Monthly Archives: August 2018

F4F Q&A #84 Recap: GamesCom Reactions! Alex & Chock Are Back in Town!

Posted on by August 31, 2018
F4F Q&A 84 Spyro PVC Prototypes

First 4 Figures fans around the world all had to gather around their computers in silence and darkness last Friday, as there was no weekly Q&A livestream while Alex and Chock were live at GamesCom 2018 (I wrote a whole bunch of articles about GamesCom if you need a summary of the reveals). But take heart, F4Fans–the shining rainbow of high-end statue collecting livestream light is back this week with the F4F Q&A #84! What news and reactions will the chiefs bring back from Germany? Let’s find out…

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Making of F4F Psycho Mantis Statue Documentary Q&A Recap!

Posted on by August 29, 2018
Psycho Mantis Making of Size Scale Comparison with Cans F4F

Ordinarily there’s a mere four days between when First 4 Figures opens up reservations for a new statue and when the official Pre-Order date (with validation for low numbers!) occurs, but thanks to the all-consuming whirlwind that was GamesCom 2018, the latest PO got an extra seven days between reservations and validation! One of the tallest pieces that F4F has ever put out, the Psycho Mantis EX statue has now arrived and Day One is in progress! Haven’t made up your mind and don’t have time to watch the Making of Documentary video before Day One expires? I’ve got you covered…

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First 4 Figures GamesCom 2018 Wrap Up & Amaterasu PVC!

Posted on by August 27, 2018
GamesCom 2018 Okami Amaterasu PVC Statue Revealed

GamesCom 2018 has come and gone and is now in the history books, but before I can close the book on talking about GamesCom 2018 myself, I’ve got a few more things I want to discuss. One is the most anticipated First4Figures reveal of all from the show—the new Okami Amaterasu PVC that will go up for sale on the F4F website around the end of 2018. And the other is a quick look at the layout of the F4F booth from those who couldn’t attend the event…

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GamesCom 2018 First 4 Figures Statue Reveals Recap! (F4F)

Posted on by August 24, 2018
GamesCom 2018 First 4 Figures Statue Reveals Recap

It’s a bittersweet Friday for First 4 Figures fans, as while we’re all thrilled about F4F making another grandiose appearance at GamesCom 2018, it comes at the sad cost of there not being a weekly Q&A livestream (for only the fourth time since the Q&A’s inception). But hey—F4F revealed quite a few new products at the show, so no Q&A to recap? No problem! Time for the (hopefully first annual) First 4 Figures GamesCom Reveals Recap, spotlighting the new Amaterasu, Spyro, Solid Snake and Ornstein PVCs and more!

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GamesCom: First 4 Figures Mini Aku Aku Mask Resin Statues!

Posted on by August 23, 2018
Mini Golden Aku Aku Mask with Crash Bandicoot Resin Statue

GamesCom 2018 has been a “PVC Coming Out” party of a sort for First 4 Figures, who simultaneously are revealing and selling PVC statues for heir first time ever at a major event. But GamesCon hasn’t been all about PVCs on the F4F reveals from, as the company also brought along a pair of previously-unannounced resins to display for the first time ever: “Mini” Aku Aku Mask 1:4 scale statue companion pieces to the classic Crash Bandicoot Statue!

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GamesCom: F4F Solid Snake SD & Dark Souls SD Ornstein Figures!

Posted on by August 23, 2018
F4F Solid Snake SD & Ornstein SD PVCs Debut at GamesCom 2018

While First 4 Figures brought an armada of amazing statue reveals to New York Comic Con last year, what they didn’t really bring was anything to sell—ultimately making NYCC 2017 an EXTREMELY costly show. But F4F always learns from their mistakes and grows from them, which is why they’ve reopened pre-orders for all in-production items for GamesCom 2018, and also debuted some brand new affordable PVCs at the event—including the Solid Snake SD and SD Ornstein figures!

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GamesCom 2018: F4F Spyro Reignited PVC Figure EX Revealed! Sparx!

Posted on by August 20, 2018
First 4 Figures Spyro PVC Statue with Sparx GamesCom 2018

Ever since First 4 Figures announced the acquisition of the Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon licenses from Activision in Spring 2017 (and subsequently revealed the Crash PVC figure), fans have been begging for a Spyro PVC figure. And while CEO Alex Davis was able to play coy for many months, he finally confirmed this summer that a PVC Spyro was on the way. And via a Facebook video in the F4F OCC Facebook Group on the eve of Gamescom 2018, the the purplest PVC dragon has now been revealed—including a Spyro PVC Exclusive Version with Sparx!

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First 4 Figures Q&A Recap #83: Psycho Mantis Exclusive & More!

Posted on by August 17, 2018
Optic Camouflage and EX Psycho Mantis Statues

Months and months of work are about to bear fruit, as First 4 Figures will be attending GamesCom 2018 in Germany next week with a grandiose showing of statues currently up for order and also a handful of all-new pieces. But before Alex and Chock head off to GamesCom, they’ve got one more new statue to fully reveal and put up for sale: the F4F Metal Gear Solid Psycho Mantis EXCLUSIVE Statue is now up for order–along with a clear variant!

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F4F Q&A #82 Recap: Psycho Mantis Statue Teaser Video Appears!

Posted on by August 10, 2018
First 4 Figures Psycho Mantis Statue Teaser Video Screenshot

It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for a new First4Figures Q&A with CEO Alex Davis and Lieutenant Tsoek Cheung! There’s no new pre-order this week (as Warp Star Kirby EX just went up for sale last week), but that doesn’t mean that this week is gonna be barren: instead, we got the announcement and teaser video for the next item on deck for PO: the F4F Metal Gear Solid Psycho Mantis statue!

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A Beginner’s Guide to Buying Statues on the Aftermarket!

Posted on by August 9, 2018
First 4 Figures Lucky Cat Mario Statue

Because my passion is for First 4 Figures and F4F tends to be an entryway into the statue collecting world, a few people suggested I write up an article giving some starter tips to new statue collectors regarding where to buy sold-out statues, how to determine what they’re “worth”, and the safest ways to pay for them. I live to serve the collecting sphere, so I was happy to oblige with this quick and simple Beginner’s Guide to Buying Statues on the Aftermarket…

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