[Kamen Rider Die]

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Originally Posted by ShiShiLeo

Yeah to be fair, the figure and the statue look identical, as if the statue is a posed and glued in place figure.

At least it's not a total loss, then. Still, I'm sure it stings. Sorry again!

Hey, while I'm in this thread...



Transformers Selects Deep Cover - I love this Siege Sideswipe mold so much. Pretty much committed to getting every variation I can (I've even got a friend keeping his eyes open for the Walmart Deep Cover), and this one's a nice addition. Pretty similar to the G2 Sideswipe Amazon released, but now blue accents instead of red accents. As always, an absolute delight to transform. If you only rarely sample transforming robot toys, you owe it to yourself to own at least one version of this mold.

S.H.Figuarts Masked Rider Gills - Surprisingly fun older figure! A bunch of display options for how you want your Gills to be posed (different heads, different crests for each head, his tentacle whips, a dozen hands, etc), but you are nuts if you think I'm going to have him posed any other way than unleashing a primal scream at an indifferent universe. Gills isn't Gills unless he's refusing to give up as the cosmos tries to grind him into paste, as seen in this photo.

S.H.Figuarts G3 - Sort of janky (those limbs don't feel real tight; a little too skinny for my memories of the fifth or sixth best non-double-surgery-performing character on Agito), but I love his shininess. Gills is all sinewy and gross, so I like that G3 is fresh off the showroom floor. Didn't pay that much for him (maybe $20?), so he's okay for a representation of that suit, nothing more.

Transformers Studio Series Kup - Electric Turahk and I talked about this figure in March for a minute. The initial transformation feels wrong on an almost spiritual level, but it actually renders the correct vehicle mode. Once you can accept that, it's a fun toy to mess around with. I find him a tad bit unstable, where he seems to pitch backwards more than you'd expect (he needs heels or larger feet), but you can account for that when you're posing him. Pretty fun toy!

S.H.Figuarts Masked STRONGEST RIDER - Leangle! Really handsome figure, in hand. He's definitely too lanky, sharing proportions with Chalice that feel dead on for Hajime but dead wrong for Mutsuki, but I think the paintwork is eye-catching enough to not end up dwelling on his lack of screen accuracy when it comes to shape. A pretty good toy for the used aftermarket price.

Shinkocchou Seihou Ankh (Human Form) - I ended up picking up a new Ankh Hand as well, since my original one got broke and needed to be glued together. (Fell off its stand and broke the wing off.) I do not love this figure! The torso cut makes him look like he has a beer belly in every pose. Ankh has a gut, and that's just 1000% wrong. The smirking facial expression is great, and he comes with a whole bunch of stuff I'll probably never pose him with but I'm glad was included... but that gut just ruins it. This is probably the first Figuarts or Seihou figure I've bought that I regret getting. (I don't love the Meteor figure, but I also only paid $12 for him. This was a larger purchase!)

S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Birth - He's fine? I don't know that any of Noted Chicago Bears Supporter Akira Date's personality really comes through in this figure or its accessories. Tried to come up with a really Birth pose and eventually just gave up. He's okay for being cheaply-obtained and not my favorite suit from any show.

S.H.Figuarts Kamen Rider Grease - Outstanding figure. Grease's suit was not my thing from that show, even though Kazumin is, like, tied for third with the rest of the non-Sento-and-Banjou Build cast. (I love that show!) The Sclash Driver suits aren't something I really pinged off of, but Grease's is by far the best of the bunch. Mostly just got this figure to Have A Grease, and it's now one of my favorite figures? The specific shiny gold they used is muted enough to sell the foil-y look of the suit on the show, making this thing look like it jumped off of the goddamn screen. Every pose feels like it's dripping with that Kazumin combo of dismissiveness and rage. The deco is premium as all get out, bringing to life details I'd forgotten existed. This is in my Top 3 figures now, alongside Lazer Lvl 0 and Poppy. (I guess I'm a sucker for well-applied metallic paint schemes?) Last-minute purchase at AmiAmi, and it's my favorite figure in a while.