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Another piece of Vancouver swag I finally found time to open, The Kotobukiya 1/8 Tales of Symphonia Collet Brunnel.
I LOVED the game when it came out for the Nntendo Gamecube, introducing some mechanics like the Team Assault that would go on to be refined and perfected in future games. Like the later released Tales of Vesperia, the voice acting was exceptional, and was the first Tales game I had played since the horribly recorded Tales of Destiny 2 (aka Tales of Eternia), and I somehow skipped all the PS2 games, only playing Abyss on the 3DS.
I did a little research and it seems that all the more expensive scale statues, such as this one, never actually even came close to having a complete cast. In fact, Kotobukiya only ever released Collet, and Alter did Lloyd and Zelos. The cheaper One Coin line however seemed to do them all.
Like most of the Kobuukiya offerings, the overall design and intent of the statue is met, which basically means the thing looks as it should. Released in 2014 for 7,800 Yen, that would certainly put this at above average pricing. By comparison, even the Bishoujo line was arpmd 5,000 or so.
Clearly based on the animation cells (thank the Lord, because the in game models didn't look so hot) the statue captures the essence of her design, including her Chakram, though I don't recall them being so small. Detailing of the sculpt is pretty good, including the fine details on the hair, fabric folds, and other small things. I especially like how the outfit is just floating in the air.
The Production Values on the finished piece, however, are a tad weak. Luckily no issues with sanding, but you can easily tell that paint wise there were some sloppy areas, not even things you need a good macro lens to detect.
I didn't pa a fortune for this, definitely below MSRP, so I'm generally OK with this piece. While it's sad there's no set to complete, there's also no pressure to attempt such a thing.
DSC_5948
Another piece of Vancouver swag I finally found time to open, The Kotobukiya 1/8 Tales of Symphonia Collet Brunnel.
I LOVED the game when it came out for the Nntendo Gamecube, introducing some mechanics like the Team Assault that would go on to be refined and perfected in future games. Like the later released Tales of Vesperia, the voice acting was exceptional, and was the first Tales game I had played since the horribly recorded Tales of Destiny 2 (aka Tales of Eternia), and I somehow skipped all the PS2 games, only playing Abyss on the 3DS.
I did a little research and it seems that all the more expensive scale statues, such as this one, never actually even came close to having a complete cast. In fact, Kotobukiya only ever released Collet, and Alter did Lloyd and Zelos. The cheaper One Coin line however seemed to do them all.
Like most of the Kobuukiya offerings, the overall design and intent of the statue is met, which basically means the thing looks as it should. Released in 2014 for 7,800 Yen, that would certainly put this at above average pricing. By comparison, even the Bishoujo line was arpmd 5,000 or so.
Clearly based on the animation cells (thank the Lord, because the in game models didn't look so hot) the statue captures the essence of her design, including her Chakram, though I don't recall them being so small. Detailing of the sculpt is pretty good, including the fine details on the hair, fabric folds, and other small things. I especially like how the outfit is just floating in the air.
The Production Values on the finished piece, however, are a tad weak. Luckily no issues with sanding, but you can easily tell that paint wise there were some sloppy areas, not even things you need a good macro lens to detect.
I didn't pa a fortune for this, definitely below MSRP, so I'm generally OK with this piece. While it's sad there's no set to complete, there's also no pressure to attempt such a thing.