Name of Series:

Kamen Rider Imagination Part 3

 Manufacturer:

Bandai

 Date of release (estimated):

September 2005

Price (singly in ¥):

300 ¥

Sculptor:

Unknown

No. of Pieces in the series:

5

Secret (SP)/Chase:

None

Variants:

None

Size:

Around 5- 8 cm

Availability (in Singapore):

La Tendo, Unique Anime

Other Remarks:

The 3rd & perhaps the concluding part of the Kamen Rider Imagination series was brought to the market straight hot on trail of the 2nd part and this time features the likes of popular Kamen Riders like Faiz (555), Kuuga, Black & Shadowmoon.

新たなる恐怖 (The New Terror)

Back to Kamen Rider No.1 been well shocked by the appearance of a new terror in the form of Kaijin Dekasu who does not hesitate twice to slaughter even his henchmen, the Shockers just to accomplish his goal. If you are wondering why Rider 1 is so small as compared to the rest of the characters, no he had not eaten the "shrinking cookie" that made Alice small in wonderland but it is to highlight the great distance he is keeping away from Dekasu to observe his massacre. Dekasu looks as weird as he supposed to be and the color combination strongly emphasized the fact that this series first premiered in the early 1970s. The main stars of this piece have to be the slaughtered shockers as we rarely seen the trace of this famous band of henchmen in this series.

解き放て！野性の力 (Release! The Strength of Wild)

And they said Kamen Rider is meant to be wholesome, family fun to promote the spirit of justice and heroism; but the way Amazon tears opened this dragon-like creature with all the blood and gore generated is anything but the wholesome fun. I really like Amazon's design and sculpt and it's his raw wild power that made many a big fan of his. I don't really like the visible connection lines on the dismembered creature which I could be made less conspicuous. However the blood and internal organs are pretty well done that it is not meant for the faint-hearted.

対決！二人の王子 (Face-off the 2 Princes)

The series which is the epitome of the 1980s KR series have Rider Black facing off with his once friend but eternal bitter nemesis, the silver prince, Shadowmoon for the Prince's throne. Easily the best looking piece of the set with really nice design. The designer managed to form the base using the smoke generated from the destruction of Black's bike when it was used to protect Black from been pierce by Shadowmoon's blade. While Black's design is not even mildly significant, Shadowmoon definitely stole all the spotlight with that majestic pose and lethal sword and didn't you know  that I'm a sucker for metallic silver stuff (except metallic silver variants of figurines of course).

究極の闇 (Ultimate Darkness)

Another beautifully done vignette portraying the ruthless punch-up between Kuuga and N' Daguba Zeba which even created whirlwind to circulate around them as seen. The designer did a smart  move to only have the pair in their bust form to better visualize the tussle as a full-fledge figure might not be able to translate that accurate enouhg. Love the clash of the black & the while with touches of classy gold here and there. The only blemish is the whirlwind pieces tend to drop off way too easily.

超速の刃 (A Speedy Slash)

The final piece shows Faiz in his Accel (acceleration I think) form, and slain 2 drone foot soldier and the designer once again made use of the proximity difference to have Faiz much bigger as he is closer to the audience. I really like Faiz's design and pose and the 2 drones look in much agony as well as they went down in flame from the slash of Faiz's sword. He also left behind a ball of fire at the end of the trail. However sculpt wise this piece is a nightmar as Faiz have problem stabilizing on the base and keeps toppling. I also need to use the "hot-cold" treatment to straighten a badly-warped sword