right side of the DX DecaDriver and is detachable prior to the kind of pose you wish to have.
And the best part is that, you can open the Ride Booker! Kudos!
And no, there is nothing in there, it is just pitch black. No, you can’t put cards in them and no you can’t even put one card in, if that’s what you are thinking…
It is pretty much expected that the Sword mode and the Gun mode comes in different pieces, which is good since people like me is prone to breaking things. I guess it runs in the family. Or not?
And of course you will need to remove the Ride Booker from the belt if you were to pose the figurine using the Sword or Gun mode. So that the figurine will make sense…
Unless you have the normal and Violent Emotion release! I was thinking of doing the illusion effects but then I am too lazy to photoshop…
Conclusion
This is a solid release. As a fan of KR Decade, this is probably a release you wouldn’t want to miss. And if you already have the normal release then this will probably make your day. I am pretty disappointed with the body (particularly the chest armour) of this figurine but it isn’t that bad if you are able to look past this minor flaw since everything else makes it moderate.
The head is beautifully done. If you grab one of this, you may want to replace the normal release with the extra head included? But then, the colour scheme is totally different so please bear that in mind.
And I somehow feel that this release is incomplete. Bandai should include the row of Kamen Rider Cards thought it was included in the normal release. I don’t mind cutting them out one by one if I have to… 😦
All right, thank you for reading!
~Tulcus
Review: S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Faiz
5 . 5 . 5 [Enter]
“Standing Back”
「俺には夢が無い、でもな、夢を守る事はできる！変身！！」― 乾巧
“Compelete”
There is always a certain air Inui Takumi carries which makes him unique, whether he is in his human form or he transforms into either the Kamen Rider Faiz or the Wolf Orphnoch. Always in a constant dilemma and being the only person able to use and fully utilize the Faiz Gear, the character is probably the reason why Kamen Rider Faiz stays firm as my favourite of them all.
And it is also the very reason why I wanted a toy figurine of KR Faiz so badly and I so happened to stumble upon S.H.Figuarts and fell so deeply in love with the line. Bandai is finally making something reasonable after so many years (so many years of me not buying toys, I meant).
First Impression
Seriously, I was astounded, in both good and bad ways. The most important about first impression is what the figurine is trying to tell you. And in this case, it is trying to tell me that “I AM KAMEN RIDER FIAZ!”
You may go like “duh!?” but please notice that up till now, you will recognize the figurine as KR Faiz without noticing anything wrong about it. I personally find this part crucial. What do you think?
The Head
The head is probably the first thing you look at in order to recognize a character. And I believe that you will equally fall in love with how the head is being sculpted. The detail of the eyes is so clear cut! It is like an identity of any Kamen Riders and for KR Faiz, it is shaped in lines of golden semi-circles before being covered by another layer of clear material. This is definitely a beauty.
The level of detail is very visible if you take a close look at it. The lines running along the helm and the mouth piece, they are all well sculpted. And not forgetting the green paint in the middle.
The Body
You may call me a nitpicker. I find the body somewhat feminine. In the show, KR Faiz looks much bigger in the chest area because of the armour plates (naturally because of the “Accel Form” hiding beneath). However, in this case, it is as though the armour plates are trying to squeeze in and makes me wonder if there is space underneath.
*And if you are wondering, those chest plates cannot be opened like how they did in the shows to become Accel Form. Bandai is releasing KR Faiz Accel Form as an exclusive in times to come.
One thing to note is that the red lines are accurate and clear cut. I like it very much because of the red colour chosen. If you shine light at it, it is as though lit up!
I find the black a bit too glossy. It wasn’t like that in the show…
And the part between the chest and waist (which I believe is the stomach area) is a separate piece connecting together, thus, providing the figuring with two articulations in the body part.
The Belt (aka Faiz Gear)
If you may, it is another KR’s icon, something that makes them unique. And here you can see that the belt accessories are interchangeable to suit different poses (the Faiz Pointer on the left, Faiz Phone in the middle and the Faiz Shoot on the right). The level of detailing is high and clear cut, similar to that from the show itself! Impressive, it is!
Even the back is nicely sculpted closely to the show!
Nice butt! XD
And what’s with the butt line? Why is there a circle thingy? And what’s with the text printed there? Notice the back of the head, there is a blotch! But I am not alone…
Call me a nitpicker, whatever…
The Upper Limb
The upper limb is beautifully sculpted, as though it has belonged to a correct person all this while. It is connected to the body with ball joint located at the axilla which gives you more than just a simple 360 degrees turn. It is almost identical to a human’s upper limb. ALMOST, I said.
There is also a 360 degrees articulation located at the arm.
There is also a less than 180 degrees articulation located at the elbow.
And a ball joint articulation located at the wrists. It allows you to switch with different pairs of hands that come along with the accessories which will be covered later.
The design for the upper limbs along with all the articulations greatly increases the possibilities of the figurine’s posing which is somewhat similar, if not better, than real life.
And the best part is the shoulder pads are not in the way! Yippie!
The Leg
The right leg in particular is a little bit different from the left simply because you can mount the Extended Faiz Pointer onto it to perform the “Crimson Smash”. In this case, it is a signature move of KR Faiz where he squats down to while waiting for the “Exceed Charge” to take place before he performs his own version of Rider Kick!
And to prevent further spoilers, please look forward to the details of the foot! It is beautiful!!! *drool*
There is an articulation located at the hip to provide a 45 degrees turn for the entire leg.
There is also an articulation at the knee to provide a less than 180 degrees turn. The joint is being well covered (I did not say “hidden” since it still can be seen) by the knee pad, which is a good thing since knee joints are always ugly.
There is an articulation at the ankle which mimics real life ankles. There is also an articulation at the foot. These two articulations provides a wide range of poses possibilities for the figurines from standing to squatting and from doing nothing to performing different attacks!
The Accessories
Please know what to expect when you are considering on picking up a copy of KR Faiz. It comes with quite a number of accessories that will make you happy!
These includes:
1. Faiz Edge (Sword)
2. Faiz Phone in 3 modes.
3. Extended Faiz Pointer (currently mounted on KR Faiz right leg).
4. A pair of relaxed hands (currently on the figurine).
5. A weapon holding right hand.
6. Faiz Shot (mounted on a right hand).
7. Belt (with Faiz Phone).
8. Belt (without Faiz Phone).
9. An un-extended Faiz Pointer.
The weapons are like painted plastics suited for different uses (For example, the phone can’t be flipped to close or bent to form the Phone Blaster and you need to use the readily made pieces for different poses). But then again, it is something that one must deal with especially when it is a massed produced figurine.
I am disappointed with the hands accessories because the fingertips are not painted silver! WHY!?! It is like missing an identity! But then, it is a massed produced figurine, so…
Seal it away!!!
Conclusion
It is an impressive release, probably one that most are looking forward to. If you are a fan of KR Faiz then this is a must-get figurine but be prepared because KR Kaixa is going to be released soon and I am expecting KR Delta too.
And then there is the rides – Auto Vaji, Side Basshar… ARGGHH
If it is true, I am gonna collect them all from the season! *grin*
To finish things off! Here is a picture I got from Hobby Stock’s coverage of Tamashii Nation 2010. Awesome! I do hope the effects came with the figurine though…
Thank you for reading!
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