Saturday, May 29, 2010

Queens Blade: Excellent Model Core EX Listy PVC Figure 1/8 Scale



Queens Blade: Excellent Model Core EX Listy PVC Figure 1/8 Scale

Product Description
Import from Japan Queens Blade: Excellent Model Core EX Listy PVC Figure 1/8 Scale.

Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #71746 in Toys & Games
Brand: Queens Blade

Features
Height approx. 210mm.

Customer Reviews
Risty
I really Like This figure. She doesnt have that typical anime girl look. and i love the flare of her hair this is by far one of the best statues on the market. My wife even like this.

DC Direct Batman Black and White Statue: Batman Arkham Asylum


DC Direct Batman Black and White Statue: Batman Arkham Asylum

Product Description
Based on the best-selling video game Batman: Arkham Asylum! Sculpted by Dave Cortes! Limited Edition!
From within the walls of Arkham Asylum, The Joker orchestrates the most elaborate scheme of his career: create an unstoppable army of Bane-like creatures to take over Gotham City. Only Batman, using an amalgam of detective, combat and stealth skills, can end his arch-nemesis' plans. This very special Batman Black & White statue was developed using actual character designs from the best-selling game Batman: Arkham Asylum, current holder of the Guinness World Record for 'Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever', and the winner of several industry game awards. This statue based on the video game design measures approximately 7 1/4-inches tall x 6 1/4-inches wide x 4 3/4-inches long, is painted in monochromatic tones, features a Bat-logo-shaped base and is packaged in a black and white box. Limited Edition. Order yours today!

Produc Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #59223 in Toys & Games
Brand: DC Comics
Model: FEB100301
Released on: 2010-09-08
Dimensions: 7.25" h x 6.25" w x 4.75" l, 1.45 pounds

Features
Sculpted by Dave Cortes
Based on the blockbuster video game Batman: Arkham Asylum
Captures the game's Batman in the stark, black- and -white style of this hit statue series
Measures approximately 7.25" H x 6.25"wide x 4.75" D on a Bat-logo-shaped base
Painted in monochromatic tones

Editorial Reviews
From the Manufacturer
Sculpted by Dave Cortes. From within the walls of Arkham Asylum, The Joker orchestrates the most elaborate scheme of his career: create an unstoppable army of Bane-like creatures to take over Gotham City. Only Batman, using an amalgam of detective, combat and stealth skills, can end his arch-nemesis’ plans. This very special Batman Black and White statue was developed using actual character designs from the best-selling game Batman: Arkham Asylum, current holder of the Guinness World Record for “Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever,” and the winner of several industry game awards. This statue based on the video game design measures approximately 7.25” high x 6.25” wide x 4.75” deep, is painted in monochromatic tones, features a Bat-logo-shaped base and is packaged in a black and white box. Limited Edition.

Iron Man Movie: Iron Man Mark II Fine Art Statue


Iron Man Movie: Iron Man Mark II Fine Art Statue

Product Description
Sculpted by Kouei Matsumoto, the Iron Man stands nearly 13 inches tall (1/6th scale), and features metallic silver paint over cold cast porcelain construction. The Mark II features multiple LED lights: eyes, Repulsor Ray palms, and the Unibeam on his chest - each which glows with a cool blue hue. Iron Man stands confidently atop an ornamented base in the shape of his chest symbol, and sculpted with the Iron Man film logo. Each statue is individually numbered on the bottom of the base as part of a Limited Edition of 3000 pieces. An amazing statue on its own, the Mark II is also a perfect companion piece to the original red-and-gold Iron Man Mark III armor! Statue

Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #15346 in Toys & Games
Brand: Kotobukiya
Model: DEC084845
Dimensions: 13.00" h x 5.00" w x 5.00" l, 1.00 pounds

Features
Iron Man was one of summer 2008's biggest films
This statue depicts the first high-tech armored suit created by Tony Stark
Sculpted by Kouei Matsumoto, based on comic artist Adi Granov's designs
Stands 13" tall and features multiple LED lights
Stands atop a glowing Iron Man chest symbol base, complete with film logo

Editorial Reviews
From the Manufacturer
Sculpted by Kouei Matsumoto, the Iron Man stands nearly 13 inches tall (1/6th scale), and features metallic silver paint over cold cast porcelain construction. The Mark II features multiple LED lights: eyes, Repulsor Ray palms, and the Unibeam on his chest - each which glows with a cool blue hue. Iron Man stands confidently atop an ornamented base in the shape of his chest symbol, and sculpted with the Iron Man film logo. Each statue is individually numbered on the bottom of the base as part of a Limited Edition of 3000 pieces. An amazing statue on its own, the Mark II is also a perfect companion piece to the original red-and-gold Iron Man Mark III armor!

Customer Reviews
Purchased as gift. Piece of art.
When I opened the box to just be sure everything looked good before giving as gift, I was amazed at the quality. This is very nice although pricey.

IRON MAN MOVIE MARK IV ARTFX STATUE



IRON MAN MOVIE MARK IV ARTFX STATUE

Product Description
A KOTOBUKIYA Japanese import! With the first Iron Man film came two Fine Art Statues of the superheros armored suits: Iron Man Movie Mark II and Mark III. With the upcoming release of Iron Man 2 in May of 2010, Kotobukiya is proud to add IRON MAN MOVIE MARK IV ARTFX STATUE to the Marvel Studios collection! Robert Downey Jr. will be reprising his role as Tony Stark with a new and improved armored suit! After surviving imprisonment by terrorists, billionaire industrialist Tony Stark created the Mark II armor suit. This was followed up soon after by the iconic Mark III suit used to battle Stane and his Iron Monger suit at the culmination of the first film. In the sequel the ever-productive Stark improves on his own designs yet again with the Mark IV, the absolute cutting edge in high-tech personal armor suit and man-sized weaponry. Sleeker and more powerful than the previous versions, the Mark IV is visually impressive and will look great in your collection! Sculpted by Ryoichi Ito, Iron Man stands approximately 13 inches tall (1/6th scale) atop an exclusive cylindrical Repulsor Transmitter base. Like the previous Iron Man Fine Art Statues, the Mark IV includes LED lights in the eyes, chest, fists, and base! In addition, the switch to activate the lights has been moved to the top of the base for easier activation. An amazing statue on its own, the Mark IV is also a perfect companion piece to the armors from the first film and the upcoming War Machine from Iron Man 2!

Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #13503 in Toys & Games
Brand: Kotobukiya
Model: MK92-K
Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

Features
Sculpted: Ryoichi Ito
Height: 13 inches
Scale: 1/6th
Exclusive cylindrical Repulsor Transmitter base
LED lights in the eyes, chest, fists, and base

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

One Piece: Excellent Model Neo-2 Portgas D Ace PVC Figure


One Piece: Excellent Model Neo-2 Portgas D Ace PVC Figure 1/8 Scale


Product Description
Reproduced in new packaging, Luffy's older brother is the commander of the second troop of the "Shirohige Kaizokudan" he also has the ability to turn his body into fire. This item is Fully Painted. No Assembly require. Genuine product imported from Japan.

Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #72236 in Toys & Games
Brand: One Piece
Released on: 2009-01-01

Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Dark Phoenix Bishoujo Statue



Kotobukiya Marvel Comics: Dark Phoenix Bishoujo Statue

Product Description
In "The Dark Phoenix Saga", Mastermind a.k.a. Jason Wyngarde tampers with Jean's mind, convincing her she's a Victorian aristocrat (and the Black Queen of the Hellfire Club) and that he is her husband. She turns on her friends, but then loses control of her emotions and becomes the Dark Phoenix, attacking her friends and teammates and destroying a populated solar system's star. Jean regains her sanity long enough to commit suicide rather than risk becoming the Dark Phoenix again and killing anyone else. After killing herself on the moon, Jean's soul awakens in the afterlife and is dressed in a White Phoenix costume. Death greets Jean and tries to help her understand the Phoenix before fragments of her soul are sent back to Earth.

Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #45313 in Toys & Games
Brand: Kotobukiya
Model: MAR101572
Released on: 2010-09-01
Dimensions: 9.00" h x 4.00" w x 4.00" l,

Features
A Kotobukiya Japanese import
Continues series of statues blending famed Marvel Comics women with bishoujo styling
Statue captures the evil incarnation of Jean Grey/Phoenix as illustrated by pin-up master Shunya Yamashita
Sculpted by Koei Matsumoto
Stands approximately 9" H (1/8th scale)

Editorial Reviews
From the Manufacturer
In collaboration with Marvel comics the popular character has been redesigned, or shall we say re-mixed with Japanese Bishoujo taste. A totally different color scheme from original "Phoenix" Trancelucent material is used on various parts of the body and base to capture her essence. The exceptional situation base uses the motif of flame in connection with her imagery. Comes pre-painted standing over 9” tall and in 1/8 scale, which is the golden scale for many Bishoujo figures and packaged in an attractive window box. Illustration created by Shunya Yamashita, know for his unique and beautiful pin up style women designs.

The Legend of Zelda Fierce Deity Link 14" Statue


The Legend of Zelda Fierce Deity Link 14" Statue

Product Descripton
Very little is understood about the demigod know as the Fierce Deity. With his history shrouded in mystery, the dark and mighty warrior was trapped into a mask, a mask which allows the wearer to inhabit the Fierce Deity's powerful body. Powerful and evil, could this mask's dark powers be as bad as Majora? When young Link doesn't wear the Fierce Deity Mask, he manages to harness its power without being corrupted and is transformed into Fierce Deity Link for the ultimate showdown with Majora. The Fierce Deity Link, the first collectible statue in the First 4 Figures highly anticipated Legend of Zelda collectible statue series. With inspiration taken from the official Majora's Mask Fierce Deity Link artwork, the statue has faithfully recreated Fierce Deity's powerful and mysterious character and pose. Raising his double helix sword high above his head, he is ready to take on any his enemies. Towering at over 14.5 inches to the tip of his sword hilt, Fierce Deity Link will be in scale with the others in the series. Cast in high quality poly-stone, the statue is hand finished and hand painted. Comes packed in a foam interior full colored box with a card of authenticity. Highly limited at only 2,500 pieces available worldwide. 14.5inch

Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #49676 in Toys & Games
Brand: Legend of Zelda
Customer Reviews
So Awesome...so Fierce (you knew it was a pun was coming)
For Zelda fans who were dedicated enough to collect all the masks in the Majora's Mask video game, they were treated with a brand new mask known as the Fierce Deity and by donning said mask, Link transfroms into the his adult self yet in control of the Fierce Deity Demi god. Thanks to First 4 Figures, they have brought him to life with very faithful detail.

The first thing you will notice is the paint. While they could have used more vibrant colors and a little more sharpness here and there, I am overall content and satisfied with the end result of F4F's hard labour. Paint nicks here and there do detract from the overall beauty, but most aren't bigger then a pencil nick meaning they aren't visible from afar. The paint they chose should have been stronger or more resistant to scratches because my dad picked off some of his hair color by running his fingernail against it (why he did that is beyond me) Great job, but could have been better.

Assembly scarred me for a second because the figure isn't one object, its 3 including the base. There is the character with everything but hands, the hands with the sword, and the base plate. While assembling, I heard a crack and got really worried very quick (you would too if you spent the price tag listed! more on that in a bit) yet my worries weren't for much since it was just some paint on the hands chipping off. So a little difficult to put together which should have been easier, but I got it eventually. I ended up super gluing his hands on since he kept hittting himself in the back of the head (which of course left a small nick). Could have been better, but its pretty hard and wonky to try and ship something so large.

The Figurine stands almost 15 inches tall and the base plate does give it a little boost in that department. The plate is very detailed with paiting designs on top and around the base, but the ones around the base are not lined up like they should be, but oh well. Human kind is flawed and so will its products be, right?

Just because I have said a bunch of little negative things though, don't let that deter you from considering buying this. If you are a die hard zelda fan and I MEAN DIE HARD ZELDA FAN, then I suggest buying this statue. For those that like to look, but don't really want to touch or own have the internet to look it up. Weigh the worth of this statue in your mind because $271.89 isn't exactly something you pull out of your couch cushions.

Overall, I would give the statue a 7.5/10 because of price and nicks + assembly...oh and don't forget that I had to use super glue to get his sword from clumping the back of his dome!

Awesome, but poorly designed
First off, let me emphasize that I am a HUGE Legend of Zelda fan and have been my whole life. I have spent many years collecting Zelda memorabelia and I TOTALLY drooled when I saw the first picture of this statue. Originally this was the only one of the statues in the First 4 Figures Zelda line that I would consider blowing a huge wad on, but, alas, due to it's scarcity, it ended up being the last one I bought to round out my AWESOME collection of these statues.

As you can tell from the picture, this statue looks AMAZING! Very pretty and pretty good paint job. That's the thing though, it LOOKS amazing, but I had several severe problems right off the bat. First thing I noticed was some paint scrapes on the pegs on his feet that keep him on the base, no big deal. I had no problem attatching the hands holding the sword onto the statue, but was VERY careful about it. It took some force, so I can say, without a doubt that you should be VERY careful doing it so as not to snap off the sword.

OK, so then there's the base, there was one HUGE problem that I continue to have with it, the peg holes to stand him up on the base are too big. The statue is INCREDIBLY wobbly, due especially to the fact that It's top heavy in the back due to the huge sword. If I have it standing one way on the base, he won't remain standing at all, he just tilts all the way backwards. If I have it facing the other way on the base, he tilts backwards, but stops a little ways back, so I have to prop it up against the back of the shelf I have it on. I have mild concerns about the structual integrity of the pegs on his feet about whether they will hold up under the pressure of being bent back by the weight of the statue.

Then, there's the big incedent I had, just minutes after I took it out of the box. I got in sort of a rush wanting to put it on the shelf and didn't want to carefully walk it around the room so I picked it up off of my bed by the base, and, sure enough, it just tipped over off the base. I quickly reacted and grabbed the statue and... POP! The head of the statue just broke right off!!!!! I spent $300 on this amazing statue, one of only 2500 in the entire world, that I've coveted for months and it just breaks like that. Thank God for super glue. I was able to gently reaattach the severed head, and, it looks fine (aside from a small crack visible up close, but it just looks like a paint chip), but it just isn't the same to me now that I know it's not even remotely in mint condition, plus the emotional scar that I could've prevented all of this just by being a little more careful handling it. I'm not sure whether the damage was mostly due to shipping damage or not, and, sure the package was insured and everything so I suppose I could return it, but this statue is getting so scarce that I don't know if I would get a replacement anytime soon, and I figure it's not worth the effort. Maybe mine is just a defect, who knows, I just have to warn you all, BE VERY GENTLE WITH IT!!!!

Seriously Awesome! XD
Okay so I wasn't 100% on this figure. I desperately wanted him to complete my F4F Zelda Series so far but with such a heavy price tag and reports of him being VERY delicate I was pretty skeptical...



I totally take it back!

He is SO awesome. Seriously, He is pretty delicate though - mainly when it comes to putting his hands and double helix sword in to his arms. I feel guilty for keeping him in the box but until I can find somewhere insanely safe to put him (possibly under lock and key =p)thats where he will stay.

The paint job is out of this world! The colours are so bright and bold, unlike Skull kid whos colours are much more muted in person than the photos of him show, with very minor bubbling here and there (but its not noticable at all). The detail is freaking impeccable. It sounds daft but the base alone is seriously impressive.

He is huge. honestly, the biggest of all the statues I have. He even towers above all my Living Dead Dolls.

He is definately one of my favourites and I would almost say the most impressive piece in my collection (certainly one of the more expensive at $280!)

Had a slight problem with shipping and had to pay a further £30 ($50) to get him into the UK. So was pretty pissed about that.

But he is Definately worth it. If the chance comes up for you to get this figure, I implore you to get him! You absolutely will not be dissapointed!!