SOUCHAKU-HENSHIN KAMEN RIDER SERIES

SH KAMEN RIDER CLASSIC SERIES - THE FIRST GE-07 Masked Rider 1 & GE-08 Masked Rider 2 (3/2006)

  

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KUUGA

 

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AGITO

 

CLASSIC

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RYUKI

 

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FAIZ

 

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BLADE

 

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HIBIKI

 

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KABUTO

 

Kamen Rider the First

 

Bandai released Souchaku Henshin Masked Rider 1 and Masked Rider 2 from Masked Rider the First movie in March of 2006. These two Masked Rider are updated version of the first two Riders from the movie.

 

SH versions of Kamen Rider the First figures are very details, however the figures are actually 6" in size and they are not in scale with the other SH figures. This is a bit disappointing (but typical of Bandai).  The body is very similar in construction to the recent core body used for the recent Kabuto and Hibiki series. The body is very well articulated and the armors fit well and even comes with removable belt design.

masked rider 1 (the first ver.)

 

Kamen Rider the First is the movie that retelling the story of the first Kamen Rider. The story follow loosely the basic story of the original TV show. While the show have some of the best redesign or re-imagine versions of the old classic, the movie plot however is confusing and at time down right silly. This is very sad since the movie had such great potential with beautiful production design but only to be ruin because they want to turn Kamen Rider into some kind of artsy movie. Whoever produce the show really should go back and watch the original TV show and remember that this is a show about super-hero.

masked rider 2 (the first ver.)

 

Masked Rider 1 design is based on the early version of Kamen Rider 1 with blue-green helmet and pink eyes. The new design is a very nice homage to the first Kamen Rider.  Masked Rider 2 is mostly based on the early version of Kamen Rider 2 with green colors boots and gloves but his mask is more like the later version of Rider 2 with lighter color helmet top and bright silver mouth and nose piece. The figures are excellently made and if it were not for the scale being way off, these would have been the best Souchaku Henshin figures

 

GE-07 Souchaku Henshin Series Kamen Rider the First - Masked Rider 1

Release Date : 3/2006

Retail Price : 2000 Yen

GE-08 Souchaku Henshin Series Kamen Rider the First - Masked Rider 2

Release Date : 3/2006

Retail Price : 2000 Yen

Unmasked Mode

Like other SH Riders figures, the human body underneath can look out of proportion and is solely intended for display with the "cloth" (Rider Armor) on. Kamen Rider the First SH figures used all new tooling for the core body. The ability to "henshin" into the Rider form make these SH figures a lot like small version of Henshin Cyborg or the RAH costume hero.

Accessories

Each Kamen Rider the First figure comes with additional pair of hands.