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Kamen Rider 2

Kit Review

Straight build

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Upper body and head

MGFigurerise Kamen Rider 2 - Back and arm parts. On Kamen Rider 2, the black stripe on the sides of the arms and legs is gone MGFigurerise Kamen Rider 2 - Back and arm parts. On Kamen Rider 2, the black stripe on the sides of the arms and legs is gone

Back and arm parts.
On Kamen Rider 2, the black stripe on the sides of the arms and legs is gone.

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Legs

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Cocky pointing pose

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Box art pose

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Action pose

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Flying kick pose

MGFigurerise Kamen Rider 2 - Together with New Kamen Rider 1. The only differences are the gloves/boots changing to red and t MGFigurerise Kamen Rider 2 - Together with New Kamen Rider 1. The only differences are the gloves/boots changing to red and t

Together with New Kamen Rider 1.
The only differences are the gloves/boots changing to red and the black stripe in the middle of the arm/leg stripes being gone.

This is the New Kamen Rider 2 kit released as a Bandai Hobby Shop exclusive. You might wonder why it wasn't given a general retail release — well, New Kamen Rider 2's design is only ever so slightly different from New Kamen Rider 1, so it seems like they felt it'd be a bit awkward to put it on shelves and decided to offer it as an online exclusive through the Hobby Shop instead.

New Kamen Rider 2 is structurally identical to New Kamen Rider 1 — even the face is exactly the same. The only differences are that the boots and gloves have been changed from silver to red, and the black stripe stickers in the middle of the side stripes on the arms and legs are gone. To recreate Kamen Rider 2's stripes, the pearl-molded white stripe runner has been newly produced, but the rest of the runners are packed as-is with only the glove/boot runner's molded color changed. The box art and manual are also printed in black and white, presumably to emphasize the exclusive nature of the release.

Since the basic frame is identical to Kamen Rider 1, there's nothing particularly new to look at — but just like the New Kamen Rider 1 kit, it's a solid piece of work with improved joint construction and reassuringly sturdy joint strength and articulation. It's a kit that's really only meaningful in the sense that New Kamen Rider 2 got a kit release at all, subtle differences and all — so unless you're a die-hard Kamen Rider fan, this exclusive doesn't have a whole lot going for it. ^_^;;

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AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.