NEW PRODUCT: TBLeague: 1/6 Steam Punk - Red Sonja / Queen Excalibur [punk version] PL2019-140-A/B

Annalise wrote:The top does indeed seem to be virtually impossible to remove intact because the chest and neck straps are affixed.



I initially only bought the figure because I very much wanted the head sculpt and even though Steampunk is very much not my cup of tea, when considering that sellers want around $100 (after adding tax) for the head alone and I could get the entire figure with base for $200, it was an easy decision. Turned out to be a happy one as well, because in hand I really like her.


And of course the Sonja head is great. It looks identical in sculpt to the black Commander head to me and that one is my current favourite. I have some plans for the former, but in the meantime she makes a pretty good Red Woman of R'hllor. Or maybe a scarlet witch? Nope, that name is taken... um, red witch?... burgundy witch?...

Antmax wrote:

The problem I have is that there are hardly any reviews. Only two video reviews and when one of them tried to take her leather waistcoat/jacket off they couldn't figure out any way to do it without putting a scalpel to it and cutting across the overlap of the belt.

Can anyone else confirm that the jacket doesn't come off without surgery? seems rather silly and may very well put me off of purchasing it. I really like the outfit but I am not going to get very far only drawing and painting steam punk  Red Sonja lol.

csyeung wrote:

Antmax wrote:


Hi Antmax and welcome to the forum. You DO NOT need to use a scapel to take off the top. I bought the top parted out for a kitbash and I will show you in the following pictures how to take it apart. First The neck strap is plugged in via a hole and there is a peg on the back. (I think it's on both sides but I only have this side taken off. You should hit it with a bit of hot air from a hair dryer first, would probably make it easier to pry out. In fact I should do that with mine as it tends to pop out now that it's loosened a bit, but I'm a bit lazy hehe. The second part that comes apart is the silver buckle where you can see there is a triangular shape that it plugs into. I believe this is on both sides as well. Once these are unplugged the top of the harness or shirt or what you'd call it separates enough for you. I don't recall if I squeezed the body top first or bottom first, but it will require a bit of squishing as I recall the bottom strap under the breasts do not come apart. I think i squished the top. (Pegs and holes are circled in red)

Oh wow! Thanks so much csyeung. That is really helpful. Thanks for taking the trouble with the photographs it is really it makes things really clear. A relief and something I can live with. So I will definitely be getting this figure. Everyone is being really helpful, I think I will stick around the forum. Looks like there is lots of information and inspiration here. I occasionally make D&D miniatures out of sculpting putty. Might have a go at making some cool props/accessories once I have a model to build on. I plan to get a male one too after. Probably the athletic male (M33) you usually see with the Kelvin Klein style underpants and the Tough guy head. Its a shame they don't have more male costume sets and maybe fewer skulls among the bases and accessories lol.

Antmax wrote:
Oh wow! Thanks so much csyeung. That is really helpful. Thanks for taking the trouble with the photographs it is really it makes things really clear. A relief and something I can live with. So I will definitely be getting this figure. Everyone is being really helpful, I think I will stick around the forum. Looks like there is lots of information and inspiration here. I occasionally make D&D miniatures out of sculpting putty. Might have a go at making some cool props/accessories once I have a model to build on. I plan to get a male one too after. Probably the athletic male (M33) you usually see with the Kelvin Klein style underpants and the Tough guy head. Its a shame they don't have more male costume sets and maybe fewer skulls among the bases and accessories lol.

Annalise wrote:Thanks to all for the kind words.

Antmax: The current "new" TBL suntan is a match for this body.

Antmax wrote:Well, Red Sonja turned up at my doorstep this morning so I took a couple of quick photos.

I literally removed her out the box and took a couple of snapshots. Since it's the first time I have had a Phicen/Tbleague figure, it was a kind of weird feeling in my hands lol. Softer and more pliable than I had anticipated.

The figure is very nice and detailed and the silicon absorbs light in a realistic way. My wife got her as a valentines gift mostly for figure posing reference but I can see myself falling down the rabbit hole of collecting more figures, clothing and accessories.

I noticed the base has a kind of fire hydrant thing behind her with a removeable lid which looks like there is supposed to be a stand to help stand her up against. Is there supposed to be a post in the box, or something compatible you can stick in there.

Otherwise everything seems in tact, she looks great and there are lots of very nice details, the overall colouring isn't too bright so she could easily be mistaken for a more upmarket painted porcelain figure and looks really good on display.

I'm very pleased with her, have to thank my wife who got Red Sonja for me as a valentines gift.

csyeung wrote:

Antmax wrote:Can anyone else confirm that the jacket doesn't come off without surgery?

You DO NOT need to use a scapel to take off the top.... First The neck strap is plugged in via a hole and there is a peg on the back....

Stryker2011 wrote:And yeah -- what is that thing (is it from an aquarium)? Pretty neat.