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She is very pretty, I agree, although I was frustrated by two things: I was really looking to buy another Triad African female head that I could not find; this one (or either, probably) is unfortunately not a good skin tone match for either of the TBLeague darker bodies. But as long as you can use her with the Triad body, that's no problem.

The outfit I’m planning would only bare her upper chest and hands, but also ideally her midriff. Maybe with a TBLeague body, I could do something to change the skin tone on just those areas. Every time I handle the Triad body, I feel like it’s going to collapse into pieces

That's a nice-looking head sculpt, Klio! It's very unique!

SPQRKlio wrote:The outfit I’m planning would only bare her upper chest and hands, but also ideally her midriff. Maybe with a TBLeague body, I could do something to change the skin tone on just those areas. Every time I handle the Triad body, I feel like it’s going to collapse into pieces

Yes, you got to watch out for those joints above the biceps. I've broken a couple of Triad bodies there.

Nice find, she looks great, and ideal for your upcoming project .

@SPQRKlio Unusual head sculpt.

The eBay seller’s pic and even the manufacturer’s own promo photo don’t do it justice. I wish a head sculpt like this could get the ABCDE treatment with five different hairstyles and foundation makeup variants.

I got this KO or custom villa cara del head sculpt recently



the head size is medium, very similar sized with verycool Alba HS

OSC-001: I was looking forward getting this figure, and in a way it is kind of a let down.

There are several QC and Design choice issues with the figure.
A lot of the protective foam was stuck in her hair, so the right after the unboxing I spent a good amount of time getting it out of her hair.
The glue on her right "claw" hand was melted, so not only the armor was coming off but the glue was smeared on her hand as well.
The straps on her leg guard is made out of some sort of foam and again the glue was not strong enough so it came loose.
Body color appears to be pale, but the included hand parts are suntan.

All the complaints aside, is it a good figure? Yes!
Is it 330$ good, though? That's debatable.

Nice grabs.

Very nice indeed fella's!

HalfDuplex wrote:OSC-001: I was looking forward getting this figure, and in a way it is kind of a let down.

What a pain about the glue issue. But the golden face mask and breastplate are spectacular.

She looks very impressive, Vic.
Also, I like the Cara head, madnug, although that hair is so very literally red...

To add a little more disappointment to the thread: TBLeague dark brown S22B just arrived from Giantoy (yay!). The brown skin tone is very pleasant (yay!). Both arms are in damaged shape right out of the box (boo-hoo ). Creases, a couple of nicks, an area where the outer layer of material looks scraped off. Looks worse in person, where I can see the cuts, than in the pics.

I believe this body can work with the Triad Toys Alpha African female head, if the opening in the neck were widened, and with a little foundation makeup either to darken the body or to lighten the face. I'll have to look at it in daylight or under the craft-table lamp. Quite sad that I'll have to wait now for an exchange and new body

Klio, Giantoy support might be able to help you with replacement, especially if you send them these photos.

madnug wrote:I got this KO or custom villa

Nice, I've got one of these too, with different hair color.

Visisonor wrote:Klio, Giantoy support might be able to help you with replacement, especially if you send them these photos.

I hope they can. I’ll see what they say...

Good luck on your quest. That is pretty bad, and should not have happened. Looking at it, the difference in the skin tone is not that huge, although it is noticeable.

It's disappointing to receive a damaged body.

That skin tone is a very nice match to your Triad Toys head!

I've never seen a TBL body that damaged right out of the box. I would definitely look to get a replacement. I find that damage very surprising

@SPQRKlio
I wonder if that body is a knock-off?
I wonder if that body is a shop return?
If i were you, i would return it.

SPQRKlio wrote:

Visisonor wrote:Klio, Giantoy support might be able to help you with replacement, especially if you send them these photos.

I hope they can. I’ll see what they say...

Amelia at GT is really great at solving issues. I would think they’d get this resolved for you, no problem.

GubernatorFan wrote:Good luck on your quest. That is pretty bad, and should not have happened. Looking at it, the difference in the skin tone is not that huge, although it is noticeable.

Zes wrote:That skin tone is a very nice match to your Triad Toys head!

It's so close, I think it would pass muster if only the lower arms and midriff/legs were exposed, especially in photos with controlled lighting. The head is darker with a red undertone instead of the S22B's yellow undertone, but I tested some foundation makeup on it (Nyx Total Control Pro in Mahogany shade) and it's a perfect blend. I can't remember whether I saw the foundation makeup recommendation here or elsewhere.

ukshaun wrote:@SPQRKlio
I wonder if that body is a knock-off?
I wonder if that body is a shop return?
If i were you, i would return it.

The packaging looks the same as the previous ones I got from Giantoy. Both the "small bust" and "medium bust" boxes are checked off with a ballpoint pen on the box, which I thought was odd, don't know if that means anything in terms of it being a knockoff or a repackaged returned item. I hope I'll hear back from their customer support soon; it only took about a week for this one to get to me, so it shouldn't take very long to get a replacement (I hope). I have all the other bits ready to go go go for the kitbash, and I'm feeling impatient!

Stryker2012 wrote:Amelia at GT is really great at solving issues. I would think they’d get this resolved for you, no problem.

That's encouraging to hear!

madnug wrote:

I have to ask, which body is that on the right?

She looks magnificent!

collectorofmany wrote:

madnug wrote:

I have to ask, which body is that on the right?

She looks magnificent!

I thought that also. The figure on the right looks balanced. Nice head sculpt.

I was not going to collect LotR I said a couple of months ago... but then I found some nice pieces for the right price... and I couldn't resist the power of the one ring to rule this shelf...

Legolas deluxe
Eomer
Boromir 2.0
Nazgul

Bilbo with custom hair instead of sculpted . Not perfect, especially on top, and the back of the head looks big but that is because the head is big. I will have a look how to get the volume right on top .

Excellent additions. I like the haired Bilbo, don't think the head is too big.

The detail on Eomer's greaves is sweet.