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The Street Fighter series has had quite a history when it came to action figure releases, some more successful than others. The most recent game, SF V, currently has two companies making figures - Bandai through its S. F. Figuarts line, and Storm Collectibles, a relatively new player from Hong Kong with their true 1/12 scale figure line.
I eagerly picked up this figure so I could get a sense for Storm as a company, and of course, how their product compares.
In addition the main figure, Chun Li came with a fairly impressive set of accessories, particularly given the price point:
- two additional portraits with interchangeable hair, making for three total (neutral, "smiling", attacking)
- 7 additional hands (varying degrees of palm and finger position)
- V-Trigger effects
- Kikoken effect with additional stand
- Hyakuretsukyaku (lighting kick) effecf
- dynamic action stand
- spare parts for the stands (I believe)
- cardboard backdrop
As the photos show, the Storm 1/12 figure is somewhere between the Figuarts and the SF4 Play Arts line in terms of size. In terms of styling, clearly the Storm is more in-line with the Play Arts styling, namely going for "game accuracy" as compared to the looser anime interpretation of the Figuarts line.
A slight disappointment in this area is that despite being "supervised by Kiki" the portrait on the Storm figure, while more game accurate than the Figuarts, still had eyes that were too small. Also, moveable buns on the top of her head would have been great as well, particularly for poses that emphasize movement.
All three bodies offer roughly the same amount of articulation, and utilize a hidden joint to allow for a greater range of shoulder movement allowing for cross chest poses.
Moving a little closer, a spot check of the QC on paint and finishes. The Storm figure seems to have sloppier finish on the gold paint, and in general, the Figuarts toy seems to have a more metallic sheen to everything. Weaker paint applications are present throughout the Storm figure as compared to the Figuarts.
Having said that, on the whole I don't find the finishes any worse than your typical Play Arts figure. The paint on the hands and body general tend to be the same colour and the paint apps are sufficiently thin, whereas I've seen weird things on a Play Arts figure. As an added bonus, I didn't notice any poor sanding jobs on parts or poorly assembled pieces that I tend to notice on Play Arts figures.
Hands are made of a softer, rubbery materials, probably whatever is used for the costume parts.
The body proportions on both the Figuarts and Storm are excellent, very closely resembling the in game model. Not that there is anything wrong with it, but Chun Li isn't some skinny waifu, and her fighters build is reflected in both figures.
With regards to joints, both figures also show how far we've come from the days of the Play Arts figure having the some of the least subtle joints ever used on a $100 action figure, particularly with the knees. Having said that, a slight edge does go to the Figuarts in this department, as the elbow and knee joints aren't painted on the Storm figure (there are others, but these are readily visible) and overall, connections with the body and movement for posing just feel more solid with the Figuarts figure. But, joints are sufficiently tight to allow for all manner of pose with included accessory and effect parts.
The general figure stand that Storm provides is worth a brief discussion. First off, it actually has one - Figuarts seems to be always sold separately, and the one that comes with modern Play Arts figures is apparently so bad that nobody ever wants to put the thing together.
The stand comes with a pole that allows an arm to move up and down in order to allow the figure to be positioned in a variety of heights. While moving the thing up and down is a right pain in the ass, I've got to give it to Storm... the thing is solid and will actually hold the figure at whatever height you set it at. Furthermore, the arm itself also pivots and rotates, giving some freedom to do airborne stuff.
At the end of the day clearly, if you can only choose one line, unless all you care about is quality, my experience shows that Storm is your friend. The Storm sets offer just as much articulation as the Figuarts version, but for a very similar price come with more goodies for larger variety of display options.
The Storm figures are quite honestly what the Play Arts line should have been in terms of the product released.
Now would Storm PLEASE release a Cammy and a Guile.
Ground instructional airframes on the flight-line at Sheppard AFB, Tex. F-15C serial 81-0028 was formerly assigned to Tyndall AFB, Fla., F-15A 74-0113 is a former Missouri ANG aircraft
Foo Fighters at Allstate Arena, 2/25/2008, Rosemont (Chicago). The band plays from the acoustic stage.
ATAIU stands for Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit. ATAIU recovered damaged Japanese planes during the war and rebuilt them for training allied pilots in fighting the japanese planes
home.st.net.au/~dunn/usaaf/atiu.htm
The Naval Officer in the background is from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force . There was a large group of them walking around the museum
F32 T-12 Beast is a mobile weapons platform. Equipped with hover technology, it has an advatage over regular space fighters in that it can fly within planets upper atmospheres.
my friend joamar, a kali instructor, knife fighter.. muay thai fighter, and yaw-yan kampilan instructor.. never mess with a walking weapon.
strobist: vivitar 285 right and behind subject 1/4 power, canon 277t speedlight at left and front of subject. stopped down ambient 3 stops.
This is a remade #fighter #jet previously posted I corrected the nose with #Lego and this piece is now 100% I decided to go monotone dark grey. The photo is photo shopped (obviously) and I did it all from my phone. used the #picstitch app in conjunction with an #app called #brushes.
I actually used the same plane and stitched the 2 photos together. This turned out in my opinion excellant., I added retractable landing gear as seen on the above jet, in the up position. I am loving it! Give me your thoughts and opinions! This jet is modeled after a Lego jet I saw on Bearded Jon\'s wall a while back. Thanks for the inspiration! Made my weekend complete!
Foo Fighters
Broken Leg Tour 2015
Unipol Arena Bologna, Italy IT
13th november 2015
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Royal Australian Air Force Hawk 127 A27-17 shadows a formation consisting of F/A-18A A21-7, F/A-18B A21-107, F-35A A35-010 of the Royal Australian Air Force, and United States Air Force F-22 04-4074.
This is the fighter from the eighties TV series Buck Rogers. Aside from Twiki the robot, probably the only other cool thing about that show. It wasn't a bad show, but it was definately the cheap answer to Battlestar Galactica.
The Fighter is the strongest and fiercest dragon of all.
With his unbelievable strength and his spiked tail he can cause terrible destruction.
(Note: the text came with the figurine, so don't blame me for any inconsistencies. :-P)
Crystal Fighters.
7 december 2011.
AB Brussels.
photo: Alex Vanhee.
Crystal Fighters are a British electronic band with Spanish influences who formed in London, UK in 2007. .
Crystal Fighters' are Sebastian Pringle (lead vocals, guitar), Gilbert Vierich (electronics, guitars, txalaparta, percussion) and Graham Dickson (guitar/ txalaparta), with Laure Stockley and Mimi Borelli (vocals)..
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Curtiss P-36 (Hawk 75), Seversky AT-12 Guardian, Lockheed P-38J Lightning "23 Skidoo" and Republic P-47G Thunderbolt "Spirit of Atlantic City" performing at the 2015 Planes of Fame Airshow in Chino, California.
Sometimes wish I had the focus and mental strength of a fighter to overcome some personal challenges...
The Duvaucelii Tactical Superiority Fighter is the result of a desperate need for a tougher, lighter, and more powerful fighter to combat the recent pirate and smuggler attacks all around Coalition Space, when teamed with an Ascension, these unorthodox fighters really pack a punch.
Although seemingly lightly armed, the Duvaucelii carries a high-impact rail-mounted cannon, as well as a slug-gauss gun, hidden inderneath the fore armor. The combination of speed, power, and maneuverability make this craft truly a force to reckon with.
Hey, I built something. Horay!
Built in about 6 hours of total work, 4 on one day, 2 on the next.
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Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II, which were known collectively as foo fighters