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F4F Spyro the Dragon & Sparx PVC Statue Review & Unboxing Photos!

Posted on by May 19, 2019
First4Figures Spyro and Sparx Statue Review

99% of the time, it puts me in a bad mood when I get woken up in the morning by the doorbell ringing. Luckily, this morning happened to be part of that outlying 1%. Why? Because the FedEx driver at the door needed me to sign off on the delivery of not one, not two, but three First 4 Figures statues! With a glorious bounty like that this morning, there’s no way I could resist cranking out at least one review today! You can still get on the Wait List for the Exclusive F4F Spyro & Sparx PVC statue: should you? Let’s take a look…

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REVIEW: Dark Souls SD Artorias PVC Figure Exclusive (F4F)

Posted on by February 1, 2019
SD Dark Souls Artorias Review First4Figures

I worked extra hours during college to feed my addiction to resin statues, so I’ve definitely been a hardcore resin collector for basically my entire adult life. Even so, I still know the value of a good PVC statue, and can be tempted by the right character or design. The subject of today’s review is the latter, as it’s a $100 PVC statue I purchased of a character I’ve never actually seen in a game at all! My Wait List order for F4F Dark Souls Artorias SD EX finally came through—and he was indeed worth the ‘Wait’!

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REVIEW: F4F WWE John Cena Statue (First 4 Figures)

Posted on by January 11, 2019
F4F John Cena Statue Review

Heroes that aren’t fictional characters are a rarity to me, but one man whose principles have been an inspiration to me for over a decade and a half is the greatest sports entertainer of all-time, John Cena. So when I discovered a couple years back that one of the men I respect the most made a statue of another of the men I respect the most, I knew I had to have eventually have it. The First 4 Figures WWE statues aren’t exactly easy to come by, but after eluding me for ages, the F4F John Cena Statue finally came home as a surprise Christmas present…

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First 4 Figures Silver the Hedgehog Statue Review & Photos F4F

Posted on by May 11, 2018
F4F Silver the Hedgehog Review

Silver the Hedgehog is one of the most divisive characters in Sonic the Hedgehog history. Many people hate (HATE) Silver, while there are also quite a few who love him. I fall into the latter camp, as the character really won me over with his multitude of appearances in the Archie Sonic comics. And so, even though he’s not exactly a universally loved dude, I pulled the trigger day one and ordered my First4Figures Silver the Hedgehog Statue. 14 months later, he’s in my home. Am I happy with him? Read on…

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F4F Katamari Damacy Dipp Exclusive Statue Review & Photos

Posted on by April 27, 2018
F4F Dipp Statue Box Front Review

Sometimes statue collectors do things that non-collecting might find a little, well… strange. Things like buying a statue for hundreds of dollars from a video game they’ve never played… or played and didn’t like it. Such is the case with me and the subject of today’s review: the First 4 Figures Katamari Damacy Dipp Statue! I hadn’t played Katamari at all when I fell in love with this statue, and hated the game when I did play it. But am I happy with my purchase nonetheless? Read on…

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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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REVIEW: F4F Fighter Kirby Exclusive Statue First 4 Figures

Posted on by February 10, 2018
First4Figures Exclusive Fighter Kirby Statue Review

If there’s one thing I love more than looking at and talking about upcoming statues, it’s actually receiving and unboxing them and adding them to my collection. It’s been a long time since I received a new resin statue from First4Figures, but I was blessed to have the F4F Fighter Kirby Exclusive Statue I ordered last year from the F4F website turn up on my doorstep a few weeks ago. Does this statue of the hero of Dreamland meet all my lofty dreams for it? Read on…

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Kingdom Hearts Static Arts Riku Statue Review & Photos

Posted on by November 19, 2017
Kingdom Hearts Static Arts Riku Figure Review

As much of a Kingdom Hearts fanboy as I am, there’s one character in the franchise I’ve always felt a bit cold toward: Riku. The quiet, moody, “Sasuke-like” rival type is just not my thing, so when I do pass on a new Kingdom Hearts figure, it’s usually Riku. But when the Kingdom Hearts Static Arts Riku figure went up for sale, it was love at first sight and instant pre-order from me. Now that I have him, am I glad I do?

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Kingdom Hearts Select Master Form Sora Review & Photos DST

Posted on by November 14, 2017
TRU Exclusive DST Sora Yellow Master Form Action Figure Review

Ever since I caught my first unexpected glimpse at a line of Diamond Select Toys Kingdom Hearts Figures at New York Toy Fair 2017, I’ve been actively anticipating the line hitting stores. And now, ten months later, the time is upon us: the first Kingdom Hearts Select wave of figures are now available and shipping, including this DST Master Form Sora figure that’s the subject of today’s review! Is this Kingdom Hearts figure everything I’d hoped for?

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F4F Exclusive Crash Bandicoot PVC Statue Review & Photos

Posted on by October 19, 2017
First4Figures Crash Bandicoot PVC Review

Never in my life did I expect to purchase a piece of Crash Bandicoot merchandise—but that expectation was shattered when First4Figures announced their Activision licenses and started showing off their masterpieces. While the first resin Crash and Spyro statues won’t be arriving until next year, the PVC Crash Bandicoot Exclusive Edition went up for sale in the summer and is starting to arrive now. Is the Crash PVC up to the usual F4F standards? Read on for my review…

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