SO-DO, SO-DO Chronicle and Shodo Candy Toy Thread

Kamen Rider Die · 02-17-2020, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Deepsea

And personally, I plan on asking a friend to paint Genius and evolt for me whenever I get them, because I saw those sticker sheets and went "Nope"

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Originally Posted by Fredbob392

Build Genius was definitely rough. So many little fullbottles on so many little curved bits of sculpt.

I think the big problems I had with the stickering on Genius Form were two-fold.

First, it's only concerned with stickering from the front, to make that all look good, so a bunch of the stickers stop in weird places. A lot of the other curving stickers, like around the legs, stop at mold lines in order to connect with other stickers, so you can pick either point of the sticker to start laying down and the other end will still line up. These, if you pick the wrong end to start with, nothing connects and there's too much sticker left over or not all the white space is filled. You need to be clairvoyant, knowing exactly where the stickers are going to go before you start laying them down.

The other problem, and the one that was driving me crazy, was that one sticker might cover two or three fullbottles, so you'd need to keep tucking parts in to make sure it would all line up. Such a frustration.

But, he looks good on a shelf, I think I did as well on him as I was going to, I'm not mad about it. But, that experience.

Deepsea · 02-17-2020, 01:38 PM

This photo took way too long to set up, but here are all my SO-DO Ex-aid figures. A lot of them have stickerd that are falling off, but they are still decent, albeit not as good as what came after.

Kamen Rider Die · 02-17-2020, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Deepsea

]This photo took way too long to set up, but here are all my SO-DO Ex-aid figures. A lot of them have stickerd that are falling off, but they are still decent, albeit not as good as what came after.

How... how did you get a photo of one of my dreams? I'm super excited to start getting some of those figs. (Mighty Brothers XX is a gorgeous set of suits, and maybe my favorite suit gimmick in all of the Kamen Rider franchise.) That collection is, like, life goals. Great job getting them all together like that!

I know that SO-DOs changed the design aesthetic a bit, the figure proportions and all, but do you think the Ex-Aid figs look okay alongside Build and/or Zi-O?

Deepsea · 02-17-2020, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

How... how did you get a photo of one of my dreams? I'm super excited to start getting some of those figs. (Mighty Brothers XX is a gorgeous set of suits, and maybe my favorite suit gimmick in all of the Kamen Rider franchise.) That collection is, like, life goals. Great job getting them all together like that!

I know that SO-DOs changed the design aesthetic a bit, the figure proportions and all, but do you think the Ex-Aid figs look okay alongside Build and/or Zi-O?

Well here are some side by sides. I think they look pretty good together if you ask me. The regular release of the Early Ex-aid riders unfortunately have a problem where they're sort of looking down all the time due to how the ball and hole for the head were cut. so that's a thing to consider. They did fix it I think by like level 5 I think.

Kamen Rider Die · 02-17-2020, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Deepsea

Well here are some side by sides. I think they look pretty good together if you ask me. The regular release of the Early Ex-aid riders unfortunately have a problem where they're sort of looking down all the time due to how the ball and hole for the head were cut. so that's a thing to consider. They did fix it I think by like level 5 I think.

Yeah, agreed, I think they look just fine with the other series. Thanks for the comparison photos!

As to the neck joint, I wonder if that's something that could get fixed with a bit of furniture polish? If it's just a problem of the ball being too small for the socket, if you could thicken up the ball it should provide a tighter fit and yes I hear it too.

Deepsea · 02-17-2020, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Yeah, agreed, I think they look just fine with the other series. Thanks for the comparison photos!

As to the neck joint, I wonder if that's something that could get fixed with a bit of furniture polish? If it's just a problem of the ball being too small for the socket, if you could thicken up the ball it should provide a tighter fit and yes I hear it too.

actually the problem isn't the size of the ball or socket but the way the socket sits in the head; it's at an angle. The early ex-aid heads are built in such a way that the 3 piece inside the head that acts as the ball joint causes the head to look down (as can be seen in the pics a bit) they fixed this later on by making that 3 piece able to rock back and forth.

As you can see here with the Orange Might Brothers XX head's joint tilted back.

Edit: the pic is upside down and I don't know why, it's right side up in the place I posted it to link to here.

Kamen Rider Die · 02-17-2020, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Deepsea

actually the problem isn't the size of the ball or socket but the way the socket sits in the head; it's at an angle. The early ex-aid heads are built in such a way that the 3 piece inside the head that acts as the ball joint causes the head to look down (as can be seen in the pics a bit) they fixed this later on by making that 3 piece able to rock back and forth.

Oh! That is a much worse kind of design problem. Still, not a dealbreaker. I'll just headcanon that everyone from the earlier waves is sad about Ride Player Nico not getting a dedicated figure.

Deepsea · 02-17-2020, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

Oh! That is a much worse kind of design problem. Still, not a dealbreaker. I'll just headcanon that everyone from the earlier waves is sad about Ride Player Nico not getting a dedicated figure.

She did get a dedicated figure though

It was in the "final stage" set and comes with everything you see in that picture (build also got one of these. it was the one with the supped up rogue and grease)

Kamen Rider Die · 02-17-2020, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Deepsea

She did get a dedicated figure though

OH SHIT. Best news I've gotten all day! I'll have to try and track that one down post-haste. Thanks for the info!

Deepsea · 02-17-2020, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

OH SHIT. Best news I've gotten all day! I'll have to try and track that one down post-haste. Thanks for the info!

Here you go

02-17-2020, 01:13 PM	#111
Kamen Rider Die Kamen Ride Or Die Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,846	Quote: Originally Posted by Deepsea And personally, I plan on asking a friend to paint Genius and evolt for me whenever I get them, because I saw those sticker sheets and went "Nope" Quote: Originally Posted by Fredbob392 Build Genius was definitely rough. So many little fullbottles on so many little curved bits of sculpt. I think the big problems I had with the stickering on Genius Form were two-fold. First, it's only concerned with stickering from the front, to make that all look good, so a bunch of the stickers stop in weird places. A lot of the other curving stickers, like around the legs, stop at mold lines in order to connect with other stickers, so you can pick either point of the sticker to start laying down and the other end will still line up. These, if you pick the wrong end to start with, nothing connects and there's too much sticker left over or not all the white space is filled. You need to be clairvoyant, knowing exactly where the stickers are going to go before you start laying them down. The other problem, and the one that was driving me crazy, was that one sticker might cover two or three fullbottles, so you'd need to keep tucking parts in to make sure it would all line up. Such a frustration. But, he looks good on a shelf, I think I did as well on him as I was going to, I'm not mad about it. But, that experience. __________________ On a break! KAMEN RIDER W is next! Archive on KamenRiderDie.com!

02-17-2020, 01:38 PM	#112
Deepsea Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,480	This photo took way too long to set up, but here are all my SO-DO Ex-aid figures. A lot of them have stickerd that are falling off, but they are still decent, albeit not as good as what came after. __________________

02-17-2020, 01:44 PM	#113
Kamen Rider Die Kamen Ride Or Die Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,846	Quote: Originally Posted by Deepsea ]This photo took way too long to set up, but here are all my SO-DO Ex-aid figures. A lot of them have stickerd that are falling off, but they are still decent, albeit not as good as what came after. How... how did you get a photo of one of my dreams? I'm super excited to start getting some of those figs. (Mighty Brothers XX is a gorgeous set of suits, and maybe my favorite suit gimmick in all of the Kamen Rider franchise.) That collection is, like, life goals. Great job getting them all together like that! I know that SO-DOs changed the design aesthetic a bit, the figure proportions and all, but do you think the Ex-Aid figs look okay alongside Build and/or Zi-O? __________________ On a break! KAMEN RIDER W is next! Archive on KamenRiderDie.com!

02-17-2020, 02:17 PM	#114
Deepsea Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 2,480	Quote: Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die How... how did you get a photo of one of my dreams? I'm super excited to start getting some of those figs. (Mighty Brothers XX is a gorgeous set of suits, and maybe my favorite suit gimmick in all of the Kamen Rider franchise.) That collection is, like, life goals. Great job getting them all together like that! I know that SO-DOs changed the design aesthetic a bit, the figure proportions and all, but do you think the Ex-Aid figs look okay alongside Build and/or Zi-O? Well here are some side by sides. I think they look pretty good together if you ask me. The regular release of the Early Ex-aid riders unfortunately have a problem where they're sort of looking down all the time due to how the ball and hole for the head were cut. so that's a thing to consider. They did fix it I think by like level 5 I think. __________________

02-17-2020, 02:23 PM	#115
Kamen Rider Die Kamen Ride Or Die Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 5,846	Quote: Originally Posted by Deepsea Well here are some side by sides. I think they look pretty good together if you ask me. The regular release of the Early Ex-aid riders unfortunately have a problem where they're sort of looking down all the time due to how the ball and hole for the head were cut. so that's a thing to consider. They did fix it I think by like level 5 I think. Yeah, agreed, I think they look just fine with the other series. Thanks for the comparison photos! As to the neck joint, I wonder if that's something that could get fixed with a bit of furniture polish? If it's just a problem of the ball being too small for the socket, if you could thicken up the ball it should provide a tighter fit and yes I hear it too. __________________ On a break! KAMEN RIDER W is next! Archive on KamenRiderDie.com!