tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41449459042237807702024-03-14T06:15:23.519-07:00Grandbehemoth's DenBanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144945904223780770.post-20306995994433022652012-12-21T07:53:00.000-08:002012-12-21T08:48:11.932-08:00Review: Hyper Fate Collection SaberPretty much, this is an update from the last one that I made. I have needed to completely delete the post since I really REALLY didn't actually "explore" the figure well. For those who read it, sorry for the misinformation. I truly am sorry about it.<br />
<br />
Anyway, let's go on to the review...<br />
<br />
BOX<br />
<br />
So...the box...I'm not really good at describing boxes since...well, they're just boxes. Anyway, it's pretty much a boxception (box inside a box). The outer box color scheme is blue because, of course, it's Saber. There's the title of the visual novel/anime on the front with the quote about Masters and Holy Grail War below it. At the back is a magic circle in whcih I actualy never saw in the anime or visual novel (it might've been there and I just missed it or it actually isn't in there). Same goes for the side.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/548308_3076756085735_829083592_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/548308_3076756085735_829083592_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/535389_3076756445744_934601236_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/535389_3076756445744_934601236_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/522825_3076756965757_1795762392_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/522825_3076756965757_1795762392_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
And the main box. There's the window and you can pretty much see EVERYTHING that is in this thing. Yes, sadly, what you see is what you get. Everything that you see through the window is all that's in it. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/530309_3076757725776_853828014_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/530309_3076757725776_853828014_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/564259_3076758005783_267107729_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/564259_3076758005783_267107729_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
FIGURE</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
And now the figure, which ALL are looking forward to. First thing I've noticed when I popped this thing out of the tray (yes, no twisties! Rejoice, you faggot!) is that the joints are seriously stiff. Like, seriously-stiff-that-might-break-when-you-suddenly-twist-or-whatever-you-do-with-it stiff. I rather recommend to those who are planning to get this to take loosen the joints with care. Plastic quality is the same as your normal SICs though this one doesn't have any metallic parts even though the sculpt was made by Kenji Ando. As for the joints, what's severely disappointing is that the neck isn't double-jointed. The upper part of the neck and the head are just one object while there's a ball joint at the bottom. Turning the head is a bit restricted because of the hair at the sides of the head. One more is that the head usually keeps on popping off if you position the head a bit far.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
By now you might be asking what's the big deal about this figure? I mean, it's just Saber, right? Right? Well, yes, technically, it's just Saber but with added details. In other words, re-imagined Saber. Even the face, though actually, the anime face is also included in the pack but I'd rather refuse to use it because it just looks terrible.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/578186_3076758285790_1542646196_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/578186_3076758285790_1542646196_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/582131_3076758885805_2070862520_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/582131_3076758885805_2070862520_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/383553_3076759125811_594541516_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/383553_3076759125811_594541516_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/544842_3076759645824_1666734725_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/544842_3076759645824_1666734725_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/563145_3076760125836_204610668_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/563145_3076760125836_204610668_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/389707_3076761005858_632988125_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/389707_3076761005858_632988125_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
No pantsu for you.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/574625_3076761285865_417420855_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/574625_3076761285865_417420855_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/294966_3076762005883_1529873191_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/294966_3076762005883_1529873191_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/574907_3076762805903_348061078_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/574907_3076762805903_348061078_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/535482_3076763485920_1740368361_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/535482_3076763485920_1740368361_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/575064_3076764245939_497005840_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/575064_3076764245939_497005840_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/536055_3076764605948_1835741928_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/536055_3076764605948_1835741928_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Hair is rather sculpted nicely.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/529788_3076764965957_1328479023_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/529788_3076764965957_1328479023_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/575030_3076765365967_611034845_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/575030_3076765365967_611034845_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/398923_3076765765977_585175700_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/398923_3076765765977_585175700_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/575038_3076766125986_702486267_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/575038_3076766125986_702486267_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The one thing that forced me to rewrite this review is this part (ignore the background). At first, I thought that this figure didn't have any waist articulation. But after playing with it because I was procrastinating, there was a pop sound and I thought I had broken it. Turns out that I actually managed to loosen the waist joint. I tried to take it off and voila! there's actually a joint in the waist.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsA6fADWKrZzrq8EySqKWBwd5Tq2h9xI2nBNjrAMi5BhmOia-N5TvQyUDP5CWayUyH4V-XmCsimFP6wZGEawwskL3bwGNfZkE_NUV7VutiH0ByENVsTyVlTneMAt3yKgHskhRi8_T-Vkml/s1600/DSC00566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsA6fADWKrZzrq8EySqKWBwd5Tq2h9xI2nBNjrAMi5BhmOia-N5TvQyUDP5CWayUyH4V-XmCsimFP6wZGEawwskL3bwGNfZkE_NUV7VutiH0ByENVsTyVlTneMAt3yKgHskhRi8_T-Vkml/s320/DSC00566.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
And since I separated the upper torso, might as well go beyond. xD<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SrIOOV_1BUVbxIbQlv3WLA_a4802ZkRGqd3BVmBKj6ODBozVC6DnBlZJO9AWhVbg2GIggpUEkEffHByY5TDJ2_-mJsHqNNSqaGgCQ5egZtZmYEUk_L6JrGs9hpZGNNB_tpXbiUtiqopk/s1600/DSC00569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SrIOOV_1BUVbxIbQlv3WLA_a4802ZkRGqd3BVmBKj6ODBozVC6DnBlZJO9AWhVbg2GIggpUEkEffHByY5TDJ2_-mJsHqNNSqaGgCQ5egZtZmYEUk_L6JrGs9hpZGNNB_tpXbiUtiqopk/s320/DSC00569.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Yes, folks. You can remove the breast plate or whatever that thing is. You can remove it by pulling it by removing the arms first and pulling it down.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EHRXGmwH9O9S8G9j6S8ZjRIhV9w1ejFOyB-2LN3Keh9O2EPwk7BnRarc2PvFA61Gg8fBaZHMxALo7OoT4BvDBn4GMnPxxIAdCKEmsDq19ORcmwbkuqWqa5LmanWUoHqctwlcq3L8JMgH/s1600/DSC00576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0EHRXGmwH9O9S8G9j6S8ZjRIhV9w1ejFOyB-2LN3Keh9O2EPwk7BnRarc2PvFA61Gg8fBaZHMxALo7OoT4BvDBn4GMnPxxIAdCKEmsDq19ORcmwbkuqWqa5LmanWUoHqctwlcq3L8JMgH/s320/DSC00576.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDL0GAjo2ZCnUBS2CrOuiUWj8TfH5RJeGQInPjCnusyGVF7xAC_8KE7LI20kIXK_YJMy0ZOLtpa7VYOUAf0hWF3xcPJIDUY-ZAS5Fjqrr5S8WCHigDkAMY_VMh4EtMTJffkD9vybBQJXD/s1600/DSC00571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDL0GAjo2ZCnUBS2CrOuiUWj8TfH5RJeGQInPjCnusyGVF7xAC_8KE7LI20kIXK_YJMy0ZOLtpa7VYOUAf0hWF3xcPJIDUY-ZAS5Fjqrr5S8WCHigDkAMY_VMh4EtMTJffkD9vybBQJXD/s320/DSC00571.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Sadly, you can't remove the cloth. Bummer...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wlH_snet8mXYMQBTvsUXUeHNAEK8yAeNqAA6aSA_hcKZQU7Yj55bwDsRnt5kmBd-t-RKebfu5dS8-LXVBnqse042fF1kIbFyDzM7938VTHssOndBFgrIAoSNAvxCFzx8m1T5U0kfgnCC/s1600/DSC00573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4wlH_snet8mXYMQBTvsUXUeHNAEK8yAeNqAA6aSA_hcKZQU7Yj55bwDsRnt5kmBd-t-RKebfu5dS8-LXVBnqse042fF1kIbFyDzM7938VTHssOndBFgrIAoSNAvxCFzx8m1T5U0kfgnCC/s320/DSC00573.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Flat boobs. Either the cloth was just too tight on her skin or she really is flat chested. Though I'm leaning more on the former since she had nice illustrated boobs in the sex scenes in the visual novel. Yes, you get to fuck her somewhere in the story.</div>
<br />
<br />
Some extra shots that don't matter.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7I-JPBFQsbMP4e06D8TLZR570VPVw4_I2Co7LeMD55F_5xZ2URHTDr-e_Etpqacn-4XjghoDlt2D2AcJX4RaVhUHTRvdz_D6slUmw8pZ6aw1XVqB-Gkx4VReTYCIaoPhDYwPniJ5l6xj2/s1600/DSC00580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7I-JPBFQsbMP4e06D8TLZR570VPVw4_I2Co7LeMD55F_5xZ2URHTDr-e_Etpqacn-4XjghoDlt2D2AcJX4RaVhUHTRvdz_D6slUmw8pZ6aw1XVqB-Gkx4VReTYCIaoPhDYwPniJ5l6xj2/s320/DSC00580.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5QnS0ZkBBv0NGFWjrYDfZ_SMzHvNyFqdH7G2Ch6jNV9gVhMTqvcJYYFStML7KIGeuC09AgLaOdzon4yRdRsH_YhMxBCPv3wzwGBPEJvsWlwf5Ji-3yESWC95sYxbF2tFKUumQBK7NaBg/s1600/DSC00581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5QnS0ZkBBv0NGFWjrYDfZ_SMzHvNyFqdH7G2Ch6jNV9gVhMTqvcJYYFStML7KIGeuC09AgLaOdzon4yRdRsH_YhMxBCPv3wzwGBPEJvsWlwf5Ji-3yESWC95sYxbF2tFKUumQBK7NaBg/s320/DSC00581.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5pjyho1328bY-rr-anNDS6zuni6RSJ7Z9IObgQp5_S3LkA4wV5Hh6abXIsvJ3vOMLe6FsbsK6HmMJJAa8mYqz6LbHdHxJIy3mM-hSdaJMlZgh6DWgvJN0NDtl0Ty6ZHhH-z8oRtoZM84/s1600/DSC00586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5pjyho1328bY-rr-anNDS6zuni6RSJ7Z9IObgQp5_S3LkA4wV5Hh6abXIsvJ3vOMLe6FsbsK6HmMJJAa8mYqz6LbHdHxJIy3mM-hSdaJMlZgh6DWgvJN0NDtl0Ty6ZHhH-z8oRtoZM84/s320/DSC00586.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqlSdGH__JaMUBTqPxaiBihoYu0DkEXsdQbrQSVN0Z_yv4-Eaa5Bg9PjdavMrzXvznjnB-ZwT3gxPMoUmcpoN1_0eJAqCpwKEABmZDT4-41Zx-JbQvOmMLfxT8P24qTWmtzogYgC1rRh9/s1600/DSC00587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjqlSdGH__JaMUBTqPxaiBihoYu0DkEXsdQbrQSVN0Z_yv4-Eaa5Bg9PjdavMrzXvznjnB-ZwT3gxPMoUmcpoN1_0eJAqCpwKEABmZDT4-41Zx-JbQvOmMLfxT8P24qTWmtzogYgC1rRh9/s320/DSC00587.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZCcGFOER1015w9qQb-i-4LA_aJ7wqPFVc6l7Ef7JeJUXhvBGf6uAJ_HxbN7uYLp7eZgMxNw4TUfkwxPDbd5iDFtNwB1G3LQIUABvBwr829E176GGfc7zJnZijJL1Ku3c9CI5CEBGEo0a/s1600/DSC00589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZCcGFOER1015w9qQb-i-4LA_aJ7wqPFVc6l7Ef7JeJUXhvBGf6uAJ_HxbN7uYLp7eZgMxNw4TUfkwxPDbd5iDFtNwB1G3LQIUABvBwr829E176GGfc7zJnZijJL1Ku3c9CI5CEBGEo0a/s320/DSC00589.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I seriously love how this figure is so balanced despite wearing heels. Posed it for 5 minutes and didn't even budge.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYT9hpZ_6LTHCm0hwpOPnQdN3aD18zJ-ukO-XcciHl3DRtlYS0Q6c3Y9u58ST7W3gYW-lStw6TKGygM7l6DLMzI8jVngF69IXdtX8C_TeGFkWcKNfQNSrHmH-FbPe-rXa3krQ2kqfUoYd/s1600/DSC00593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYT9hpZ_6LTHCm0hwpOPnQdN3aD18zJ-ukO-XcciHl3DRtlYS0Q6c3Y9u58ST7W3gYW-lStw6TKGygM7l6DLMzI8jVngF69IXdtX8C_TeGFkWcKNfQNSrHmH-FbPe-rXa3krQ2kqfUoYd/s320/DSC00593.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwUA1gDAGFzdDyWFfyhLr-e0sCOB2Z7PWq-h7-8RiED_Baw586UHDXP2k6iECZmLhvi1TRduRHezSafRD6N8F6LRCr8cuYc0UOpD4wcHJzWOdhXhk-lzCPybs0WzKTC3vdWBzsj1qE-Ac/s1600/DSC00597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZwUA1gDAGFzdDyWFfyhLr-e0sCOB2Z7PWq-h7-8RiED_Baw586UHDXP2k6iECZmLhvi1TRduRHezSafRD6N8F6LRCr8cuYc0UOpD4wcHJzWOdhXhk-lzCPybs0WzKTC3vdWBzsj1qE-Ac/s320/DSC00597.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Pretty much, that's it for this figure. Besides the re-imagined look, there's really nothing else that this thing offers. Average articulation and shitty amount of accessories...well, if you count a huge blob of air in the back of the tray as an accessory, then include it. Though it isn't all too bad, I really feel it's not just worth the price since for the same price, you can pretty much get a good-looking SIC with a lot of accessories and exceptionally good articulation. But if you are just simply a fan of Saber, then get it. IMO, this is one of the best articulated figures of Saber out there right now.</div>
<br />Banhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144945904223780770.post-50222625607370954652012-04-26T23:59:00.001-07:002012-04-26T23:59:45.203-07:00DC Unlimited WoW Illidan Demon Form review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOQvORRmQvC3vGY39o8UNBgl1AnM-eY49trfih2aBZcdjk-0JBMx5xtIs0bN6Db_1KA_wlXgL2v87vGtfUe0bh6nOY7NVIs-l9hUr0ELfcjV7PXRwP9g1PmEFP9rIXn8mGg4n72tn5BWu/s1600/a1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGOQvORRmQvC3vGY39o8UNBgl1AnM-eY49trfih2aBZcdjk-0JBMx5xtIs0bN6Db_1KA_wlXgL2v87vGtfUe0bh6nOY7NVIs-l9hUr0ELfcjV7PXRwP9g1PmEFP9rIXn8mGg4n72tn5BWu/s320/a1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Pretty much, this is just a revision of the same review I
had posted a long time ago (coughlastyearcough). Reason why I did so was that
the old review really didn’t talk much about the figure and it really sounded
newb-ish and moreover, the pictures sucked (I hope the new ones are better). By
now, I think I can make a better one than the last one.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I
really didn’t take pictures of the box of this statue since it is pretty much
useless anyway once you take out the figure and display it in the open provided
that you are not a MISB (Mint In Sealed Box) collector. One thing I could say,
though, is that the box is freakin huge. For those who collect SIC or at least
know how big the boxes of SICs are, here’s a comparison of the size of the
boxes.</div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkY8NKCh9YzYucEWkmflz71KgSINSPkpX4GTbDH2HtWFYTa7AYVWg62yQfKPZjwhWp1yqG2ZFIfkZgVlr89oOidX-_iUDxKCAOCxE7Q9LkzTa3lzfjfcrBSDpxwmuYBEdOkBclYWlCK6AG/s1600/e1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkY8NKCh9YzYucEWkmflz71KgSINSPkpX4GTbDH2HtWFYTa7AYVWg62yQfKPZjwhWp1yqG2ZFIfkZgVlr89oOidX-_iUDxKCAOCxE7Q9LkzTa3lzfjfcrBSDpxwmuYBEdOkBclYWlCK6AG/s320/e1.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Anyway, enough of the box and on to the statue. I term it as
“statue” because, well, it is exactly almost like a statue, meaning it doesn’t
move, meaning no articulation. Well, it would be wrong though if I say that
there’s no articulation. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
First
thing I could say about this thing is that it is seriously heavily detailed. The
material used for the body and wings of this figure is somewhat unfamiliar to
me. I know how PVC’s texture is like. Same also with ABC. Well, one thing I
could certainly say is that the material is pretty tough and heavy. The wings
are made of the same material for the body. As for the hair and horns, it’s
made of bendable rubber-like plastic. As for the blades, clear green plastic.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Paintjob
is just astounding. Combinations of splashes of dark red paint and black are
found throughout the figure. Well, last I remember was that the color of
Illidan when he goes into Demon Form is just pure smoking black. I don’t know
if they somehow changed how he looked in WoW. I don’t know since I really
didn’t play WoW that much. It is rather a surprise that they actually didn’t
follow that concept yet actually this one looked quite well. The green marks on
the body are of a contrast between light green and green.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
As for
stability, this is just where it falls a bit short. If you had been observant
when looking at the pictures, you could’ve seen those papers that I put under
its feet. If you are thinking that it could not stand well, you are right. This
one actually has a base stand but mine broke (gonna get to that part later). Moreover,
if you connect the wings, there is absolutely no way you can display it without
using the base stand or something to support the back. More is that the
connection of the wings and the body isn’t all too good. I don’t know if it’s
just on mine though but whenever I try to push the right wing into the socket,
there’s a little part that will slide out. This may sound like bitching but
seriously, they should have at least fixed the stability of the statue even
though if it is only without the wings instead of us relying too much on the
base stand. </div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> Well, if you are thinking if
this one has any bit of articulation in it, it’s sad to say that this one is a
statue, not an action figure. Though actually, you can move the head into
different directions since the connection of the head and neck is a ball-joint
type connection. Besides that and the blades’ handles can swivel up and down,
there’s really nothing else.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEm2tulOsZbz08GXui6SE4srrQAbZ4buVphh28Uk5WE_SfCVkp3TJ5Y0T0CCpyMdIxZjrF4VJr7PjujE3tI6wOYIZLg_5KU026x4ZG5Zcp3A4BzIkKGqq2MUr8-y7asbdMaWTkn0K5HML/s1600/DSC00540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEm2tulOsZbz08GXui6SE4srrQAbZ4buVphh28Uk5WE_SfCVkp3TJ5Y0T0CCpyMdIxZjrF4VJr7PjujE3tI6wOYIZLg_5KU026x4ZG5Zcp3A4BzIkKGqq2MUr8-y7asbdMaWTkn0K5HML/s320/DSC00540.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I actually wonder why he looks fuckin pissed off. xD</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujSWYwuQBppFiZSWlQUKqbJEjWb7pUcwIiKOPHvKTe1Au0NP2v3gRcjQybq-Bjgup6jr94WgsdA-G7Anw8knXBeXVTPmxaE0P2HZybMZl4yL-TNtQ26c0bUHv_c7-cp2chgkMZnZ4DxOh/s1600/DSC00544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujSWYwuQBppFiZSWlQUKqbJEjWb7pUcwIiKOPHvKTe1Au0NP2v3gRcjQybq-Bjgup6jr94WgsdA-G7Anw8knXBeXVTPmxaE0P2HZybMZl4yL-TNtQ26c0bUHv_c7-cp2chgkMZnZ4DxOh/s320/DSC00544.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlRJtJLrHN_wsUFKMv49xSG9s9Rh9ZceL9aAao1TcZt7HKQ8doKlkz40VxMz3MA7ii_BBn3OP7s5X7rG3Anb9fLcQVz2_-zATnyEdVh_sAXXbk7SFhSlNB_u5ZVssMhkmAY6C36N4JqqZ/s1600/DSC00545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlRJtJLrHN_wsUFKMv49xSG9s9Rh9ZceL9aAao1TcZt7HKQ8doKlkz40VxMz3MA7ii_BBn3OP7s5X7rG3Anb9fLcQVz2_-zATnyEdVh_sAXXbk7SFhSlNB_u5ZVssMhkmAY6C36N4JqqZ/s320/DSC00545.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04KK-ogJq3Tze9ARIk4jL7O3aRqjIS-bok8HSiO-sZnLO3RowWQq6Jrp0UZSM-Dx40I0NWhloH9fMmaclww07PIvIdEof0haB80ygK1rtB17rKKIJsghsheuFSO2ZeOZ2Xgsj54y9l56b/s1600/DSC00548.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04KK-ogJq3Tze9ARIk4jL7O3aRqjIS-bok8HSiO-sZnLO3RowWQq6Jrp0UZSM-Dx40I0NWhloH9fMmaclww07PIvIdEof0haB80ygK1rtB17rKKIJsghsheuFSO2ZeOZ2Xgsj54y9l56b/s320/DSC00548.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6RA29Jr-5E-Oq1r-cegw9EMuKSEQDBn2Wh39tGHfjNOzM-CokLGggRpDGYJJRst6XJ6ZjFzE8AXIjwMC27NMquBBWZ8xfwFIXbZ3uZOrmT_hA4Tw8kShoj2d_DUDxfEqDXZDWiiEAGfL/s1600/DSC00551.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6RA29Jr-5E-Oq1r-cegw9EMuKSEQDBn2Wh39tGHfjNOzM-CokLGggRpDGYJJRst6XJ6ZjFzE8AXIjwMC27NMquBBWZ8xfwFIXbZ3uZOrmT_hA4Tw8kShoj2d_DUDxfEqDXZDWiiEAGfL/s320/DSC00551.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunfDPeD1Qb2Byel3p6uIO51nv0D13P9q0vneRjxy5O8I1CdD3Ta5RPDgQv511CZ52dO7TmqJrt5O_G55TIVvSrEWXrtMRrgqGBvoe7DBWtKutrroSb-3k9MbKFYOPl6OX-0KKG5erlV9x/s1600/DSC00553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunfDPeD1Qb2Byel3p6uIO51nv0D13P9q0vneRjxy5O8I1CdD3Ta5RPDgQv511CZ52dO7TmqJrt5O_G55TIVvSrEWXrtMRrgqGBvoe7DBWtKutrroSb-3k9MbKFYOPl6OX-0KKG5erlV9x/s320/DSC00553.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAKKxKF-nfXqQ1WOaB_YmOM8iysHxUjMhQSojdB0z-gao2638sv6pPhjPbuyDQRD940481AjtfABwk5YYq6NHeGcf5elbpu64I9O5CsR8bEKnWUYitHe0CbBE_N9R2_x1DjVFFqMsuc0f/s1600/DSC00555.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAKKxKF-nfXqQ1WOaB_YmOM8iysHxUjMhQSojdB0z-gao2638sv6pPhjPbuyDQRD940481AjtfABwk5YYq6NHeGcf5elbpu64I9O5CsR8bEKnWUYitHe0CbBE_N9R2_x1DjVFFqMsuc0f/s320/DSC00555.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd1m-oF5b3sFLyDZtNhtSd_J_mf-tyMGzh5uebiSh1RNRSJbugjgDnpzkukmkX8n66I-q-O7wIWJDPsunpA1qMmuV970-ZHO3C57pmFj_V3WF6TvNjSsf3uOS-1Dbm6G7XIWjcsuYQK_9/s1600/DSC00557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd1m-oF5b3sFLyDZtNhtSd_J_mf-tyMGzh5uebiSh1RNRSJbugjgDnpzkukmkX8n66I-q-O7wIWJDPsunpA1qMmuV970-ZHO3C57pmFj_V3WF6TvNjSsf3uOS-1Dbm6G7XIWjcsuYQK_9/s320/DSC00557.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuzSKtEvypeBb4rHl1DkuxFcFTKhB3ObagHi5XGBjl6OGh8OO47aUYl8oSVYQPNSuCVn15uWxAmGp59j_WmN7oPG2PlCm35iKJq9PsrC5TcEvpaH7Ozbc2w2xRQiheMR9WFIIjN4D2QiY/s1600/DSC00559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuzSKtEvypeBb4rHl1DkuxFcFTKhB3ObagHi5XGBjl6OGh8OO47aUYl8oSVYQPNSuCVn15uWxAmGp59j_WmN7oPG2PlCm35iKJq9PsrC5TcEvpaH7Ozbc2w2xRQiheMR9WFIIjN4D2QiY/s320/DSC00559.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vfps3UJ-ozGgebA__t_rz5rdroMu5Q4f9byyoGIv0jADm7uAlyvYoDPSdJVVnjxk1uKhgpSAs1RiBWSZvfCYQILbLjRSWZjTgPoEHEqlqIG2oMlh11GTUVcNV-fklWx0WKTNiVOkyGam/s1600/DSC00560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vfps3UJ-ozGgebA__t_rz5rdroMu5Q4f9byyoGIv0jADm7uAlyvYoDPSdJVVnjxk1uKhgpSAs1RiBWSZvfCYQILbLjRSWZjTgPoEHEqlqIG2oMlh11GTUVcNV-fklWx0WKTNiVOkyGam/s320/DSC00560.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFpNaSO0fDKZVSlEVY3VLmjc3bV024wrQ6rmOvfihg8c9IAbOVgeXK11aNx71zLFC1TnYHEEUAPNEYgk97EnX2X94NcLQafY8PMA6N3pLez79sSY5uaPgS3fXiaxvWPCwlUiKUxaHpa_c/s1600/DSC00563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFpNaSO0fDKZVSlEVY3VLmjc3bV024wrQ6rmOvfihg8c9IAbOVgeXK11aNx71zLFC1TnYHEEUAPNEYgk97EnX2X94NcLQafY8PMA6N3pLez79sSY5uaPgS3fXiaxvWPCwlUiKUxaHpa_c/s320/DSC00563.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Seriously big holes for the wings...</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSEjv4glvCu2PaiWJwos6-4ZWmo8Mnx88Be6JpJAMD4iUbmL8uQ1QMSxGSpvSpLzG_walDzt5ueZ-1RWLZQEIW9i7vvSPdaIN4MCYA9cEWChy3vEkECb_SYAEvBjgNYg8pA5OBj18zizw/s1600/DSC00564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSEjv4glvCu2PaiWJwos6-4ZWmo8Mnx88Be6JpJAMD4iUbmL8uQ1QMSxGSpvSpLzG_walDzt5ueZ-1RWLZQEIW9i7vvSPdaIN4MCYA9cEWChy3vEkECb_SYAEvBjgNYg8pA5OBj18zizw/s320/DSC00564.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQABT5v_v_s8HfoTmGLXhNG6928mFlvthdJpsGv46tKEaJx5-zleUgOD_aQI0Ducx2ZijH-3UFl6Vk8BAW7fxVGAndPDxUEWTVOns68nbKNE1N-LOgH8GoQhe6Y4Rb6N0gYc3Mhjtffbu/s1600/DSC00565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQABT5v_v_s8HfoTmGLXhNG6928mFlvthdJpsGv46tKEaJx5-zleUgOD_aQI0Ducx2ZijH-3UFl6Vk8BAW7fxVGAndPDxUEWTVOns68nbKNE1N-LOgH8GoQhe6Y4Rb6N0gYc3Mhjtffbu/s320/DSC00565.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrt4CZwn735klb11_NPgqt4s8DvXqqXbMdvL-ugzz2zvadB-ONFJ0hGIHP-y36W6RNmzPElaQ3D1-KtLBJlmjDuiFgBmcEfWAI7QvoFSBk2kQnrZxBEcRa_fmtBV3nvEfVUrfjqKJht_Wu/s1600/DSC00566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrt4CZwn735klb11_NPgqt4s8DvXqqXbMdvL-ugzz2zvadB-ONFJ0hGIHP-y36W6RNmzPElaQ3D1-KtLBJlmjDuiFgBmcEfWAI7QvoFSBk2kQnrZxBEcRa_fmtBV3nvEfVUrfjqKJht_Wu/s320/DSC00566.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXwAt_5PJb0gEA5EcTFSavWHNUV9YYKUi8OmbrTcVH_Bn9-yUQbgzHmJyOLbOuxlOhtrXdIZ0yd1SErVnOVc7iCDXdlVLSJQWR5VUBQiPjoNaW3YzQd40maqsoR_1Geim9IJ_stsafkPJ/s1600/DSC00568.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUXwAt_5PJb0gEA5EcTFSavWHNUV9YYKUi8OmbrTcVH_Bn9-yUQbgzHmJyOLbOuxlOhtrXdIZ0yd1SErVnOVc7iCDXdlVLSJQWR5VUBQiPjoNaW3YzQd40maqsoR_1Geim9IJ_stsafkPJ/s320/DSC00568.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PUXCDYShUGHW_xU4B3ib1oQIIltX1RfWYDm4U3j5rYUUUqj6F7BNG-V4_f4I_J9dD8bzgTqd_wbdmipOaXSYJQ77_eZ5EbA_IQIUQQSdtjSQAxB6bH4EtwgMpNl69oaV9RL7IPpK9UsZ/s1600/DSC00569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PUXCDYShUGHW_xU4B3ib1oQIIltX1RfWYDm4U3j5rYUUUqj6F7BNG-V4_f4I_J9dD8bzgTqd_wbdmipOaXSYJQ77_eZ5EbA_IQIUQQSdtjSQAxB6bH4EtwgMpNl69oaV9RL7IPpK9UsZ/s320/DSC00569.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Now we get to the main selling point of this: the wings. The
wings are just too huge. I think the total height of the figure from the feet
up to the tip of the wings is about 12 inches. I really didn’t bother to
measure it but I am certainly sure that it is that big. The serious downside
for this part: the statue becomes back heavy. If you still recall when I said
that my base stand for this broke, I shall explain now. I displayed this thing
out of its box for a long time and most of those times, it started to droop
backwards. Of course, I often fixed it into its rightful position. But then,
one day, I just came home and saw that the pegs of the base stand that are
inserted into its feet just broke and the statue lying on its back. Pretty
much, I can’t say that it’s the other people in my house since they really
don’t give a fuck about these things. So if you are planning to get this or if
you already have, I advise you to display it with something to support its
back. Right now, I am displaying it with a Tamashii Base Stand as a support for
the back.</div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv1f49wFrFFAhPV6p6WzGqKmScgG2o4Q5ETZN6WbsSGbtnUXcPfTBPj1OlxEJBw9OTr0U09t5MPSiFHVkrAx8f-xhlwmsukgMZzYcYDr_HojDepwSN98oknssAObwvCBiiWG13I1QE7TO/s1600/DSC00570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv1f49wFrFFAhPV6p6WzGqKmScgG2o4Q5ETZN6WbsSGbtnUXcPfTBPj1OlxEJBw9OTr0U09t5MPSiFHVkrAx8f-xhlwmsukgMZzYcYDr_HojDepwSN98oknssAObwvCBiiWG13I1QE7TO/s320/DSC00570.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPm9MJ3ad8BKlN1Y9PmjQLgS9waqd5suIsNnLzZNA_wpwIT_A8OsK95vU22UDtVYZbJjaVAMktcMxhdKMYp2eamvA0Kmx_OfNakw0KfPnYdrnA9a6nHWmkETF8dU9dOTWlqSl5cXrobXq/s1600/DSC00571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPm9MJ3ad8BKlN1Y9PmjQLgS9waqd5suIsNnLzZNA_wpwIT_A8OsK95vU22UDtVYZbJjaVAMktcMxhdKMYp2eamvA0Kmx_OfNakw0KfPnYdrnA9a6nHWmkETF8dU9dOTWlqSl5cXrobXq/s320/DSC00571.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyX1WaGHhHOd9IQ2qVxTGvP-nFvmh39uEqMjgqi4uvgsmMeQww1irt_thY1zjtEUXNYYNLeWXjx7zBxxKsayrY0phg4PY2dFbnO6Ba_LBZqCGmq3Unr4TmZzXdo0WLKniX-9_VHL7IJ3K/s1600/DSC00574.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnyX1WaGHhHOd9IQ2qVxTGvP-nFvmh39uEqMjgqi4uvgsmMeQww1irt_thY1zjtEUXNYYNLeWXjx7zBxxKsayrY0phg4PY2dFbnO6Ba_LBZqCGmq3Unr4TmZzXdo0WLKniX-9_VHL7IJ3K/s320/DSC00574.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2e1QqBvZrT_LABPksbhcUi-NsBwS7rwWUM2tn2mmI8wWgBiGsoFd80avSWrQWaFaqALMlxKsbN0AxeBLU45-TBuX53zWOT4f0KsQOHB3rqmgtgQ_xbPhZgqBo19CQhwa9Y_FlJkkFWq2/s1600/DSC00576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2e1QqBvZrT_LABPksbhcUi-NsBwS7rwWUM2tn2mmI8wWgBiGsoFd80avSWrQWaFaqALMlxKsbN0AxeBLU45-TBuX53zWOT4f0KsQOHB3rqmgtgQ_xbPhZgqBo19CQhwa9Y_FlJkkFWq2/s320/DSC00576.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhZRZHy9UsRvXDNE4mqNTIbmGkIn1Sb8OVV9bEIhoXbM3EGQXUv46KffrHLe-zrLhZr1NsMDd93XxyUhyphenhyphenbPGHSkx8JzE-WXoYCSpd-UVAcdc_F3LpEfQ2L35OgU9MfquD6vN82g8kwYzB/s1600/DSC00580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhZRZHy9UsRvXDNE4mqNTIbmGkIn1Sb8OVV9bEIhoXbM3EGQXUv46KffrHLe-zrLhZr1NsMDd93XxyUhyphenhyphenbPGHSkx8JzE-WXoYCSpd-UVAcdc_F3LpEfQ2L35OgU9MfquD6vN82g8kwYzB/s320/DSC00580.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijK537KOTCeAe5IAJPDqlIfYgaGXIo89wMMp4S4gaRErpUygp9fiemOFzNFlSZ5TPUAh_1iqq5AKC6yX-VyQyUQ78hywxup0Ta4Iq3QpodR-H28-y8ykmHHHjC3cziowxov6eu32SQfWKV/s1600/DSC00581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijK537KOTCeAe5IAJPDqlIfYgaGXIo89wMMp4S4gaRErpUygp9fiemOFzNFlSZ5TPUAh_1iqq5AKC6yX-VyQyUQ78hywxup0Ta4Iq3QpodR-H28-y8ykmHHHjC3cziowxov6eu32SQfWKV/s320/DSC00581.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zyKdcixK5n5GEfP4gVF8S0hq_RurryCTkXLBgxHXwzoNOZAw1GJu-yYs_MVlP3W65-JQGJiRJcaqklOLa_-wbHnbsAVTC_3bsa080H37KiEUq7C4ewk_x2_OJ5-oBRlnalG2ICebOxYX/s1600/DSC00582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zyKdcixK5n5GEfP4gVF8S0hq_RurryCTkXLBgxHXwzoNOZAw1GJu-yYs_MVlP3W65-JQGJiRJcaqklOLa_-wbHnbsAVTC_3bsa080H37KiEUq7C4ewk_x2_OJ5-oBRlnalG2ICebOxYX/s320/DSC00582.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaddXkRztg4jwgQz3kB9lHrW2cC6TUDWUAAdoBBLvPPNiwg-vyNoCuR14rfia9DJkHbkqXJujPrUIMNVVw_Qynrxyf29hyphenhyphen9aex7EpOWrrU7xKIVEcXmw_2QAMswuQewxCDq1cGf6pbrDq/s1600/DSC00583.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSaddXkRztg4jwgQz3kB9lHrW2cC6TUDWUAAdoBBLvPPNiwg-vyNoCuR14rfia9DJkHbkqXJujPrUIMNVVw_Qynrxyf29hyphenhyphen9aex7EpOWrrU7xKIVEcXmw_2QAMswuQewxCDq1cGf6pbrDq/s320/DSC00583.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdrMLfVBVmSBiq_DyS1s_MY6j4ZJjZX3gNktMVfbBg-HvHOOxYfAZlX1h3BBorAO0tslNIAlWFi2gE2OX2VuWPfAbzdXfrxMTyyyMbkeZ9FkOD5i4ZHAlf6vKEdesf-kGfqEw1iD_PfO7/s1600/DSC00586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdrMLfVBVmSBiq_DyS1s_MY6j4ZJjZX3gNktMVfbBg-HvHOOxYfAZlX1h3BBorAO0tslNIAlWFi2gE2OX2VuWPfAbzdXfrxMTyyyMbkeZ9FkOD5i4ZHAlf6vKEdesf-kGfqEw1iD_PfO7/s320/DSC00586.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Overall<br />
Pretty much, I think you can already expect what I am going to say. Well, I'll just say this simple sentence, "Shut the fuck up and go buy one now." xD<br />
<br />
<br />Banhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144945904223780770.post-75320743002938622252012-02-21T22:52:00.001-08:002012-04-23T19:23:22.306-07:00Makai Kado Garo review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Makai Kado is a new toy line by Bandai (those guys that brought us SICs and yes, the same assholes that keep on releasing exclusives all the time). This line only focuses on Makai Knights (Underworld Knights) which are characters from the tv show, Garo. Of course, for a starting model, it would be really expected and is normal that the first model that they’d release will be none other than the main character, in this case, Garo.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Garo, in a nutshell, is a bad-ass gold furry that fights off monsters and saves the day in the end. Typical Kamen Rider content shit, except Garo has way better storyline than today’s crappy Kamen Riders. And also, Garo has the sickest ride I ever seen for a warrior: a fuckin golden horse from hell named Gouten. And of course, as expected from the akuma-err-Tamashii Web, they’re releasing it as an exclusive. Worse, I think you’d even have better success rate at acquiring a SIC Kiva Emperor Form than a Makai Kadou Gouten.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Anyway...on to the review.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><u>BOX</u></b></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/408233_2573534945521_1468734362_32217785_1695899077_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/408233_2573534945521_1468734362_32217785_1695899077_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Trays</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/408213_2573535985547_1468734362_32217786_1666843140_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/408213_2573535985547_1468734362_32217786_1666843140_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/404430_2573536665564_1468734362_32217787_2137379779_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/404430_2573536665564_1468734362_32217787_2137379779_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Accessories</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> Accessories, this guy kinda runs short on it but I really don’t feel that it is bad. You get 2 swords, the former, a metal sword, and the latter, the flaming sword, and of course, a sheath. You also get the lighter and that…fuckin…cape. This thing only has 2 extra sets of hands included. Quite short but it really isn’t that much of a bother. Though one thing is really bothering me: why did Bandai include a set of close fists? The cape is made of soft rubber plastic. And it is also severely heavy for the figure. What’s good about the cape is that it is detailed as well instead of leaving it as just one big black piece.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/403787_2573557306080_1468734362_32217813_350279916_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/403787_2573557306080_1468734362_32217813_350279916_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/395373_2573558386107_1468734362_32217814_1556271615_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/395373_2573558386107_1468734362_32217814_1556271615_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b><u>FIGURE</u></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"> Sculpt, I really don’t care about sculpt as long as it looks good but for this one, yeah it is good but kinda suffers from a bit-limited articulation due to some parts. Articulation, neck joint is seriously bad, a ball-joint that connects the shoulder to the upper arm (I seriously do not know if this is a good thing or not) and a swivel joint for the elbows. Ball joint on abdomen, crotch, and feet (crotch and feet joints are bad because they really can’t be moved that much), and swivel joint for knees. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/4.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/5.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">The figure stands as tall as a regular sized SIC. And if I am not wrong, it is quite bulkier than any of the SICs I have. Hell, don’t complain me if I am wrong. I only have a few SICs anyway. Well, that off…as for details, it still looks like Garo but as expected from the guys who brought SIC, this figure is pimped out (uh…I really am not sure if that wording is in a positive way or not) with extra details such as carvings in most parts of the body which is not visible on the tv show model. The paintjob is really well done. Even though it is disappointing that the gold color wasn’t the same blinding gold that the tv show model has, I say, it still looks good. The appearance seems to give off that feeling that it just went through a huge battle that’s why it has that dirty look. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00464.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00466.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00475.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00475.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00477.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00484.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00487.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00493.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00493.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00496.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00505.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/Makai%20Kadou%20Garo/DSC00505.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
Overall, though short on accessories and suffers from quite a bit bad articulation, Makai Kadou Garo is still worth its price (bought mine for 2650 Philippine peso). For such price, this figure comes with great details and great paintjob. To add some more, even though it has bad articulation, this is one of those figures that really look awesome even though it is only posed on a normal standing pose. Also, as a hint for the next model kit that I will review:</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/420442_2769962656091_1468734362_32291345_1537858238_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/420442_2769962656091_1468734362_32291345_1537858238_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Garo: FUCK GOUTEN! I HAVE A NEW RIDE!</div>
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>Banhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144945904223780770.post-89855816024847361232011-09-16T12:26:00.000-07:002011-09-16T12:26:08.845-07:00SIC Diend Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, this is actually my first Tamashii Web Exclusive SIC. The price I paid for this thing...damn...I never thought that Tamashii Web Exclusives would be so expensive at first. I paid 4500 Philippine pesos for this (equivalent to $100 at that time).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, let's get on with the review.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">BTW, I was able to manage to borrow my cousin's DSLR so that's why the shots are actually a lot better than my past reviews. I hope I'd be able to borrow his DSLR all the time. xD</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">THE BOX</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/294706_1975771761815_1468734362_31873138_6837168_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/294706_1975771761815_1468734362_31873138_6837168_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The brown box of exclusivity...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/228920_1975772081823_1468734362_31873139_5906412_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/228920_1975772081823_1468734362_31873139_5906412_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's actually weird for me that this SIC box has no window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/293625_1975772521834_1468734362_31873140_692056_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/293625_1975772521834_1468734362_31873140_692056_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/299418_1975773041847_1468734362_31873141_3106902_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/299418_1975773041847_1468734362_31873141_3106902_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">THE FIGURE</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For SIC enthusiasts, we could already see that the mold that they used for SIC Diend was the Decade mold. I don't have the SIC Decade yet but based on the pictures that I saw on the internet, there are a lot of similarities, namely the elbows, the legs, and the crotch (or so it seems...). Articulation of this thing is pretty poor. The arms can't move freely because of the huge pauldrons and chest. As for the articulation of the lower torso, it is fine. The visor on the face is actually made of clear blue plastic and the chest, ABC plastic, methinks? The only thing I see that is kinda awkward are the panel lines. On some parts, there are a few overlapping paint smudges but hardly noticeable actually. I guess I just don't like the color of the panel lines because the panel lines matches the color of the body.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/293266_1975761281553_1468734362_31873107_3882321_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/293266_1975761281553_1468734362_31873107_3882321_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/293291_1975761601561_1468734362_31873108_2340547_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/293291_1975761601561_1468734362_31873108_2340547_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/262545_1975761841567_1468734362_31873109_2841807_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/262545_1975761841567_1468734362_31873109_2841807_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/298128_1975765881668_1468734362_31873120_5603838_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/298128_1975765881668_1468734362_31873120_5603838_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/300711_1975766081673_1468734362_31873121_7355297_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/300711_1975766081673_1468734362_31873121_7355297_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kamen Rider Barcode!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/300618_1975762801591_1468734362_31873112_2499220_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/300618_1975762801591_1468734362_31873112_2499220_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/297995_1975763201601_1468734362_31873113_6817269_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/297995_1975763201601_1468734362_31873113_6817269_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/298493_1975762401581_1468734362_31873111_2487714_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/298493_1975762401581_1468734362_31873111_2487714_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/254733_1975763561610_1468734362_31873114_4578062_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/254733_1975763561610_1468734362_31873114_4578062_n.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/254743_1975763881618_1468734362_31873115_216553_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/254743_1975763881618_1468734362_31873115_216553_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/291877_1975767441707_1468734362_31873125_3569425_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/291877_1975767441707_1468734362_31873125_3569425_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/262561_1975764281628_1468734362_31873116_7383831_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/262561_1975764281628_1468734362_31873116_7383831_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/185295_1975765161650_1468734362_31873118_1263795_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/185295_1975765161650_1468734362_31873118_1263795_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/293664_1975765721664_1468734362_31873119_2815402_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/293664_1975765721664_1468734362_31873119_2815402_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ACCESSORIES</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, more like accessory only actually. The only notable accessory is the gun (I dunno the name of it). It actually has the nifty gimmick that you could slide it out so that you could put the card in it. The only nitpick I found was that it's kinda not accurate to the one shown in the tv series. The tv series one has a hole where Diend inserts the card before sliding the lower part out. In this, there's actually no hole. Well, it really does not bother me that much.<br />
<br />
The other accessories only consist of 6 cards (one of Diend, Final Kamen Ride, Ixa, Skull, Orga, and Kabuki.) and a paddle-shaped plastic which you use for poking out the card inserted into the gun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/299862_1975766481683_1468734362_31873122_6263714_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/299862_1975766481683_1468734362_31873122_6263714_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/294862_1975766841692_1468734362_31873123_7726083_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/294862_1975766841692_1468734362_31873123_7726083_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ACTION SHOTS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/298284_1975771521809_1468734362_31873137_2371978_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/298284_1975771521809_1468734362_31873137_2371978_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/297033_1975770201776_1468734362_31873133_6815329_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/297033_1975770201776_1468734362_31873133_6815329_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/297067_1975768481733_1468734362_31873128_3739399_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/297067_1975768481733_1468734362_31873128_3739399_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/300346_1975768161725_1468734362_31873127_4454401_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/300346_1975768161725_1468734362_31873127_4454401_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/228893_1975768921744_1468734362_31873130_1603621_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/228893_1975768921744_1468734362_31873130_1603621_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/296691_1975769161750_1468734362_31873131_185204_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/296691_1975769161750_1468734362_31873131_185204_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/296566_1975770801791_1468734362_31873135_7696732_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/296566_1975770801791_1468734362_31873135_7696732_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/298018_1975770481783_1468734362_31873134_5090847_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/298018_1975770481783_1468734362_31873134_5090847_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Final Kamen Ride...D-d-d-d-diend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CONCLUSION:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Articulation: 3.5/5 (pretty meh...)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Design: 4.5/5 (though it actually is show accurate, there is still the SIC feel in it. Hell, how should I explain it?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Accessories: 2/5 (only the gun is the notable accessory. The cards...I kinda feel that those are pretty useless.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Price: 2/5 (seriously not the price that I thought I would've had to pay for it)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Verdict: 3/5 (though I actually love this SIC for being an exclusive, I kinda feel that spending on a regular 2-in-1 pack SIC is actually a better choice. But then, knowing that this is a Tamashii Web Exclusive, this thing would really cost a lot more after a year or so. To get or not to get, well, that's your choice since I know that for one, only a few people actually care for Kamen Rider Diend. lol)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> "Hell, review's over."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/300066_1975773921869_1468734362_31873143_4243533_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/300066_1975773921869_1468734362_31873143_4243533_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Time for me to disappear"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/294503_1975767801716_1468734362_31873126_3772675_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/294503_1975767801716_1468734362_31873126_3772675_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kamen Ride...Invisible</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/294497_1975774841892_1468734362_31873145_3361983_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/294497_1975774841892_1468734362_31873145_3361983_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/299677_1975775321904_1468734362_31873146_7038031_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Diend/299677_1975775321904_1468734362_31873146_7038031_n.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>Banhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144945904223780770.post-58308699090661562022011-09-16T11:40:00.000-07:002011-09-18T20:11:17.913-07:00SIC Vol. 57 Kamen Rider W Cyclone Joker review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">THE BOX</div>The box has actually a different design than the past SIC boxes. For this particular SIC volume, there's only one large window unlike the past designs which had one window on front of the box, and windows on the left and right sides. Color accent of box matches the colors of the Cyclone Joker Form.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">THE FIGURE</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Though the design is more of show-accurate, there's still the SIC feel to it. Panel lines are actually pretty asymmetrical on some points. Cyclone side has a glossy paint while Joker side has matte finish. Articulation is superb for the first tries but definitely, DEFINITELY fails after posing this a lot because the shoulder joint would actually always drop. Also, the joints for the hands are ball joints and really, it is FUCKIN TERRIBLE. After a few swaps, the hands would then just tend to fall out of the socket which made the pictorial for the Xtreme form hell for me. Also, as usual, eyes are made of clear red plastic with a few details in it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh god...very nasty seamlines on the head.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/8.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Though I must say, I actually like the paint jobs on both sides.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kamen Raida...V3! Oh wait, wrong rider.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sa, omae wo tsumi no kazoero!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/DSC00302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/DSC00302.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Xtreme Form</div>The Xtreme form has the same paint applications just like with the Cyclone Joker parts. The only major difference is that the middle part actually looks super shiny. It was really hard to take pics of this thing with flash (hey, forgive me. I have terrible light source so I always must result to using flash.). Articulation is now a bit limited to the arms because of the huge pauldrons (shoulder pads, as other reviewers call it). Nevertheless, no change in articulation on other points besides arms.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/24.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/26.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/27.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/28.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/29.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/30.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/31.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now this is actually the part where all was hell. The Prism Bicker is one heavy piece of plastic and so the arms always droop down. Add to the fact that the hands are actually loose on their sockets, you can expect this thing to always drop the shield with its hand along with it. The Prism Sword is also made of soft plastic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/33.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/35.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/32.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/37.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/38.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/39.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/40.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/41.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/42.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/43.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
CONCLUSION:<br />
Articulation: 5/5 (Modern engineering ftw!)<br />
Design: 2.5/5 (Appearance=win. Quality issue=fail. The fact that the joints tend to become so loose easily really takes a lot of points away from this section. Moreover, there is a really nasty seamline on the head. Like wtf Bandai? Did you even bother to check that thing out? And also, this thing has the SMALLEST diecast parts on any SIC figure. The only diecast parts are the bracelets and the anklets.)<br />
Accessories: 4/5 (Really good to be honest. I honestly didn't expect that Bandai could've pulled an SIC W without releasing how many volumes for it unlike the SHF line. Also, it comes with a free stand.)<br />
Price: 4/5 (Well, I'm going to admit. It is priced fair despite the issues I pointed out. Not only do you get the CJ Form but you also get the Xtreme parts. And to mention the free stand. lol.)<br />
Verdict: 3/5 (This volume is just pretty average for my tastes because 1. WTF with the very small amount of diecast? 2. WTF with the joints? 3. WTF with the nasty seamline?).<br />
<br />
Pretty much, I can't say for certain if this thing is actually worth getting. But if you ask me, I would answer that I regret preordering this thing and not ordering something better like SIC Kabuto.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/DSC00313-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/DSC00313-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, time to count your sins...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/DSC00312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/DSC00312.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...you pervert!</div>Banhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144945904223780770.post-54002301160651339342011-09-16T10:48:00.000-07:002011-09-16T10:48:41.378-07:00SIC Todoroki Maziora version review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a review about SIC Todoroki Maziora version. You may be wondering, what the hell is Maziora? Well, to know bout it, click this link (only if you want to): <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChromaFlair">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChromaFlair</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm just too lazy to copy-pasta from wiki so there, I just posted the link. :p<br />
Without further ado, let's get on with this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
BOX</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The box is a bit weird, totally awesome for an exclusive SIC. Unlike the Tamashii Web Exclusive SICs, Imagination Works SICs have boxes made of clear plastic. As you can see, all the accessories can already be seen through the clear case. This is definitely perfect if you plan on displaying this in MISB mode.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T62-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T62-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T61.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T61.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T60.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T60.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T59.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T58.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T57.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">THE FIGURE<br />
SIC Todoroki is just a mere recolor of the SIC Zanki (or is it the other way around?). Meaning...no major changes besides the color (yes, articulation points of both Todoroki and Zanki are still the same).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T56.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T55.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T47.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gotta love that face...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T46.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T45.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T50.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seriously, the underwear weirds me out. xD</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T44.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T49.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T48.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T48.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T52.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You may have noticed by now that in the pictures where I used flash, the color of Todoroki somehow changes into something...rainbow-y. Well, that is the point of the Maziora color. And I must say it definitely looks nice on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T51.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T39.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A mere comparison to SIC Zanki. As you can see, Todoroki is green and has white gloves and white lines on the face while Zanki is more of Blue Green and has brown gloves and brown lines on the face. One big difference between the two is that only Zanki comes with the leg armor, though you can actually fit that leg armor to Todoroki too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ACCESSORIES</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The accessories are, of course, few since, well, this is an exclusive (the only exclusive that I know that has most number of accessories if the SIC Ryuga with Dragblacker Maziora. Thing is expensive btw). It only comes with 6 hands, about 6 discs, a falcon disc animal, a gorilla disc animal, a wolf disc animal, and of course, the trusty guitar. lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T34.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Action Poses:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T33.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T32.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T29.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T27.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T25.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bitches love 'em guitars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T3-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T3-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">F*** YEAH!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Conclusion:<br />
Articulation = 3/5 (nothing special)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Design = 5/5 (Design is still the same with Zanki, but the fact that this thing shines like a wtf rainbow earns it a 5 for me)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Accessories = 3/5 (just normal. Nothing spectacular nor lame. Just right)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Price = 5/5 (Did I mention that I only got this thing for 1800 Philippine pesos (paid $40 when I ordered this thing)?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Verdict = 4/5 (This is a really good SIC despite coming from the Hibiki line. The fact that this SIC is actually cheap already says why this is worth to get despite no major difference from this and Zanki.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Todoroki/T2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Banhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144945904223780770.post-65147794396199729822011-05-31T09:27:00.000-07:002011-09-16T11:01:26.484-07:00SIC Volume 28 Faiz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">THE BOX</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Motif of the design of the box is, of course, no other than Faiz. The window is shaped like the phi symbol .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/DSC00299.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20W%20for%20the%20blog%20pics/DSC00299.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So basically, this is what you get when you pop open the box. The figure actually had a lot of twisties (which I know that almost everyone hates those things) and the only things things holding most of the Wolf Orphenoch parts are also...twisties. Also, there are only two sets of extra hands for Faiz (a right and left hand for holding the sword, an open palm, an a hand that I found no other use whatsoever than hold the phone) and a set for the Wolf Orphenoch (just two open palm hands).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*NOTE: Those holes on the second tray actually look like that maybe to support the other parts from the first tray.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">THE FIGURE</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The design, as you will always expect from SICs, is asymmetrical on some parts like the chest part where there are panel lines on the left part which you won't find in the right and a few details on the right where the left does not have. Paint job is pretty clean and if I can say so myself, this is one SIC that looks awesome because of metallic painting and diecast parts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This guy has a pretty hefty amount of diecast parts on its body. For one, the part of the belt where he places his phone is made of diecast. Knees and some of the parts of the lower leg and feet are also made of diecast. It would've sounded really awesome except for the fact that the toe joint (from toe to toe fingers) cannot bend which had been a bummer at some times when I took pictures of this figure. Articulation is pretty good except for the arms which has restricted articulation due to the shoulder pads.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">THE ACCESSORIES</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Accessories that are included in this volume is a bit few, although, all of them are pretty important parts from the show. Hell, they even included the Smart Brain suitcase which you can store the little accessories in it (look at pic). The phone is the only one that has no metal parts in it but as for the laser pointer, the knuckle duster and the sword, they are made of diecast metal (except for the hilt of the sword).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/16.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And so...for a few poses to show a bit of the articulation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/21-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/21-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Exceed Charge...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It would've been cooler if they included that red cone that usually appears when he does the rider kick. lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Yes, I know this pic sucks. Just wanted to show the details on the foot. XD*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/24.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">WOLF ORPHENOCH REVIEW</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know I really should be skipping to the THE FIGURE section but then I just took this pics for the kicks. lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tried to do a little by little transformation on it but got lazy halfway though so then only about 4 pics of it taken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/25.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/26.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/27.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/28.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/29.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">THE FIGURE</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Transforming this figure from Faiz form to Orphenoch form was actually a pain (literally) because the Orphenoch parts have a lot of pointed parts, especially those pointy chogokin parts, that could actually cut someone (so now it is clear that this thing is not for children). Though it really looks good in terms of design, it is pretty much dislikable because it has a terrible weight issue and that some parts doesn't stay fit. I actually don't know where I read this but I quite remember that the reviewer said that this form has difficulty in standing up. It's quite the contrary for my case and I managed to do a few poses with this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/30.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/31.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/32.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/32.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/33.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/36.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/36.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/34.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/37.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See those silver parts? If you don't know, those are made if diecast. Moreover, those parts are pretty big.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/35.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/38.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/39.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/40.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/41.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">^lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CONCLUSION</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Articulation: 4/5 (normal SIC articulation. Pretty meh but gonna give it a 4).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Design: 4.5/5 (I would've given it a 5 but there's something lacking in this model. Nevertheless, design is a win.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Accessories: 4/5 (Though a bit few, it was actually fun playing with this thing.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Price: 4/5 (Current prices for this thing is really a pain for the wallet. But if you ask me, it is still worth the money since 1. This is a really rare SIC today and 2. Just look at how awesome the design is. lol)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Verdict: 4.5/5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So then, that's it for my take in SIC Faiz. One last pic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/SIC%20Faiz/42.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Banhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144945904223780770.post-71458919171819881612011-03-28T01:35:00.000-07:002011-09-16T10:53:03.014-07:00SIC Volume 35 Blade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Packaging:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0U7Dx8M7l_mbPzOXkS_JI9m5h9YveDx82fVUT1JD5hhTSw8_8gpBD3-1Hnpxzbu1VWU4koNc9K8OldwlZXc9Z-Az7mIE9Up3ce5uD3cv2Fkq3XAP5yqeRyW6SHRrTCf4eBaSHtv663Xb/s1600/B1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0U7Dx8M7l_mbPzOXkS_JI9m5h9YveDx82fVUT1JD5hhTSw8_8gpBD3-1Hnpxzbu1VWU4koNc9K8OldwlZXc9Z-Az7mIE9Up3ce5uD3cv2Fkq3XAP5yqeRyW6SHRrTCf4eBaSHtv663Xb/s320/B1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> The box is just your typical SIC box with the front cover made of clear plastic so you could view the figure while the figure is still in MISB (Mint In Sealed Box) form and the back shows some pictures of the figure doing a bit of poses. Overall, the box looks very good in terms of appearance.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzsovyEMR8TIJ_a21Hv3hyN1AhpkyagU6jfrfHfF8tVHiPMKnv-9v6pWz5eINzFbVC5TK-iijtyV8q2BxEZczCdL2uHcvVAEMnz1E4TfNtM86P64UmEjzK-yUNf4ILufpcJFTYBQWmc_I/s1600/B3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzsovyEMR8TIJ_a21Hv3hyN1AhpkyagU6jfrfHfF8tVHiPMKnv-9v6pWz5eINzFbVC5TK-iijtyV8q2BxEZczCdL2uHcvVAEMnz1E4TfNtM86P64UmEjzK-yUNf4ILufpcJFTYBQWmc_I/s320/B3.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwMdBI_1PiQl2_rnOnFaJ0mr4muSMdLA4Qye1x23hY5aAxb84ZqZYgbOlJ5tWBqx_hVzrpildM-7e7w0NaKR3B8GOHV5-CJ9xz4E1XrRvNOjZmtG8IBtn1aRvs7V7bcc06eXgLBV-KkGm/s1600/B14.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwMdBI_1PiQl2_rnOnFaJ0mr4muSMdLA4Qye1x23hY5aAxb84ZqZYgbOlJ5tWBqx_hVzrpildM-7e7w0NaKR3B8GOHV5-CJ9xz4E1XrRvNOjZmtG8IBtn1aRvs7V7bcc06eXgLBV-KkGm/s320/B14.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After popping out the contents of the box, the first thing you could notice is that there is a hell of a lot of twisties. I actually don't mind the twisties but damn...this thing is loaded with a lot of them that it actually is a pain in the ass to remove them all. And as you can see, SIC Blade kinda has only a few accessories. Also, if you have noticed, SIC Blade only has 2 extra sets of hands. This is the only SIC that I know that has the least amount of hands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>The figure pt. 1:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This thing is really detailed from every part of the body and every bit of the armor. Design...hands down, this thing wins in that category. Compared to my other SICs that I currently have, this one is the only one that has the most details on the armor parts. Pretty much, IMO, the SIC Blade line is the last SIC line that had really amazing designs. For articulation, this thing is pretty flexible and can do a lot of good poses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34pwIZui_H54kFRMd2wEUwqdKVFSF5-fboUiYEY5i1R-ou55bK-jbedcIj0S_njTK-13VUVJ_nj92uFa6A3Hpbefkb2RSgmhSeR_lAWRuG5e-02i1EWaRAThsleaRBUe_y67oAjBQtwtQ/s1600/b19.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34pwIZui_H54kFRMd2wEUwqdKVFSF5-fboUiYEY5i1R-ou55bK-jbedcIj0S_njTK-13VUVJ_nj92uFa6A3Hpbefkb2RSgmhSeR_lAWRuG5e-02i1EWaRAThsleaRBUe_y67oAjBQtwtQ/s320/b19.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuvyRxL1pGgt1KZEr2AYRDytbrAVidZaQcNCp2Xn4ukvYhOYJcBwjIglgVShJtVpX8hMzCqR7itvanx-7ofTBiYbZDRbNgzlJ71HDkeZUEPkwgUs2TI8zhz-T4Ein6zKx7xOjAtxofVid/s1600/b20.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuvyRxL1pGgt1KZEr2AYRDytbrAVidZaQcNCp2Xn4ukvYhOYJcBwjIglgVShJtVpX8hMzCqR7itvanx-7ofTBiYbZDRbNgzlJ71HDkeZUEPkwgUs2TI8zhz-T4Ein6zKx7xOjAtxofVid/s320/b20.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHorNy0MLvmbqWYkkprNKdQY_sEqInCYPV2Z_Adbu8WTg7X_gtgg_ccD1oEdWAe3pBoIzzT34elBORktqux0hWMK5qRUGGDuEpy4dRMU3C8-hMGqMr5bYPuhTCiU9j0hMIpq7WlqjNrdyC/s1600/b25.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHorNy0MLvmbqWYkkprNKdQY_sEqInCYPV2Z_Adbu8WTg7X_gtgg_ccD1oEdWAe3pBoIzzT34elBORktqux0hWMK5qRUGGDuEpy4dRMU3C8-hMGqMr5bYPuhTCiU9j0hMIpq7WlqjNrdyC/s320/b25.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Knee pads and shin armors are made of metal parts.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQXG_-S4VmCf_pULp__GMimuzqjGGtaJbeKjTzX-asbrhjNBLJ2W9Ool5HyS_XP8bSC1HGOl8HssoX98OxJ3t1S3qJtG1GjsIpUy12sAl_GUcstAQAJsGPeWmOBSDA6fFnLowofE8Zq0E/s1600/b21.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQXG_-S4VmCf_pULp__GMimuzqjGGtaJbeKjTzX-asbrhjNBLJ2W9Ool5HyS_XP8bSC1HGOl8HssoX98OxJ3t1S3qJtG1GjsIpUy12sAl_GUcstAQAJsGPeWmOBSDA6fFnLowofE8Zq0E/s320/b21.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Those things on the lower arm of Blade is also made of metal.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNqF15gGyCCczsLucVI9mZa98qcX4WMAJDL96fQftvC3Wo0tTkco4PgyX1KMNcQ9_QX9z4e1-hN-2_knjFm4iii-AGVGdJKfGKvHWmIxlYi4XWjheVVOQTJjnyum52vGnJp56lQUGQM1r/s1600/b22.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBNqF15gGyCCczsLucVI9mZa98qcX4WMAJDL96fQftvC3Wo0tTkco4PgyX1KMNcQ9_QX9z4e1-hN-2_knjFm4iii-AGVGdJKfGKvHWmIxlYi4XWjheVVOQTJjnyum52vGnJp56lQUGQM1r/s320/b22.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_azMPccqqDSDwE1TUGcCEa91JgULbBp0uwHMhHoG1D7VoPp7RmqfuEQTZ5aV7xtVSLUPz9o67FF1zrWjcaNYXZ9LXEpkrk7vWOh5JKgYHp8lxOlOQwxtpJcY-ukQJFRY9WewAV4pYe3qV/s1600/b24.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_azMPccqqDSDwE1TUGcCEa91JgULbBp0uwHMhHoG1D7VoPp7RmqfuEQTZ5aV7xtVSLUPz9o67FF1zrWjcaNYXZ9LXEpkrk7vWOh5JKgYHp8lxOlOQwxtpJcY-ukQJFRY9WewAV4pYe3qV/s320/b24.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaYrnhj_isJxRwuu1cDjt9g4H1OoRvfA-JnAJbar9ly4WKnAFkpJ332gN4EXuUVHZj5FrpMzeVgfeuDfvvU14QMlXnz6oFw3z3xFdVB0_cz3daWyJ7XVu4uidF3ZFRAnhEMKMx86YHvSw/s1600/b23.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaYrnhj_isJxRwuu1cDjt9g4H1OoRvfA-JnAJbar9ly4WKnAFkpJ332gN4EXuUVHZj5FrpMzeVgfeuDfvvU14QMlXnz6oFw3z3xFdVB0_cz3daWyJ7XVu4uidF3ZFRAnhEMKMx86YHvSw/s320/b23.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hell, even the butt is detailed with blue panel lines. Kinda awkward but looks really cool. XD</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ip7Z8o2LH7Xs6Wur1odK-A29hCHqzqcYA68GAOH9LHwSjGDLJUwdQhyphenhyphen7yLA0jBWe9Qv3f4B0CuoOLdOFFhQZBRocIhf4444dLE14Y8pqWySnPQ5FODJ_aXHyXeuX9SLjuzwnDQGYx6Nx/s1600/b26.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Ip7Z8o2LH7Xs6Wur1odK-A29hCHqzqcYA68GAOH9LHwSjGDLJUwdQhyphenhyphen7yLA0jBWe9Qv3f4B0CuoOLdOFFhQZBRocIhf4444dLE14Y8pqWySnPQ5FODJ_aXHyXeuX9SLjuzwnDQGYx6Nx/s320/b26.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJG3FQz_uGxYJSHGKv4M-07jjJNXGSi_ccGfeHRI_Ejxb2Ly9gWwwSJBIssJghiLJUkLsV94eEzM3ErGrZ-dGmsLyCTnfOW7VKWqruxLvWitO9X8bsUo75fJenuC_UXqwuSL21mZo3OcIa/s1600/b28.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJG3FQz_uGxYJSHGKv4M-07jjJNXGSi_ccGfeHRI_Ejxb2Ly9gWwwSJBIssJghiLJUkLsV94eEzM3ErGrZ-dGmsLyCTnfOW7VKWqruxLvWitO9X8bsUo75fJenuC_UXqwuSL21mZo3OcIa/s320/b28.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sorry for blurry shot. By the way, the belt is also metal and it actually gives a nice feel and realism to it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1XFPa-QHev12F3DdGwK6XlJgQDmEEM6FdRbVeha3FmxJ67ndU5T4tGMnvtgX1aV-iiEKCzvRLdaC0GdDNxBoBbajlnOxGjdFVDvXaLf-bAd69stmQlURa9yxU03wOnM8fjqiaTnhatdD/s1600/b29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1XFPa-QHev12F3DdGwK6XlJgQDmEEM6FdRbVeha3FmxJ67ndU5T4tGMnvtgX1aV-iiEKCzvRLdaC0GdDNxBoBbajlnOxGjdFVDvXaLf-bAd69stmQlURa9yxU03wOnM8fjqiaTnhatdD/s320/b29.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Seriously, that's got to be one of the fiercest looking SIC Kamen Rider.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqqhDEHkVvVXfNP7kkIG0NmUJE6KDmGu3E0gpchEhM8GU-BlcF7h6Fax2n5pildbp4oOb4-8MUL862G8_gb1hycj_GHJIIs6oKyUKK0deY_5Zlln5b2Tp_qJHFYXdoB6LF9dKsRDhCbYC/s1600/b27.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqqhDEHkVvVXfNP7kkIG0NmUJE6KDmGu3E0gpchEhM8GU-BlcF7h6Fax2n5pildbp4oOb4-8MUL862G8_gb1hycj_GHJIIs6oKyUKK0deY_5Zlln5b2Tp_qJHFYXdoB6LF9dKsRDhCbYC/s320/b27.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But kinda looks nerdy when you remove the clear part on its face. lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QQeavLEIyXRXZRTN8fFYJM5_aUxyd9aFSnavYJgoknHyMGBeR1I7rZsls-1sqP0z9PM9g-t6y36V_JXlySQW6TXNZmRWV629TyxBMDE83APbeKnhK2ni1NjdtLaMKyDDZ8Tu55wkzsYb/s1600/b30.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QQeavLEIyXRXZRTN8fFYJM5_aUxyd9aFSnavYJgoknHyMGBeR1I7rZsls-1sqP0z9PM9g-t6y36V_JXlySQW6TXNZmRWV629TyxBMDE83APbeKnhK2ni1NjdtLaMKyDDZ8Tu55wkzsYb/s320/b30.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Blay Rouzer's blade is also made of metal. Yeah, it looks more realistic that way but trouble is, it is kinda heavy and at often times, the hand of Blade sags down because of the weight. Besides the amount of details on the whole sword, what is really cool about the Blay Rouzer is that there's the mechanism where you can fan out the cards when Blade is preparing for an attack. Talk about intricate designing. lol</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jk7xG4epwEii3ONaXV9j7OMmRi-iZth6KJxtdv0BnBO8NM-tP6HTsd821_EPdzKD0XNlQLbN5BQ0809S3C8T3LcK0c0X0BYW1pY02jaoeTRYG_t7-u6RnhL5J0EAdeWeZB2X0Vrmck2t/s1600/b31.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5jk7xG4epwEii3ONaXV9j7OMmRi-iZth6KJxtdv0BnBO8NM-tP6HTsd821_EPdzKD0XNlQLbN5BQ0809S3C8T3LcK0c0X0BYW1pY02jaoeTRYG_t7-u6RnhL5J0EAdeWeZB2X0Vrmck2t/s320/b31.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kXQoGVny6UlbB8mSE00aosvBBhoz2tdRbq8F9v4x5V_gyaMu_-_G3Tfn9EorZfWLOoBHEIEWi_LFl9SZWRTGja2173USfUx46terPxOaDEj3sF8mFKUX4plrK500TXb20HLIe39NyloW/s1600/b33.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kXQoGVny6UlbB8mSE00aosvBBhoz2tdRbq8F9v4x5V_gyaMu_-_G3Tfn9EorZfWLOoBHEIEWi_LFl9SZWRTGja2173USfUx46terPxOaDEj3sF8mFKUX4plrK500TXb20HLIe39NyloW/s320/b33.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghefDEGkjrT4lkKKvUXSzCriInVastJOBUwbZCdoQAqWsdNOY8saBK4Tcn2UzCRMjLRvGGLe5IZFPzbU9nuQg30ut-VaEreWwFTOHbpmANXe9nYAIOE8sw9Judh1wB91fY7n165IWHx3oB/s1600/b34.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghefDEGkjrT4lkKKvUXSzCriInVastJOBUwbZCdoQAqWsdNOY8saBK4Tcn2UzCRMjLRvGGLe5IZFPzbU9nuQg30ut-VaEreWwFTOHbpmANXe9nYAIOE8sw9Judh1wB91fY7n165IWHx3oB/s320/b34.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4C9DIma-4bDQF_4ylAUs2Po4hktDEOTc7kyd_2vxLN6nFFbwUEqMkjpRXb8wwY9ibarANxieV-2n7iF9l-Vna3Fx685ZgW8KfpN0xwjFCvHUDp4d9lATo7Fb96NmYPQ5j8tSIjFTp7Ajz/s1600/b37.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4C9DIma-4bDQF_4ylAUs2Po4hktDEOTc7kyd_2vxLN6nFFbwUEqMkjpRXb8wwY9ibarANxieV-2n7iF9l-Vna3Fx685ZgW8KfpN0xwjFCvHUDp4d9lATo7Fb96NmYPQ5j8tSIjFTp7Ajz/s320/b37.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdTSVe04dgA63_c9mTE7AO8Qz_YKHRod2YaStykHPtc89kNiSeZ_d2KJVTfSyQVQEjFh9octUMKdg-xIZoeae8dxxVr3axfYkRcuCK1o_swxWLFVe7-P61Y7LWDRRM2V9G-7WsHc5fYqi/s1600/b38.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEdTSVe04dgA63_c9mTE7AO8Qz_YKHRod2YaStykHPtc89kNiSeZ_d2KJVTfSyQVQEjFh9octUMKdg-xIZoeae8dxxVr3axfYkRcuCK1o_swxWLFVe7-P61Y7LWDRRM2V9G-7WsHc5fYqi/s320/b38.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasl-r0V2mrCmKuZgvPquMF4gwlsPAtGk_dSJ0l7YXe6YZ3Q-sjUpQ6OBKEQvRbwT7_3ZItGaDl9oB481OFZltx-z6vQxStogMkLUqAEyJH4YgRpCxSiiX4T3RJbTho5lp0pxsqXYlIlCL/s1600/b36.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasl-r0V2mrCmKuZgvPquMF4gwlsPAtGk_dSJ0l7YXe6YZ3Q-sjUpQ6OBKEQvRbwT7_3ZItGaDl9oB481OFZltx-z6vQxStogMkLUqAEyJH4YgRpCxSiiX4T3RJbTho5lp0pxsqXYlIlCL/s320/b36.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUCVloBmDPBq_6DLz77giYvXb7NCX0zfhLU8JN6IDNB_a5jDhBhmjaTcdgM8Vi0jea1WMFld9fbLUQ98y1OKpkfgGtP6WfEqhvTcV9g6UTWl__goqKzqmQwj3pk-vic9OIm-2JGiZZ90D/s1600/b39.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUCVloBmDPBq_6DLz77giYvXb7NCX0zfhLU8JN6IDNB_a5jDhBhmjaTcdgM8Vi0jea1WMFld9fbLUQ98y1OKpkfgGtP6WfEqhvTcV9g6UTWl__goqKzqmQwj3pk-vic9OIm-2JGiZZ90D/s320/b39.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AJNtxyezCDbWRduSX7P2g2TKRL44G-h65Zu7YY46nGhJ0HrBXGSi6IxdPD5PIR1gujVs4zzxjZxAEKv2wIJrQdk5R44yan0er9YSsT7yWLX4EvxhejeFpx1YnU7FT9-erufinxNvIqxG/s1600/b40.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AJNtxyezCDbWRduSX7P2g2TKRL44G-h65Zu7YY46nGhJ0HrBXGSi6IxdPD5PIR1gujVs4zzxjZxAEKv2wIJrQdk5R44yan0er9YSsT7yWLX4EvxhejeFpx1YnU7FT9-erufinxNvIqxG/s320/b40.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhI4C6iqdBPJRZwgISBddADGrcdDM0Z1haLVrxc3aEcH9Df7kHmLsxIHHhHlKusL5zbRlYmFg8AJdZx5JJYUL_-7YPV_Sqyow9l7NzsciPK_8W9B1xS8LxMKwzqN9xSuFSrXrm6ItSClT/s1600/b41.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhI4C6iqdBPJRZwgISBddADGrcdDM0Z1haLVrxc3aEcH9Df7kHmLsxIHHhHlKusL5zbRlYmFg8AJdZx5JJYUL_-7YPV_Sqyow9l7NzsciPK_8W9B1xS8LxMKwzqN9xSuFSrXrm6ItSClT/s320/b41.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvWdNVQqp6xToXUwRf3E9hPC332zQx-HqSFZ7RD3WV_iWLUweTzN91LyXovk90bL0Y9PLWmxBci735TmJ1aCDhiXR0RYsRqCZZVbjS5Xv54pmVZH98coE0odYzQZ0NqOSKpyvS-jQ1F35/s1600/b42.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbvWdNVQqp6xToXUwRf3E9hPC332zQx-HqSFZ7RD3WV_iWLUweTzN91LyXovk90bL0Y9PLWmxBci735TmJ1aCDhiXR0RYsRqCZZVbjS5Xv54pmVZH98coE0odYzQZ0NqOSKpyvS-jQ1F35/s320/b42.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6u8xIp6hg0kzuB_ILlFwaIqlxejFc_Mbyiw-L1D7jaPz_YvzwfhZ8TRNmXUr6VZJ5s3UaMJ_IRPvN0Be1h78l7Zu0wt1VrXq1AOAYIAdTm4cjic953GONk1U1ynbpTSKxR8CPpLP9y9S/s1600/b43.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6u8xIp6hg0kzuB_ILlFwaIqlxejFc_Mbyiw-L1D7jaPz_YvzwfhZ8TRNmXUr6VZJ5s3UaMJ_IRPvN0Be1h78l7Zu0wt1VrXq1AOAYIAdTm4cjic953GONk1U1ynbpTSKxR8CPpLP9y9S/s320/b43.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9rfIhzSj9saJtjsWiw0iE7AL9Sxt9b9XVTv5U-kW8Mhn5qI9NQknGjHIdUdw0rbuJvX_fbiDUmmvBatd6BQlVI2jbMUQUwzt_4gxiXLP5umMyggdFx9cuvcntt-x0c4Pqwo1Oi85bV6M/s1600/b44.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt9rfIhzSj9saJtjsWiw0iE7AL9Sxt9b9XVTv5U-kW8Mhn5qI9NQknGjHIdUdw0rbuJvX_fbiDUmmvBatd6BQlVI2jbMUQUwzt_4gxiXLP5umMyggdFx9cuvcntt-x0c4Pqwo1Oi85bV6M/s320/b44.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Forgot to replace the head when I took the pic. Just upped it for a little lulz. lol</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Accessories:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pretty much, the really notable accessories that this volume has are the Blade King Form parts which you can swap to transform it into Blade King Form and the King Rouzer which is one big heavy chunk of detailed plastic. For most SIC fans, the King Form is the real main selling point of this volume. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>The Figure pt. 2:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Like the Ace Form (the 'normal' for those who could get confused with the name of the forms), every part of armor is intricately detailed. The gold metallic paint is also really awesome. Though this form looks good in terms of design, the articulation kinda falls short when it is in this form. The arms have more restricted articulation because of the really big shoulder pauldrons and the legs can't really bend that well compared to how it can bend when in Ace Form.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2P0PeLeRINaUCC5Oy9qawok_F-a16eF8RVU2Jwy-WYL1lmOvQ-i1R1DYHkViQn_bQqSC80L07E61m_tjU1E8D9TpGC1l6wULiL3yhjsVLpZR05tDj0pZNX4bVZnsUD8U3ym7NwQ8MEbR9/s1600/b1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2P0PeLeRINaUCC5Oy9qawok_F-a16eF8RVU2Jwy-WYL1lmOvQ-i1R1DYHkViQn_bQqSC80L07E61m_tjU1E8D9TpGC1l6wULiL3yhjsVLpZR05tDj0pZNX4bVZnsUD8U3ym7NwQ8MEbR9/s320/b1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8kSSheVt024W7bYpsq5sWhOPF2XwmEQhboKGMNrXWT3RGw_xVTYbUc_vQ5f7YUqIul7qDv-PvMqzuLoQGpbt-ntX52AVUW_c10ubWyKVoXNylKRzaelsKk0KfZ8pJuvZEBVoOzefrlLM/s1600/b2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis8kSSheVt024W7bYpsq5sWhOPF2XwmEQhboKGMNrXWT3RGw_xVTYbUc_vQ5f7YUqIul7qDv-PvMqzuLoQGpbt-ntX52AVUW_c10ubWyKVoXNylKRzaelsKk0KfZ8pJuvZEBVoOzefrlLM/s320/b2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LLTwMxos5_W2RqAGaz1c-RGIh9Sqxv4nYDX0qvp6YOc7vNKggidSTBRhDJkKrcb4RS8xOWCdUW7nzf-iU66RXafS4kMR9e131yNFpugH74YOacUpq1NlAYV4839SPMx5AGyLlzFGhFSL/s1600/b3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LLTwMxos5_W2RqAGaz1c-RGIh9Sqxv4nYDX0qvp6YOc7vNKggidSTBRhDJkKrcb4RS8xOWCdUW7nzf-iU66RXafS4kMR9e131yNFpugH74YOacUpq1NlAYV4839SPMx5AGyLlzFGhFSL/s320/b3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK8c-d02T_oRxdjHsXq9oOa5q4YFpZ_ji6EbhR2i6Dgr5aKzsI1p78vBcIUM7Zcsa5oHyYvcDwJ1by0uvjAbqioEF5baRUGKdL2py3AYSTvf2dGETe1sdgkwInwhNOv13I4xBGFaMlRt6/s1600/b4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXK8c-d02T_oRxdjHsXq9oOa5q4YFpZ_ji6EbhR2i6Dgr5aKzsI1p78vBcIUM7Zcsa5oHyYvcDwJ1by0uvjAbqioEF5baRUGKdL2py3AYSTvf2dGETe1sdgkwInwhNOv13I4xBGFaMlRt6/s320/b4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJccf_uJ7Vy-l9GBZ9ej5KnYdKlIBoCpPdhmttUC0zYmt8uMl2Afc_wWNWGgaJ_jzKMIW3kL_e-Q9oc3MtjjlDqEuNF-9OTPqjkzl4yPEXuMxNFFwZxT5sE4FDEnQtdCu9cujm-HkIC6J6/s1600/b5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJccf_uJ7Vy-l9GBZ9ej5KnYdKlIBoCpPdhmttUC0zYmt8uMl2Afc_wWNWGgaJ_jzKMIW3kL_e-Q9oc3MtjjlDqEuNF-9OTPqjkzl4yPEXuMxNFFwZxT5sE4FDEnQtdCu9cujm-HkIC6J6/s320/b5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-RsAU3eXQLqO59RgQVrPLKgnLlL4gPTQXvQA7viA-QjeO7z5Hvs_WsTSJEge9hiu0jj3DYDZNIcPAtrCqcTDNgKlC9inFuk4nv0lGYlBBvWgGMo_25AtV_n4OBjng0bEHskLRP0mBnYR/s1600/b6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-RsAU3eXQLqO59RgQVrPLKgnLlL4gPTQXvQA7viA-QjeO7z5Hvs_WsTSJEge9hiu0jj3DYDZNIcPAtrCqcTDNgKlC9inFuk4nv0lGYlBBvWgGMo_25AtV_n4OBjng0bEHskLRP0mBnYR/s320/b6.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxc5Bp3YW30_4hyN11afSh-ohdHhvgqPZLy-GnNfocxpI4fByh7UyWt8xYuaP-kusgdQuqnvNzngNODu_rfRtDVyt_PUq4xjKKh2R4hY436lFlqG3uq7wXcOSs-PM9o1z1i-ATKI2jGRP/s1600/b7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxc5Bp3YW30_4hyN11afSh-ohdHhvgqPZLy-GnNfocxpI4fByh7UyWt8xYuaP-kusgdQuqnvNzngNODu_rfRtDVyt_PUq4xjKKh2R4hY436lFlqG3uq7wXcOSs-PM9o1z1i-ATKI2jGRP/s320/b7.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, there is a peg at the back of the armor of Blade King Form. You could actually connect the King Rouzer to that peg and make it look like Blade is carrying the King Rouzer on his back.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCpYTQudSLas4CFUaAIhrXY9dVqLQrD1T-7kf6seu3TmzeHPOYnQb3okZamT9Xpg6rclzoVtOhpon62VU4zXffonHQ4Hp3D-A4vMZbe1J4WTIzkKTMtSesA9Xj1yiDz0rH1FvAFKm8hwy/s1600/b8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXCpYTQudSLas4CFUaAIhrXY9dVqLQrD1T-7kf6seu3TmzeHPOYnQb3okZamT9Xpg6rclzoVtOhpon62VU4zXffonHQ4Hp3D-A4vMZbe1J4WTIzkKTMtSesA9Xj1yiDz0rH1FvAFKm8hwy/s320/b8.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6HpXCForT-5r005IGAd8BvBfynTsJJqr3dBiiw483jWmeVOosPZ2zy15BWLdlbOY4CvUYxLTVHjKGJgNRDaOdZ3AkMd2B7EYwHQgyp5Jf-At9VqJ175I_BRm35WM6XRZ3MKDkDKSJ36K/s1600/b9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6HpXCForT-5r005IGAd8BvBfynTsJJqr3dBiiw483jWmeVOosPZ2zy15BWLdlbOY4CvUYxLTVHjKGJgNRDaOdZ3AkMd2B7EYwHQgyp5Jf-At9VqJ175I_BRm35WM6XRZ3MKDkDKSJ36K/s320/b9.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthZssdPQYZARLd4UG_m7kexMf25Rjvmx8oZ8WXP-pnemxsqjlTyXpqAGnvxAflWY9K00pvKGj66Opcc37pyZpex_teRTuADv4Oxfa_p60IWUrwPqxxJ2JUHaeE9ZlE5O3ndR3oUD6wkzb/s1600/b10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthZssdPQYZARLd4UG_m7kexMf25Rjvmx8oZ8WXP-pnemxsqjlTyXpqAGnvxAflWY9K00pvKGj66Opcc37pyZpex_teRTuADv4Oxfa_p60IWUrwPqxxJ2JUHaeE9ZlE5O3ndR3oUD6wkzb/s320/b10.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YOIUx7f_7JfSISFEF0fX7zomdTRVvMd6xu_6mU84NuzSDrcIRUAfEajMr-bk1ZZgHcb9dJbGSvetk-EzKyWYTLLhr3PF7UQS6dN9ixiqFrQWnwN4LGqXxSdU_I3KIpwWOpfs1QdQLy2R/s1600/b11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YOIUx7f_7JfSISFEF0fX7zomdTRVvMd6xu_6mU84NuzSDrcIRUAfEajMr-bk1ZZgHcb9dJbGSvetk-EzKyWYTLLhr3PF7UQS6dN9ixiqFrQWnwN4LGqXxSdU_I3KIpwWOpfs1QdQLy2R/s320/b11.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9Mvh5AwJlcaEaTemSM6N4SjYF8dr8AiOMIg3Ir8mvVQLe0TvjkLN5lbcIDoFMHU9GjRCrAb-qhs53eIvuRagMkb4hnuBwr4P646Lr04rAeRMC2k3NM1nhSFdn2k_aBkXGNta-LGKnkWr/s1600/b12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9Mvh5AwJlcaEaTemSM6N4SjYF8dr8AiOMIg3Ir8mvVQLe0TvjkLN5lbcIDoFMHU9GjRCrAb-qhs53eIvuRagMkb4hnuBwr4P646Lr04rAeRMC2k3NM1nhSFdn2k_aBkXGNta-LGKnkWr/s320/b12.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqaVyVqYSU7IKoqRFSfmTm-OglJ0qu_FFQ7JjOp-J3-gskow3qGRZD4TqnA01lSCArvAGdyoz5Z5AeSGKSTUL5zFFQT-WRp3rOt4yfSFDw0v2A04aCGZXvWrOkFGwkxRwo4J9Mee5Q1np/s1600/b13.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqaVyVqYSU7IKoqRFSfmTm-OglJ0qu_FFQ7JjOp-J3-gskow3qGRZD4TqnA01lSCArvAGdyoz5Z5AeSGKSTUL5zFFQT-WRp3rOt4yfSFDw0v2A04aCGZXvWrOkFGwkxRwo4J9Mee5Q1np/s320/b13.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2ANbckqTmOi4IC-F_k2UfPlemrdDoAHsdXFFkOBQfUi7pPsjPObMOSerHlTdc1zf98VqA9ospoVF5VRrm2wnYDcwoq6tyno8LcN2JEXqL3vpD8vIZT7_gUALfrEtLlxlp4t-1Kv32uhT/s1600/b14.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2ANbckqTmOi4IC-F_k2UfPlemrdDoAHsdXFFkOBQfUi7pPsjPObMOSerHlTdc1zf98VqA9ospoVF5VRrm2wnYDcwoq6tyno8LcN2JEXqL3vpD8vIZT7_gUALfrEtLlxlp4t-1Kv32uhT/s320/b14.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cY_p_aC5V3OFAYh2cV85pVNJX8wyRpd-TE-DQauzGxvARlRsjnt9O7veNKdGPBRNLUXTshIhnEo8SmgMlreyU-QSbLUJsusS_fbQnrWVXm8N3a4LiQeUPQcs7LQigtNI98QSC1T4mPPw/s1600/b15.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cY_p_aC5V3OFAYh2cV85pVNJX8wyRpd-TE-DQauzGxvARlRsjnt9O7veNKdGPBRNLUXTshIhnEo8SmgMlreyU-QSbLUJsusS_fbQnrWVXm8N3a4LiQeUPQcs7LQigtNI98QSC1T4mPPw/s320/b15.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9AY01yjmtJ3LTHAAbgLZqO2Gzr7ETJzAFU8eR3bk7OaDS8jyCj8smT9ia3eaO_l6wHKX-BUzqfykGMwoBf2J7uDlcJxWcY2g7HvXjU8SS20tbGRAhBn99b_foJogFy36sz9_vh49QD14/s1600/b16.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9AY01yjmtJ3LTHAAbgLZqO2Gzr7ETJzAFU8eR3bk7OaDS8jyCj8smT9ia3eaO_l6wHKX-BUzqfykGMwoBf2J7uDlcJxWcY2g7HvXjU8SS20tbGRAhBn99b_foJogFy36sz9_vh49QD14/s320/b16.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKL1JI6TElYKmYDahtFlO_ENwEJCjNgTEJLcqoCFj73JgR5EfRdEf1U2nFo2A6IT0t2MFgYvD-yXvC6a7b2hxchUGjmkCf1z5m-cZrXVbIycmwpeNEqRrmI7NTF4ZNWgytJesapTYV4op8/s1600/B43.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKL1JI6TElYKmYDahtFlO_ENwEJCjNgTEJLcqoCFj73JgR5EfRdEf1U2nFo2A6IT0t2MFgYvD-yXvC6a7b2hxchUGjmkCf1z5m-cZrXVbIycmwpeNEqRrmI7NTF4ZNWgytJesapTYV4op8/s320/B43.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgrE1mukDayMcBeadviRB72UCKusUp9wPLYz-2cBxlxMeQXweeFPn6jCzSnEYLmtEnd26_XpaXv5kmmiqABEdHxOX2hjSlCp5zBf3J3A4kOK6LkpE6RNdwBFyZ7qWFqS9cyoJiNfD0Ybp/s1600/B42.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgrE1mukDayMcBeadviRB72UCKusUp9wPLYz-2cBxlxMeQXweeFPn6jCzSnEYLmtEnd26_XpaXv5kmmiqABEdHxOX2hjSlCp5zBf3J3A4kOK6LkpE6RNdwBFyZ7qWFqS9cyoJiNfD0Ybp/s320/B42.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TTFAGIa-fTgf9F6Slt03u5zan37k2zb5Bv_EtHgdDUZwRK6jL8jcXDG177uhb6buJlWN-xMLELWDJR6Jpew5ta-DYMFx6Tlo1ubtMmO2flQspSajexMi-2JJkL3jMLuc9aayfrFjMALp/s1600/b18.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TTFAGIa-fTgf9F6Slt03u5zan37k2zb5Bv_EtHgdDUZwRK6jL8jcXDG177uhb6buJlWN-xMLELWDJR6Jpew5ta-DYMFx6Tlo1ubtMmO2flQspSajexMi-2JJkL3jMLuc9aayfrFjMALp/s320/b18.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, that's all for my take on SIC Blade. Overall, this is one of the coolest SICs that is out there in the market and I seriously, SERIOUSLY recommend this one to SIC fans or those who have just suddenly took interest at it because of its looks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Articulation: 4 out of 5 (Already pretty decent, IMO)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Design: 5 out of 5 (No questions needed to be asked.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Accessories: 4.5 out of 5 (Though few accessories, this volume has no unnecessary accessories.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Price: 5 out of 5 (I shelled in 4,800 philippine pesos for this one. Kinda pricy but IMO, no matter how much this one costs, it is all worth it. Just don't buy one when it exceeds 5K. That's already overpricing. For those who wonder where I got mine, I ordered this from Greattoys.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Verdict: 4.5 out of 5.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To buy or not to buy:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Definitely, to buy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's all for my take on SIC Blade. Thank</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7C5R_ruMTNmPBfC8wBBfk-sM0xhU716PA4rUdl6pJoz8eiTc0r_qc5g3BvfJgpJ_YKmslSgfgWZZ-r1dduT6FU3G3DpYuVZOECuACo0622h9G4KgSyd0LnMYiulRkMjk6pNBE9W8D1Wm/s1600/b45.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7C5R_ruMTNmPBfC8wBBfk-sM0xhU716PA4rUdl6pJoz8eiTc0r_qc5g3BvfJgpJ_YKmslSgfgWZZ-r1dduT6FU3G3DpYuVZOECuACo0622h9G4KgSyd0LnMYiulRkMjk6pNBE9W8D1Wm/s320/b45.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Force Choke*</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1959264310"></span><span id="goog_1959264311"></span></div>Banhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144945904223780770.post-36988404672566107572011-01-22T09:09:00.000-08:002012-04-23T19:21:31.963-07:00SIC Volume 50 KivaAt first thought, why was this thing so expensive in the first place when there aren't much accessories in this one compared to the previous SICs? That was the first question that came into my mind. At first, I really didn't expect much from this figure since the design was pretty show-accurate unlike the other SICs that I were choosing from at that time. I also didn't like Kamen Rider Kiva at all since the show was stupid and lame and one of my friends strongly advised me not to buy this one and choose another SIC. But then, this was the only available SIC at that time so no choice, I bought it. And hell...it was more worth it than the price I fuckin paid.<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Anyway, on to my take on the SIC Kiva.</div>
<div>
Forgive me because there's no pic of the box since I threw it away when I bought it because of storage reasons. I'll just be focusing on the figure itself and pics of the accessories that came with it.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00365.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00365.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00366.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00366.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
There it is. First things I observes with this one is that it really is a stable figure and heavy because of many metal parts. Most of the time, it stands well and rarely falls. I guess we have the Den-o SICs to thank for for the innovation for the new SICs. There are a few paint bleeds, particularly in the small lines and crevices but not really noticeable unless you look at it very, very closely.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
There are so many metal parts with this one. SIC Collectors had been complaining because they said that the new SICs have so few metal parts in them and the SIC line is kind of losing the "Chogokin" already. But I guess Bandai answered their pleas by releasing this one. lmao</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00367.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00367.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
The face. Really show-accurate. Eyes are translucent, yellow clear plastic.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00368.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00368.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00369.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00369.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00370.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00370.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00371.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00371.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
The body. Really superb design right here.The figure can bend forward, backward and sideward for a little. The blood red color on it really looks good. BTW, mine came with a metal Kivat that you can place on the belt. The whole silver thing that you see on its body, shoulder pads, bracelets, shin guard on the right foot, ankle guards and knee pads are all die-cast metal. Hell, even the chains are die-cast metal! This thing is loaded with die-cast metal.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Articulation.</div>
<div>
Articulation is pretty good for this model. Only nitpick I have is that the arms can't do much because the of the unmovable shoulder pads. Also, the skirts also hinder the legs so unfortunately, you can't pose the figure with it's right leg up high in the air if it prepares to do its rider kick.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00372.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00372.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00373.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00373.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00374.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00374.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00375.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00375.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00376.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00376.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
As for accessories, this one only have a few. Two hands for posing it in its signature flashy pose, a set of hands for posing it with the violin, a hand that can hold the fuestle, and another that I forgot its purpose. :p</div>
<div>
It also comes with the six fuestles that you can attach to the sides, two Kivats (in my case, three), the hell's gate wings that you can use to replace the metal parts in the right shin to pose it in its rider kick and the violin. IMO, though few, it already is good since Kiva really does not have much in the show. At least it was kind for Bandai to include the violin.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
I only managed to take a pic of some accessories but me guess that will do...</div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00378.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00378.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
The Kivats that are included in this one. The big one can open its mouth and can bite the fuestle.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00379.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00379.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00380.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00380.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00381.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00381.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
These are all the metal parts on the shin. Yes folks, SIC Kiva has more chogokin on one shin compared to SIC Den-o Climax Form. And to swap the wings for the Hell's Gate.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00383.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00383.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
The red on the wings are translucent red plastic.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00389.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00389.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Violin and bow. Nuff said. XD</div>
<div>
Anyway, on to some poses.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00377.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00377.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00382.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00382.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00387.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00387.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00388.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00388.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
LOL</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
And to end the performance...</div>
<div>
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00390.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00390.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div>
As for my final thoughts, I really was satisfied with this one after I bought it and played with it. My favorite things about this one is the huge amount of metal parts, stability of joints, and...the violin. </div>
<div>
Only minor nitpick with this one is that the arms and legs have a bit of limited articulation.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Articulation: 4/5</div>
<div>
Design: 5/5 (stability is a really big plus and though show accurate, this is one of the show-accurate SICs that still look good despite not having the design re-imagined that much.)</div>
<div>
Accessories: 4/5 (Though few, it is still a fair deal of accessories, IMO.)</div>
<div>
Price: 5/5 (I tell you, this thing is worth the price.)</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Verdict: 5/5 (The real deal about this figure? The metal parts, design, stability...and the violin. lol)</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
To buy or not to buy:</div>
<div>
My decision is a little bit of both. For SIC collectors that still does not have this SIC, get one now. This thing is really worth it even if you like or don't like the design. For those that are still starting on the SIC line, I kinda do not recommend you to buy this because this thing will really set your standards for a good SIC too high that you may not get good satisfaction in other SICs.<br />
<br />
<br />
Kamen Rider band!<br />
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00397.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00397.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00399.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00399.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00400.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00400.jpg" /></a><br />
<br />
You don't know how hard it was to pose Ibuki for those pics. XD<br />
<br />
Anyway, that's it. Heh heh...<br />
<a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=DSC00412.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/DSC00412.jpg" /></a></div>Banhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144945904223780770.post-52638785855819620922011-01-18T08:05:00.000-08:002011-09-16T10:54:56.967-07:00SIC Den-o Climax FormThough many might not like Den-o Climax Form's look and the SIC Volume where it is in, I still bought it since Climax Form is my most favorite form of Den-o besides Sword Form. And again, I really hit lucky on this one too since the same with the SIC Vol. 34 Ibuki and Zanki, I got this thing for 1500, half of the usual mall price that I often see here in the Philippines! Anyway, for some info on the Climax Form, read below.<br />
<div><br />
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Climax Form</b> <span style="font-weight: normal;">(<span class="t_nihongo_kanji" lang="ja" xml:lang="ja">クライマックスフォーム</span> <i>Kuraimakkusu Fōmu</i><span class="t_nihongo_help noprint"><sup style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: #0000ee; font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.1em; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">?</span></a></sup></span>)</span> is Den-O's sixth and strongest form in the series. It is accessed when all of the Tarōs except Momotaros fade away and Ryotaro's desire not to lose them creates the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamen_Rider_Den-O_%28character%29#K-Taros" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;">K-Taros</a> which restores the three Imagins' bond to Ryotaro. After entering the code 3-6-9-# and attaching it to the Den-O Belt, Den-O becomes Climax Form. Climax Form is basically a stronger version of Sword Form that incorporates the DenKamen of the other three Den-O forms onto various parts of the armor (Rod Form's mask is on the right shoulder with Urataros controlling the right arm, Ax Form's mask on the left shoulder with Kintaros controlling the left arm, and Gun Form's mask on the chest with Ryutaros control the legs). But due to the nature of Climax Form, the Tarōs need to work as one to fight, and their strengths are incorporated into Climax Form. The three masks can also travel along tracks on Climax Form's body to align with the leg or arm to enter Kick Mode <span style="font-weight: normal;">(<span class="t_nihongo_kanji" lang="ja" xml:lang="ja">キックモード</span><i>Kikku Mōdo</i><span class="t_nihongo_help noprint"><sup style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: #0000ee; font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.1em; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">?</span></a></sup></span>)</span> or Punch Mode <span style="font-weight: normal;">(<span class="t_nihongo_kanji" lang="ja" xml:lang="ja">パンチモード</span> <i>Panchi Mōdo</i><span class="t_nihongo_help noprint"><sup style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Installing_Japanese_character_sets" style="background-image: none; color: #0645ad; text-decoration: none;" title="Help:Installing Japanese character sets"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: #0000ee; font: normal normal bold 80%/normal sans-serif; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.1em; padding-right: 0.1em; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">?</span></a></sup></span>)</span>, with the three Tarōs controlling that one limb while leaving Momotaros to control the rest of the body to perform "Charge and Up" attacks.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">-wikipedia</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">So...yeah. that's pretty much it. Anyway, on to the pics.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">BOX:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b2.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Pretty much, this is what you'll only get for this pack. Sad though that there's no densword included for the Climax Form. Bummer. =___=</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Den-o Climax Form:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b3.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b4.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b6.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b6.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b7.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b7.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b8.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b8.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b9.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b9.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b10.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b10.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b11.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b12.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b12.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">And this is how it looks like when stripped off of the other imagins:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b13.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b13.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Yeah, I know. Funny looking Sword Form, right? lol</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">As for accessories besides the cellphone of K-touch, these are the only accessories for DCF:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b5.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b5.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Really disappointing that it is almost zero-to-none accessories for DCF. I really can't figure out why they did not include the sword when DCF used it in some fights. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Anyway, time for poses!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b14.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b14.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">"Ore..."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b15.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b15.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">"Sanjou!"</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b16.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b16.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b19.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b19.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b20.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b20.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Punch Mode.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=b21.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/b21.jpg" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Kick Mode! I say that this form really has an awesome rider kick. lol</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Anyway, that's much for it for the Den-o Climax Form. I didn't bother reviewing about Urataros since, like you, I don't like him. Though I don't like Ura, the figure itself is also good but the great downside: no chogokin (die-cast metal). As for my rating:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Design: 4/5 (Superb design. Really superb. I would've gave 5 but the lack of chogokin materials really knocked that point off. The only chogokin parts are on the shins and no more. That's just it. As for the good parts, all parts are really intact and almost-zero worry for any part that could mysteriously pop off.)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Articulation: 5/5 (The SIC Den-os are of the best I ever laid my hands on. Every joint is really stable and after playing this thing for hours, this thing is still in good condition.)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Accessories: 3/5 (Really fuckin few for a 2-in-1 SIC figure. Most of the accessories in this volume are for Ura, and the only ones that are for DCF are the K-Touch and the dengashers. Really lame.)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Price: 2/5 (I dunno...this thing really does not seem worth 3K+ philippine pesos. Too few accessories and chogokin material, you only get one rider. Good thing I bought one for a whoopin cheap 1500 philippine pesos. lol)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Verdict: 3/5 (Even though I really like DCF, this thing really does not seem worth it. Yes, playability value is good but for me, I got on the SIC line because I liked the chogokin parts and the shitload of accessories. This thing is pretty disappointing for me.)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">To buy or not to buy:</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Not to buy if you are just starting in the SIC line. Too few accessories compared to the other SICs that are in the same price range. For the hefty price, I say save up more and get Sword Form and Momotaros pack or maybe SIC Ixa and Dark Kiva. Or if you really are into the chogokin things, then SIC Kiva. Point is, this thing is not worth the price. And relax for whoever will be offended. This is my opinion. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">That's it for Den-o Climax Form. Thanks for looking.</span></span></div>Banhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144945904223780770.post-85785041224215765452011-01-14T07:30:00.000-08:002011-01-17T00:39:53.424-08:00HMM Blade Liger MirageThis is my first Zoid and my first HMM (High-end Master Model) and I say, I really, REALLY like this thing. Two things that I liked about this thing:<div>1. No stickers.</div><div>2. So many parts.</div><div>Sadly, as the price is really painful for my wallet (hey, I'm just a student) there is nothing special about this kit besides the great details. I got this thing for 3,600 philippine pesos (bought it from Coldfire Gundam in Facebook). I really am happy that I got this model because, IMO, this model is really good. The white parts are pearl white and the claws, teeth, and blade are gold color, making this piece rather lively when displayed. </div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, on to the pics.</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Basically, this is the upper side of the box. Never mind the sheet of wet decals (those are for my MG Unicorn).</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a2-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a2-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a3-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a3-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a4-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a4-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a5-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a5-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After popping off the lid of the box, this are what you will get:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a6-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a6-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Yes, gentlemen and ladies, it's a sea of plastic. I counted the runners (including the small ones) and I think the number of runners in this kit is about 50 runners. That's really a lot.</div><div><br /></div><div>As for the manual, it is a 26 page manual full of ZOID stuff and whatnot.</div><div>Front:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a8-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a8-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Back:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a7-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a7-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Well, this thing took me 5 days to build (each part of the body took me about 4 to 6 hours to build). This thing is really complicated. Each part has so many parts that are needed to build it. But at least it was a fun snap building for me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately, I took some pics of the parts before I put them on.</div><div>Head:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a9-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a9-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This part took me 6 hours to build. I dunno if I am really just a slow builder or this thing is really complicated. Still, this part of the liger is my favorite because the teeth are really sharp and a lot of movable parts for this part.</div><div><br /></div><div>Upper torso and ZOID core</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a10-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a10-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Body:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a12-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a12-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Weapons:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a13-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a13-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I tells you, the blades are really long and pointed at the end.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tail:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a14-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a14-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Feet:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a11-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a11-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Claws are pointed and this part has the ugliest nub mark I ever seen in a plastic model.</div><div><br /></div><div>Legs:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a15-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a15-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I did a little height comparison to NG 1/100 00-Raiser and I say, it is rather short. Well, that still does not change my opinion about HMM Blade Liger Mirage though.</div><div><br /></div><div>And completed model plus height and size comparison again:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a16.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a16.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a17.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a17.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Though it is a bit short, it is still rather quite large if you compare the body sizes. And this thing is a real beauty after building this thing. Let the following pics justify my opinion:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a19.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a19.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a18.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a18.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a22.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a22.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Methinks BL Mirage does not like 00-Raiser.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a21.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a21.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Everything in this model is just perfect IMO except for the decals. Dunno if it is just me but the decals are rather more fragile than the ones intended for gunplas, thus, me ending up ruining many of em. Still, I at least managed to place do the decaling decently.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a20.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a20.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So anyway, that's it for my HMM Blade Liger Mirage. Hope you liked this post. :D</div>Banhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144945904223780770.post-8789552524153439722011-01-12T08:01:00.000-08:002011-09-16T10:56:29.817-07:00SIC Volume 34 Zanki and TodorokiSIC Zanki and Ibuki pack is my second SIC and I am quite encouraged right now to make a review about this volume. The main selling point of this line is that the appearance of the Kamen Riders are re-imagined and all SIC products have die-cast metal parts (some have excessive and some almost do not have but nonetheless, every SIC has a die-cast metal part).<br />
<div><br />
</div><div>Now back to SIC Zanki and Todoroki. I really wanted to have this SIC volume ever since I first saw the pictures somewhere in the internet. I got this last year, December 2010 for just a whooping 1500 pesos, almost half of the the actual selling price. Well, I guess I really hit lucky with this one. lol</div><div><br />
</div><div>Anyway on to the review:</div><div><br />
</div><div><b>BOX</b></div><div><a href="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 240px; width: 320px;" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div><i>Front:</i></div><div>Box has the Hibiki feel to it and a large window on the front showing the two Kamen Riders that are in this volume, as well as some of the accessories. This thing looks good even if displayed for MISB (Mint In Sealed Box) purpose.</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a2.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div><i>Back:</i></div><div>The back of the box shows some poses that the figures can do and some of the accessories that come with it.</div><div><br />
</div><div>After popping out the contents of the box, these are what you will get:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a8.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a8.jpg" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a9.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a9.jpg" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a3.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>I tell you, these pack has SO MANY disc animals and thingamajigs that you can pose with the figures. Accessories always play a major part in playability and this volume having a lot of accessories is a really good thing. Also, I am not entirely sure for what will I use those armor parts that came with the accessories. Also, the first seven discs on above right are made of die-cast metal.</div><div><br />
</div><div>And now we go to one of my favorite Kamen Riders, Zanki:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a3.jpg" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a4.jpg" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a5.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a5.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>Sadly, (third pic) that's just as far as the arms and legs can go. Considering that this is one of the old SICs, it could really be expected that this one would have limited articulation. At least the neck articulation is pretty acceptable with this one. The legs have four points of articulation: the pelvis joint (ball joint), knees (swivel joint), below the knees (ball joint) and the ankles (swivel joint, I think?). The trouble with these old SICs is that there is "too much" movement because of excessive points of articulation. In other words, the only important joints for the legs are the pelvis joints, knee joints, and the ankle joint. The ball joint below the knees, IMO, makes the stability of the figure weak and you can even pose the shin facing backwards. That's bad IMO.</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a6.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a6.jpg" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a7.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a7.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>This dood also comes with a lot of hands but what caught my attention were the "Wolverine" hands.</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a11.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>"Shut up, bub. I'm gonna gut you."</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a12.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a12.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
<br />
</div><div>Anyway, what is Zanki without his epic weapon? Well, still Zanki I guess. lol</div><div>Anyway, Zanki's weapon of choice is an electric guitar. Yes, newbs, electric guitar. In this volume, there are two guitars that are in it: one that has a metal body but plastic fret board and a plastic one. The die-cast metal guitar is really badass, yeah, but it could mean serious weight issue. I tried to pose mine in many poses as my mind can think of but sadly, the arms sag down after a few seconds of holding the guitar. As for the plastic one, it looks good with all the details in it and it is actually better to use it in posing rather than the die-cast metal one IMO.</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a13.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a13.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a14.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a14.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=q.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/q.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=q1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/q1.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=q3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/q3.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=q2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/q2.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>"Let us layeth the smackdown!"</div><div><br />
</div><div>Now we go to the other Kamen Rider in this pack, Ibuki. The amount of die-cast metal in this one is really extraordinary. By extraordinary, I meant extraordinarily frustrating to pose this one. The whole vest is made of die-cast metal, making it really, REALLY top heavy. More to add to my chagrin, posing this is a really pain in the ass since the ankles are really weak and it always falls over. Also, I dunno for the others' copy of this but my copy's shoulder pads can easily pop off. Forgive me if I only have a few pics of Ibuki as it was really hard and frustrating to pose this figure. Well, here are the pics anyway:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=q4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/q4.jpg" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=q5.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/q5.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>As always, details are also top notch, though I think these two are rather kinda show accurate. </div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=q6.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/q6.jpg" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=q7.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/q7.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>What is awesome with this one is that it comes with the face that has the mouth. lol. The mouth part is clear plastic.<br />
Disappointingly, with the armor pieces slapped on to its chest, the head can't be moved sideways as the armor pieces block it.</div><div>Anyway, its trumpet/gun is mostly die-cast metal and sadly, I wasn't able to pose it in kill-shoot pose (due to weight issue, again) so I guess this ones would have to do.</div><div><br />
</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=q8.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/q8.jpg" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=q9.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/q9.jpg" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=q10.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/q10.jpg" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=q11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/q11.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />
</div><div>Note for the trumpet: the thing on the front can easily fall off.</div><div><br />
</div><div>As for my final thoughts on this volume, I was pretty much disappointed with the articulation of these two. Though the articulation was disappointing, I was very much impressed with the die-cast things and the accessories in this pack and the top-notch details. Well, this one was one of the old SICs so I think I can forgive the serious flaws in the articulation. One thing I also disliked is that the parts on SIC Ibuki and some on Zanki can be easily popped off, notably the armor pieces and the shoulder pads, and seriously, posing the two of them was really a pain in the ass for me. Zanki is pretty much fine though since the only part that often pops out of him are the shoulder pads and the upper die-cast metal part. Still, I really don't recommend that you to play this like a toy as not only is it fragile, but it also has a lot of loose small parts that you can accidentally lose just while trying to pose it. Still, I really like this volume because of the number of accessories and the die-cast things which the modern SICs have in only small amounts (except SIC Kiva which that figure has a die-cast metal part on every part of its body).</div><div><br />
</div><div>For verdict, the action figures are kinda meant for display purposes only instead of a toy. I really don't recommend that you buy this but if you are a Hibiki fan, like me, then get it. As for my rating:<br />
<br />
</div><div>3/5 for the articulation (Terrible. Really terrible.)</div><div>3/5 for the design (Hey, it's an SIC. What could go wrong in the designs? I gave it a 4 since the two figures kinda look like exactly the ones in the TV show. Would've appreciated if they were more deformed. Also, joints are freakin fragile. That's really not amusing.)</div><div>5/5 accessories (Shitload. Nuf said.)</div><div>3/5 price (though I got mine for a steal, this one is actually pretty cheap. I found one seller selling these for 2300 pesos only. If you want to know who that is, then look for Coldfire Gundam in Facebook. Pretty much. you paying for two figures with terrible articulation but at least you get a shitload of accessories.)</div><div>Verdict: 3.8/5 (These two are just good as eye-candies and not really for playing.)</div>Banhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4144945904223780770.post-89147256298265121502010-07-15T05:27:00.000-07:002011-01-17T01:16:04.046-08:00MG Unicorn OVA version ReviewI got one last July 13 since I thought it looked good. Well, the gundam on the box art and the final result REALLY looked good. Hell, what can go wrong with a gundam that can transform? Well, there are some, by the way...<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image049-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image049-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>There's the box and the art is really enticing to look at. Sorry for unclear pic.</div><div>Also, I bought an Action Base 1 Unicorn Version just for it. :D</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image050.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image050.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>Right side of the box...shows some thingies about the Unicorn Mode and NT-D (NewType Destroyer) Mode.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image051.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image051.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>Left side of the box...shows some gimmicks on how cool it looks if it is transformed.</div><div><br /></div><div>And now, we open the box:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image052.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image052.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>The manual. Really different from a regular MG manual. Instead of having a simple art with just the concept art for the head and the name of the model below it, this one has a cover art the same with the one on the cover of the box. I guess that future MGs will follow that style.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image053.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image053.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>The back of the manual shows how the finished model would appear. Well, I guess this is a bit of an improvement on the manuals since the old manuals only show the back of the finished models on the back of the manual.</div><div><br /></div><div>And now the runners:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image054.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image054.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Well, last time I counted after buying this kit, I think I counted about 22 runners. That's already a lot of runners. I hope it is in level with Sinanju in awesomeness since Sinanju also had 22 runners. Also, the effect parts for the NT-D mode kinda looks pinkish but after building the model, the parts actually are red.</div><div><br /></div><div>ASSEMBLING THE MODEL</div><div>Head:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image057.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image057.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>The head...the head...well, it really lives up to its name having the single horn. Simple yet sophisticated design, if I might say so myself. Bad thing? VERY FRAGILE transformable horn makes grandbehemoth not amused. >:(</div><div><br /></div><div>Chest:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image055.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image055.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>Hmm...what could I say about this part? Oh. The chest part really looks cool and easy to assemble. Bad part? This part is the hardest part to transform and looks really bland in Unicorn mode. >:(</div><div><br /></div><div>Waist:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image064.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image064.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>This part kinda took a bit of time to assemble. But nonetheless, it is quite an easy part to assemble (SPOILER: the hardest parts to assemble are always the legs.). This part is actually the coolest part to transform since it is easy and has a lot of shiny red effect parts.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hands:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image058.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image058.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>Ah the hands. Just an ordinary MG hand: trigger finger and thumb have their own articulation and three fingers are attached that can be modded anyway (look below for modding). This is the most memorable part. Refer to pics below:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image061.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image061.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>I modded the three connected fingers so that each finger will have individual articulation. My bad thing:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image059-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image059-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>Now you know why the hands are memorable to me. :))</div><div><br /></div><div>The arms:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image065-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image065-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>(Sorry, forgot to take a pic of the arms only. :P)</div><div>Well, the arms really look cool. Easy to assemble, yet has good articulation. But the only minor bad part about it is that the red effect parts aren't really that noticeable after transforming it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Legs:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image066.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image066.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>Ah...These things took much time to assemble. Well, it still cannot really bend the knees for a good angle when in NT-D mode. And these things look really good when transformed because of two reasons: 1. really noticeable effect parts and: 2. because their length really increases if transformed, making the figure look taller.</div><div><br /></div><div>Backpack:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image067.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image067.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>Backpack,backpack. Backpack, backpack. Here comes my enemies I need my sabers too. If they try to attack me, I'll pwn their asses too.</div><div>Sorry for lame-o imitation of Dora the Explorer's song. The backpack has some gimmicks in too. One particularly is that there are two hidden thrusters on its side that you need to pull out if you are transforming it. Another is that after bringing up the beam hilts, the red parts shine through all that blue parts.</div><div><br /></div><div>So this are all the parts:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image068.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image068.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>And if all are connected:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image069.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image069.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>The finished figure may have really bland white color. But a bit of panel lining might lessen the blandness of it (particularly the head and chest). It also stands solidly and I haven't encountered any weight issues at all.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sorry for no other pics for this but I might update this review later.</div><div>So in conclusion:</div><div>This kit is pretty. Even though you are not a Unicorn Gundam fan because of the gay-ish name (hey, Unicorn is manly!) this kit is one of the good modern MGs out there. The design is really good and can be a major eye candy if posed beside your other collections. As for the size, the finished model is rather tall and if transformed to NT-D, the height really increases. The model comes with 3 weapons: a Beam Magnum, 2 beam sabers (hate the blue beam effects) and a Bazooka. As for other accessories, it only has the shield that can be transformed too. It would have been better if the transformation isn't much of a pain in the ass. Yes, transforming it is simple but it is pretty hard when doing it for the first time. And yes, MG EX-S owners, you can laugh at me now since I have difficulty transforming this when EX-S is the hardest transformable gundam to transform.</div><div><br /></div><div>So final thoughts: if you have an MG Sinanju, this is a good Unicorn to display it with. Even if the OVA ver does not come with a Cage unlike the Unicorn HD with Cage, this edition does not really look inferior to it since it is just the same thing, just without the cage. As for the decals, I advice you to buy a sheet of wet decals for this one since the decals that came with this is shit and only few.</div><div><br /></div><div>Design: 5/5 Katoki really pwns ass in designing gundams.</div><div>Size: 5/5 Hell yeah for size.</div><div>Articulation: 3/5 The stomach part can't be bent and the legs still does not have a good articulation. But nevertheless, great and still playable figure.</div><div>Price: 3/5 For a hefty price that I payed for this one ($50) I could've got something better...</div><div>Playability: 4/5. I would have given this one a 5 but the transformation from Unicorn to NT-D is really a pain in the ass even up till now.</div><div><br /></div><div>Worth it? Pretty much, IMO, no. For the hefty price I paid for this thing, I could have got something better like MG Musha or whatever. I'd rather have the Ver. Ka. but if you really want to get the best Unicorn, get the one with cage and same advice, get some wet decals.</div><div><br /></div><div>For two final pics: </div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image070.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image070.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div>Unicorn: I see the Sinanju posed beside the Freedom...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/?action=view&current=Image071-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/Image071-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I finally finished applying decals on this baby. Check out the pics below.</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Closer look:</div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a2-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a2-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div><div><a href="http://s401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/?action=view&current=a3-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i401.photobucket.com/albums/pp97/emo_cravian/For%20the%20Blog/a3-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></div>Banhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515230704161819132noreply@blogger.com0