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.

FG078A

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.

Gwen

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!

GubernatorFan wrote:you could probably make her a variant model

Hm, that's an option

BAMComix wrote:Spider Gwen looks cool!

Yeah, SHF nailed the appearance, I like the unmasked head especially.

Thanks!

Ooh! Very nice, all things - mainly the open joints and limited articulation - considered. I really like her character design and that face is very beautiful. They got that right for sure! Nice catch!

Thanks, Diana!

A girl with a rifle

This is not very original because I've done a similar photo session with Leliana, plus technically all my female agents fit the "girl with a rifle" description.

But the real reason is to showcase the jeans.





And it's not limited to the rifle:





On the subject of jeans, they mostly work, especially with belt, but they are not ideal.
Without belt, they look like this:


And they are also quite short, shorter than I'd prefer.

A common problem with female pants at this scale is wide waist - the material needs to be elastic, and so far only the tights mentioned here are good enough.

She looks very good and quite human.

Great shots of her. She has a really nice sculpt.

I already wanted to make a creation with a Tb league 1/12 body, dressing it up is too complicated.
So just putting on his pants and his top is a hassle, so just that, congratulations

It looks very authentic and I also think the pants fit very well.
The idea of ​​hiding the rings around the joints is also very good.

GubernatorFan wrote:She looks very good and quite human.

Why shouldn't she look human?
Or do you mean she looks realistic enough?

BAMComix wrote:Great shots of her. She has a really nice sculpt.

Thanks.
The head is from the Imperial Guardian set (PL2021-180D).

French wrote:I already wanted to make a creation with a Tb league 1/12 body, dressing it up is too complicated.

I've been doing it for years. And in my experience, it's not harder than with 1/6, and in some cases easier. The pants from CJG-049 set featured in the second half of this post can take literally an hour to put on.

Darth_Hogge wrote:The idea of ​​hiding the rings around the joints is also very good.

Thank you.
Yeah, I'm obsessed with covering joints.

Visisonor wrote:

GubernatorFan wrote:She looks very good and quite human.

French wrote:I already wanted to make a creation with a Tb league 1/12 body, dressing it up is too complicated.

I've been doing it for years. And in my experience, it's not harder than with 1/6, and in some cases easier. The pants from CJG-049 set featured in the second half of this post can take literally an hour to put on.

Yes I know, I bought pants/tights, and it took me that long to put them on

She looks great! I specially like that last picture with the background blurred.

But those jeans are beautiful!! And the top, too! I've never noticed that before. And the boots look great, too!  

I love that sculpt, too. Shame that I missed out on that guardian, thinking that I already had a beautiful red head with Sonja, and of course four other guardians. But this sculpt is quite special!

Thanks, Diana.
Jeans are beautiful, yes, but kind of fiddly. The belt is needed, otherwise they don't look realistic enough, and it has to be arranged precisely, but it keeps shifting around if you look wrong at it.

Supermen return



Another Supes.



This time it is the "Red Blue", or "Mr Super" body by Manipple, sold as body only.

With a head, also by Manipple, which I've obtained earlier, and in multiples:

The Three Cavills

It is Mezco scale, but slightly shorter than BMS Steel Justice, another third party figure.


Though on some of my photos the head sits too high.


Cinematic Supermen

Articulation is relatively decent, but it is limited by the suit, which is somewhat tight. On a positive side, the suit sits better than that of the BMS figure.



So this closes the DCEU standard suit gestalt, and is also pretty close to closing the modern comic one. And this is a decent alternative to Mezco DCEU Superman, which was released long time ago and is now very hard to find.

Pretty boys !
Looking great together.

Yes I agree, they look fantastic together. Could the head look to be sitting too high because of a camera angle? They all look god to me.

Truly pretty

They all looks really good!! That head is amazing. My favourite body is the tallest one though, despite the slight crinkles in the suit. I just prefer the proportions.

Thanks, everyone.
I most likely didn't pick photos with head sitting higher. Only the first one, when he is looking down.
And I feel the same way about proportions, BMS Steel justice looks better in this regard.