Tire Koukan TK-04 Tire Set 2 Gallery
 

The engine is running and TokuNation is ready to take another lap with Kamen Rider Drive! Today we're taking a quick look at the 4th release in the Tire Koukan toyline with Drive's secondary accessory set, TK-04 Tire Set 2!

Packaging
Nothing new to report here after 4 releases in this line. The mass retail toylines don't tend to have the fancy bells and whistles of Bandai's collector lines for packaging but they get the job done. This set is patterned in the same way as the TK-02 Tire Set. Just a nice slim box with some stock photography of how these tires interact with the various TK figures released thus far.

This will be a fairly short and simple review. As this set doesn't really include a figure but just accessories to be used with one.

Spin Mixer
It should come as no surprise that the Spin Mixer Tire is by far the most boring and generic in the set. Seeing as Tire Set 2 is patterned in much the same way as Tire Set 1, we were bound to get one tire that didn't do much, or anything really. This tire's counterpart in set 1 is definitely Funky Spike, but at least it had spikes. Spin Mixer is decently sculpted with some nice rocky details but that's about it, no action feature on this one. It looks pretty sharp on Type Speed but fairly generic on Wild.

Mad Doctor
Now for the first interesting one of the bunch, it's the Mad Doctor Tire! This much more vibrantly colored tire doesn't come alone though as it's also packaged with the Cure Quicker healing device. The two can be combined primarily for use when attached to Tridoron, but it's an extra bit of play value the more standard tires don't have. It's very similar in that regard to Rumble Dump. The tire itself is a nice pearl white with a pretty great decal applied along it's tread simulating a heart rate monitor. The Cure Quicker amounts to being a mobile defibrillator and has the electrode attached via a small red vinyl cord. A fun additional accessory all in all.

Dream Vegas
As with the first Tire Set, there's a clear winner here, the Dream Vegas Tire! This quirky Tire has one of the more unique abilities in Kamen Rider Drive, one which mostly carries over to the toy. As a standard tire Vegas has some Drive inspired roulette emblems on it. Overall the detail on the decal featuring these emblems is quite nice. The same goes for the included weapons, the red & green Drum Shields. Sadly these drums can be a bit difficult to get a Tire Koukan figure to hold. A problem I've had with most mainline gimmick figures for Kamen Rider shows is that many figures use the same generic hands across releases, nothing is made specifically to hold anything with them. So sadly Drive's hands are a bit hard to use and get a firm grip on the Drums. The closest example I can think of in another line is the difficult way AC Kamen Rider Knuckle's gauntlets worked. But that's no the main reason you get this set.

You want the Dream Vegas Tire to do some ridiculous torso extending on Drive! Just as in the show the Dream Vegas Tire and Drum Shields can be combined to form a new torso section on Drive! You need to attach the actual tire first to Type Speed Torso (or Wild's shoulder if you so choose). Then take either of the Drums and snap them over the connector on Drive that's still exposed when the tire itself is attached. Then attach the second drum to the first, and plug the other half of Drive back on the end. And there you go! One crazy stretched out yet weirdly properly balanced rider. Though on Type Wild it doesn't look crazy, it just weighs his arm down. But overall this is pretty damn awesome, even if it is a bit silly.

Final Thoughts
Clearly the TK-04 Tire Set 2 is really only a necessity if you own Drive Type Speed, Type Wild, or DX Tridoron already. Without one of these the tires won't serve much purpose. Overall this set I feel has a bit more to offer than the the TK-02 Tire Set 1. Primarily because Doctor & Vegas are fully realized and you only get one dud in Mixer, whereas with set 1 the real star was Monster.

Once again I find myself rather pleased with Kamen Rider Drive. This toy line may have had a few weak tires, but it's unquestionable that these things are fun and offer lot's of swapping possibilities. This gimmick just really works for me.

To me, mixer has no purpose except just for sake of having all the tires.

It really doesn't, although I really like dream Vegas.

Really liked that they actually gave us three tires for Dream Vegas, would've been funny if they added some type of gimmick where all three tires would spin on Drives body like the show did, for kicks.

Anyone else have a problem with clipping the top part of Type speed to vegas three tire stack?

I don't have much experience with Kamen Rider other than... Masked Rider. But Drive looks pretty cool so far. Any more recent Kamen Rider series someone could recommend? I've heard Fourze is pretty good from a friend.

Heh, l've seen that second to last picture before. Always funny. I just wish that he could fit in Tridoron.

I feel like owning Spin Mixer is just a constant, glaring reminder that you really could've spent that money on something else that's not a gray plastic donut. Honestly, I kinda think the whole gimmick is a huge step down from the Arms Change line.

W and Gaim are both awesome, of the more recent stuff.

I really need to start this show, the designs are just way too cool!

I actually like the set. Mixer honestly should've had some kind of launching gimmick, but i guess it's fine if it doesn't. We got two other cool tires after all.

I do like this set a bit more than the first, but these tire sets do need you to get either one of drives first and can't stand alone by them selves. The same could be said about the arms sets for Gaim, it would but that's why these sets come after the first rider comes out

I just wanna know if all three Vegas tires can fit on Technique

They can't :( I'll demonstrate that in my next gallery, but sadly they can't.

That pic of Mad Doctor Wild with Hakaider is amazing.

I'd really like to see Wild use Dream Vegas in the show and fall right over. Haha.

All the tyres in the set are good. Except for the concrete one.... I believe it's useless.
I personally like both other tyres. It's a shame of course that 'Vegas tower' doesn't fit type Technique.

I got Type Wild not too long ago and I love him. I was surprised how much articulation this guy has, IMO he only get's beaten by the Figuarts when it comes to waist articulation. Paint of course is suboptimal, but for a figure intended for children to play with? Absolutely amazing. The gimmick's cool as well. Not owning a single TK-set yet but I might pick one up if I find it for a good price.

I like the shots with Dream Vegas by the way, nice usage of the Mario coins.

Can't wait for Mashine Chaser and to take some pictures of these guys myself.

Really loving how the tire gimmick is going with these riders. I may get hooked into a rider show afterall.

I love how you can use the slot machine on Dream Vegas just like in the show.

The Dream Vegas tire makes me want to get the upcoming Type Formula figure just because you can fit all three on it at once without making it look ridiculous.

Spin Mixer is pretty boring - it's essentially just grey - but Vegas and Doctor are both more complex and they look pretty cool.

I'm still unsure as to whether to buy Drive stuff, but I might pick up this tire set and one TK figure, it's got a nice variety.

Spin Mixer is far and away the worst tire so var. Fortunately, Dream Vegas helps make up for it a bit. I'm not really feeling Mad Doctor, though - it's a great name, but the tire's kinda meh. I'd consider this set to be a pass overall.

I've never seen the show, but these designs look killer!

All awesome but I was hoping for something more from mixer. Not much just maybe some black paint to show some of the launchers open or something.

It's a shame they bundled Dream Vegas, one of the coolest tires (and ShukuenShinobi's spirit animal) with two otherwise meh tires. That's just how Bandai likes to do it so we spend more money than we need to, though.

Man, Mixer is useless but at least you get Mad Doctor and Dream Vegas. Does anyone know when they'll release Dimension Cab?

the fact that Dream vegas doesn't work with Technique is kind of amusing. And Den-o again, great gallery and the use of the Mario coins was superb.

They look pretty good, need to catch up with the show, stopped after ep 4.

Spin Mixer is as plain as Den-O says it is. Grey plastic without a gimmick isn't doing SM any favors. Perhaps SHF could make it more interesting.

Mad Dr. has both play value and looks great to boot! I do worry about it yellowing and the cord might snap with rougher play, but overall it's a solid choice.

Dream Vegas is the clear winner here(pun not intended) Sure the gold looks a tad brown but overall it has the coolest features for the Tire Koukans.

Also the picture with all the Tire stacked onto it makes them look like badass Pogs.

I was hoping that I wouldn't fall down a rabbit hole with the Drive merchandise..... But I may find myself ordering some of these tires.

I'm totally dig Dream Vegas!

Vegas totally makes this set.

Really like Wild's design. Took me a while to get used to it but I like it now.

Nice pics, as usual. I was trying to keep my TK purchases to a minimum, but Vegas is going to make me break down and buy this. At least I have enough willpower to hold off until after Christmas. I hope. :lol

The tires are pretty much a meh gimmick to me, but at least Dream Vegas lets you make comical abominations.

Oh man....this set is a MUST, if only to recreate that pic of type speed coming out of type wild's shoulder.

Otherwise, honestly, I think it's a neat set! I love the concrete tire, even if it doesn't do anything.

Seeing figures and characters like this makes me wish Masked Rider had taken off like Power Rangers did in the states.

Meh, all tires I found pretty uninteresting. Being able to pull off the three wheel part of Dream Vegas is pretty cool though.

I feel that had they just made the divots on Mixer a little deeper it would have looked a tad less dull- likewise with Spike, the spikes could've done with being bigger and less rounded.
I'm still telling myself (and my wallet) I don't need to get this line, however much fun it does honestly look- if I managed to abstain from Arms Change then I can make it through this, hopefully :lol

So I deliberately refused to watch Drive out of fear that I would get swept up into its twin gimmicks (cool story, me). But then I ordered the Drive Driver and dived right into Shift Cars. I'm not sure whether I'd want to get into the Tire Koukan line as well, it gets pretty pricey.