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Kaigan! Ore! Let's go! Kakugo! Go Go Go! Ghost!

Figure Rise Standard Kamen Rider Ghost appears out of nowhere!




Maybe it's because I haven't built one in a while and forgot how easy they are, but this kit was completed shockingly fast. It was over before I knew it and the mostly black design meant zero panel lining was needed.

Because I don't have a good orange, I opted to use the included stickers. Thus, for paint:

> Shine Silver on the jacket buttons, shoulder strap clips, areas of the driver, and in small areas where the silver parts are cut from the runner.
> Gunmetal Grey on the inside of the driver. I also used ceramic polish to make the shell of the driver a bit more transparent.
> Metallic Orange on the edges of where the orange stickers go on the jacket. This is most noticeable on the hood. Painting these edge areas help the stickers out a ton and does a good job of covering up the stickered look. Orange on the driver handle and belt straps as well. (I'm glad the suit jacket hides the belt straps because I could not get it to look good with metallic orange paint).

Speaking of stickers, the "thick stickers" used all over the body of the Ghost suit are actually quite good. They are perfectly fitted into the recessed portions of the suit and I honestly think they are superior if Bandai tried to pre-paint the same parts.

Another interesting thing to note is that the A runner where all the clear plastic parts are uses a much softer plastic than normal. It's really great at stopping cracks and chips in the parts. Though, if you understand plastics, you'll know that these parts have the potential to become "sticky" if they aren't able to breath. I won't be surprised if this kit has sticky residue developed on some parts after sitting on the shelf for years unopened. It's not a huge issue, you'll just have to wash the parts.

Overall, while Ghost is one of my least favorite shows/suits, you cannot deny the quality of this kit. There are many places Bandai could've cheapened out, like the use of two separate blacks for the hands and the aforementioned stickers. There are also many places where this kit is superior to the SHF in my opinion. In the end I'm thankful there was very little extra work I needed to put into this kit.

As far as negatives, oh boy this kit has very limited articulation. Just the nature of wearing the hoodie, which hinders the arms movement, the leg spread, and ab crunch. And that hoodie loves to get dislodged while you're handling the figure. This is fine for me as I am all about the static pose, but do keep that in mind. Ghost was the FRS kit I thought would be dead last in the FRS line, but now this kit gives me confidence that they can do Wizard with some justice.



15 Riders!

I will also add that FRS Ghost uses some newer parts techniques I suspect we'll see a lot more of in the future. The simplified knee joints may not be as good as the previous style, but they get the job done in less parts and the joint will stay tighter longer.

A lot of the Kamen Rider FRS kits have something technically unique to them and I think that really helps bring out the personality of each suit.

Lastly while bringing out all these kits to pose for the group shot, I noticed that OOOs became looser than some older kits already. Kabuto has the weakest joints but that was the first one I built and possibly the one I posed the most so that adds up. I now feel that Kuuga's shoulder pads are too bulbous.