TFW2005
Hisstank
Thundercats
TokuNation
Toyark
Home
News
Garo
Godzilla
Kamen Rider
Metal Heroes
Power Rangers
Super Sentai
Ultraman
All News Categories
Forum
News & Rumors
Power Rangers
Kamen Rider
Super Sentai
Other Toku Series
Toys and Collectables
Marketplace
Creative
Galleries
Companies
Bandai Japan
Tamashii Nations
Saban Brands
Bandai America
Toei
Characters
Kamen Rider Ghost
Kamen Rider Specter
Kamen Rider Necrom
Mighty Morphin Green Ranger
Dino Charge Red Ranger
Toylines
S.H. Figuarts
S.H. MonsterArts
DX Mecha
Megazords
Legacy
Shows
Kamen Rider Ghost
Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger
Power Rangers Dino Supercharge
Power Rangers Movie 2017
TokuNation.com
>
TokuNation
Integration
User Name
Remember Me?
Password
Rules
Register
Community
Today's Posts
Search
Community Links
Members List
Search Forums
Show Threads
Show Posts
Advanced Search
Go to Page...
Thread
:
Tire Koukan TK-SP Kamen Rider Drive Type Fruits Gallery
View Single Post
01-21-2015, 10:03 AM
#
1
Den-O
Admin
AKA Zordon
Content Director
@DenO_TokuNation
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Lexington, Ky
Posts: 16,328
Drive: Type Fruits! On Stage!
Finishing off a one-two punch of
Kamen Rider Drive
excellence this week we're back with another new
Tire Koukan
gallery!
TK-SP Kamen Rider Drive Type Fuits!
Packaging
As always
TK-SP Drive Type Fruits
comes in the same kind of standard packaging that the rest of the Tire Koukan line does. Albeit with some additional fruity flare this go around. Aside from the new stock photos, and some shots of the actual suit from a film most of us will have been unable to see by now, there's nothing new to report here.
Main Figure
Drive Type Fruits
is first and foremost based on the excellent
TK-01 Drive Type Speed.
This is essentially the same figure with a few extra bells and whistles thrown in. While the proper look of Type Fruits can't be achieved without using the included accessories, here's how it breaks down at a basic figure level, from bottom to top.
As far as anything below the waist is concerned Type Fruits is identical to Type Speed (colors aside). The orange is really striking on the legs but even more so on the torso. Where you begin to see a real difference is the newly applied label on the Drive Drive indicating the Type Fruits change, then we see the lower diagonal of the torso below the tire line. This section on Type Fruits has been colored blue to simulate the under suit of
Kamen Rider Gaim,
which this Type is meant to homage. This coloration carries to the left shoulder, which it should be noted has been remolded to be rounded off to accommodate the included
Type Fruits Tire.
The upper diagonal of the torso is painted orange and likewise it's shoulder has been remolded to round off the edge, though this is merely for symmetry's sake as there's no armor going across that shoulder. The head and rest of the body are identical to Type Speed. While we're on it though the head looks fantastic in orange. As for the figure it's still jut as functional as Type Speed, nothing has physically changed that would impact the figures ability to move or pose whatsoever. It's still the same excellent toy we've seen before.
Accessories
Drive Type Fruits
comes with one accessory that's brand new, and funnily enough teo that are straight up repacks:
1 -
Type Fruits Tire/hat
combo. Though packaged separately these two should definitely be counted together. The Tire portion of this accessory is pretty much a straightforward tire with some armor flaps on it. The interesting thing about it is that the port in the center can actually rotate and flip over, allowing you to put it on Drive and have the armor flaps face the hip & Shoulder Appropriately. And when in use with a vehicle like
DX Tridoron
you can rotate it the other way so that the flaps can tab together to make a proper tire facing outward.
The kasa-hat portion of the tire is actually rather simple. Unfortunately it doesn't have a Tire Koukan port so no crazy combos can really be made from it. Instead there are a pair of folding tabs that are used to hold this thing on Drive's helmet with friction. When folded all the way out they accommodate his spoiler. When the tabs are folded inward the connection becomes small enough to plug onto a Tire Koukan port. I find the hat to be a decent fit for Drive's helmet though it can be knocked off a little more easily than I'd like it to when used on Tridoron.
1 - Daidaimaru.
Literally this is the EXACT same Daidaimaru that Arms Change Gaim Orange Arms included. No differences whatsover.
1 - Musou Saber,
see the above description. 100% identical.
The figure really comes with anything it could need. My one complaint would be the lack of proper silver paint on the Daidaimaru. I know these are still mainline retail toys despite the "SP" suffix in the name. They aren't premium or anything like that but a little extra paint couldn't have hurt. Not a huge complaint though.
Final Thoughts
As yet another wonderful addition is added to the
Tire Koukan
line I begin to question how far these rider team-up movies can go with cross series mixed gimmick forms. The Legend Rider Arms last year were fantastic, but Gaim Drive Arms is a bit weak this year.
TK-SP Drive Type Fruits
however definitely appropriates a previous riders theme with it's gimmick perfectly, but that won't always be the case I imagine. For now though I'm very pleased with this figure. And if recent history proves anything, it's that movie forms of this nature rarely if ever get the Figuarts treatment from Bandai. This is likely your only way to own this Type.
Attached Thumbnails
__________________
Den-O
View Public Profile
Send a private message to Den-O
Find More Posts by Den-O
TokuNation News & Rumors
Alternative Cut of "Day Of The Dumpster" Released
Shodo SUPER Kyoryuger Teaser
Figuarts/Seihou GRIDMAN
SH Figuarts BoonBoomger Red
Hasbro Licenses Power Rangers Toys to Playmates Toys
More New Posts
Kamen Rider Gotchard Episode 34- "Only One! All Roads Lead To Gorgeousness!"
Kamen Rider Gotchard Episode 33- "Legend Rider? 100 Years Too Early!" Discussion
S.H. Figuarts (Toku Related) Thread
How is Everyone Today- New
DreamSword Watches Unfamiliar Toku: Part 1 - GARO
Super Sentai minipla appreciation thread!
Funny Toku Images thread
DreamSword Rereads the Power Rangers Comics
Recent Purchases: April 2024
Ultraman Discussion Thread
Current Poll
How Would You Rate This Episode?
Excellent!
Good
Average
OK
Poor...
»
View Poll Results
»
Comment On This Poll
»
This Poll Has 0 Replies
Search Forums
»
Advanced Search
All times are GMT -5. The time now is
02:36 AM
.
Powered by vBulletin®
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Powered by
vBadvanced
CMPS