Comparing the Lightning Collection to a SS Kamen Rider Figuart, you might be right. Sentai Figuarts aren't that great, though. Yeah, they're a bit better than the Lightning Collection, but not by that much.

That's a really good point, and I was definitely thinking SS Rider Figuarts. I don't own any Sentai Figuarts, but I own a couple Ultraman Figuarts and while definitely better than LC Ranger Figures, the gap in quality is much narrower.

This has been some great discourse guys. We didn't even insult each other. :D

I'll be brutally honest with you.
I have 3 Sentai Figuarts and the headsculpt is good but I never had any fun posing them compared to the Kamen Rider line ( SS included) or even Dragon Ball or Star Wars.

They are "good" but dated objectively. But I hate them, I hate them because of how tiny they are, because of some of the articulations that are badly done. The shoulder pads on the White Ranger that are like the ones you have on Dragon Ball figuarts, these are horrendous.
The Dragon Shield limiting the shoulder and the whole arm movement is another default of the figuarts.
And last thing, the shoulder as a whole with the "floating piece" if you see what I'm talking about...that wasn't really useful to do that...

I can't wait to get the White Ranger, Zedd and the Gold Ranger...too bad that I live in Belgium....

And here's Black Dragon.

He doesn't seem to come with the flute dagger, but I don't believe he used that in the show? Aside from that he more or less comes with everything he needs, so that's cool.

So, out of MMPR Season 1, we have Red Ranger w/Dragon Shield, Green Ranger w/Dragon Shield (stating the obvious here) and soon, Black Ranger with Dragon Shield.

Can't wait to see what an MMPR LC figure looks like without Dragon Shield and bicep cuffs. Although, and even though it didn't happen on the show, I wouldn't be entirely against seeing a Billy figure with Dragon Shield.

okay but What If

pink ranger with dragon shield

Everyone with the Dragon Shield!! I swear, everyone wears it better than Tommy

White ranger with Dragon Shield.

Bulk and Skull w/ Dragon Shield