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Mainstay of SIC series this time, is Mr. fake Kenji Ando.
As Ando's you know the chances are very good that you will be introduced as a prototype teacher, but the business card is printed instead of "prototype teacher", "fake". The "fake"? When I ask you with, "rather than particular meaning, so to have. From the time created the first on a business card with your friend" it was the thing. Title of "○○ thing" will also feel not heard only in the "傾奇 person" or "rogue", but just very became a mild feeling of Ando's.

Mr. Ando has a busy schedule, but fortunately I was able to ask for an interview after the prototype meeting of the SIC NEW item. Of course, I heard about the new SIC series "SIC Gokutama" which will finally be released at the end of this month.

■ Gokutamashi was born by chance

Bandai Izumi (※ 1) and have to talk of Takumitamashi, it came out by chance when you are raised. When you're doing a prototype of Takumitamashi, "I want to put a joint to Takumitamashi" I is requested.

If only small to Takumitamashi scale indeed, as I also express the subtle irregularities and shading to maximize the joint in the prototype, reproducibility and cost performance in products that mass production has not been established as a commercial product is. Talk of only here, I was delivered to put arbitrarily joint prototype, it had that had been superb omitted from the finished goods (laughs).

As I repeat that kind of work, luck is momentum to talk, and went raised Gradually (laughs). Becomes the story of how you were various conditions of the likely to be clear, "Height approx 120mm" size Once was, planning of new SIC series did you start somehow. When it comes to, first you do not go and not sure whether all right in the size of 120mm. Although Izumi has provided us with a prototype that was downsizing by scanning the SIC, this is ....

Mr. but it was the same opinion Izumi, it is not this isnt nicely. It was useless even shrink as it is of large size. It is the difference do after all. So, if the pains do in the new series, it meant that the attempt to create from scratch, have built a prototype. You can compare the original prototype and quality, or try to Gashigashi and posing moving, I tried to do things. It is circumstances that led to the commercialization of going to repeat that kind of thing.

Gokutamashi is, I was born by chance in such a feeling,It was inevitable if you nowI think.

■ What is the difference between Japanese and foreigners in the prototype production of "SIC VOL.32 Kamen Rider Hibiki" and "Gokudama Kamen Rider Hibiki"?

The basic concept of "design and joint mobility" is the same as the SIC. However, meaning the difference in scale is completely different. It is the prototype obtained by reducing the normal SIC of size and 3D scan was felt at the time that did not this nicely. I'm in SIC"Sense when viewed with the hand."We have to cherish. When you take a picture I figure, is located in the camera in the down position from the figure of the bust, I think that take as horizontal or superorder diction. But it is often those of such angle something photographs have been published in the product package.

However, when you hold it in your hand or display it, in most cases you will be looking at it from a higher perspective than the figure. If you do that, you will look down, so your legs will look short. Its shortness becomes more pronounced as the size gets smaller, much less when it reaches the size of a polar soul. I look bad when that happens. That's why "Gokudama Kamen Rider Hibiki" has slightly longer legs.
Well, sometimes feet are thought cool is more of tapering long foreign body type (laughs)

I also do different things that did not draw the original illustrations to determine the design. Nde remember the image of when you made the Hibiki in SIC, it was written taken up work in what was imagined in my head.
So a fine place of modeling is slightly different as the "SIC Hibiki" (laughs).

■ of Sculpted Good

Is the body's are particularly stuck.Is not it something that becomes a series common reference I body. Especially series called Heisei rider, you are also many things which the body can be common.

Each rider series by a common body, we try to be born a sense of unity as a work by the SIC. If this is falling apart, I'm feeling becomes worse when the side-by-side SIC In another work.
Absolutely but there is also a character that does not use the same body is in, with the exception of such exception allows you to use a common body.

In my case, at the time the request of Sculpted came, even in situations where the series of is not the premise, you are making sure the common body in preparation for the series of. After all, I want to cherish the unity sense Toka atmosphere when arranged in series.

■ future Gokutamashi

Personally, I would like to all commercialized a demon (laughs).

"Ne is good." (Answer Bandai Izumi involuntarily)

Rider that is not made yet in SIC series, of course, because it is a reasonable size and price, I think that is also directed to the squadron and the Hero system of character is not limited to the rider.

To do this, and this Gokutamashi does not have him high praise from everyone of the user.
What you want to make in the Gokutamashi is I have a lot.

■ from Kenji Ando to the user of everyone

The first work "SIC Ultimate Soul Kamen Rider Hibiki" is this size,Firmly play thingI finished in. Please by all means try to take in hand. And please try the various poses.

SIC Ultimate Soul Kamen Rider Hibiki

Price: 1,050 yen(tax included)
Release Date: January 28, 2009
Target: 15-year-old -


Product Details here

 

In fact, the interview over one hour of scheduled, now long interview that a little less than 2 hours. Ando-san, thank you place busy. Next time, and publish together part could in this year's report.
That is not so much the public, I heard about that there is a usual thing and interests of Mr. Ando.
Look forward to by all means.

※ 1: Bandai Izumi
Creator Bandai Collectors Division affiliation of Mr. Katsuhiro Izumi SIC series

[[SIC Gokutamashi]] Condensation and unique interpretation by the famous modeling artist, the quality and detail of the popularity of the SIC series with advanced modeling to 120mm size. Prototype teacher Unusual modeling is to line up a tour de force that expresses put the skill and soul.

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: good-natured