[Kamen Rider Die]

Recent stuff I opened!

TRANSFORMERS STUDIO SERIES SCOURGE: A much beefier Scourge than I'm used to dealing with (dude is perpetually a Deluxe-class figure, not Voyager-class), but with a predictably simple transformation. Scourge's cape folds up around him, delivering the bar-of-soap spaceship everyone expects. It's a really solid action figure (he's got weight and presence), and sort of fun to play around with. There's no exciting moment to his transformation, but nothing frustrating or compromised. I like him.

S.H. FIGUARTS KAMEN RIDER NADESHIKO: Nadeshiko is the rare female Rider, so I'm excited to have a figure of her, but the execution isn't perfect. The neck joint is a little long, giving her a slightly unappealing silhouette (that head looks like an antenna topper). Still! Flawed Nadeshiko is better than No Nadeshiko, and I like owning a Nadeshiko figure.

S.H. FIGUARTS ANOTHER AGITO: Much like Gills, I think this suit translates pretty well to toy form. Not my favorite character on the show, despite the best debut of any Rider ever (DOUBLE SURGERIES!), but I didn't pay a lot for him and he looks nice. An okay figure!

SHINKOCCHOU SEIHOU MASKED RIDER DEN-O SWORD FORM: I talked about my initial impressions of him in a different thread (not crazy about him), but after a couple more days I'm a little more into it. Took some time to try out the Gun Form form-change, and it's remarkable simply and effective. Nothing I'm going to mess around with regularly, but it allowed for both forms to look good. I still don't love the slightly compromised articulation (there're some Sword Form poses this thing can't quite nail), but I still think the sculpting and paintwork bring a great suit to life. I'm appreciating this figure more every day.

SHINKOCCHOU SEIHOU KAMEN RIDER BEAST: I tried for a while to get his hands into his Ready To Eat pose, and I just couldn't do it. His arms can't come in enough, and the provided hands aren't flat enough. That was a total bummer. Once I let that go, I enjoyed what this figure offered. Amazing detailing on his driver and rings, plus an overall premium look to the figure. Happy to have him in the collection!