Visisonor-induced visions

Diana wrote:I like your entire collection!

Thanks!

I tried to follow that rule for non-StarWars characters for some time. It's really hard with 1/12 scale, for both objective and subjective reasons.

I consider size inconsistency an objective reason: some figures follow "true 1/12", others are larger (i.e. Mezco), yet others can be anywhere in between. So if I have an end all be all figure of an iconic hero and the corresponding figure of an iconic villain, I can even ignore them being from different media (cinematic version of one, comic version for the other)... But it's much worse if they don't scale with each other.

Then there are subjective things, where I just can't ignore a particularly well made figure. For Superman, as an example, I intended to have a "modern" (New 52/Rebirth) rendition of the suit. But when Mezco announced their 1978 edition, I couldn't resist it - hey, it's Christopher Reeve!

The line also gets blurry with different variants/outfits. Are Batman and Bruce Wayne the same character to be represented by just one figure? What about Peter Parker and Miles Morales?

Haha! I feel you!

I actually have my third Daredevil on the way. The first was perfect. Street level early days Netflix Daredevil. Then came a better one, not overly expensive and for the first time I thought maybe I'll combine the two and then he'll be perfect! Because he wasn't yet. And THEN came the big appearance on She-Hulk, which I loved and celebrated, so of COURSE I had to jumpt at the opportunity to get a Hot Toys Daredevil, even if he was mustard yellow...

And should there ever be a not too bulky iconic red suit Daredevil, ideally seamless, I'll be getting that one, too.

It's been some time since I've acquired the FG078C (black hair) head by Fire Girl Toys, so I don't remember all the details, but I believe it was the last one in stock, and the only hair color available. But I also wanted a brown one, FG078A, and I found a preorder for it. Now it has arrived (along with Superman, actually):

(Kate lent her her training outfit for this photo)

Of course, it is the same face as the C, with different hair (style and color).


At least in theory - on some photos skintone difference compared to pale TBL body is greater than I expected. But this can be due to lighting.


Unfortunately my sample has an imperfection on the lip (didn't notice it until I've taken photos, but it's there, and I can't unsee it now).


Can this be handwaved as a scar?
This also raises a question of a possible role the new girl can play. I didn't envision her as an action girl at the time of preorder, especially with hair this long, but this was also true for FG078C, and yet she ended up as Tomoko, one of the agents in Incompatible Perceptions.


But I've already played the "twins" card in my setting, and even though I have an in-story explanation for overabundance of "twins", it may still be an overuse, so I don't want to rely on it too much.

On the other hand, I don't have to set all my stories in one setting, so maybe it's better to come up with something completely unrelated.

She looks good. And the blemish seems to be nothing that a little "lipstick" won't fix.

I agree, she looks fantastic!

GubernatorFan wrote:She looks good.

BAMComix wrote:I agree, she looks fantastic!

Thanks.
Yeah, Fire Girl Toys headsculpts are beautiful.
As for fixing - with my painting skills I'll only make it worse, heh.

She looks great!! So much so that I shall look for that head now.
I can only find the blonde version on Ebay and it's very expensive with shipping. Where did you get yours?

I struggled to find the imperfection. Maybe she's a nervous type and bites her lips? ^^

Biting her lips is a neat idea, thanks.
I got mine from BBTS.

A somewhat out-of-band figure / mini-review: S.H. Figuarts Gwen:


I normally don't collect SHF outside of Star Wars, because they are open-jointed figures (as for Star Wars, there are almost no soft goods offerings at 1/12 scale, apart from two as of now unreleased third-party figures).

But there are exceptions every now and then. For example, I'd normally get a figure like cinematic Wonder Woman from Mezco. But its likeness was subpar, and outfit did not cover most of the joints anyway, not to mention the articulation, so I've settled for SHF instead.

With Gwen Stacy / Ghost Spider, the Mezco version has not been released yet, but it is expected to be on the same body they use for all female characters:


So I decided to get SHF Gwen for articulation.


I'm still not entirely convinced I should have done it, though.
The figure itself is quite good. A decent representation of the animated version of the character, with sturdy joints (despite their tiny size) and good likeness


But articulation is... not exceptional. It's good, definitely better than that of all Mezco female characters released so far. But I've seen better. And for spider-themed character I find her articulation insufficient. Ab crunch specifically, she can't really do a crouching tiger spider pose like this:


Curiously, in scale she is closer to Mezco than to SHF:

Oops, wrong universe

Too tall, compared to Synthetic Humans:


But of course the visible joints stand out too much.




Blondes!

So again, a figure does not really satisfy me. Maybe I'm becoming too nitpicky, maybe real life events affect me in this way.
Though I've expected it to not be perfect. And she comes with parts I can use for a possible custom Ghost Spider (if I find a Romankey body).

I see what you mean, but with your robotical figures (synthetic humans), you could probably make her a variant model and integrate her in your 12th-scale universe.

Spider Gwen looks cool!