Tag Archives: Cowboy Bebop

F4F Week in Review Recap #1: Gears of War & More! (8/18/2019)

Posted on by August 18, 2019
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I unexpectedly found myself with an extra five hours this weekend. Why? Because the Friday ritual First4Figures Q&A with Chocks and Alex is no more, leaving a F4F Q&A sized hole in my life. But where does that leave fans who don’t live on Facebook to find out the latest happenings in the wild world of First 4 Figures? And so, though the weekly Q&A and the official Week in Review rundown are gone, I decided to write up a report summarizing all the latest F4F news and notes—including the announcement of the Gears of War, an update on the Mega Man PVC and more!

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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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F4F Q&A #116 Recap! Mini Aku Aku Mask Validation & Jet Black Teaser!

Posted on by April 30, 2019
Alex Davis Defeats the Cowboy Bebop Spike Drop Test

The longest-running weekly official statue company livestream in the history of collecting continues with the galaxy-shaping F4F Q&A #116, featuring CEO Alex Davis and marketing guru King Chockles! In this week’s episode, learn the answers to such gut-wrenching questions as:

WHOSE decision was it to make improvements to the Zelda True Form Midna statue?

WILL Vyse defeat Alphonse in King of the Ring, guaranteeing Aika gets made as a statue?

DID Cowboy Bebop Spike survive the dreaded Drop Test?

WHICH All Might figure will “no shadow of a doubt” be the first version to go up for sale?

WHY is it unlikely that F4F would ever make a Darksiders War statue in 1/4 scale?

DOES the Amaterasu PVC still look likely to launch for pre-order in May?

WHAT stage of development is the All Might PVC figure at right now?

COULD we get a Cowboy Bebop ship companion piece…?

…and more in the latest F4F Q&A 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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F4F Q&A #79 Recap: Cowboy Bebop Spike Figure Exclusive Statue Reveal!

Posted on by July 21, 2018
BANG Cowboy Bebop Spike EX Alex F4F QA 79

It’s a huge week for the collecting world in general, as hundreds of new products are being debuted from dozens of collectibles companies at San Diego Comic-Con 2018. But while First 4 Figures isn’t attending SDCC 2018, that doesn’t mean that they don’t have a major event of their own going on, as the first-ever high-end resin Cowboy Bebop statue went up for order today: the F4F Cowboy Bebop Spike figure! And that’s not all–aside from the Spike statue launch, First 4 Figures CEO Alex Davis will be answering a spaceship-load of collector questions, update us on progress on statues going through production and more!

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F4F Q&A #78 Recap: The Space Cowboy Cometh! Spike Teaser Trailer!

Posted on by July 13, 2018
F4F Cowboy Bebop Spike Hype Trailer QA 78

The past week has been an eventful one for First 4 Figures, with the long-awaited Exclusive Banjo-Kazooie statue going up for order at long last… followed by possible revisions being made to the statue following fan outcry to make Banjo as good as he could be! But it’s on to another week and another livestream, as F4F Q&A #78 has now arrived! This week, the much-anticipated teaser trailer for the first Cowboy Bebop statue debuts, along with Alex & Chock answering questions about such topics as the future of F4F Shovel Knight, Jinjos, the Metroid Prime 3 Gunship, Anime, Princess Zelda and more!

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F4F Sneak Peeks: Spike! Ornstein SD! Blue Kirby! Bayonetta Guns!

Posted on by July 1, 2018
F4F Statue Sneak Peeks June 2018 Spike Bayonetta Ornstein SD Blue Kirby

One of the many perks of being part of the First 4 Figures Official Collector’s Club Facebook Group is that members of the group oftentimes get a first look at teaser photos and special sneak peeks of upcoming statues. If you’re not already in the group, you should definitely join up. Here’s a small taste of some of what you’ve been missing in recent weeks…

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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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