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TBLeague / Phicen Spartan Goddess of War (updated)

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GubernatorFan


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Rogerbee wrote:Michael pretty much got me into it too. He reviewed the Cy Girls I wanted and there was a guest review of Lucifer, from which I took my avatar, and the rest is history.

I hope you got that figure too. I had always assumed that your avatar was of a custom figure of you! Wink

Stryker2011 wrote:I like his reviews, but lately, I don’t always agree with him. He tends to be a lot more forgiving than I would be.

We all have our priorities, and I suppose if you have sponsors or companies that send you things to review, you pick your battles. My own reviews have been generally quite positive, but then again I generally get (and review!) things I have already decided are pretty good (with some exceptions, like Gorgo).

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Stryker2011 wrote:I like his reviews, but lately, I don’t always agree with him. He tends to be a lot more forgiving than I would be.

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He is. That is one major criticism I have of him. He seems way more forgiving as if he's purposely not trying to offend the brands that supplies instead of being truthful about how really awful an item is.

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DeltaForceChung wrote:
Stryker2011 wrote:I like his reviews, but lately, I don’t always agree with him. He tends to be a lot more forgiving than I would be.

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He is.  That is one major criticism I have of him.  He seems way more forgiving as if he's purposely not trying to offend the brands that supplies instead of being truthful about how really awful an item is.

I guess I can see it from his POV (Don't bite the hand that feeds you -- Or supplies you with free boxed sets); but then, it sort of makes his reviews unfair and dishonest. It's like all the HT apologists. Someone hands me a turd, I don't think, regardless of having not paid for the item, I could feel good about calling some of Star Ace's recent products anything less than absolute trash not even worthy of 1 star, let alone 2.5 or 3. Gorgo, as a stand-alone Spartan/Greek woman isn't the worst figure I've ever seen (though I don't have it in hand), but I don't see anything of Lena Heady in the sculpt. Hermione and Artemisia should be in the toy aisle at Wal-Mart for less than $20 as a cheap Barbie imitation. Hermione looks like a dude, and Artemisia... I could crap in a bucket something better than those two figures. (I guess I wouldn't be a reviewer for long.... These companies would absolutely hate me).

GubernatorFan


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Perhaps we can tone down the negativity a little bit. Yes, some of these products are disappointing or difficult to consider worth the prices they charge for them.

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Ephiane

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Great Figures, Poses and Story ! I like her Face, she is not so typical doll´ish. Great Equipment to cheers

GubernatorFan

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Ephiane wrote:Great Figures, Poses and Story ! I like her Face, she is not so typical doll´ish. Great Equipment to cheers

Thank you very much! And I agree about the face.


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GubernatorFan wrote:
Rogerbee wrote:Michael pretty much got me into it too. He reviewed the Cy Girls I wanted and there was a guest review of Lucifer, from which I took my avatar, and the rest is history.

I hope you got that figure too. I had always assumed that your avatar was of a custom figure of you! Wink

I did in the end, Thainer bought one off eBay for me. I paid him what he paid and the rest is history. I bid on a boxed one once. The auction ended before the screen refreshed to acknowledge my bid! That went to a friend, so I did get to see it, still, I knew I was getting mine by then.

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GubernatorFan

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Rogerbee wrote:I did in the end, Thainer bought one off eBay for me. I paid him what he paid and the rest is history.

Very nice. And all's well that ends well (as the bard said).


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GubernatorFan

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It occurred to me that I have not shown good photos of the elaborate base. Although these bases are often criticized (and with plenty of reason -- they can be overly heavy, large, and more often than not impractical), for completeness, here are a couple of shots.

TBLeague / Phicen Spartan Goddess of War (updated) - Page 2 Sgow2010

TBLeague / Phicen Spartan Goddess of War (updated) - Page 2 Sgow2110


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Stryker2011

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I like their bases, but yeah, after a while it just becomes too much. No room. I know it might deter some people, but instead of skeletons/skulls, wouldn’t it make more sense if it were recent/fresh body parts... ?


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GubernatorFan

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No room (if you have too many), no stand (if you want them to help you keep your figures on their feet), and, as someone else pointed out, they don't really work together with each other the way some other products' bases are designed. Especially with the bigger and heavier bases (like the column that came with their "Athena"), customers have also been concerned that they add to the price of the product and the price of shipping. And I can't blame them. (I never bought Athena, but picked up some of the armor and a couple of columns... now I'm not sure what to do with them.)


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ReverendSpooky

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Great thorough review! I'll echo the sentiment here that I love seeing the action shots as well. Not only is it a lot of fun to look at, but I think you get a better sense of how things look from angles you wouldn't necessarily see straight on, or how things drape or lay when posed.

And GubernatorFan, I'll second what you said to Rogerbee. I was really skeptical about Phicen when it 1st came on the market because the shoulders and armpits looked high in all the promo pics I saw. But that shoulder articulation is really incredible, and makes all the difference in getting a more natural look when posing.

And I wouldn't mind seeing how you remove necks either. I've been doing it forever, and I usually just hack it off with a rotary blade, and then fine tune the edges with a grinding bit. But I'm always curios how anyone else approaches a project, and I'm sure there's something to learn from your technique.


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GubernatorFan

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ReverendSpooky wrote:Great  thorough review!  I'll echo the sentiment here that I love seeing the action shots as well. ... that shoulder articulation is really incredible, and makes all the difference in getting a more natural look when posing. ... And I wouldn't mind seeing how you remove necks either.  ...

Thank you very much! Glad you liked it. I'm also glad we agree. It is surprising how TBLeague can achieve very good shoulder articulation with a less complex shoulder than the more advanced jointed bodies.

I am putting together a simple presentation of my de-necking procedure (probably in a separate thread) -- it should be up soon.


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dadrab

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I have to say that before I saw this review, I was clearly "passing" on this figure. Now, I've pretty much reversed course.

Well done and thank you.

DeltaForceChung

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dadrab wrote:I have to say that before I saw this review, I was clearly "passing" on this figure. Now, I've pretty much reversed course.

Well done and thank you.

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GubernatorFan

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dadrab wrote:I have to say that before I saw this review, I was clearly "passing" on this figure. Now, I've pretty much reversed course. Well done and thank you.

You are welcome (and thank you for the flattering comment), and thanks for not blaming me (for what will happen to your wallet)! Wink

Pretty funny, DFC!


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