Kotobukiya pieces how nice are they?

[jlcmsu]

I see Bob has a few on his site that I'm interested in. Are these good quality pieces? Or are they the opposite? Just thinking since he has a Vader up for $85 bucks and a couple other guys I might be interested in.

They say kits. So I'm guessing they have to be put together.

[bigdaddyrob]

Josh, don't think just order :P lol No really these piece's are awsome. And by kit they really are no more ( actually less ) challenging then most SS pieces. My Put the head on a post, gun in hand, attach a cape. Nothing bad at all

I have a Vader + Clone Trooper and would if I had the money own them all. Truley awosme.

I have seen most and do think that the likeness stays better with non humans, but then again I was looking for to many humans :P

I highly recomend for the price my friend. :toast

[miteethor]

The detail on them is incredible - truly a value at less than $100. I can honestly say that the Kotobukiya Darth Maul likeness is dead-on, and the Boba Fett puts the Attakus Boba Fett to shame.

They don't have the "heft" of a nice solid porcelin or polystone statue, but when they are sitting on your shelf who can really tell the Koto weighs 1 pound and the Attakus is 15?

I would say the only downside to the kotobukiya's is they are very pelvis-centric. I mean really, Darth Vader and Boba Fett look like they are ready to hump somebody. Vader almost looks like he's about to fall over backwards!! But otherwise the detail is much better than anything else I've seen.

MiteeThoR

[jlcmsu]

Thanks guys. I was kicking around getting the Vader, Fett, and Maul figures.

[jlcmsu]

Ok I've gone a tad nuts today.

Today I've bought

Kotobukiya Statues of
Boba Fett
Darth Maul
Vader 2
Mace Windu/Yoda Statue
and possibly a Vader 1

Vader C3 Exclusive Figure
Vader Basica Figure
Vader Lava Target Exclusive
Bidding on a Yoda TRU Exclusive

Thats enough for me for a while.

[kierbaudy]

I like their dynamic poses, and if they were statues, I would be all over them. I don't know how they would hold up in value over time, I imagine they will go up, but I'm not good at predicting. I saw the han solo from afar (on top of the shelf high up) and he looked a little plastic. There was a photo on the board with star wars attakus statues next to the koto ones, and I have to say, it made the attakus statues look fantastic. Maul has a great pose and is my favorite of the kobo, but I didn't buy it because it looks plastic to me. For me, I rather get nice statues for a few hundred than a 100 dollar plastic one. But, who knows where it will be headed. I don't know why they don't make statues because their sculptors are top notch.

[kierbaudy]

Josh, let us know what you think of them...

[jlcmsu]

I'll let ya know. Everyone, I have asked say they are good quality stuff. I figure for less than $100 bucks per item they will do for me.

[TheWitchKing]

Noone can resist the dark side!!! NOONE MUHAHAHAHA!!! Not even Josh!!! :rock

[jlcmsu]

Yeah, I'm a sucker :p

[LewisD]

I had a hell of a time getting the Boba Fett put together...you have to really put pressure on the pieces to get them to snap in place...I had broken off one of his shoulder pads in the process...had to glue it back in place...

But the Koto statues are REALLY nice, especially the Boba Fett...

[darth kered]

Kotobukiya pieces how nice are they

they are nice, but very, very overpriced. they're just extra large unleashed figures. :ar

personally, i think anything more than $30 for these figures is too much for what is essentially a rotocast plastic statue.:bonk

[jlcmsu]

Well, I'll make sure I'm careful when putting them together. They do look like very big action figures but they are at least affordable to me right now so I'll go with them. I can always come back and add the SS stuff later when I have more money. Everyone seems to think pretty highly of them so that at least makes me feel good.

[darth kered]

Everyone seems to think pretty highly of them so that at least makes me feel good

they are nice, and if you've got the cash, you won't be disapointed. if they were $30 each, i'd get them all, but at $100 each, i'll settle for just darth vader. :belly

[hulkfan]

They are certainly a bit overpriced considering the production values, but I'll be damned if they aren't pretty flippin' cool looking. Well, some of them anyway.... I'm not too hip on the human characters, but the troopers and Darth Vader are gorgeous. I saw the (newer?) Vader at C3 and I have to say I think I like it better than GG's or Attacus'.

http://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/misc/20050407_picview/img/11.jpg

[jlcmsu]

Well, that makes me feel better Andy at least they are cool even if a bit overpriced. I'm not gonna get any of the human characters except for Mace Windu since he comes with Yoda. I ordered that Vader today from Bob and have someone whose gonna do their best to get me the Vader 1 piece. Thanks for the thoughts Andy being that you do this stuff for a living appreciate your two cents.

[Viking28]

That pose is awesome.

[hairlesswookiee]

so far ive gotten 5 of the kotobukiya and every one of them is truly a work of art. my most favorite is the darth maul. ive just recently gotten the boba fett and that is my second favorite. the 1st darth vader is very nice as well even though i dont really like the pose all that much. the new vader is gonna most definately be a must have for me. :rock

[jlcmsu]

Awesome!!! Very excited to get these the more I hear.

[Goldberry]

LOL. That's funny, Josh. You just started this thread when I was thinking about the quality of the Kotobukiya statues. :bonk
Thanks to all the input here I felt comfortable to order the walking stick Yoda for my son's birthday. If the quality is nice, I will also get Darth Maul and one of the Vaders. Their bases look soo good, it's like Dioramas quite often. I just wish the high-quality statues would have bases looking as good as these!

And congrats to the big haul! Hope to read your opinion on ALL of them, Josh. :rock

[hairlesswookiee]

ill put some pics up as soon as i can find the cord for my digital camera.

[Doomhammer]

Ok, my 2 cents for what it's worth;
bought the vader, Clone Trooper, Maul and Obiwan.
These figures are NOT worth their price, but that's only strictly speaking. Like someone mentioned they should be only half as expensive. Then again as fair as I know it's the only decent solution for someone who isn't willing to spend GG prices or worse. I personally find GG stuff deliver better goods for our money.
Obiwan is a bad figure imo. Vader was ok but a character like this deserved better in my collection so I sold him and will get the SS one. Clone Trooper is fine, not a lot of detail but since I'm not crazy about the prequels it'll do. Darth Maul is pretty damn awesome though, great pose, very good likeness.
I've heard that these figures are getting better and better, so I'm taking my chances with the Tree Yoda, Sandtrooper, and Scout Trooper, might get a Boba as well.
Give them a try but don't expect a lot more than a blown up action figure.

[LOTR Fan]

Too funny Josh, sounds like the SS LOTR lull drove you to Star Wars too! :lol I have all of those figures you mentioned (CIII, Lava, Holo Yoda and they are great!). I also have the Fett, and Vader I Koto statues and in my mind they are exceptional. The Fett esp is just flat out great! I also have the Yoda on preorder, I prefer him in his Degobah pose as opposed to the one with Mace. :dunno

[jlcmsu]

LOL. That's funny, Josh. You just started this thread when I was thinking about the quality of the Kotobukiya statues. :bonk

:lol :lol Hey, Great minds think alike :toast

And congrats to the big haul! Hope to read your opinion on ALL of them, Josh. :rock

Thank ya Goldberry:bow I will let you all know of course when I get them.:banana

funny Josh, sounds like the SS LOTR lull drove you to Star Wars too! :lol

Yeah, it did a little. :lol

Sweet Thanks Matt I'll let ya know what I think of course when I get mine. I wanted Yoda in more of an action pose for some reason so this will do. I'm not a big huge fan of Mace but the piece does look pretty good.

All in All this gives me a SW collection I'm happy about. When I have the cash to spend I'll buy some SS SW stuff.

[Fubeca]

I'm thinking about them too. I think cuz Attakus and GG are so expensive.

Does anyone have pics of their Koto Collection?

Hey this is my first post in the Star Wars Boards.

[Fubeca]

O yeah and anyone know if they are "limited editions" or are they going to make unlimited numbers?

[RichardW]

I don't own any of these yet, but they've got some cool ones coming this summer:

http://images2.darkhorse.com/covers/10/10690.jpg

http://images2.darkhorse.com/covers/10/10694.jpg

http://images2.darkhorse.com/covers/13/13333.jpg

I heard there's also supposed to be a red Clone Trooper from Episode III coming out this year.

[miteethor]

http://miteethor.dyndns.org/collection/web1.jpg

That's a partial picture of mine. The kotobukiya Darth Maul is on the left, and the Jango fett is in the lower right corner. You can see the three Attakus statues in the center to get a size comparison. I think the Attakus is about 1/5 scale, and the Koto's are 1/6 or 1/7. I've got some other Kotos scattered around my office but no ready pics

MiteeThoR

[jlcmsu]

WOW!!! Thanks for the pic. They look dam nice to me and they are perfect in size since I'm running out of room anyway.

[LOTR Fan]

I really like these as I mentioned above, but I did have one complaint about the Vader the back of his cape is a little rough.

[jlcmsu]

Huh have to check that out once I find out if I'm gonna be able to get the Vader 1 for sure. Darth Maul should be here tomorrrow.

[Goldberry]

If they weren't so expensive, I would also have bought Darth Maul in addition to Yoda. But 70 Euros (~90$) is absolutely over the top for an unlimited plastic toy IMHO. >:

[jlcmsu]

Yeah, its probably a tad expsensive for virtually a big action figure but they are so much cheaper than GG or Attakus. This way I can get some characters I really want at a price I can afford.

[Severen]

Personally I think most of their non human characters usually vary between quite good to pretty damn great, however the human characters are generally rather lacking, as they just can't seem to get the likenesses right on the human faces. Didn't think much of the pics of the Chewie piece either, though I haven't seen it in person.

I've been tempted to grab Darth Maul, Boba Fett and ESB Yoda myself, as I think those are probably the best looking of the bunch, at least to my personal tastes anyway, although the upcoming Vader looks great too, and may be the best of the lot once released, and would be very temping to me as well. He also has one of the best poses I've seen on a Vader. The various Troopers are all pretty nice too I think.


Sev.

[hairlesswookiee]

is the ESB yoda out yet??? everywhere i looked it said preorder but if its actually released im buying it!!!

[Severen]

It's out down here in Australia, don't know how long it's been out exactly though...


Sev.