Bandai
released S.I.C. Vol.21 Masked Rider Amazon & Jungler set in
December of 2003. This
was only the second set since S.I.C. Vol.14 Rider 1 &
Cyclone to feature the motorcycle from Kamen Rider series.
Amazon was, of course, natural subject for the S.I.C. series,
since the regular version was quite a departure from other early
Masked Rider and already depicted the character with savage and
hard edge appearance. S.I.C. version of Amazon depicted him with
lizard-like look with slim design that gave his body plant like
skin. The head retained much of the original characteristic and
featured clear eye lens and articulate mouth. The designer
decided to recess the eyes into his head which made the face a
bit odd looking. Amazon retained much of his original color
including his signature red camouflage pattern. Like other
vehicle and figure set, "Chogokin" (die-cast) parts on
Amazon were pretty limited and only his belt and his arm band
(Gigi) were made of metal. (Bandai also included extra belt with
his whip weapon removed and also the companion armband that at
one time belong to Amazon's enemy Golgo. His bike, Jungler, had
been extensively modified to have more organic like appearance
that was nicely blend in with mechanical parts. The tail fins
were beautifully done with clear parts and gave Jungler a very
unique look. I understand that large set is much more expensive
to produce and do not sell as well as smaller figure set but it
is set like this that I think really make the S.I.C. series
unique and I hope to see more vehicle set.
