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The red gem is clear plastic and all of the tiny details of the belt are still in tact. Kuuga's belt looks fantastic for the small scale it is in. They really look like they could be his mouth, and that they could move when he talked. The mandibles on the front of his mask are also a little bit more prominent. Despite having the overall more rounded and less stylized armor and head design of the newer Decade version Kuuga, his limbs and body type are still lankier and a bit exaggerated like the first SIC Kuuga. Kiwami Tamashii Kuuga to me appears to be based on both versions of the SIC Kuuga that have been released. There are loads of tiny grongi letters and details all over the armor as well.
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The actually body underneath the armor is a smooth matte material, while his armor is shining and glossy. Out of the box, Kuuga is a wonderful little figure packed with sculpted detail and paint. Its overal appearance and presentation is overall a large step up from previous Kiwami Tamashii releases. Instead of the previous clear plastic box, Kuuga's box is actually a regular box that looks like a shrunken down SIC box. I'm not one to talk about packaging very much, but Kuuga marks a change in the SIC Kiwami Tamashii packaging.
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The wait and anticipation for the next figure to get announced is slow and agonizing, and having a year filled with mostly Orphenochs and a bike (Mind you, a pretty awesome one that turns into a mech walker) has made this a very dry and dull time for Kiwami Tamashii fans.Īnd then Kuuga Mighty Form was announced, and my faith and patience with this line has been rewarded with this gem of a figure. Which is part of the reason I'm so annoyed that the line is also not a major Bandai toyline, meaning we only get about one figure every three or four months. The SIC Kiwami Tamashii line continues to be one of my favorite toy lines.