[Chasing]

lol you're too kind

The Drive ones I was actually inspired by super random, mundane things. I'd go as far as to say they were guilty pleasures.

For Chase, I just wanted something that looked stronger and bulkier than just Kamen Rider Chaser. Zero-Two had just debuted around the time I started working on that figure, and I wanted something that captured its simplicity, and didn't deviate too much from the original design.

For Drive, I had just been a massive fan of Super Deadheat Drive since it was first revealed, and I had always wanted to turn it into something a little different. Many years later, when Night Rogue came around, it seemed like the perfect opportunity since they both have the whole smokey thing going on. Also, I was watching Zero-One at this time, and after disassembling the Mach Driver a bit, I couldn't help but think it reminded me of the Raidriser, which was kind of cool to me? lol I dunno

For Gold Drive, for the longest time, I thought he would look fucking awesome if he had just had Super Mashin Chaser's shoulders, despite the fact the colors didn't actually match. It's like Banno's biggest "fuck you" to Gou. I probably could have just stopped there, but I took it a few steps further by giving him most of Super Mashin Chaser's body. If the colors actually matched, I think I'd be most proud of this one. As for the random Kylo Ren lightsaber...I just thought it would look cool lol