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Just something that I found at a convention this weekend. A bit beat up, but for $20 I went ahead and brought Ayane so she'd have somewhere decent to retire.
Released in the early 2000s, this particular piece is a 1/6 scale Ayane from the XBox Ninja Gaiden, the first of several by Team Ninja. There were four releases in the series - Ryu, Ayane, Rachel, and Kureha.
Being from this time period, the statue is kind of bland in terms of its posing and detailing, as well as the typical Kotobukiya quality at the time. A relatively premium piece for the time, as it was made of solid PVC rather than hollowed sections that snapped together. The bad news is statues like this were prone to leaning, which fortunately is a relatively easy fix.
MSRP would have been around $100 back in the day when your typical 1/8 statue would be $50 - $60.
Some of the detailing isn't bad, such as the chainmail, though some of Ayanhe's features are rather generic - honestly you'd think a character from Dead or Alive would have a better bust and ass. Face/hair isn't terrible, being at least recognizable as the character. Paint work is good, but not outstanding, particularly noticeable on the flesh sections as I think that's just the base plastic colour, which because of the PVC, looks like of rubbery.
From a Build perspective, again, it's not bad, and is very representative of the time, but you can see how things look like a dull copy of a something that is better.
It's older pieces like that that, yes, were cheaper, make you appreciate the advancements made since that time, which of course has resulted in the dreaded price increases that nobody wants, but were needed to ensure that products such as these will continue to dazzle people for years to come.
DSC_3273
Just something that I found at a convention this weekend. A bit beat up, but for $20 I went ahead and brought Ayane so she'd have somewhere decent to retire.
Released in the early 2000s, this particular piece is a 1/6 scale Ayane from the XBox Ninja Gaiden, the first of several by Team Ninja. There were four releases in the series - Ryu, Ayane, Rachel, and Kureha.
Being from this time period, the statue is kind of bland in terms of its posing and detailing, as well as the typical Kotobukiya quality at the time. A relatively premium piece for the time, as it was made of solid PVC rather than hollowed sections that snapped together. The bad news is statues like this were prone to leaning, which fortunately is a relatively easy fix.
MSRP would have been around $100 back in the day when your typical 1/8 statue would be $50 - $60.
Some of the detailing isn't bad, such as the chainmail, though some of Ayanhe's features are rather generic - honestly you'd think a character from Dead or Alive would have a better bust and ass. Face/hair isn't terrible, being at least recognizable as the character. Paint work is good, but not outstanding, particularly noticeable on the flesh sections as I think that's just the base plastic colour, which because of the PVC, looks like of rubbery.
From a Build perspective, again, it's not bad, and is very representative of the time, but you can see how things look like a dull copy of a something that is better.
It's older pieces like that that, yes, were cheaper, make you appreciate the advancements made since that time, which of course has resulted in the dreaded price increases that nobody wants, but were needed to ensure that products such as these will continue to dazzle people for years to come.