Monthly Archives: February 2018

REVIEW: PCS Street Fighter V Ken Statue Player 2 Blue 1/4

Posted on by February 27, 2018
Street Fighter 5 Ken Statue Blue Variant PCS Toys Statue

The past year has been a shaky one for me with regards to Pop Culture Shock Collectibles, as I feel like the customer service went down the tubes greatly in 2017. In fact, I ended up cancelling all my orders with PCS. But I had one final statue left on order, and it arrived earlier this month. It took nearly two years from the pre-order date, but my 1:4 Street Fighter V Ken Blue Version Statue finally arrived! Am I blown away by what could be my final PCS Street Fighter Statue? Read on for my full review and photos…

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Toy Fair: Kingdom Hearts Select Figures & Minimates! Timeless Sora!

Posted on by February 28, 2018
Kingdom Hearts Select Roxas Figure Toy Fair 2018

Although it’s one of the most popular video game franchises of the 21st century (and perhaps of all-time), Kingdom Hearts fans suffered while a relative drizzle of new toys from Square-Enix were all that were released for years. But several other companies obtained the Kingdom Hearts license in 2017 and started putting out new figures, including Diamond Select Toys. And at New York Toy Fair 2018, DST showed off all the goodness they’ve got planned for 2018, including more Kingdom Hearts Select figures and Minimates!

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F4F Q&A #59 LIVE Recap: F4F True Form!

Posted on by February 23, 2018
F4F QA 59 Playing Cards

To my dismay, my workload ended up being too great for me to recap last week’s F4F Q&A #58. That’s to my eternal regret and sadness, but what’s past is past–and now it’s time to look forward to the latest installment of the First 4 Figures Q&A with F4F CEO Alex Davis and Lieutenant Chockles! This week: the Metal Gear Solid Snake statue returns one final time for Last Chance Weekend, the dynamic duo discuss F4F PVCs, and as usually–an enormous number of collector questions will be answered in the F4F Q&A #59!

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Toy Fair: DST Sonic the Hedgehog Statues & Minimates Figures!

Posted on by February 27, 2018
Sonic Gallery Tails Statue PVC Gamestop Exclusive

Some of the biggest—and most surprising—news going in New York Toy Fair 2018 this month was the announcement that Diamond Select Toys had obtained the license to produce Sonic the Hedgehog figures and statues. Coupled with the upcoming IDW Publishing Sonic the Hedgehog comic book, and it’s clear that a new day is dawning for the Blue Blue! I was excited to be among the first collectors in the world to see the DST Sonic toys at the 2018 Toy Fair. What did I see and learn and how impressed am I? Read on…

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Toy Fair 2018: DST Kingdom Hearts Gallery PVC Statues & Vinimates!

Posted on by February 28, 2018
Kingdom Hearts Gallery Sora Statue Close-Up

Kingdom Hearts fans have been crying out for statues for many years now, but complicated licensing and Square-Enix’s stranglehold on the franchise mostly kept other companies out of the KH merch game until last year. But after releasing their first waves of action figures in the line last year, Diamond Select Toys brought along the first three entries in their Kingdom Hearts Gallery PVC Statues series to this month’s New York Toy Fair!

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F4F Making of Artorias SD PVC Statue Documentary Recap!

Posted on by February 16, 2018
First4Figures-Artorias-Statue-Size-Comparison-Photo-Resin-Vs-PVC

I’m on assignment in New York City for New York Toy Fair 2018, so I didn’t have the opportunity to LIVE Recap the F4F Q&A livestream this morning (trust me, it breaks my heart too). But while I haven’t had the time to fully watch that 4-hour video and recap it just yet, here’s a consolation prize: a full recap of the 1.5 hour Making of Dark Souls SD Artorias Documentary! Chibi or no, after watching this video, the latest F4F to go up for order is one of their most impressive statues to date…

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First4Figures Dark Souls SD Artorias PVC Statue EXCLUSIVE!

Posted on by February 16, 2018

Two years ago, First4Figures launched their Dark Souls resin line with their Artorias the Abysswalker statue. That statue went on to win multiple “2017 Statue of the Year” awards and spike in price on the aftermarket. And now? First4Figures is at it again, with Artorias leading the charge for another Dark Souls line! The F4F Dark Souls SD Artorias PVC Exclusive Edition Statue is now up for order! And this time, the box isn’t the only thing that’s exclusive…

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F4F Dark Souls Artorias & Solaire SD PVC Vinyl Figures Photos!

Posted on by February 15, 2018
Artorias F4F PVC SD Statue

UPDATE 2/15/2018: It may feel like all eternity since the SD Artorias PVC debuted at NYCC 2017 in October, but the waiting is over: the Artorias PVC is going up for order on the F4F website this Friday (2/16/2018)! And in honor of the occasion, I’ve uploaded the last of my Artorias NYCC hi-res photos, so you can preview Artorias from all angles and up close before the full reveal tomorrow! Are you in for the first F4F Dark Souls PVC figure?

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F4F Amy Rose Statue Poll: Vote to Show Your Support!

Posted on by February 10, 2018
Sonic and Amy the Hedgehogs

Sonic the Hedgehog. Tails. Shadow. Silver. Knuckles. Even Doctor Robotnik. First4Figures has covered almost every main character from the Sonic are Hedgehog franchise in resin statue form now. Almost. There’s one omission that glares brighter than the other: Sonic’s sort-of girlfriend, Amy Rose. But there’s hope for the pink hedgehog: voting is going on now that could make the first resin Amy Rose statue ever a reality!

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F4F Q&A #57 Recap: The Next Pre-Order! Cowboy Bebop Jam! & More!

Posted on by February 10, 2018
Close-Up of F4F Cowboy Bebop Spike Statue

Just another ordinary First 4 Figures Q&A livestream…? Nope! Today’s another big news day for F4F, as the logo for the SD line has been revealed, the Cowboy Bebop Jet Black and Spike Spiegel statues were fully revealed, the next figure going up for pre-orders is revealed, the Solid Snake pre-orders closed, and Last Chance Weekend orders for the Exclusive Ornstein have begun! And oh yeah–get ready, because once again, Fun Daddy Alex and Lieutenant Chockles will be answering dozens and dozens (and dozens!) of collectors’ uncensored questions…

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