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S.I.C. Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed Gallery
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"Drive: Type Speed!"
Normally I tend to limit myself to one scale of collecting for a particular show. I stick to 1/12 stuff, most often S.H. Figuarts. or gimmick and vintage figures around that scale. But every once in a while a show or figure grabs me enough that I do want to own it in a different size or line. Today's example of my weakness is brought to you by Kamen Rider Drive! I've never been huge into collecting S.I.C. figures, but S.I.C. Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed may finally be changing my tastes a little. Check out a full gallery & review below! Packaging As with most all modern S.I.C.'s, Drive Type Speed comes in a really elaborate and detailed window style box. The front actually looks like a stylized version of his helmet which I really dig. Obviously S.I.C.'s are fairly large, clocking in around 8", so this box is quite a bit bigger than an average figuart. And there are some fantastic stock photos on the exterior. They don't quite do this figure justice. Also the cardboard insert for the box is a fantastic reflective chrome with Drive's "R" emblem on it. It works great as a photo backdrop! Main Figure One thing I'll always give the S.I.C. toyline, details are key. And that's almost entirely thanks to the amazing man behind the line, Takeyuki Takeya. A brilliant artist with a mind for elaborate details and the meshing of organic and technological detailing. This release is doubly impressive because Takeya himself designed all the Roidmudes for Kamen Rider Drive. It was the first Kamen Rider Series to feature villains to be entirely designed by him. Though the riders themselves were not. S.I.C. Drive however, as with practically every other S.I.C. figure, was. This is Takeya taking a crack at Drive with his own unique style of detail and flourish. And it has been wonderfully executed. Though there are some minor caveats. The way the ball joints operate in the feet really irks me. They're on hinges but the ball also rotates 360, so it's very easy to get them off center, then Drive's feet won't sit flat at the same angle. The double jointed knees are astounding though. The entire calve can rest on the back of the thigh. That's just crazy. The hips can actually rotate out much further than I would have assumed too, those pipes on the thighs don't get in the way too much for outward movement, but they aren't exactly perfect either. They do pop off easily due to their design. And actually the hips can pull down a decent amount out of the waist so forward and back movement is remarkably good. This Drive can sit properly as though there were a Tridoron scaled to him. However he cant really get down on one knee to kneel, which is sort of my benchmark for figure posability. The upper body really only has one big thing that bugs me. And that's how loosely the Drive Driver sits on the belt itself. It's quite easy to pop off, the belt is pretty loose around the waist already, which normally I like because it frees up movement. But in this case it makes it easier to knock the driver off, that coupled with the soft plastic of the belt is obviously a great recipe for losing small parts. The lower torso also moves quite freely and is made of a soft plastic, though sometimes you can see straight through a hole in the waist because of the way it moves. The upper torso has some of the best asymmetrical detailing I've ever seen, I really love it. Taking Drive's tire sash to a new level. The way the ridges on the lower right & upper left corner of the chest compliment each other is gorgeous. And I love the added detail of a neck collar around the right side of Drive's head. It really drives (pun!) home the 'bisected by a tire idea' of his design. It's as though he was a totally normal rider then this thing just smashed it's way into the design and the suit just accommodated. This is why I love Takeya's work. The arms have some pretty standard movement, which is to say the shoulder pads keep them from doing much and the elbows can do about a 90 degree angle. The wrists don't have a ton of clearance because of how they sit flush with the wrist pads but you can get some use out of them. And lastly the head. Wow that just gorgeous brilliant detailed head. This take on the design easily looks like it could have fit in with the Roidmudes of the series. It's heroic, but it looks so, sinister? I love it. And it actually has plenty of room to move. Bravo on this design. This figure just rocks it at every level. It's just a gorgeous re-design of a suit that I already loved immensely. S.I.C. Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed gets the best of both worlds in it's first outing with this line. Hopefully S.I.C. Mashin Chaser & Heart can live up to this standard as well! Accessories As with most S.I.C.'s Drive is loaded up! 1 - Handle Sword. This version of the handle sword is quite the detailed departure from the figuart. As with everything else about this figure it takes the car aesthetic to the extreme. I love it. It can accept Shift Cars in a similar fashion to the S.H. Figuarts release. 1 - Door Gun. While the Door Gun may not look as radically different as the normal version it's still a great looking weapon that compliments Drive's new deep details very well. It can accept Shift Cars in a similar fashion to the S.H. Figuarts release and has an opening door as well. 1 - Max Flare Tire. This giant hunk of plastic can replace the standard Type Speed tire in much the same way as the figuart. It comes apart in sections to snap over the chest. In the case of this one the flame effects are molded onto the tire so they aren't removable. They are also totally awesome. 1 - Max Flare belt read out. This replaces Mr. Belt's standard face. It works basically just like the SHF, take the driver off and replace the plate. 3 - sets of hands. 1 open pair, 1 set for holding the gun, 1 set for holding the sword. I am a bit disappointed that he doesn't have a pair of relaxed open hands, but oh well. 6 - Shift Cars. That's 1 each of Midnight Shadow, Funky Spike, Speed, Max Flare, Wild, & Technic. 4 - Flipped Shift Cars. Same thing, 1 of each of the above for use with the Drive Brace. No Funky Spike or Midnight Shadow though. 1 - set of flame effects. And these aren't just some extra effect parts like we've seen with a few figuarts recently. These are full on replacements for components of Drive's body. Each flame is attached to a panel or has a plug to fill out a panel space, replacing a section on Drive's body. I've demonstrated what you remove and how it looks step by step in the photos below. And wow, the effect is impressive. This figure is big bulky and sexy with those effects attached. It is however even more limited in movement with these parts attached. They do pop off easily as well. Final Thoughts As I said before I don't typically purchase S.I.C.'s. A few odd purchases aside, (Akumaizer 3) this is a line & scale that mostly doesn't work for me. But I really enjoyed Kamen Rider Drive as it aired and still have a fondness for it. I buy every figuart release from it and will continue to do so. So I really wanted to give S.I.C. Kamen Rider Drive Type Speed a fair shake as well. While It's an undoubtedly quality figure I'm still not quite sure I want to jump down the rabbit hole on these. All I need is (figuarts) Drive. |
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- Handle Sword - Door Gun - Max Flare & Flame Effects |
I have such a love/hate relationship with Takeya's work. I don't care for his aesthetic - particularly in the face/mask - when applied to most Rider designs, but many of the details are wonderfully clever. I thought the rank-and-file Roidmude designs on Drive were just fantastic, maybe the best Rider minion designs I've seen. (I ALMOST love the designs on Heart, Brain, etc., but the elf shoes kinda kill it for me.)
They're sort of the definition of overdesigned, I suppose. As a whole, they tend to make me wince, but looking at them piece-by-piece, I'm in love. As toys, the features on SIC are often bogglingly fantastic. |
I'll admit, Driver is definitely a design which in theory should look spectacular in S.I.C. form, but it just looks rather plain to me.
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I’m a hug fan if the S.I.C line but I don’t think this one translates well, the flames are cool though
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Helmet doesn't look as nice as the original but goddamn is the rest of that great. Makes me wish I dropped some cash when it was on sale
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Hate this figure so much
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SIC isn't really my style, and Drive continues that. It looks impressive, but not appealing. If that makes any sense.
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I'm usually okay with most SIC designs, but this one has always bugged me. Drive's design is so sleek and clean and this is just a bit too much.
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I always loved the SIC design. They just seem more.....raw?
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I'm such a huge fan of Drive's suit. I never really got these SIC designs though. I guess I just prefer the brighter colors and simple lines of the standard suit design.
And all those tiny accessories? I'd lose those for sure. Damn hamhands. |
I always thought this figure was kind of ugly to be honest. It cuts out all the bright colors Drive had.
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Man, the SIC detail style together with Drive's fairly tech-y design is a match made in heaven. I'd love to get an SIC Type Tridoron too.
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I love the SIC, but for some reason the SIC Drive's face bugs me the wrong way.
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ok i have to say this is an improved design
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SIC lokks good, but his hips look hideous
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I wish SIC was slightly more affordable for its scale. I LOVE this design
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I love everything about the design of this suit. Everything. It's just so....steampunk meets racing design.
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Never could get into Drive (and having so much of it spoiled before I got around to watching it definitely didn't help) and I generally am not huge on SIC figures. There's definitely been a few I have liked and there are a few I really want to see happen. As for Drive here, the SIC look works. I like the use of exhaust pipes and the effect parts are especially nifty.
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I'm not a huge fan of SIC for the Kamen Riders who have the neater/cleaner/sciencey designs. For Gaim I can dig it, but Drive less so.
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Hope we get drives other forms, tridoron would be great to see designed like this, and other riders too
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The body design is great; it really invokes the feel of an engine block with the pipes and such. The helmet leaves a lot to be desired, though. It's like a helmet from Halo that no one will ever use. The accessories look fantastic! That sword is sweeeeeet.
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I really like this S.I.C figure. I do like the aesthetic they go for but the other ones always seem really busy, this one I feel is more streamlined which I like.
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Seeing Drive himself in this style is really interesting following all of the Roidmudes. He looks like he would still fit in perfectly in the show, for obvious reasons heh. The scale's still not for me, but he looks great. And does have one huge advantage over the SHF - he actually includes his weapons, nice! :lol
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Love it! This is such an amazing line. The figs have such good sculpt and paint.
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I think the strength of SIC Drive is not necessarily the base redesign itself but the capacity for over-the-top designs using the tire changes. Max Flare looks really crazy, but great, and the Midnight Shadow they showed at an event was also really cool. Shame they don't release extra accessory stuff like that on its own.
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This pretty much highlights why I'm not too huge of a fan of S.I.C's: too much detail for my taste. I understand it's part of what makes it an S.I.C, but once again, not for me.
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SIC has some really nice designs to be honest, but there's just something that nags at me whenever I see them, even Drive here, and it's that... is it just me or do just looking at this things, does anyone else feel they look like their stiff and hard to move around in terms of posing?
I don't know maybe it's just me but it just looks like it's a hassle to move around the parts to just pose him in a simple pose because it just looks like a stiff looking figure to me, that's just me though. |
Are SIC's bigger/more sturdy than they used to be? Cause I got a Blade King Form on that looks bada**, it's also on the small and just feels fragile. It's really the only thing stopping me from getting a Gaim SIC.
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This is more like an injustice grittier type of figure. I don't see anything horrible with it, I think you guys are giving it a bit of a bad rep, I think with all the effects it brings it out. I think overall though I agree with AkibaSilver while impressive looking, not sure I'd pick it up.
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S.I.C. attention to details are always cool. The flames are great.
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I think Gaim did better in that regard since the Samurai armour lends itself better to stylization, but I also hate how literally every one of those riders are exclusives. (Kachidoki, why T_T) |
The detailing and all is good, but I just can't get behind the design. This Drive is just not my cup of tea.
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Usually I really like SIC designs but the Drive ones just don't do it for me.
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Oh man, I love SIC. I was curious how they were going to do Drive's more angular design and wow.
The artistic liberties taken with the muffler piping is amazing as well as all the segmented panels. I wish they did these in a six inch scale. My money would practically never make it to my pocket if they did. |
IF we see a Kamen Rider Heart to go with this, I'll snag them both in a heart beat. But my wallet will not be happy about it at all.
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