maaaan Birth looks good!

Wow that Kamen Rider Birth looks badass. The OOO's line in S.I.C. make me want them badly.

Hurricane

http://aug.2chan.net/nov/y/src/1414663116269.jpg

Ground

http://mar.2chan.net/nov/y/src/1414664974385.jpg

Next Hobby Japan Exclusive rumored to be Shocker Greeed.



http://aug.2chan.net/nov/y/src/1414663200384.jpg

http://oct.2chan.net/nov/y/src/1414662823612.jpg

Both Births look sharp.

There's a full shot of the OOOs on AmiAmi's blog with an Ankh included.

http://www.amiami.jp/blog/2014/10/ta...tion_01/45.jpg

Do we know which of the reveals will be retail and which will be exclusives?

Tamashii Combo time! Pic spam ahead.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...pstpch6rbz.jpg

(Is that translation normal?)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psvp0c8hzt.jpg

I picked this up from Mandarake at the same time as Baron Lemon Energy & the Magma Effect; all were listed as "sealed" but those other two came with mailer boxes while Tamashii did not. I don't know if just wasn't included or it didn't actually come with one, but I wish it did because the box feels a little flimsy.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psa4p7djnp.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps1mi1369c.jpg

As for the figure himself, as you can guess, shoulder/arm posability is much more limited due to the shoulders. I do wish they'd tried a hinge joint for the "logo" shoulder pieces, to try and free up some more posability, but I can't complain too much.

I didn't notice this too much in Shishioh's pics, but his neck is LONG. I don't know how well it shows in the pics, but it's a giraffe neck. You can move the head forward and have it look down so it covers up a bit of the neck and looks more normal, but it's still longer than I expected and looks weird out of the box.

(One side of the box looks double-taped and there are some smudges & paint miscues here & there, so I wonder if this is one someone opened & resealed. Nothing annoying that would make me consider repurchasing it, just little things here and there. The most notable issues are a gray smudge on the right logo shoulder and the first coin in his belt has some gold overspray.)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...pscddxdx56.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psp6fuvx8z.jpg

His only weapon is the sword; sometimes I think they might make the weapons in die-cast to observe the whole "chogokin" part of the line, but it's plastic still (the only die-cast, as far as I can tell, is in the kneecaps).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psmjw9jktq.jpg

Maybe it's because I don't have Hulk-sized hands, but due to the outsized shoulders, it felt awkward trying to find the right grip on the body to plug the legs in. They're the same legs as Tajadol's, so no mold changes (I still wish there was a second toe joint at their base, to allow for the foot to lie flat on the ground, but oh well). The feathers at the base of the leg, and each clawed toe, are clear plastic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psda58sb94.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psoyociutx.jpg

Another really nice OOO release, though you might find it a little lacking compared to figures like Tajadol/Putotyra/Shauta/Sagozo, which are jam-packed with stuff. That, combined with this being an event exclusive and its corresponding price, may not make it worth picking up for some and I understand that. I don't know if I'd call it a "must-have" (Baron Lemon & the Magma effect fall closer to that category for me), but it's still pretty damn cool and I'm pleased with my purchase.

Next up, Burakawani in a couple weeks!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...pssa5jjupm.jpg

Wait, they're making an SIC Birth but still haven't done Accel?

Poo....

Took a week, but finally had time to open Burakwani!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psahucpsrz.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps6siyee4r.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psbq5vrbi1.jpg

He's a bit looser than the other OOOs or recent SICs, which helps with his gator-leg mode. Shoulder posability's still decent, despite the large shoulder pads. He can't really look up, but the neck & head joints mean he can look down pretty well. The top of his turbin can move in its peg when you grab it to move the head, so it's best to grab him by the sides of the head instead.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps51w38xfg.jpg

His shield pieces peg into his wrist cuffs. The larger clear piece has a middle peg, which you can use to peg into one arm rather than dual-wielding.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psuuf7l7c9.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psghwtzxrf.jpg

It's not hard to get his arms in the right position to peg the single-piece shield in, or to get his arms close enough for the split-piece shield.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psegqxrqfx.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...pso5qbakme.jpg

At least the inside pf the turbin (maybe the whole thing?) is actually clear plastic. Unpegs from the back of the head easily enough, and the snake is flexible rather than stiff, so no fragility fears.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psuxibzytm.jpg

His gripping hands (used for the flute & the sword) are super-tight and its not the biggest hole between the thumb and rest of the hand, so with the flute made from stiffer plastic, I felt a bit cautious trying to get that thing rammed into his hand for this pose.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psmbiwhca5.jpg

Gator leg mode is comical. If I had more room, I'd display him this way because this is ridiculous, in a good way. The somewhat looser torso & hips will help give you some decent poses when in this mode, but I'm not sure how I'll feel about it if it gets looser over time.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psitwnddnf.jpg

I didn't have as much trouble getting the sword into his gripping hand (less stiff plastic on the sword handle). The removable piece on the sword for containing the extra medals pegs in nicely, so I can leave the coins in without worry of it flying off and the coins becoming vacuum bait (one of the medaljaliburs, I think OOO's, had that piece pretty loose on mine, if memory serves).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...pse7enu5q5.jpg

The OOO releases certainly aren't getting old or boring for me. Love these things, looking forward to Super Tatoba and (whenever they finally get around to it) Latoratar.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psc7d6dqjr.jpg

The OOO SICs are the absolute cat's crev. I only wish they weren't so expensive. Hell, I even want TaToBa, despite the problems I hear about it.

Also, I maintian: Birth before Accel is horse shit.

That last pic is :lol