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I recently purchased a Caster Gilgamesh Figma off Kijiji. Generally speaking, Fate Figma go for a premium price, so it was nice paying less than MSRP for a new figure.
Turns out that Gilgamesh was one of the more common Figma included as part of the 2023 Lucky Draw Box campaign. Because the '23 Campaign was very much Nendoroid centric, it's not one that I actually participated in.
There are several possible reasons why a Fate Figma, particularly one of a popular character like Gilgamesh, would have ended up on the surplus list, but I suspect it's one of two reasons.
First off, this look... really isn't doing much for the poor guy. Classic Archer Gilgamesh is dressed in his classic gold armour, armed with his lance, and is able to summon pretty much every notable weapon in the history of the world into battle.
I'm not sure what this guy does exactly, but he's dressed like Abu the Monkey from Aladdin with an eagle wrapped around his waist. He is armed with an Axe that looks too heavy for him, and what I can only presume is a magic tome. He's also not a particularly expressive character, unless you're looking for the multitude of ways he can express disgust.
From an articulation perspective, this figure features a waist, albeit limited in range of motion, so overall the waist and up are effectively optimal by Figma standards. The waist and down, however, motion is highly restricted due to the sheer bulk of the pants. While side kicking motion is generally uninhibited, the front/back motion is effectively non existent. So overall, you'll be doing many a variation on standing poses.
Paint and Build are the usual GSC standard, so there's no concerns here. Biggest thing would be to make sure you're taking it easy when putting the book into the floating stand, as the clear plastic parts tend to get stressed quite easily.
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I recently purchased a Caster Gilgamesh Figma off Kijiji. Generally speaking, Fate Figma go for a premium price, so it was nice paying less than MSRP for a new figure.
Turns out that Gilgamesh was one of the more common Figma included as part of the 2023 Lucky Draw Box campaign. Because the '23 Campaign was very much Nendoroid centric, it's not one that I actually participated in.
There are several possible reasons why a Fate Figma, particularly one of a popular character like Gilgamesh, would have ended up on the surplus list, but I suspect it's one of two reasons.
First off, this look... really isn't doing much for the poor guy. Classic Archer Gilgamesh is dressed in his classic gold armour, armed with his lance, and is able to summon pretty much every notable weapon in the history of the world into battle.
I'm not sure what this guy does exactly, but he's dressed like Abu the Monkey from Aladdin with an eagle wrapped around his waist. He is armed with an Axe that looks too heavy for him, and what I can only presume is a magic tome. He's also not a particularly expressive character, unless you're looking for the multitude of ways he can express disgust.
From an articulation perspective, this figure features a waist, albeit limited in range of motion, so overall the waist and up are effectively optimal by Figma standards. The waist and down, however, motion is highly restricted due to the sheer bulk of the pants. While side kicking motion is generally uninhibited, the front/back motion is effectively non existent. So overall, you'll be doing many a variation on standing poses.
Paint and Build are the usual GSC standard, so there's no concerns here. Biggest thing would be to make sure you're taking it easy when putting the book into the floating stand, as the clear plastic parts tend to get stressed quite easily.