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Baltan II · 03-16-2013, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MnemonicSyntax

The CS belts, which have been released off and on for years now, are aimed at adult collectors. Larger in size, not only the belt, but the driver itself, as well as more diecast metal. Off the top of my head, Kuuga, (maybe Agito), Ryuki, Faiz, and Den-O have received the CS treatment. The belts are larger and capable of fitting an adult in most cases, up to a 40 inche waist.

This, however, has nothing to do with the Complete Selection Modification series, except that of course both are marketed towards a collector audience.

This new designation of CS belts is to denote the fact that, unlike actual CS belts, CS Modification belts are higher-grade improvements of the DX belts. The CSM Double Driver has an entirely new belt, sculpted so that when worn it appears show-accurate, with added sculpting all over. I would think there is more paint in certain parts as well, but I don't own the belt or have a comparison gallery to link to. The Maximum Drive slot looks nicer as well, with an actual window for seeing the Memory inside, and not just open to air - again, maybe the DX version had that too, but I didn't think it did. The Gaia Memories in the set have the same glittery look of the stickers that were included to apply to the Complete Selection Gaia Memory sets but are preapplied. The thing is, as a Complete Selection Modification, the driver is more or less the DX version. There's no change in scale to make it more adult-size like Complete Selection belts do. The new belt is adjustable so I assume it's adult-size regardless, but I haven't seen any change in size in the driver itself and it remains compatible will all previous Gaia Memories.

That's what makes the Modification belts different. Bandai makes them prettier, maybe changes some materials like the Accel Driver's handlebars, adds more detail and presumably fit an adult out of the box, but they're not the Complete Selection releases of old that go all-out and use entirely new molds to recreate the show appearance.

03-16-2013, 01:01 PM	#16
Baltan II Space Ninja Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Baltan Star (or Maryland) Posts: 1,193	Quote: Originally Posted by MnemonicSyntax The CS belts, which have been released off and on for years now, are aimed at adult collectors. Larger in size, not only the belt, but the driver itself, as well as more diecast metal. Off the top of my head, Kuuga, (maybe Agito), Ryuki, Faiz, and Den-O have received the CS treatment. The belts are larger and capable of fitting an adult in most cases, up to a 40 inche waist. This, however, has nothing to do with the Complete Selection Modification series, except that of course both are marketed towards a collector audience. This new designation of CS belts is to denote the fact that, unlike actual CS belts, CS Modification belts are higher-grade improvements of the DX belts. The CSM Double Driver has an entirely new belt, sculpted so that when worn it appears show-accurate, with added sculpting all over. I would think there is more paint in certain parts as well, but I don't own the belt or have a comparison gallery to link to. The Maximum Drive slot looks nicer as well, with an actual window for seeing the Memory inside, and not just open to air - again, maybe the DX version had that too, but I didn't think it did. The Gaia Memories in the set have the same glittery look of the stickers that were included to apply to the Complete Selection Gaia Memory sets but are preapplied. The thing is, as a Complete Selection Modification, the driver is more or less the DX version. There's no change in scale to make it more adult-size like Complete Selection belts do. The new belt is adjustable so I assume it's adult-size regardless, but I haven't seen any change in size in the driver itself and it remains compatible will all previous Gaia Memories. That's what makes the Modification belts different. Bandai makes them prettier, maybe changes some materials like the Accel Driver's handlebars, adds more detail and presumably fit an adult out of the box, but they're not the Complete Selection releases of old that go all-out and use entirely new molds to recreate the show appearance. __________________ Got MonsterArts? I've got money! \| Figuarts, Movie TFs and More for Sale/Trade!