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CUSTOM GALLERY: S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type High Speed
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"Shall we Drive?"
The tradition of the Hyper Battle Video and the rider forms exclusive to them dates all the way back to Kamen Rider Kuuga, though that special did not feature an exclusive form for him. To this date none of the various HBV exclusive rider forms (including the likes of Fourze RocketDrill States, Gattack Hyper Form, & OOO TakaToraGaru Combo) have ever been made as figures. No figuart has ever been produced of any of these wild exclusive forms. And they likely never will. But I wish they would. In a search to rectify that case for Kamen Rider Drive, I stumbled across a fantastic artist & customizer. @relgnadam on twitter. I've followed his blog for some time now, which you can find here, madangler blog. You may be familiar with some of his more recent projects such as re-creating Dark Drive's future ride the NEXTridoron or his brilliant work recreating fully poseable Cronus robes. Relgnadam is a professional, and his work is a labor of love. He tirelessly recreates figures and vehicles down to the most minute detail, with absolutely almost factory like quality. So I took it upon myself to contact relgnadam in the hopes of getting a commission. And I succeeded! Now I'm able to present to you a very special gallery of one of relgnadam's most gorgeous pieces of custom work, S.H. Figuarts Kamen Rider Drive Type High Speed! The Story And now a little background on the Kamen Rider Drive: Type HIGH SPEED! The True Power! Type High Speed is Born! special. Roidmude #27, with his Copy ability, is running amok hocking bogus copies of Televi-kun. And when there's a mischievous copycat afoot, you have to bring a little elegance to the fight. #27 has managed to make a copy of the Drive Driver & Shift Brace for himself, becoming his own bogus version of Drive, Imitation Drive, (represented in the gallery below by my Type Speed) on top of his counterfeit publications. And while his powers aren't quite as intense as the real Drive's he has enough force and sheer luck behind him to best Shinnosuke. So the Drive team comes up with a new plan and a shiny "new" Shift Car to go with it. What results is the luxurious Kamen Rider Drive Type High Speed form! With it Shinnosuke managed to best #27 in battle. Seemingly impervious to attacks, with added speed & power behind him, Shinnosuke thought he'd found his new high-class permanent form. As it turns out, Rinna & Mr. Belt actually took Shinnosuke on a little ride of their own, hiding from him the fact that High Speed was merely a repaint of Drive Type Speed with identical specs. Thus teaching Shinnosuke a lesson in overcoming his own mental limits, and making a broader bit of commentary on toy repaints. While this Hyper Battle Video was brief it's probably one of the more memorable ones I've seen, and it certainly has the most stylish new form for a rider that we've ever seen in an HBV. It's also actually the 2nd HBV special that Drive had, after Type TV-KUN: Hunter & Monster! Chase the Mystery of the Super Thief. Though that special didn't feature a brand new form like this one. The Figure Now as a custom figure, my review won't really focus the same way on the functionality of the toy as previous ones. I've reviewed the Drive Type Speed body several times over the last couple years. You can check out any of my galleries and reviews on the subject of this body type for a more in=depth review of the mold itself: Drive Type Speed Proto-Drive Gold Drive Zero Drive What I will say is that to this day I continue to absolutely love the Drive Type Speed mold. In any of it's variations it is an excellent toy. It's easily one of my favorite modern Figuarts. Even about 4 years on from it's first outing. It's stylish and well articulated, it's just a quality mold. And I have a lot of sentimental & emotional attachment to my own SHF Type Speed as well. Primarily because of how much I enjoyed the series itself, and just how many times I've busted it out of my display to feature in a gallery. With that in mind I sent off my original Type Speed that's been with me for all this time and galleries from Drive, to be upgraded into Drive Type High Speed by relgnadam. If you haven't seen the original post of the finished product on his blog, please go check it out. As with the suit used in the DVD special, Type High Speed is an extensive repaint & slight remold of the base Type Speed body. Any of the red paint or plastic has been stripped and replaced by a gorgeous silver finish that looks absolutely factory quality it's so nice. I don't think I can ever lavish enough praise on relgnadam's work when it comes to paint. There's something extraordinary about it. If you'd like to see a breakdown of how the new parts were molded & cast for this figure then you can check out this WIP post on Type High Speed. It's just incredible to see the amount of skill and effort that went into this! New parts include the head crest, shoulders, and tire. In the case of the tire, it was sanded down, smoothed out, and given a flat surface with no tread unlike the regular Type Speed. It's more of a slick glossy racing tire now and the paint work is phenomenal on it. Not to mention the incredibly nice High Speed decals Relgnadam custom designed printed and applied to it. The shoulders are entirely new parts, sculpted molded and recast by Relgnadam himself. Having seen the molds he created for them and the parts breakdown, it's hard to believe this was done by an individual. These parts when painted and detailed match exactly Tamashii factory quality. The Drive "R" crests on the new squared off shoulders are absolutely stunning and a real triumph of his skilled work. The head also features an elaborate new crest that once again was hand sculpted molded and cast, then finished to perfection. I'm honestly terrified that I'll be clumsy enough to break it when I touch it. But it's just so gorgeous. This part like the shoulders screams with creativity. I should also mention the new "diamond" rider jewel in Drives chest which looks stunning against the new silver paint scheme. Frankly this is just a stunning piece of work all around. An absolutely incredible example of love and dedication to ones craft. [B]Relgnadam[/] is someone I've come to highly respect and I'd like to call my friend after over a year's worth of correspondence over this commission and it's progress. At a time when a lot of people who take commissions seem not to hit deadlines, or seem to be unable to deliver on their promises to customers, Relgnadam has shown me that not only is it possible to do so, but that this kind of project is a true work of art. This was an expensive commission, but one that was worth every penny. Or rather, yen, in this case. Relgnadam has helped me fill out my Drive collection with one more form that would have never existed otherwise. So I'm eternally grateful to own one of the only two Type High Speeds in the world, and honored that he owns the other. Thank you!! |
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You know, I'd have had no idea this was custom if I wasn't told. This looks pretty damn slick and a really cool figure. I know very little about Drive as I haven't watched it yet and only know of him from the crossover movies. Might need to change that soon....
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I'd never realised none of the HBV forms came out. I mean, it's semi-obvious in hindsight, but with High Speed being such an obvious repaint of Speed, it seems like it should have done at some point. But, even if it didn't, it did now, and you can honestly feel the love and care put into this.
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Amazing. Simply amazing. I wish I had the guts to paint a high end collector's figure, but for now I'll just stick to painting Gundam kits.
Also, you mentioned that this guy made a custom robe? Does anybody know how to to this? I'd like to know how (Out of curiosity). |
OH CRAP. Does this mean that gorgeous looking SHF Prime Rogue figure we saw a while back won't come out?!?! DX
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I'm always amazed at the work customiser can do. At first glance it looked like a professional had done it. This fgure looks amazing.
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That someone can put together a custom that photographs well enough that it actually looks right when put next to official releases in a high-resolution photo shoot is beyond impressive. I remember that Hyper Battle Video - I actually have the Type High Speed Shift Car - and... yeah. Hyper Battle Videos tend toward the funny, but Type High Speed actually looks great.
Reignadam's work is remarkable. As others here have said, I would have assumed this was an official release. (Let's face it: they've iterated that mold as many times as they thought they could get away with. It's not even unrealistic.) |
Beautiful piece of work.
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That is some great quality.
It's probably my favourite hyper battle form but that's not much competition - they actually used the fact that it's a recolour in the plot. |
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I'm going to be honest; I didn't know what or who this is until now. I knew it existed, but I have never seen the HBV.
Customer did some amazing work though, the tire is gorgeous. Is that translucent plastic? |
Yeah, this is a really cool custom!
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Oh now THAT'S a beauty. Do you do more customs? Because from this you seem VERY talented at it!
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Shiny. Color inversion like this always looks cool.
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That thing is gorgeous. The silve rnext to Gold heart is also a wonderful comparison shot.
Kinda mad this thing is custom and bandai didn't go for it, it looks wicked. |
Can't believe that's a custom, it looks perfect.
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Slick as hell!
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At first I was confused seeing a HBV fourm but man that custom is so good. I took a look at relgnadam's twitter and seeing LED in Chronos head is also nice. But High Speed sure is High class
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While I'm not a big fan of Drive, I did like the overall schemes. The managed to make cars and other wheeled vehicles into forms in ways that most would not think. The tires were what always killed me out on the designs though. LOL!!
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Beautiful as it is, I'm more focused on the Chronos robes and NEXTridoron. This man is top notch at this.
I'd love to commision him for those robes... Do you have a pic of his Dark Ghost by chance? |
I wish that this form wasn't used for what it was. I dig the silver design a lot more than the red because it just looks more techy; neveer been a fan of the hood ornament head-horn though.
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I always thought High Speed was a really snazzy recolour of an already snazzy design. Holy moly, that's an incredibly well done job.
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Holy shit that's good. Custom things are always good to see
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I know a bunch of people have said it already, but that custom job is incredible. It honestly looks as good as the real deal. Fantastic work.
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People are pretty amazing sometimes. I would have thought that was an official figure. Also I really have to pay attention to the HBV.
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Looks stunning, especially for a custom!
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This is such a cool custom. Bravo to whoever made it
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Looking at it again, yeah, this is genuinely great
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Holy cow. That is one hell of a custom. I was looking at the pics saying to myself "what news did I miss. How did I not know about this." Then saw custom and was sad it didn't exist but excited that some was this talented.
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It's a repaint, but its a stunning one. The gold accents on the shoulders really pop it.
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Looks cool. I love the silver color in Drive Type High Speed. Hmm...I think this one of my favorite hyper battle dvd form.
I also really curious to Drive's unused forms like: - Drive Type Get Wild - Drive Type Ultra Technic - Drive Type Dash Formula - Drive Type Over Tridoron - Drive Type Super Special |
I still don't get how this was made even by the WIP pictures, I'm sure this is a stolen prototype :p
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Dang the dude went all out and made molds for some parts. I'm so used to seeing organic sculpting for Marvel Legends customs that I always get iffy whenever someone attempts an import mold. Considering they're higher end, you want the quality to match as well, this is top notch.
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God, this custom looks gorgeous. I'd love to own this as a convention exclusive.
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The silver is so nice OMG
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This custom looks legit, like this is some of the best custom work I've seen
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