NEW PRODUCT: TBLeague: 1/6 Viking Woman (# PL2020-162)

I'll add this to my collection. Cheers!

skywalkersaga wrote:But the s23b I got is one of those new ones that has the larger 'caboose' in the back, and I'm not sure I'm liking the look of that. As it still has the tiny hips, the large arse just looks odd and unnatural, plus it makes it hard to fit the clothing onto it properly. Argh.

Oh that's exactly my thinking. I still risked it and ordered an S22A a week ago from Giantoy. And Giantoy will most likely have fresh stock so... I guess I'll find out how much it'll bug me. -.-
I really hope this Viking body won't have the balloon butt.

AerynDiana wrote:

skywalkersaga wrote:But the s23b I got is one of those new ones that has the larger 'caboose' in the back, and I'm not sure I'm liking the look of that. As it still has the tiny hips, the large arse just looks odd and unnatural, plus it makes it hard to fit the clothing onto it properly. Argh.

Oh that's exactly my thinking. I still risked it and ordered an S22A a week ago from Giantoy. And Giantoy will most likely have fresh stock so... I guess I'll find out how much it'll bug me. -.-
I really hope this Viking body won't have the balloon butt.

Ha, 'balloon butt' indeed. It's like she's got a pair of boobs on her bum.

I think the larger butt on the s23b can work with the scantily clad tbleague 'sexy warrior lady' figures. Because they only have to fit into random bits of barely-there 'armour'. But trying to use it with the particular outfit I wanted was not very successful. I truly hope you have better luck! I'm quite frustrated, because I actually don't mind the slimmer Painkiller Jane-style s23b body, but it seems they aren't doing those anymore.

I don't mind a larger rear end in theory, but it has to be balanced with the rest of the body or it just looks ridiculous.

What if I told you guys that TBLeague already have a better HS they could've used on this figure?

http://bbs.bbicn.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=360204&extra=page%3D1%26filter%3Dauthor%26orderby%3Ddateline

I still don't know why wasn't this figure released for PO already.

FreakinLobster wrote:What if I told you guys that TBLeague already have a better HS they could've used on this figure?

http://bbs.bbicn.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=360204&extra=page%3D1%26filter%3Dauthor%26orderby%3Ddateline

I still don't know why wasn't this figure released for PO already.

That's GORGEOUS!!!
Looks like an S23B with big buttocks, no?
Beautiful sculpt! Love the hair style! Though I think a little less volume in the front would have resulted in a more natural look.
I might also be interested in that torso armor (if it's removable) and those golden arm bands.

The figure itself isn't for me. Too many skulls.

That's a neat figure, FreakinLobster! I like aspects of it as well -- i'd probably get the boots and just cut the skull part off, cause otherwise I like those.

I like it way better than this 'Viking' woman, at least. It's still typical ridiculous fantasy style, but at least has a bit more 'oomph' to it. Hope they do release that one eventually.

FreakinLobster wrote:Most of the pics have a cape on it... but there's no cape on the packing list nor on the last pic that shows what comes with the figure...

Looks like it does come with the cloak after all. KG Hobby have an update to the final picture showing the cloak and its listed in the description.

It is a nice sculpt but wayyyyyy too pretty for this figure. The Sariah one is better but still too 'glam' for my taste (that's TBL for us, though...). This figure is crying out for a flesh-coloured Kier, or at least a riff on the ACE 'Lynn' sculpt, which while still conventionally-attractive has a great badass expression and her facial features could at least pass for Scandanavian.

(best pic I could find quickly)

skywalkersaga wrote: the body -- it looks very similar to the one on the Sinful Suzi that has just been announced, only obviously in skintone rather than pale white, which should please GeeWillikers.

Heh, yeah I'm liking the look of this one  I don't see me buying this set though so hopefully it'll be out there as a base body soon.

Still want a muscular WOC with H/S please, TBL...

GeeWillikers wrote:It is a nice sculpt but wayyyyyy too pretty for this figure. The Sariah one is better but still too 'glam' for my taste (that's TBL for us, though...). This figure is crying out for a flesh-coloured Kier, or at least a riff on the ACE 'Lynn' sculpt, which while still conventionally-attractive has a great badass expression and her facial features could at least pass for Scandanavian.

(best pic I could find quickly)

skywalkersaga wrote: the body -- it looks very similar to the one on the Sinful Suzi that has just been announced, only obviously in skintone rather than pale white, which should please GeeWillikers.

Heh, yeah I'm liking the look of this one  I don't see me buying this set though so hopefully it'll be out there as a base body soon.

Still want a muscular WOC with H/S please, TBL...

I used that ACE sculpt for this figure; that is exactly what TBL needs to do:

https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t1238-my-first-attempt-at-a-post-apocalyptic-female-character?highlight=Post+-a

That is awesome Stryker.

'Lynn' is such a cool sculpt (the figure as a whole I could take or leave apart from the sculpt, peace sign necklace and helmet), I love that furrowed brow. Get the lighting right and she looks plain evil.

She's one of my favourites - I've got three of 'em.

Better pic:

For those of you who have an interest in this figures parts, they're showing up on EBay.

Nekk-ra wrote:For those of you who have an interest in this figures parts, they're showing up on EBay.

And I still can't work out exactly what model that body is, even seeing it nude.  If it isn't unduly marked by the costume I may have to take the plunge and find out.

EDIT: Looking more closely the shins appear to have been marked by the boots. That's unfortunate.




It does appear to have muscle mass in the arms, legs and abs, but nothing like as defined (or chunky, if you will) as a 23b. No bubble butt, either. Boobs appear to obey gravity more than standard. It's a nice body that looks similar to the one they're using for the new Bettie Page set - although that seems to have longer legs.

GeeW -- it looks like the Kier/Gethsemoni/Sinful Suzi body to me.

skywalkersaga wrote:GeeW -- it looks like the Kier/Gethsemoni/Sinful Suzi body to me.

Yes it wouldn't surprise me - it's definitely not one of the currently-available base bodies, that's for sure. Fingers crossed that they do offer it as a base body soon, rather than more useless floppy-footed models.

I looked at some more pictures of the body on ebay, and I do believe it's the Kier/Gethsemoni/Suzi body. It's got the same "details" as the others, as well as general body shape.

First look at the box. At first, i thought there is no base, given the packaging wasn't really thick. But it does come with base and extras. Great start.





First look at the contents. More accessories on this one. I studied the promo pictures in order to know which one to put on first, in case i missed something and need to redo. Not much difficulties on the rest of the accessories, as some of them could be fastened by hooks. The one that took up most of my time is the arm band. 2 silver rings on the right arm, and one gold ring on the left, according to the promo pics. After banding the red bands on the arm, it is rather difficult to slide the ring onto the upper arm, as layers of layers of banding will make the arm thicker. After quite some time, i successfully put the rings on.










First look at the figure with most of the armor and guards put on. The HS, again, looked familiar. The cup size, imo, is a tad too big. Rooted hair with simple hairdo. There are some pieces of the cloth cutting that seems bent and uneven. I tried to adjust, but realised it was done on purpose, to give the figure an overall rugged look. There's a long piece of string hanging from the left waist of the figure. I have no idea what is that for. Should i tie it up with a knot?











The rest of the contents. Base can be installed with a stand, but i don't like the stand, as the holder cannot be free to slide up or down. This is the same stand as other TBleague offerings.







Other than the above mentioned flaws, overall i did not regret collecting this figure. She's ready to join the batch of other female warriors!

Thanks for sharing. About the only thing I really like is the cloak.

Thanks for the great all around in hand pics! So much more interesting than looking at promo pics.

I like her best without helmet, Axe and shield actually. Nice base outfit - I agree stryker about the cloak - I have that cloak in my basket since two weeks haha. But you could probalby make one yourself easily too.

Thanks for the mini review, brassco. I think she turned out pretty great and I agree with Valiarde that your photos are more interesting than the promotional ones. Is this use of Styrofoam boxing new for TBLeague, in your experience?

Some of the larger bases have come like that for me, as well.

i like the HS..look familiar. have they used this somewhere?

GubernatorFan wrote:Thanks for the mini review, brassco. I think she turned out pretty great and I agree with Valiarde that your photos are more interesting than the promotional ones. Is this use of Styrofoam boxing new for TBLeague, in your experience?

not new, but usually much bigger. I guess the older packaging they put the base (not so space demanding) into the main box. Better for shipping i guess.

I think the ebay seller in China who parts out these sets (I'm reasonably confident it's mostly just the one outfit even though there are around three seller IDs) has just figured out that this body is so far unique (c'mon TBL...) - he/they were selling the body and hands for the usual £40-45, then suddenly withdrew both listings. Now both are back up again, but now for nearly £60    even though it didn't sell at the lower price...

I almost caved in and bought it earlier, even with the dented legs , but not now at that price.

The seller(s) concerned is reliable enough, but certainly likes to charge over the odds when they can. Although to be fair I've also picked up a few surprise bargains from them over the years.

*waves, if they're reading*

Someone on a facebook group posted one of these bodies that didn't have any dents in the legs, so I rolled the dice and order one off of ebay myself. We'll see if I get lucky or not regarding the quality of legs.

I hope you got in early at that less expensive price!

I was thinking that they probably only figured it out through a board like this one or a fb group. We're our own worst enemies sometimes!

I saw that too, and missed out on the low price as well! Bummer.

brassco wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:Thanks for the mini review, brassco. I think she turned out pretty great and I agree with Valiarde that your photos are more interesting than the promotional ones. Is this use of Styrofoam boxing new for TBLeague, in your experience?

not new, but usually much bigger. I guess the older packaging they put the base (not so space demanding) into the main box. Better for shipping i guess.

It's actually a really smart arrangement now: two rectangles make up one square brown box.  Half the square is taken by a regular rectangular figure-containing box which I keep, looks good, has photos and art on it, etc.  The other half is a styrofoam rectangle with the base -- better shipping protection for the resin base but way more wasteful of space, so I always throw this half of the packaging out.  And actually two TBL figure boxes fit nicely into one TBL outer brown box, so it's very storage-space-friendly once you toss the bases somewhere else. Really smart separation of "keeper" packaging from "discard" packaging.

So I've had a late-night bout of insanity and bought the body and hands from Ebay, as a listing came up at £52, priced between the original, reasonable £43-45 and the later much less reasonable £60-65. Worth it to get one early (if, hopefully, they are going to release it as a base body in future). If it does have dented legs, I'll just have to put some stockings on it like I did with my Arhian CoH.

Hopefully I can report on it (as a basic body type) in a week or two unless someone else who has one beats me to it.

Right now from the available evidence, like Gethsemoni et al, it seems like a cross between an S12 (height) and an S29 (plumpness), which is just fine by me so long as TBL have addressed some of those recent build issues.

Got the Viking Woman body in the mail today. Pleased to say that there are no marks at all on the lower legs where the boots are, and based off of photos I've seen of other Viking Woman bodies on facebook I think the photos on ebay showing the markings aren't representative of what you'll get if you order one.

The body is indeed the same as the Gethsemoni and Sinful Suzi figures, and comes in the regular suntan color. I like how Phicen seems like it's finally fixed the too-broad shoulders look of their figures. I just hope they continue to do it on another body that's not as tall and doesn't have quite as large a bust as this one.