[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

I'm probably never going to be someone who's posting Figuarts reviews or anything.

So, uh, about that.

Thanks to board member and all-around top-shelf person Fredbob392, I’m now a proud SO-DO owner. No longer will I feel like a fraud, participating in discussions on this thread. No! Now I am one of you, and here’s the proof:



This little two-pack, Build DoctorGame Form, is maybe not the first figure I’d’ve picked to start collecting SO-DO. It’s not a favorite form, I think it’s a videogame-only suit, I don’t have a deep connection to it, and I maybe thought it was RoseCopter until I went to put it together. But, honestly, I feel like that makes it the perfect figure to start with? There were really no expectations going into putting this little man together. If it didn’t pan out, I wasn’t heartbroken, I’d just have a janky plastic man I’d eventually forget in a drawer. A no-stress, low-cost figure was a smart, if accidental, move.

I’m new to SO-DO, but I’ve done some figure building and stickering before. I’ve done the Build FigureRise, and a few of the Furai kits for Transformers. Snipping and plugging and stickering are all within my wheelhouse.






There are only a few pieces to put together, and a small amount of stickers. I went from in-the-box to BEST MATCH in about fifteen minutes. The Game half took a couple minutes longer than the Doctor half, and I’m not sure why. There were maybe a couple more stickers, but it’s not like it was an obstacle. Maybe I was being more precise on applying them the second time? I had a brief screw-up on the Doctor half, trying to reposition a leg sticker and having it tear. I was a bit more delicate on the Game half, which maybe ate up some time.



Anyway, that’s the result. I’m pretty happy with it. It’s obviously never going to match the premium paint masking of a Figuarts, but those little stickers blend well enough, visually. I’m not crazy about some of the foil stickers being on molded detail, though, like on the Game arm’s controller. If there’s going to be a sticker there, like, please don’t put detail underneath. In retrospect, trying to get that goddamn sticker to stick is where I spent an extra two minutes. It just kept sliding around, getting minimal purchase. All the leg stickers, even the tiny ones, I feel good about them. They’re not the cleanest, what with mold gaps, but I like ‘em.

I enjoyed building my little Build man. I’ve had a pleasant time doing the FigureRise/Furai kits, but my work schedule’s changed enough that I don’t have the hours at home it takes to put them together. I have probably a dozen kits across those two brands that I haven't been able to touch. It super sucks! These SO-DO guys, I feel like they could fill that gap while my schedule’s still zeroed out. I can spend fifteen minutes at the end of a day, or during a lunch break, stickering and combining until I’ve got a little man to show for it. Bite-sized customization and construction. It’s kind-of perfect for my life right now.

Oh! I almost forgot! He’s an action figure, right? Maybe I should touch on that part? I’m not really an action figure guy, though. This little man is going to stay on his branded base in a default pose probably forever. If you need to play with your mans or pose them dynamically, uh… probably not the line for you. I had a dickens of a time getting ol’ Build to stand up without plugging him into his base, and any pose other than Just Standing There looked awkward. The legs have some decent movement to them, but I thought the arms were a little limited. No wrist swivel, only a 90-degree bend at the elbow, and no hand options. He looks good as a little statue, I’m a-okay with that, but it doesn’t feel like a design you’re going to be setting up cool dioramas with. I don’t know, maybe I’m doing it wrong.

Mostly, I wanted these dudes to be easy to put together, enjoyable to sticker, a cool representation of a show design, and something I could have a whole line of without running out of display space or money. This little man ticked all those boxes for me. I’m anxiously awaiting my next few mans (MANDARAKE WHY YOU TAKE SO LONG), and I really want to see what y’all have got for SO-DOs. This line is pretty neat! Thanks for your help getting into it!





P.s. can i still eat this candy