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A figure that I'd never gotten a chance to get over the past 214years or so was the Yamato VMF Queen's Blade - Leina figure. I happened to come across one recently on Kijiji for a reasonable price.
Release d in 2009 with a MSRP of 8,190 Yen, this wasn't a cheap figure. Even at today's prices, it's not exactly a bargain either. Having said that, as it is an older figure, I entered into my analysis with an expectation of archaic design choices. What also helped is that I actually own another in the series, the Ghost in the Shell: SAC Motoko Kusunagi and let me tell you... that thing sucked.
One of things you need to accept is the lack of accessories. These days, most figures have extra hands and relevant weaponry - Leina has no replaceable hands, her sword, and a shield that is fused o her left arm. Technically her cast off armour counts as ceessories, but it's not even cleverly made or anything - to get it off you literally have to dismantle the figure.
I've already mentioned the dated issue, and yeah it shows. There's the general dated look and engineering, along with the sculpting. Armour turned out alright. Everything else is kind of.. meh. Musculature isn't too bad.
Articulation is rather dismal, seeing how her legs cannot spread open. The joints themselves are somewhat flimsy and in some instances, loose, which makes posing the figure kind of a pain in the ass. Poor shoulder and head tilt capabilities just add to the flavour that is disappointment Overall, you're probably going to sticking with some variation of a standing pose, and the included stand will help with regards to stability issues..
Leina has some decent curves. Back in 2009, this sort of thing was scandalous. These days, everything uses a Phicen, and while there are some serious questions about why they're so big, the curves of a modern Phicen are much nicer to look at tan anything from back in the day.. unless you have one of those VCToys bodies which look like they're made from expired silicone. Leina has, however, a really scrawny neck, though.
It's too bad, as I had hopes that this figure wouldn't be as bad as Motoko, and is probably the closest thing to a 1/6 Queen's Blade figure we're gonna get (and if those came out, I'd be broke) but the truth is, as far as action figures go, the Revoltech offerings, as crude as they can be, are still better than this, which is probably why the line kind of died out.
DSC_6740
A figure that I'd never gotten a chance to get over the past 214years or so was the Yamato VMF Queen's Blade - Leina figure. I happened to come across one recently on Kijiji for a reasonable price.
Release d in 2009 with a MSRP of 8,190 Yen, this wasn't a cheap figure. Even at today's prices, it's not exactly a bargain either. Having said that, as it is an older figure, I entered into my analysis with an expectation of archaic design choices. What also helped is that I actually own another in the series, the Ghost in the Shell: SAC Motoko Kusunagi and let me tell you... that thing sucked.
One of things you need to accept is the lack of accessories. These days, most figures have extra hands and relevant weaponry - Leina has no replaceable hands, her sword, and a shield that is fused o her left arm. Technically her cast off armour counts as ceessories, but it's not even cleverly made or anything - to get it off you literally have to dismantle the figure.
I've already mentioned the dated issue, and yeah it shows. There's the general dated look and engineering, along with the sculpting. Armour turned out alright. Everything else is kind of.. meh. Musculature isn't too bad.
Articulation is rather dismal, seeing how her legs cannot spread open. The joints themselves are somewhat flimsy and in some instances, loose, which makes posing the figure kind of a pain in the ass. Poor shoulder and head tilt capabilities just add to the flavour that is disappointment Overall, you're probably going to sticking with some variation of a standing pose, and the included stand will help with regards to stability issues..
Leina has some decent curves. Back in 2009, this sort of thing was scandalous. These days, everything uses a Phicen, and while there are some serious questions about why they're so big, the curves of a modern Phicen are much nicer to look at tan anything from back in the day.. unless you have one of those VCToys bodies which look like they're made from expired silicone. Leina has, however, a really scrawny neck, though.
It's too bad, as I had hopes that this figure wouldn't be as bad as Motoko, and is probably the closest thing to a 1/6 Queen's Blade figure we're gonna get (and if those came out, I'd be broke) but the truth is, as far as action figures go, the Revoltech offerings, as crude as they can be, are still better than this, which is probably why the line kind of died out.