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Figma, S.H. Figuarts and Mafex Action Figures
By: Mac Date: February 17, 2016, 1:10 pm
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All things Figma and Mafex Action Figures
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Re: Figma and Mafex Action Figures
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 17, 2016, 2:27 pm
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[center]Figma Archetype Review
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iufrYoaNurk
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So, about a week or so ago, one of the artist I follow on
YouTube released a Product review for Figma Archetype (it's the
small figure in the above video) and I immediately was
interested in this because of the insane amount of poseable
positions you can get them in. Now I don't know if Figma (which
I never heard of until this video) released these Toys with
Artists in mind or they just wanted to offer something different
that doesn't exist from other toy manufacturers. Regardless if
they did or didn't, this is something I'm looking into getting
as I'm sick of drawing from photos as well as drawing from real
life because everything is just too pedestrian. Now this video
was the jumping on point where I started to research their
entire line as well as their direct competitor Mafex. Of the two
companies, Figma is regarded by most collectors as the superior
product with higher quality figures, but I can't discount what
Mafex has that Figma doesn't have. I was originally going to buy
the figure as seen in the video, but now I want character
specific models to draw from. It's just a question of who and
what I want to draw, one that I will draw a lot of like Batman,
Hulk, Ironman, Spidey, etc.... Maefx has a [b]Wonder Woman[/b]
and Armour Batman Figure coming out soon, based on BVS movie and
they look amazing. Also cool about Figma's line are the Manga
inspired characters, which I'm also eyeing as well.
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Re: Figma and Mafex Action Figures
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 17, 2016, 2:30 pm
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[center][b]Figma MOTOKO KUSANAGI Ghost in the Shell Figure
Review[/b]
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIPESzXRmNk&list=WL&index=10
I have my eye on getting the Ghost In The Shell figure, which
looks great. I love how each character comes with a lot of
different assortments of guns, wigs, multiple hands and faces
that you can just pop off and replace and create so many
variations which is something I want as an artist.
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Re: Figma and Mafex Action Figures
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 17, 2016, 2:33 pm
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[center][b]Medicom MAFEX Batman The Dark Knight Rises Movie
Figure Review[/b]
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lgTrMZlkyo&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk&index=25
Here's a Dark Knight from Mafex which looks great and is
something I'm considering buying as well.
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Re: Figma and Mafex Action Figures
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 18, 2016, 10:49 am
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[center]S.H. Figuarts DX Body Set
HTML http://i.imgur.com/e1QqW6y.jpg
HTML http://i.imgur.com/2waDan2.jpg
HTML http://i.imgur.com/CuZQBsu.jpg
HTML http://i.imgur.com/uQeomot.jpg
HTML http://i.imgur.com/bUxQaTP.jpg
HTML http://i.imgur.com/jM4Y3Q6.jpg
HTML http://i.imgur.com/VUYwvtj.jpg
HTML http://i.imgur.com/eBhjBp8.jpg
HTML http://i.imgur.com/ttI0KeN.jpg
HTML http://i.imgur.com/yOYPFMI.jpg
HTML http://i.imgur.com/q7uOtMc.jpg
HTML http://i.imgur.com/LOKd6kP.jpg
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Well, my research took me further than I thought it would go and
I discovered S.H. Figuarts DX Body Set and came across this Male
and Female Figure Set that destroys Figma in a BIG WAY. This
version looks damn good. Way better Sculpts on both figures and
look at all the hand options it comes with as well as the
accessories. Yeah, this will be my first purchase. I was set to
get Figma's Archetype, but after seeing Figuarts DX Body Set,
they are getting my money. It retails for $60 bucks each and is
set for a mid-April 2016 release. I can't wait.
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Re: Figma and Mafex Action Figures
By: Neumatic Date: February 18, 2016, 10:57 am
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I dig Figarts (they do great sentai and toku figures) but I've
never bought any. I was close, I was heavily considering the
Figarts Kamen Rider W but for the cost, I decided to go the
extra mile and get the awesomely overloaded SIC figure instead.
I believe I boasted about that. And years later, it's... in the
box, in a bag, in the space behind my bed, because I don't have
room to display it.
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Re: Figma and Mafex Action Figures
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 18, 2016, 11:00 am
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I remember you gushing over them in another thread, but I don't
remember you making mention of it being posable to the extent of
Figma's figures.
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Re: Figma and Mafex Action Figures
By: Neumatic Date: February 18, 2016, 11:29 am
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They're absurdly posable... and come with so many extra
accessories (which is part of the reason they're still in the
box, some of them are less than a centimeter long).
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Re: Figma and Mafex Action Figures
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 18, 2016, 11:35 am
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Nice!!
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Re: Figma and Mafex Action Figures
By: Neumatic Date: February 18, 2016, 3:00 pm
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I don't have a Figarts to physically compare it to, though. But
the SICs are lacking for nothing.
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