S.I.C. Kiwami Tamashii Kuuga Mighty Form review
 

Curtsey of toy reviewer Gamu we have our first look inside S.I.C.Kiawami Damashi Kuuga Mighty Form

Retailing for the low-low price of 1575, Kiwami Tamashi Kuuga comes packed with various optional hands for different posing options, a flaming effect part, a personalized Tamashi Act stage stand, and a Rider kick effect part.

I wish I knew what it was, but even SiC Ryuuga looks... bland.

Can't wait to get him, but mine is waiting for the rest of an order to ship.

That's my main thing about SIC, the aesthetic doesn't really work on a lot of the Riders.

It doesn't work well on the tech based Riders like W, G3-X, or Fourze; but it looks great on the biological (Gills and the like) and mythological (Kuuga, Agito, OOO).

And even then, it's real hit or miss.

I dunno...Fang Joker and Skull look pretty damn spiffy..

IXA looked great too.

Looking forward to eventually picking this guy up.

i think anything kiva or w from this line look awesome!

awesome gallery, how the kick thing attach with no holes in the foot

It probably just splits in half and clamps over his foot. Kinda like the Broken Magnum effect piece from SRC GaoGaiGar.

huh, ok

I actually feel the opposite way. I love almost any SiC redesign, but my favorites are the tech-based Riders like Faiz and Den-O. I haven't ordered Kuuga yet, but he's my first toy priority once my finances stabilize again. He looks great and the Kiwami Tamashii line is probably my favorite Bandai action figure line, even over Figuarts.

All the double Riders look better in SiC form, it's true.

no love for original SIC Kuuga??

Isn't the original SIC Kuuga a fragile statue?

My only problem with Kiwami Tamashii is the section. Most of my favorites aren't included...yet, at least. Plus, I've heard awful things about the Garo figures (which is a shame). I'm very happy to see Kuuga joint the ranks though. I do hope his bike is to follow since I like his Gouram Armor a lot.

PS I like most of the SIC designs, I just think the non-techno translates better. I'd buy the hell out of any Kiwami Tamashii W figures (Okay, not Extreme or the Accel upgrade, but everything else). I'd also buy G3-X (or G3) if only so he can lead my Steel Brigades into battle...on the Black Pearl...againist Darth Vader. :p

Yeah, the line kind of has ADD in a sense. It'll start making figures for a series, release two or three toys, then switch gears completely and start making stuff from another show. It doesn't help that they've slowed releases down a lot since the line debuted in '09 (they used to put out about two figures every 2-3 months, now it's one about every 3-4). I'd love to see them pick the pace back up and go back to some of the shows that they've almost but not totally finished (I want a goddamn Ibuki so badly :().

I have no idea what went wrong with the Garo toys. Garo looks good but has curiously limited arm articulation and Zero's arms just will not fucking stay attached. Dan was solid, though, and I haven't heard anything bad about Kiba. Really, though, I have almost all of the regular releases in this line and the only bad ones I've run into are Garo, Zero, and Blade. And even then they all still look great, they just have some articulation issues.

yea but Bandai also took the design and made it into movable figures

pic from google

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_z5j8p7YyXH...0-R/kuugas.jpg

do the shoulderpads move, or that would be a SERIOUS limitation

the shoulder pads are on it own separate piece


http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...6/IMG_8106.jpg


http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...6/IMG_8113.jpg

oh, interesting