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F4F Q&A #117 Recap: Jet Black PO! Avatar! Super Shadow! Horizon Zero Dawn!

Posted on by May 3, 2019
Cowboy Bebop Spike and Jet Statues Together

Spike Spiegel is preparing to begin shipping out now, but he won’t be alone for long: the First 4 Figures Jet Black statue is now up for order! But not only will F4F be revealing the final prototype of the Exclusive Jet Black figure and opening up reservations, but they’ll also be answering hard-hitting questions such as:

WHICH character’s lack of success in the Avatar/Korra character poll has completely taken Alex by surprise?

WHAT statues did Alex inspect the final production versions of and do drop tests for at the factory this week?

WHEN will Bowser be ready to ship?

IS Super Shadow the Hedgehog 100% confirmed now to be done as a statue?

HOW are the TT polls for Horizon Zero Dawn and Assassination Classroom faring?

…and more! Can’t watch the live-stream where you are? Stay tuned, because the F4F Q&A #117 Recap is now LIVE!

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First 4 Figures Statues Factory & Production Status Updates! (F4F)

Posted on by March 27, 2019
F4F Shovel Knight True Form Midna Aku Aku Masks Production Updates

Each and every week, some of the most frequently-asked questions in the F4F OCC Facebook Group revolve around the current status of the various statues that First 4 Figures presently has in the production pipeline. As a gift to the F4F collecting community and in line with my obsessive lust for centralized information, I’ve created this page to track the factories and most recently-shared information regarding which statue is where and how it stands production-wise! Want the latest updates? Read on…

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F4F My Hero Academia All Might Figure Photos & Videos! (ECCC 2019)

Posted on by March 24, 2019
F4F ECCC 2019 All Might PVC Statues Photo

In October 2017, First 4 Figures posted their official interest poll for statues of popular anime series My Hero Academia. It took a long time and a lot of negotiable, but F4F managed to secure a license for MHA. And last weekend, about 17 months after the official poll was posted, collectors finally got to see prototypes of the first three releases in the F4F My Hero Academia line—which happen to be F4F’s first-ever AFs (Action Figures): three different versions of the #1 Hero, All Might! Couldn’t be at ECCC? I’ve got you covered with hi-res photos and videos!

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F4F Q&A #104 Recap: Meta-Ridley Validation! Fullmetal Alchemist Giveaway!

Posted on by January 25, 2019
F4F My Hero Academia Poster from Jake Meyer Q&A 104

It’s good news/bad news for Metroid fans today! The bad news is that all development made to-date on Metroid Prime 4 has been scrapped by Nintendo and work will begin anew (ouch!). The good news is that First 4 Figures is still going full steam ahead with work on future Metroid pieces, and today is Validation Day for the Exclusive Meta-Ridley statue that went up for order last week! How many fans will turn up to fight for low numbers, and what great secrets and information will be revealed in the F4F Q&A #104? Read on…

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F4F Q&A #91: Signature Edition! A Bigger Desk! Chocks’ Wig!

Posted on by October 19, 2018
Alex Davis 5 Second Pose QA 91

I just finished writing up and posting the Alphonse Making of Documentary Recap in the early hours of the morning, but there’s no rest for the weary, because First 4 Figures CEO Alex Davis and Marketing Guru Tsoek Cheung are back with another edition of the F4F Q&A livestream! This week, we’ll see the Fullmetal Alchemist Al validation scramble for low numbers and Day One Signature Edition bonuses, a smorgasbord of collector questions answered, perhaps the next pre-order teased and more!

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F4F Making of Alphonse Elric Statue Documentary Q&A Recap!

Posted on by October 19, 2018
F4F Making of Alphonse Definitive Edition Pride

After two years of waiting, the First 4 Figures Fullmetal Alchemist Statue line is finally off to a hot start, as the F4F Alphonse Elric Exclusive & Definitive Editions are now up for order on the website! But what kinds of challenges did you F4F face in the development of Edward’s “little” brother, what ideas changes and fell by the wayside, and why is #BigAl the way he is? If you don’t have time to listen to the whole hour-plus documentary but would still like the answers to these questions, fear not—I’ve got you covered with the Making of Alphonse Documentary Recap!

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F4F Q&A #90 Recap: Fullmetal Alchemist Alphonse Exclusive & DE!

Posted on by October 12, 2018
Alex and Chocks Praying for Alphonse F4F Statue

Fullmetal Alchemist Day may have officially been last week, but this year we may need to mark the milestone of a second Fullmetal Alchemist Day–because we’ve got another first today from First 4 Figures: the first-ever Fullmetal Alchemist Alphonse statue is now fully revealed (including the Exclusive) and up for order today! What will the exclusive extra(s) be? Do Alex and Chocks have any extra tricks up their sleeves? Could we see or hear any teasers for future FMA statues? All this and more in F4F Q&A #90!

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F4F Q&A #89 Recap: Spyro Validation Day! #F4FBIGAL! And More!

Posted on by October 9, 2018
Chockles in Special Saiyaman Pose F4F Q&A 89

My preference is to post these First 4 Figures Q&A with Chocks and Alex recaps either live as they happen or soon after, but a funny thing happened last week: I was at New York Comic Con 2018, giving out F4F Wristbands, Pins and free Rewards Points to ever OCC member who could hunt me down! In my old age it’s taken my a few days to catch up on what I missed last week, but it’s finally here: the F4F Q&A #90 Recap! How did the first-ever Friday Validation stream go? Read on…

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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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