{"id":18385,"date":"2012-04-24T01:34:39","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T06:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=18385"},"modified":"2012-04-24T03:06:41","modified_gmt":"2012-04-24T08:06:41","slug":"vault-review-s-h-figuarts-kamen-rider-skyrider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=18385","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: S.H. Figuarts’
Kamen Rider Skyrider"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>With my glut of Transformers reviews over, I\u2019m going back to take a look at a few imports that I passed over.\u00a0 Today\u2019s figure was an impulse buy.\u00a0 I was itching to spend some money, so I took a chance on a couple of figures.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve mentioned this in previous Kamen Rider reviews, but I know next to nothing about this series. \u00a0I haven\u2019t really watched the shows, and most of what I know is from whatever Wikis I look through.\u00a0 But I can\u2019t help loving Showa era designs, and this show is no exception.\u00a0 The big grasshopper helmets, wacky monsters, and cheesy special effects are things I really appreciate, even if I didn\u2019t grow up watching them.<\/p>\n

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Those of you who don\u2019t collect these Rider figures also don\u2019t realize how difficult it is sometimes.\u00a0 It\u2019s not rare to see a preorder sell out in minutes or even crash large toy retail sites.\u00a0 So when I saw that Skyrider was still available a couple days after his release, I decided to try him out.\u00a0 I was pretty happy with all my other SH Figuarts, and he\u2019d help keep my Kamen Rider 2 company on the shelf.\u00a0 (Poor Rider 2, he\u2019s still waiting for Rider 1 to show up.)<\/p>\n

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From what I understand, Skyrider is the star of the sixth Kamen Rider TV series, but the eighth Rider in the lineage.\u00a0 Instead of a grasshopper, his design is based on a locust (although his scarf looks a bit ladybug inspired to me).\u00a0 He\u2019s the first Rider with the ability to fly, thanks to his Gravity Reduction belt.\u00a0 He is also apparently one of the stronger Riders, since he had to pass a survival test by enduring the Rider Kicks of each of his predecessors.\u00a0 So he\u2019s a pretty impressive character.<\/p>\n

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One of the things I really like about SH Figuarts is that all of the figures are designed in the same style, but they don\u2019t necessarily have the same body type.\u00a0 Skyrider, Rider 2, and even Skull Crystal all share a similar makeup, but have completely different designs and sculpts to their costumes\/bodies.\u00a0 Skyrider\u2019s even a bit thinner and taller than the other two.<\/p>\n

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One of my favorite aspects of these Showa era characters is the design of their helmets.\u00a0 Like I said earlier, his design is based more on a locust than a grasshopper.\u00a0 This affects the overall shape of his helmet, making it thinner and giving him more slanted eyes.\u00a0 Speaking of eyes, his bug-like compound eyes have a bubbly crosshatched pattern underneath a dome of translucent red.\u00a0 I love this effect.\u00a0 Rounding out the interesting bits of his helmet, Skyrider has a couple of really long antennas and his \u201cmouth\u201d has a very vicious toothy shape to it.\u00a0 It definitely gives him a more menacing feel than Rider 2.<\/p>\n

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Skyrider\u2019s belt is the second most detailed part of this figure.\u00a0 The belt itself is a separate piece which fits snugly over the figure\u2019s waist.\u00a0 The center has a sculpted cyclone power source which is covered by a translucent piece.\u00a0 On each side of his belt are two knobs which are hinged and can be moved down to represent his flying action.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Skyrider\u2019s body is almost entirely molded in the color it needs to be, mostly a dark orange and light green.\u00a0 (Maybe it just reminds me of Aquaman, but those two colors just look good together.)\u00a0 His belt mechanisms are painted silver with red accents, while his gloves and boots are glossy black.\u00a0 But I think the most eye-catching part of this character is his deep red scarf with black ladybug-like spots.<\/p>\n

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Like all of my previous Figuarts, Skyrider has some great articulation.\u00a0 His head and wrists are on Revolver-like joints.\u00a0 His neck, chest, waist, and ankles are on ball joints.\u00a0 His elbows and knees are double hinges.\u00a0 His shoulders are double ball joints, which is awesome.\u00a0 Lastly, his hips are ball joints attached to hinges.<\/p>\n

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Skyrider comes with a personalized stand that contains an image of him and his name.\u00a0 The arm has three hinge joints, and two attachments to hold the figure.\u00a0 The first attachment is a hinged claw, which can grab around his torso.\u00a0 The second attachment is a slightly curved piece designed to hold him while in his flying pose.<\/p>\n

Skyrider also comes with three alternate sets of hands:\u00a0 fists, open, and palms flat.\u00a0 Then there\u2019s his extra long scarf, which looks pretty cool in his flying pose.<\/p>\n

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This figure definitely didn\u2019t disappoint, and does a pretty good job of representing everything I like about the Showa era and the Figuarts line.\u00a0 My biggest problem is that I\u2019m even more tempted to pick up the Showa era Riders that have already been made.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With my glut of Transformers reviews over, I\u2019m going back to take a look at a few imports that I passed over.\u00a0 Today\u2019s figure was an impulse buy.\u00a0 I was itching to spend some money, so I took a chance on a couple of figures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[34,10],"tags":[1493,899,1027,1492,1491],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/skyrTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-4Mx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15758,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=15758","url_meta":{"origin":18385,"position":0},"title":"Vault Review: S.H. 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