I got my SIC Wizard FS today. Dear sweet Goddess he's huge compared to my other figures!!!

Yeah Flame Style's pretty great. It turned out really well.

I'll probably have to wait until after it comes out to pick up Infinity Style, thanks to the shift in how the Pay Later option is handled at NY (I have Hulkbuster on tap already). Same with with Birth Prototype later this year. At least SICs don't tend to jump up a ton on the aftermarket (the last one is probably OOO Gatakiriba), so I'm not too worried about having to pay more than I'd prefer for them.

That also reminds me that Birth's out this month.

So I found a SIC collection book on Mandarake that I plan on purchasing soon. Out of curiosity I Googled it to see if I could find some scans, and I did. Most curiously though was a scan from the book of some artist sketches. One of which includes Akaranger.

https://3dxiamanartbooks.files.wordp...9.jpg?w=370&h=

To my knowledge it never got released and I like many others have wanted to see some SIC versions of Sentai. Well, at least we can say it almost happened.

Huh. I always wondered why we never got at least a couple Sentai SICs, at least in the early days of the line when releases covered more than just Rider stuff.

http://i.imgur.com/GITPWjh.jpg
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March 2016, 8,100 Yen.

Welp, at least it's finally over. The set is finished.

Accel now pls.

About gottdamn time.

Now where's Love Combo.

Welp, Eiji finally went Super Sayian 3. :lol

I'd originally paid no attention to SIC because I don't care for the stylized aesthetic, and I'm pretty committed to Figuarts. However, yesterday, my friend surprised me with the 3 3/4" Den-Liner set. I may've squee'd hard enough to shatter glass.

I kinda had trouble believing the set was SIC (despite the clear labels on the package) because the Imagin were more or less on-model. The size is perfect for my needs, since I don't have a ton of display space. I've been doing a little research, and it looks like a Momotaros for this scale was released? I was fairly pleased that the set comes with accessories for him.

It also looks like there was a Naomi and Kohana set released, but they're statues at a much larger scale? There weren't any human figures released at this scale, were there? The set is clearly aching for an Owner, Deneb, Hana, Ryutaro, and Naomi.

I also found it interesting that connection points are left open on the right of the set, giving Bandai the option of releasing a follow-up set that could be attached. Given that it looks like this set came out in 2011, it sounds highly unlikely, but still!

The Imagin can have coffee! They can play with crayons! They can harass one another! Kuma can snooze at dramatic moments! The set comes with what look like tiny carafes, or maybe colored foam dispensers?

My friend also got me a "gag gift" of the Dapol Mel from Doctor Who, but the joke's on him: she's now filling in for Naomi behind the counter, since she's right in-scale. Seems pretty cheerful about it.

Is this set just uniquely delightful, or did they do anything else in this scale that's this... un-stylized?

<3

That scale (roughly four-ish inches) is untapped in Toku besides SIC KT. There's motion revive (why did that line end? T_T) but they're a lot simpler and a bit smaller.

I can't tell if this is SIC Gaim but it looks awesome:

https://scontent.flas1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...16&oe=56867797

But SIC Drive looks fantastic:

https://scontent.flas1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...9e&oe=56B534D9

Oh wow, that Gaim is a work of art. :eek:

Yes its Gaim. What else would it be? :lol

But yeah Gaim is absolutely fantastic. Not really digging that Drive though.

The Drive guy not digging the Drive? :lol

And wow, Bandai really is not going to do Fourze, huh? :(

I'm as surprised about it as you are :lol

Dont know its just kinda too much for me.

And yeah seems like there will be no Fourze again :(

I wonder what will come first Kiva's Figuart or Fourze's SIC?

The race is on :lol

SIC Gaim looks spectacular. I love the SIC-look on this, especially how they made the Daidaimaru into a full katana-esque blade.

That's gonna be my first SIC-figure for sure.

The detail is very nice but the busyness won't be to everyone's taste.

It's too hard to place a bet on that. :lol

Lol yes it is. I can imagine them doing an awesome job on Fourze, Did his figures not do well?

I think the mask and legs are the main thing that bothers me. All could change though when I get really good close-ups of those parts.

Oh man, those are both gorgeous. I don't collect the big SICs, but those are both really tempting, especially that Drive.

Fourze wasn't very popular with the older fanbase that SIC is primarily aimed at. It will happen, but like Kabuto it will just take a few more years than normal.

Oh man, that Gaim is gorgeous.

Both designs look great to me. Gaim kinda looks like a retool of the MR Star Wars guys though.

Okay after seeing a more high-res pic of Drive I can dig the design. Still not my favorite SIC design but I could see me buying it.

Holy crap Gaim is great. Drive looks good but those thighs are huge

The thighs dont look as worse in this pic. You can see that the pipes arent really part of the actual leg.

http://hobby.dengeki.com/ss/hobby/up.../DSC_11803.jpg

They still add a lot of bulk to an otherwise slim design

I never said that it wasnt. Just that the leg itself doesnt look as bulky and disproportioned anymore.

SIC Gaim is fucking perfect. Immediate pre-order for me, and I never pre-order SICs.

Drive however...no...ughhh.

I think its head is the main problem. Looks like it's sinking into itself.

Drive looks lovely to me. I'm really digging that one.

Gaim has a lot of nice detail. Maybe it's just the lighting, but compared the Figuarts it feels a bit....dull, color-wise? All the attractive colors used for the Gaim Figuarts were my biggest attraction to them, and I was hoping that would carry over to SIC. Hopefully the colors are a bit more eye-catching in later pics.

Eh, Drive looks okay, but totally agree, Gaim is Amaaaaaaazing and I need it.

Yeah Gaim should totally be my first SIC

Just looked at Gaim and Drive. Gaim=A-fucking-mazing!! I love Goad as it is already, but this, this takes the cake and raises it to a whole 'nother level!

Drive.... pass.

Gaim is amazing.

But, um... SIC Accel still please.

The SIC line was able to incorporate the W and OOO gimmicks into their figures, so hopefully Gaim will be able to switch Arms as well.

...Obviously that'll only matter if they do more than one Gaim character, though. Bring out the Knight of Spear, please.

I wouldn't be surprised if not pictured was a metric load of extra stuff for an SIC techno-orange and alternate parts for an intermediate blank form.

Popped my SIC cherry with the new Kikaider figure, and I am in LOVE with it. I wish it had a little more articulation in the hips, but it's such a beautiful figure otherwise I can forgive that.

Can't wait for Hakaider now :D

It looks awesome that's for sure. I would’ve pre-ordered both Kikaider and Hakaider if they were retail releases. Now I wait and see if these get really affordable in a few years like SIC's tend to do. Or they sell like hotcakes and I never own those.