[Lbsammills51]

Finally opened Gaim today. I didn't take as many pics as I usually do with these since he was covered a bit elsewhere already (compared to others, where it felt like I really was the only person buying them), plus this release didn't really wow me.



Functionally, he's solid, with plenty of posability in the legs despite the notable skirt pieces. I can barely tell where any die-cast is in him though (the kneepads, I think?, annnnnnddd....not sure where else). The sword having its own scabbard is nice, and the lock seeds peg in easily to his side storage area. Balance his fine, and it's not difficult getting his weapons into his designated hands. The shoulders I find weird though and don't quite understand why they were designed the way they were.

The whole armor display thing is a nice touch, but this is where the figure loses me. Ok, I can take him apart and plop his armor bits and weapons on the included stands. That's nice. I feel like the OLD S.I.C. line would've included extra armor types & weapons (Pine, Jimber, or others that would work on his normal body), embracing the interchangeability the line used to feature while providing something new and unique for this series via the display feature so at least some of his other armor can do something beyond live in the box when you're not using it. This would also allow for further interactivity for any and all future Gaim Rider releases provided the extra armor bits were interchangeable amongst later Gaim releases. Instead, we get a glorified coat hanger with nothing to replace his standard armor with included in this release. I guess I'm disappointed that this release could've been so much more but just settles for the bare minimum.