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Mr. Takayuki modeling world of top creators Takeya, that focus on the "artistic beauty" that the beauty of the design by Mr. Kenji Ando and skillful modeling technology, SIC series built a new concept in Japan of character figures world.
In this series, sculptors express the characters that appeared in KAMEN RIDER Series with their own imagination. The innovative style has been a source of surprise. The 59th work will be "Kamen Rider W Fang Joker & Kamen Rider Skull" scheduled for release in August 2011.
In this Interview Articles, we spoke to Kenji Ando, who has been at the core of the design of the SIC series since its launch, about "manufacturing," focusing on the "Kamen Rider W Series" that began development in April 2011.

■ SIC Kamen Rider W Series

-- First, please tell us about the Kamen Rider W series that is currently underway as SIC.

AndoI think the most attractive thing about this series is "replacement". Originally, double is a rider who makes a half change (* Form change by exchanging left and right). I think that the point that the conversion and the action are integrated in that is the highlight for me.

── when commercialization announcement, or is already stored such concept of retrofit of the side of the body had been glimpses, in fact, was what kind of impression when you heard the story of the first in the planning?

AndoIt's crazy (laughs). Originally, "of course, you! I'll do double" from in the program aired on Bandai's have become the talk of .... To begin with double itself in the play is only in the retrofit of half change, you can not afford to not do, Tteyuu (laughs). SIC is arrangement is characterized, ... and "I Can you really?" In recent years that while the action of even slightly sell.
ver. A.N.I.M.E. Bandai gave us a variety of ideas for this project in the form of drawings and other materials. Some of the ideas seemed to be, "Isn't this what we are trying to do with S.H.Figuarts? (laugh).

── in the sense that the action of, but this time of the double and very moving, what has become new also the material itself?

AndoCompared to the initial series, such as part of the joint material I have changed. In this prototype stage, rather than the specification change with parts remove and pop joints, PVC (polyvinyl chloride = PVC) and I had been assumed in the structure to undergo a rigid material such as a ball joint, which is actually mass-produced because there was a possibility that the loose in the middle of the insertion and removal at the time, I was a substitute in a different moving parts in the prototype stage. But it is us believe that "too much", another of the new materials and methodology in the way of the factory.
That's something like passing in the joint at the time to take a mold from the original state.
"Do not cod to" quite thanks to now now specifications. So in the actual product, I think that is used excellent joint parts than before. Easier to move, those easily maintained.

--The main ver. A.N.I.M.E. this time is the interchangeable left and right halves, but did that ultimately affect movement?

AndoWell, if ...... that would I do? If, at first to me the other ridiculously (laughs). Although the legs and arms I was good because there is no division of itself itself, would do I do if the overall ...? Tteyuu's has trouble terrible.

──It's a figure that moves normally, but it's wonderful that each one is firmly separated and can be assembled in another Form.

AndoI if was still good only retrofit of the left and right, but, or "made in half", or "become extreme." ....... Since the Extreme was split all, let alone left-right split, pretty reckless the first time ....
Maximum It was crazy the first time in the past (laughs).

── past maximum Is! ? By the way, whether in the past the largest of crazy the first time in the title of this before I was what?

AndoWolf Orphnoch and Faiz from "SICVOL.28 MASKED RIDER FAIZ" are almost interchangeable (laughs).

── I think it was also reproduced in retrofit (laughs).

AndoAt the time, ... it is "this, I do what to do?" (Laughs).
Well after all this it is also nearly retrofit, of whether (parts) but is replaced.
Time of Orphnoch is, really is the first time of planning it is said that "I want wearing a Faiz from the top of the Orphnoch" ....... I "that, ... I'm large prefer the Orphnoch" (laughs).

── So you got beyond it at the time (laughs).

AndoIt was over (laughs).
At first I though I had not cracked down the middle, "after all deathblow (※ Joker stream. Rider of the body is broken to the right and left, off a kick in the left and right time difference) So, can not and reproduction" is said to be.

── certainly it'll be so (laughs).

AndoWell, you "Are you sure you want with another part? Are you sure you want reclassified?" (Laughs).

── in the sense that retrofit, heat metal, which is scheduled to be released after this, even in Luna trigger, but it has been firmly reproduction.

AndoThat's right! In that it did not know whether to perform a variation where up to this time, I was not supposed to be trying to make is, such as Luna trigger that has been announced from at least initially. But had to included all been there thought, but I did not honestly quite time to think (laughs).

-- Isn't it pretty unusual to include ver. A.N.I.M.E. right from the start that will lead to a product being released later?

AndoNo, it's actually every time. Den-O Sword Form (SIC VOL.42 MASKED RIDER DEN-O Den-O Sword Form & Momotaros Imagine) But there was a Form change. However, Den-O originally changed only the upper body of the costume. Therefore, I made the whole arrangement in anticipation of what would come out later.
Also, since we know to some extent which parts need to be replaced, we cut out those parts first and then prepare ver. A.N.I.M.E. that allow us to simply install them later.

--Was there any particular inspiration behind recreating this ver. A.N.I.M.E.?

AndoI wonder what it was ... (laughs)?
By playing me something of toys ...... Boys Toy Division's, it was the guy to be in half of the toy was out at that time.
That I was messing around terrible. To become down the middle, but it is do neck also work fine. (Structure) I think I wonder if going on, was touched severely. "If the body is made down the middle, hands ...... that must be divided even foot" at first I had an image that was vague, such as, but a look at the cross-section of the Boys Toy Division's toys, if where the cracks I There is a place that was able to confirm any good.
The Saikubi I was suffering or equipped with a movable, at the time of mass production in a factory, because there is a case in which the straight line of division is disturbed, was a little avoided because of insurance.

── I'm being made to think up there.

AndoThe first is the neck, but I was thinking trying to body and all to divide, because there is not crack the neck or I may not divided even body ... next to, because the further Extreme is completely shape is different, there was only replaced.
And because the Extreme middle was transparent, I did not want to split here.
For Form other than Cyclone Joker, there was a plan to attach each head for replacement, but it became a story that "it is not interesting" (laugh).
Conversely, ask thinking also structure the better of the factory, with us find a way of "If this so much can be reproduced without failure."
A result, Luna trigger and later head became a specification to crack in the middle.

── head, neck, belly and each part is I felt very policy in place that is a fifty-fifty all.

AndoI also got a place here gave me said, "can be achieved," the part that you refrain from in the way of the factory.

--This ver. A.N.I.M.E. is the culmination of Ando's passion and the efforts of the factory.

AndoIf half of the face is lined, I think that would be surely interesting.

■ SICVOL.59 Kamen Rider W Fang Joker & Skull

── Fang of the belt, but it is cool and contains very fine design.

AndoA fine person who asked for this modeling, me doing fine. About it might be finer than the real thing (laughs). I have been working together all the time, but ask them to all the memory mode is in charge.

── Is that so? Double is sounds like really has been considerable effort. But, than this in the technical capabilities to reverse went up at once again?

AndoI guess what about, may not be the technical capabilities can be diverted to other (laughs).
However, for the joint, I'm following you can also peace of mind and get to make once proven.
If one stage step-up, it is to become the default will be the basis of further improvement.

──How about Kamen Rider Skull in the set with Fang Joker?

AndoSkull is not a (unlike double) waiting two, Nde was a character that does not retrofit "Well, this remains Let's not retrofit" initially and, I was making.
However, to hear from people who watched the movie with "chest was opened!" (Laughs).

── this time in that sense, I think I double also in half.

AndoSo it's out of necessity... I think. We have no choice but to incorporate the poses and ver. A.N.I.M.E. that appear in the film into our own work.

■ included pedestal set

── this time, in the double series, I think you have a set of the first stand included as SIC.

AndoSince the deathblow of the rider is basically the kick, I was wondering ...... and every time is not put. Of course, there was always also a need from the fan.
Just package specific difficulty, it because the parts that are reflected in the price, could not be easily achieved.

In ── this time, do you it to was realized, it was something the reason?

AndoThis time, that it is to wait two becomes the deathblow, because good than of the other easy, That's now talk Tteyuu I'll put because I a single plate-and-stick one. So, it was supposed to be making a firm base if pains to attach. I "Do not do all right?", I am here to reverse now worry about (laughs).
But, since the Bandai-san was saying as "all right!".

── that was the pedestal to the set, but is a deathblow ...... punch, such as heat joker, and or can be reproduced, I think that it became very crafted set content.

AndoRecent collector's division's items, including SHFiguarts, look like "a set of pedestal and product" when displaying. Until now, fans have said that it is best to substitute the separately sold pedestal of Saint Cloth Myth for the SIC display, but there wasn't a dedicated one.
Whether from the time that continue to dedicated, it is up to the Bandai-san (laughs).
In that sense, the Kamen Rider W series may be a turning point.

Interview Articles 20th Prototype teacher Kenji Ando (Part 2) is scheduled to be released on June 3, 2011 (Friday). looking forward to.

Kenji Ando (Kenji Ando)
1963 Born / Kanagawa Prefecture born

In the SIC series serve the main Sculpted with Mr. Takeya. Not only the prototype production of figures, also worked on character design, such as animation and games, playing an active part in various fields. Personality: mild-mannered.

 

S.I.C.
Vol.59 Kamen Rider W Fang Joker & Kamen Rider Skull

Price (including tax): 6,300 yen
Release Date: August 2011 released
Target: 15-year-old -


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[ S.I.C. ] Top Creators Takayuki Takeya's modeling industry, by Mr. Kenji Ando, ​​such as "the beauty of the design," "skillfulness of molding technology", figure series that focuses on the artistic beauty. "New Materials", "high quality" the coexistence of 4 concept of "play value", "originality", was to build a new concept of the character figures.

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