You can find them around. I've seen them at shops like AmiAmi and Hobbysearch, but also at domestic shops like BigBadToyStore. Just pay attention to the dimensions you need, as that particular figure there is about 20" tall and costs $1200.
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Yeah I impulse purchased one after someone cancelled their order on amiami and am looking for a dedicated display case now. Total after shipping came out a bit short of $1500. It's the first and hopefully last 1/4 scale (literal) bunny figure I buy.
Saw a cool custom case from a Hong Kong maker but doesn't seem like they take international orders. Looks like the kind in my previous post are just called Japanese doll cases.
Saw a cool custom case from a Hong Kong maker but doesn't seem like they take international orders. Looks like the kind in my previous post are just called Japanese doll cases.
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Yeah, I'd swear I saw some in the last few days while browsing but I'm drawing a total blank right now as to where.
Edit: oh, that's what I saw...
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Received my first ever Pop Up Parade; Ed and Ein from Cowboy Bebop. Absolutely adorable figure and good quality. Definitely gonna need to get some more of them, it's just often hard to commit on smaller figures.
That one is great! A shame their Spike is... the opposite (his face is totally off). Pop Up Parade quality is really all over the place, but "prize figures" in that tier I think have some really great ones out there from other companies.
The only PUPs that are consistently higher quality are the L and XL lines. The regular series is a toss-up where sculpts are concerned.
Yeah, agreed. I have I think four CSM ones and... I dunno, not great! Their bigger Berserk ones (Guts and Zodd) are rad though, like you're saying.
Banpresto seems to be my favorite of that tier of figure (cheaper but still nice looking), but have also liked offerings from Taito and Sega. I'm sure there's other good ones too.
So I just noticed something disappointing about the Ed Pop Up Parade that I can't believe I didn't notice prior... They white washed her. What the hell. 🙁
Yeah, the Berserk Pop-Ups are fantastic. I just really hate the bland bases. Which is a problem across the whole line. Also I wonder if Zodd's base really needed to have the massive footprint it does.
Not a terribly uncommon problem with figures, unfortunately. Some companies are better about it than others. I think it may have something to do with materials where the final colors don't come out quite the way they should.
Nendos with too much accessories/parts are hard to assemble... XD, learned the lesson with the Bocchi Nendos... Specially Ichika and her drum kit.
Both companies are okay. I think the likeness and colors of Claynel's are better, but I like the pose and base of Koto's more. Not an easy decision indeed.
And there's also a Frieren by GSC and one by QuesQ announced, if you wanna wait (it may take a while):
And the "older" one by MegaHouse:
Both companies are okay. I think the likeness and colors of Claynel's are better, but I like the pose and base of Koto's more. Not an easy decision indeed.
And there's also a Frieren by GSC and one by QuesQ announced, if you wanna wait (it may take a while):
And the "older" one by MegaHouse:
Which one gives you the best impression to you? I'm still trying to figure out my brands of choice since I got into this fairly recently.
I'm still waiting to see if any of them announces Fern and Stark to go with Frieren, since I'll probably want all 3. But out of those announced so far, Claynel's is the one that I liked the most.
As far as brand goes, in my experience all of the five above are very good but none of them are exceptional. GSC is the one with the best reputation, with the most popular and well made figures, but they still have their misses from time to time (and it's getting more frequent lately). Claynel is the newest one out of these with very few figures already released, but those few have pretty good quality, very close to the prototype. Like said above, Koto's rarely messes up, you'll get what you paid for, something close to the prototype though not perfect. MegaHouse is weird... sometimes they release amazing products, sometimes they look like overpriced prize figures, but usually they are very close to the prototype show, though still very expensive. I like Ques Q a lot, but who knows when they will show their Frieren (and if they will release it one day).
Anyway, tl;dr, they are all trust worthy, if you love the prototype you'll most likely also love the final figure. Just get what you think makes more sense for your budget, and when in doubt you can always wait until they are released so you can choose based on pictures/videos of the final products.
I'm waiting for the GSC one personally. It easily looks the best. I also ordered the Sega Luminasta Mimic Chest Frieren because it's hilarious.
"Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" Luminasta Frieren ～In Mimic～
Release:09/2024 Materials:ABS, PVC W7.5 × H9.5 cm
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10 years of collecting check. Thanks, Facebook memories!
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Actually, it was the other way around.
Not that I have much more of that today.
Speaking of money...
View: https://twitter.com/Ruru_Berryz/status/1783777044783898972?t=Q7IaWWZXp48BscTkxZfxlg&s=19
I have to admit, the Paintings figma line is amazing.
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I have to admit, the Paintings figma line is amazing.
So, I am in a bit of a dilemma:
Kotobukiya Frieren
And Claynel Frieren
Price are almost the same, so I don't know if you folks recommend one brand over the other or if any other brand is going to announce a Frieren related figure soon.
I have the same dilemna but went with Koto.
- better base
- reliable manufacturer
- more likely to get at least a Fern one in the same line as Koto generally does multiple characters for popular IPs
Koto has a bonus face which I like much better.
Great post though the last one is not by MegaHouse. Design Coco is a more recent manufacturer. They already worked with Mappa on a Gojo.
Design Coco is a bit different than other companies, as they work via commission. The commissioner (in this case Mappa) determines the character, pose, figure design, budget, etc. and Design Coco works within those specifications.
Not all that expensive when the ¥ is in the pooper.
I'm sure there's been talk on this before, but as things vary and can change, can't hurt to ask again. What is like… a "go-to" shelf these days? I remember back in 2014~2016, when I got super into amiibo it was all about the IKEA Detolf (with arguments on that being overboard for them lol). Unfortunately I.. did not get any of those. No space.
That's different now, and I do have space for a standalone glass shelf. I've also picked up a fair few "actual" figures since the , not just a bunch of amiibo. But I checked my local IKEA and they don't have Detolf anymore, plus what they had seemed smaller and also was like… $120??? I swear Detolf was $50 or something back then.
Are shelves really going to set me back at least a $100 now? I don't have anything mega expensive, highest dollar item is my $120 Deep Sea Girl Miku. But I have a few $60~$80 preorders coming over the next year or so, and I'd like to actually have em in a shelf rather than just sitting on my dresser. But frankly if it's $100+ nowadays I may just deal. :x
That's different now, and I do have space for a standalone glass shelf. I've also picked up a fair few "actual" figures since the , not just a bunch of amiibo. But I checked my local IKEA and they don't have Detolf anymore, plus what they had seemed smaller and also was like… $120??? I swear Detolf was $50 or something back then.
Are shelves really going to set me back at least a $100 now? I don't have anything mega expensive, highest dollar item is my $120 Deep Sea Girl Miku. But I have a few $60~$80 preorders coming over the next year or so, and I'd like to actually have em in a shelf rather than just sitting on my dresser. But frankly if it's $100+ nowadays I may just deal. :x
I use Billy book shelves from Ikea with glass doors, it's more adjustable and it can contain 5-8 shelves of figures depending on their size.
Unless you have huge figures like 1/6 or 1/4 scale I think it's the best set up.
The Billy also has adjustable shelves if need be, except for the middle one which is part of the units support structure. I personally have a Billy with the glass doors and a few detolfs. The only downside to the former is that it doesn't offer the variety of viewing angles that the detolf does.
Anyway, all that said... the best alternative for the detolf that's most similar is the BLALIDEN. Or maybe the RUDSTA if you need something shorter.
Yeah, and replaced it with something much worse. It's smaller and has big black bevels...
Billy exists in two width just in case.
Ikea's selection is a bit weird nowadays for collectors with the Detolf gone, the Rudsta is nice but a bit small and I prefer having most of my stuff at eye level, the milsbo is bigger (and pricier ...), but those diagonal feet are a waste of space.
Blaliden being smaller really is what kills it for me, I don't mind the edges that much cause it makes it way easier to hide cables and such.
Billy's with glass doors are nice, but the glass doors with almost no edges are not available around me half of the time, plus the depth of the shelves aren't ideal for everything (Hello Ningguang), the deeper billys aren't available everywhere either for some reason...
The Besta system can work, but is wayyyy more pricy, if you're willing to pay the price you can have more flexibility with it cause they also have half shelves you can play with in the deeper ones (even in glass), but all the currently available glass doors have huge outlines that partially obstruct the view, and they used to have doors without them but they are not available anymore either.
Ikea's selection is a bit weird nowadays for collectors with the Detolf gone, the Rudsta is nice but a bit small and I prefer having most of my stuff at eye level, the milsbo is bigger (and pricier ...), but those diagonal feet are a waste of space.
Blaliden being smaller really is what kills it for me, I don't mind the edges that much cause it makes it way easier to hide cables and such.
Billy's with glass doors are nice, but the glass doors with almost no edges are not available around me half of the time, plus the depth of the shelves aren't ideal for everything (Hello Ningguang), the deeper billys aren't available everywhere either for some reason...
The Besta system can work, but is wayyyy more pricy, if you're willing to pay the price you can have more flexibility with it cause they also have half shelves you can play with in the deeper ones (even in glass), but all the currently available glass doors have huge outlines that partially obstruct the view, and they used to have doors without them but they are not available anymore either.