Toy Review: S.H. Figuarts Tridoron

Before we go through the intricacies of this S.H. Figuarts Tridoron. First gimmick you’ll encounter are the LED lights. It is powered by 3 AAA batteries that are placed underneath where the exhaust pipe are. Near this is the off and on switch for headlights and taillights. All wheels work just fine and rotate on their axis and the front set moves left and right. 

Now for what this is inclusive with, it is rounded off to a flat black tire of Kamen Rider drive’s back, 6 additional wheel spacers, a rim for tire koukans, a pair of hands, 7 expressions of Belt-san, hood plate and an alternative console for the Driver. Oh there’s more, stage set and the plastic platform that I will discuss later. Let’s start with the simple parts first. The plastic platform is mainly used have the car tilt, just like how show cars do in motor shows or exhibits. The spacers are for all 6 tires since tire koukan sets have their own rims and they are placed in when you remove the “R” hubcaps. 

If you only have 1 tire koukan, it helps that this is inclusive of a spare rim. Transforming into battle mode, the insignia on the hood is removed and the plate is put on the hood while being held by that silver bar. The next stage, remove the hood and the rear window. You’ll be presented with a highly-detailed engine block, checkered flat bed and a working steering wheel. Then you’ll definitely need to borrow Drive’s driver, one of Belt-san’s face plate and replace the console with the a bigger portion. Its biggest come on is when the driver seat is detached from the car. It is being loosely locked in by the side panel console, so you need to take it out together the hood’s silver panel. The quickest way is to put your fingers under the steering wheel’s dashboard to raise it up. 

The stage with 2 arm axels needs to be connected on the base and then place the cab on top of the peg. Surprisingly it is well balanced. 

The set is not bad at all. But like I mentioned on the video, Tridoron is more marketed like a show car discussion piece rather than a playable figure like its DX counterpart. I was expected some die-cast parts but I believe that every single part is hard plastic. Kamen Rider Drive can fit in but there is just a paper-thin gap between his head and the ceiling. In addition, you do need to angle his head a bit or else the spoiler on his helmet will just be in the way. The doors are a bit weird because they do not close fully and when it is pushed, it locks but you’ll need to remove the hard top in order to loosen the doors. The thing I wished it had on Tridoron are sound effects.