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Bandai MG Kamen Rider W Cyclone Joker - WIP 01

Blog is pretty much alive for August! Rocking a new loot for the recent expo trip is an MG Kamen Rider W Cyclone Joker. Haven't seen the series but saw W in action with Dekeido's crossover movies. Now let's proceed with KR W Cyclone! Joker! HEEEENSHIN!

Box size is normal for an MG. Art sports the built kit inside which is new since MG Gundam is drawn. No problems though, it still look kickass awesome!


Runners total are what you expect from a humble MG. KR's a human figure to boot and judging from the manual it is comparable to an HG-ish build.


A bit disappointed with the amount of foil stickers. Painted the shoulder brace with a Gundam Marker (not the best I've done to be honest lol. The lazy boy inside got the best of me).


What keeps me from progressing to another piece is top coating the green parts with gloss. Here showing a trick I picked up from the "Gundam Fans na Pinoy" Facebook group. Hair drying the painted piece immediately after spray painting negates the frosting effect if room temperature is cold.


Another piece that screams to be painted is (are) the brace/s. Hand painted and it was hell but worth it. I sure don't want to use the foil stickers for this. Hand painting LEVEL UP!


Body




Worried about the nasty nub mark at the top :(


Kamen Rider abs lol


Woo-hoo! Nub mark is well placed and it is hidden from view after snapping it in the chest


Panel lined the shoulder guard. Yep, skip the stickers!



No, don't skip the stickers for the eyes. The silver foil sticker would give the eyes that glow definition! Stick to the sticker!


See?! Looking good!!!!


And here's what we have so far ~




Initial thoughts: A bit disappointed with the amount of foil stickers that came along with this kit. For an MG, it is unforgivable! Quality of plastic is what you'd expect from a Bandai kit - top notch! The shiny finish for the green pieces are awesome BUT has prevented me from going flat this time. Gloss would look better, trust me! The black pieces has that mix in between - gloss / matte. Have NOT top coated the black half as I like how it is with that mold. TBC.
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