I can't help you on the body size, or color. That's a pretty good looking Lara set, though I'm not seeing Alicia in that sculpt at all (which is fine, I didn't really care for that movie).
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22 Re: Phicen / Jiaou ? Mon Nov 18, 2019 8:05 am
Valiarde
GubernatorFan wrote:Ephiane, as DFC reported they are different companies. Jiaou bodies are cheaper not so much in price as in not having an entirely-steel skeleton (there are steel joints but not the entire skeleton). This makes their movement a little less smooth, and the range of movement and holding a pose is slightly inferior to the all-steel Phicen/TBLeague ones. The rubbery skin works similarly, but is a little less supple, and is reported to be a different material. The price of Jiaou products is surprisingly usually as high or higher as those by TBLeague.
When looking for specifically TBLeague (Phicen) bodies, throw in the product number (e.g., M30, M31, M32, M33, M34, and the upcoming M35 for males, and S23B or whatever for females).
Here is a comparison of the different Jiaou male and female bodies I had posted on OSW some time ago. Besides these, there is a KT body color for the female bodies, which is almost identical to but a little bit lighter than the wheat.
CAVEAT: After taking this photo, they went back into their respective boxes, and a few months later I discovered that the "brown" body had broken out into patches of more intensive coloring...
Hope this helps.
Thanks for the pics. Do you guys recommend the black Jiaou doll figure? I probably want a black seamless one but TBLeague only have the very tall basketball body, don't they?
23 Re: Phicen / Jiaou ? Mon Nov 18, 2019 8:34 am
Stryker2011
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The last Jiaou body I bought that was “black” was years ago, and it was a weird Grey/yellow color. So, unless they changed the dye formula, I’d avoid. Not a lot of heads out there will match.
24 Re: Phicen / Jiaou ? Mon Nov 18, 2019 8:39 am
Valiarde
Thanks hmmm
So either plastic Body or oversized Phicen as options? Or hoping the new bodies have a better color..
Thinking of Black Panther head
So either plastic Body or oversized Phicen as options? Or hoping the new bodies have a better color..
Thinking of Black Panther head
25 Re: Phicen / Jiaou ? Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:21 am
Stryker2011
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The new male bodies seem to have a different color then the females, so it might work. Trial and error is pretty much the option, more often than not.
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26 Re: Phicen / Jiaou ? Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:34 am
Ovy
Option O: color a tbleague body with oil pastels. 
27 Re: Phicen / Jiaou ? Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:39 am
Valiarde
Stryker2011 wrote:The new male bodies seem to have a different color then the females, so it might work. Trial and error is pretty much the option, more often than not.
I guess I will do that
Ovy wrote:Option O: color a tbleague body with oil pastels.
Puh, if that works? But I think I will buy a Jiaou and if its not dark enough, try your option on him.
28 Re: Phicen / Jiaou ? Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:42 am
Ovy
Valiarde wrote:Stryker2011 wrote:The new male bodies seem to have a different color then the females, so it might work. Trial and error is pretty much the option, more often than not.
I guess I will do thatOvy wrote:Option O: color a tbleague body with oil pastels.
Puh, if that works? But I think I will buy a Jiaou and if its not dark enough, try your option on him.
It works on the tbleague bodies at least:
https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t260-painting-seamless-bodies
29 Re: Phicen / Jiaou ? Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:51 am
Valiarde
Ovy wrote:Valiarde wrote:Stryker2011 wrote:The new male bodies seem to have a different color then the females, so it might work. Trial and error is pretty much the option, more often than not.
I guess I will do thatOvy wrote:Option O: color a tbleague body with oil pastels.
Puh, if that works? But I think I will buy a Jiaou and if its not dark enough, try your option on him.
It works on the tbleague bodies at least:
https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t260-painting-seamless-bodies
Perfect! Should look more into the Tuturial part of this board.
Some very nice ideas in my head. Let's see what we can do in the next few month
30 Re: Phicen / Jiaou ? Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:15 am
GubernatorFan
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Valiarde, the oil pastel (not the water-soluble ones!) method works pretty great with TBLeague. It also works on Jiaou, but Jiaou body surface can get easily scratched/ripped, resulting in unsightly "discoloration" effects, so I wouldn't recommend it as much. The real challenge is finding oil pastel that is close enough to the color you want, since they do not blend as easily or as completely as actual paints. If you're trying to make an African character, the selection of browns I have come across is rather limited, but you can probably still manage it -- see the painting seamless bodies thread Ovy linked (starting with Ephiane's discovery in post 16, with examples of my darker painted bodies in posts 39, 48, and 58).
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31 Re: Phicen / Jiaou ? Mon Nov 18, 2019 10:26 am
Valiarde
Thanks guys! Will check it out for sure. Already on my way to far more kitbashing, so why not try some more rigorous approaches
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