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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First 4 Figures Making of Warp Star Kirby Documentary/Q&A Recap!

Posted on by August 7, 2018
Counting Stars on Warp Star Kirby First4Figures Statue

A tragedy almost occurred last year, when sluggish sales on the First 4 Figures Fighter Kirby statue almost led to the premature death of the figure series. But fans rallied for a release of an iconic version of Kirby that would be the definitive Kirby statue many collectors were asking for, and F4F listened: the First4Figures Warp Star Kirby Exclusive statue is now up for order! How long was this piece in development? What were the hardest parts of making it? How many cans tall is this statue? All these questions and more answered in the F4F Making of Warp Star Kirby Documentary and Q&A Recap!

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F4F Q&A #81 Recap: Warp Star Kirby Exclusive Revealed & Pre-Order!

Posted on by August 3, 2018
F4F Warp Star Kirby Exclusive Version Statue with Lights On

Every Friday is a treat for First 4 Figures collectors because of the gift that we’re given almost each and every week of a multi-hour livestream with F4F CEO Alex Davis and Lieutenant Chockles. But this week is extra momentous, as there’s not only a new statue going up for order–but for the first time ever, a statue that had been Vaulted and saved by the votes of fans on the F4F OCC Facebook Group is about to launch: the First4Figures Warp Star Kirby Exclusive Statue goes up for order today!

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First 4 Figures Soul Calibur Taki Statue Released & Photos!

Posted on by July 30, 2018
Soul Calibur II Statues Nightmare and Taki First 4 Figures

It’s pretty rare in this day and age for a high-end resin statue to go from the pre-order stage to shipping to collectors’ doorsteps within a one-year timeframe. That’s why I’m surprised—and pleased!—that for the second time in two months, I can talk about a First 4 Figures statue that’s gone through from the PO stage to the doorstep phase in the same amount of time it takes for a real baby to go from conception to delivery: the first shipments of the F4F Soul Calibur Taki Statue that went up for order last October have started to arrive!

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First 4 Figures Q&A #80 Recap: Warp Star Kirby Statue Teaser Trailer!

Posted on by July 27, 2018
F4F Warp Star Kirby Statue Teaser

First 4 Figures may have been exhibiting for the first time ever at ACGHK all day today, but the hardest working men in the statue business are back in the studio tonight for another episode of the world-famous F4F Q&A Livestream! How are Cowboy Bebop Spike pre-order sales going? Did Chock leak the exclusive for Jet Black? Rider Link teaser? Undertale TT? And oh yeah–did somebody say WARP STAR KIRBY PRE-ORDER NEXT WEEK? All this and more in the F4F Q&A #80 Recap!

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Cowboy Bebop Blu Ray Complete Series Anime Set GIVEAWAY!

Posted on by July 23, 2018
Cowboy Bebop Blu Ray Complete Series Set

When Gamer Toy News hit 3,000 Facebook followers in the spring, we celebrated by giving away a set of the Samurai Champloo Complete Series Blu-Rays to celebrate and promote F4F Samurai Champloo #FinishTheLine. And now that we’ve hit 5,500+ followers just in time for First 4 Figures Spike to go up for order, it only seems appropriate to have another giveaway, right?! And so—want your own Complete Series Cowboy Bebop Blu-Ray set? Read on to find out how to win it!

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Making of F4F Cowboy Bebop Spike Spiegel Documentary Q&A Recap!

Posted on by July 23, 2018
F4F Making of Cowboy Bebop Spike Figure Documentary Bang

While First 4 Figures is predominantly well-known for their long-running line of video game statues,in recent years they’ve decided to branch off into anime figures. And following up Saitama (One Punch Man), Mugen (Samurai Champloo) and Guts (Berserk), it’s the fourth entry in the F4F Anime Series: the Exclusive Cowboy Bebop Spike figure is now up for order! It’s the 20th Anniversary of Cowboy Bebop this year, and the first resin statue for the anime ever! Wondering what kind of work and development went into this masterpiece? Read on for the full documentary and Q&A Recap!

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