Vampire Buffy - pics

[Darklord Dave]

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[TheObsoleteMan]

Wow, the paint apps on the face make it look very lifelike. Tombstone looks great. Man, I'm even more hyped for her to arrive now.

Thanks for the pics, good sir.

[Firefly Flanatic]

Thank you so much for the photos! She looks absolutely awesome. Suddenly a whole week feels like such a long time to wait!!

[Bonehead15]

Wow!! :horror

Vamp Buffy looks great! :)

Andy did a great job again!

I can't wait to get mine this weekend.

[Vikingmagyar]

Great pics Dave! I got mine today as well! :D

[BDboystoys]

OMG! thats one of the nicest sculpts ive ever seen! the paint ops are tops!! I love Andys works!!! Man this is now a top prioritiy 4 me. Is the exclusive still available?
thanks 4 pics Dave?
lol Fireflyflanatic you were right! It a fav of mine now 2!

[prophecygirl]

Wow.. she looks amazing!!

[Slayerverse98]

She looks fantastic! I can't wait untill she's avilable for me to buy! Thanks for the pics :)

[Andy Bergholtz]

She did turn out nice, thanks for the pics Dave! Don't forget that Oluf did the SMG portrait, I had the easy job of just adding the vamp makeup and sculpting the hair. Kudos to Oluf!

[Slayerverse98]

You both did a great job Andy.

[oxbeard]

She did turn out nice, thanks for the pics Dave! Don't forget that Oluf did the SMG portrait, I had the easy job of just adding the vamp makeup and sculpting the hair. Kudos to Oluf!

Hadn't realized it was a combined effort Andy. Great job to both of you then!!

Looks awesome from the pics. Can't wait for mine to arrive.

[screamingmetal]

Damn that looks good, it makes me wish I didn't cancel my order.

[creecher]

Fantastic sculpt guys, and the paint job on yours is superb Dave. Is there ever a worry when Sideshow do a monster? I can hardly wait for this and Darla to arrive, but on this occassion I can, as I just purchased a PF Vampyre off ebay yesterday. :banana so no more purchases till after Christmas. Which will just about be perfect. :D



:elefant :dance :woo :r2d2line :ted :bounce :bunnydanc

This I can't wait till it gets here. :mummy

[dr2red]

I have been looking forward to this particular figure and she is
spectacular. She looks like SMG in vamp mode to a T.
I want to gush somemore but I can't wait till tomorrow
when mine gets here.

[Darth Rage]

Gotta wait til Saturday for mine. The dark shading on the face really sets this one off. Looks awesome.

[dr2red]

Looking at her in the box, my husband starts to freak.
He says look, her leg is broken. Her foot should not
be twisted like that.
So all worried I take her out of the box and unstrap her.
Finally I removed her and played with her feet. She was
okay but I can do some pretty weird stuff with her feet.
Very Freaky.
I think she is the bestest Buffy yet!

[TheObsoleteMan]

Now that I actually have her in hand I'm even more impressed with the face sculpt and paint apps. Kudos to everyone involved with this figure, it's a top notch piece.

[BDboystoys]

I have one question. How many axe's does she come with? Its confusing on the site, it says it comes with ONE battle axe. Yet for some reason there are two! Theres the long one in the pics shown, and then theres this one:
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can someone explain? is there both or just one. If so why did they advertise two?

[dr2red]

I have one question. How many axe's does she come with? Its confusing on the site, it says it comes with ONE battle axe. Yet for some reason there are two! Theres the long one in the pics shown, and then theres this one:
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can someone explain? is there both or just one. If so why did they advertise two?

In the Exclusive there are the two axes.
They are both impressive.

[Firefly Flanatic]

Yippee! I got mine today, three days earlier than expected. She's stunning. Looks way better in real life. I took some pictures as well and the pictures do not do it justice. The shadows are much more subtle than they show in the pictures and the creases in her face look like they are painted red but, again, that is just in the pictures and she doesn't really look like that. This figure is way nicer than the prototype and that looked damn fine as well.

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[Bonehead15]

I just got mine also today and I love it. :banana

This is no doubt about it one of SS's best 1/6 figures this year. :rock

[wookilar8]

I can't remember a time when the actual figure looks better than the prototype. I'm always disappointed with either the fabric used doesn't look the the prototype or the paint application isn't as nice. Both cases are the complete oppisite here! This figure is a great addition not only to the Buffy line, but to my whole collection. :clap

[screamingmetal]

Can anybody else confirm that the extra Battle axe only comes with the exclusive? If that's the case I'll buy the exclusive before it sells out. which could be very soon, so let me know.

[TheObsoleteMan]

Since only the tombstone is listed as an exclusive accessory, I'd assume both axes come with the regular version as well.

[Firefly Flanatic]

Since only the tombstone is listed as an exclusive accessory, I'd assume both axes come with the regular version as well.

Well, I would've agreed with you before we got Xander - there was no mention of the exclusive coming with a sword with green blood and the regular with red blood.

Screamingmetal, I'd suggest trying to find one on Ebay that shows the actual box instead of the standard prototype picture to make sure, or you could just call Sideshow and ask directly. I'd hurry, though, because the newsletter said there are only about 30 exclusives left and these look damn good so I'm betting some people who were on the fence waiting for pictures might be ordering her now.

[BDboystoys]

OMLY 30!! OH NO! i cant miss out!!! i just cant!

[BDboystoys]

Know wonder its so good! It had two of sideshows best working on it! Andy and Oluf! I'd better find some money soon.i cant miss out. Espesially if the other axe is an exclusive too! hmm dam i wish shipping wasnt so expensive. :google

I was ment to be saving for the Chosen collection (seasons 1-7) which will be over 200 AUS dollars for me, but I really dont wanna miss out. What do you guys/gals think? its the "chosen" set limited? ive been sellin my buffy's and would hate to have sold them all and find the Chosen set gone! but i also cant miss out on exlcusive VB.(vamp buffy). Opinions!?!

[Darklord Dave]

The tombstone we know is only with the exclusive and this is one of the best exclusive premiums they've ever done - makes it well worth ordering even if there's an axe difference.

[Firefly Flanatic]

I was ment to be saving for the Chosen collection (seasons 1-7) which will be over 200 AUS dollars for me, but I really dont wanna miss out. What do you guys/gals think? its the "chosen" set limited? ive been sellin my buffy's and would hate to have sold them all and find the Chosen set gone! but i also cant miss out on exlcusive VB.(vamp buffy). Opinions!?!

I'd get the Exclusive Vamp Buffy, like DD said, the tombstone itself is worth it to have. And I believe the Buffy dvd set will be around for a long time to come. Besides, if they sell out on the dvds, they can always make more, once the Vamp Buffys are gone, they'll be hard to find, especially the exclusives.

[BDboystoys]

Im gonna try and get a loan off my brother! :D

[FrankenFan]

Vampire Buffy was my Grail figure, the one I coveted the most, and the one I thought I would never possess. No one was more surprised or delighted than I when Sideshow made the announcement last Toy Fair.

I had some reservations when I saw the prototype pics. I could see the sculpt was excellent, but I thought the paint job was very bland and did little to bring out the spot-on likeness Oluf and Andy achieved. Additionally, the hair was much too orange and the pants were much too baggy. I resigned myself to the fact that I would be faced with repainting the head — something I've haven't attempted since my Aurora monster model days — but a small price to pay and worth the learning curve to realize the full potential of this figure. I figured I'd swap out the pants from the original Buffy Summers doll, even though Vamp Buffy would utilize the shorter body.

I must say I was very pleasantly surprised when I opened the flap of the box and got a look at her in person. What appears to be very heavy shading around the eyes and between the lips and chin in the pics Dave and Firefly Flanatic posted, is much more subtle and smoothly blended in to the basic skin tone. I don't like the thin red lines of paint on the top of the ridge lines of the bumpies on the brow and forehead, and under the cheekbones on the face. I know it's much too impractical and labor-intensive to do on an assembly line, but a better way to bring out the bumpies is by shading under and around the contours of the ridges.

The color of the hair is much improved, closer to the honey blonde of season one. I do wish there was a more elegant solution for attaching the two stands of hair that frame her face to the rest of her noggin. But, in the plus column, it's Bergholtz hair! Another blessing to count.

The pants though much improved over the proto's, are still too loose. The jacket is a bit of a disappointment, too. First, the fabric is much too thin, and second — and I've seen "Nightmares" more times than a man my age should readily admit — the jacket is some sort of pleather.

Though not 100% episode accurate, I'm glad to see the rings are on all the appropriate fingers of her hands — that's nice attention to detail. But I am disappointed that the earrings are just generic hoops. Buffy wore a stud and a drop hoop in her right ear, and two hoops and a drop in her left in that ep.

I've got a couple of extra Vamp Buffys on the way from a 3-party retailer to experiment upon. What I'd like to do is brighten the eyes, add some highlights to the hair, blend the strands in better, and generally repaint as in this colorization:

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Don't have a clue about what to do to correct the earrings.

I know I'm looking at this figure under an electron microscope at highest power, picking at what are some very teeny teeny, tiny tiny nits, but as I said at the top of this post, this is my Grail figure. My beloved Vampire Buffy. And, my mantra: The Devil is in the details. It's the little things that make a figure come to life.

So just to be clear how pleased I am overall, let me add: OMG!!! She is sooo totally and awesomely amazing!!! OMG!!! I love her!!! OMG!!!

Now, where's my next most wanted:

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[Darklord Dave]

I just took in the pants a bit and I'm very happy with this girl. The proto had pleather pants which I don't think we miss. I do remember the jacket being vinyl, but I'd rather have it hang correctly than be shiny. I think they compromised in the right direction. I'd imagine vinyl or pleather would have been difficult to get to fit exactly right.

[Firefly Flanatic]

I just took in the pants a bit and I'm very happy with this girl. The proto had pleather pants which I don't think we miss. I do remember the jacket being vinyl, but I'd rather have it hang correctly than be shiny. I think they compromised in the right direction. I'd imagine vinyl or pleather would have been difficult to get to fit exactly right.

Totally agree with you on this. I don't mind if a different material is used as long as it matches the look and I think the pleather coat would also made it hard to pose her. And I was also glad that they did not use the pleather pants that was shown in the prototype shots - these pants, even baggie, look much better.

I do think the hair coming out of her head the way FrankenFan showed it does look better but it still looks good the way it is so no complaints from me.

The pupils on the box look bigger, and at first I thought I liked that better, but the smaller pupil size gives her a more feral look.

[FrankenFan]

I disagree about the jacket. Look at Graduation Day Buffy. The coat fits well and does not inhibit the ability to pose the figure at all.

I think a better compromise would have been to use a fabric similar to "Hush" Buffy's jacket. The weight is more appropriate to a jacket and the material has just the right amount of sheen (the jacket was not shiny). What Vamp Buffy came with is more like an overshirt. The material is too flimsy and, I think, cheapens the look of the figure.

I agree that the pants are far better than the the prototype's, but again, take a look at the original Buffy Summers figure — those are the pants my beloved Vamp Buffy should be a-sportin'!

But, again, OMG!!! I love her!

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[buffy-collector]

My new fav figure
she is perfect.
has any one tried to put the hush buffys pants on it?
any more pic please
i love this figure

[Slayerverse98]

My new fav figure
she is perfect.
has any one tried to put the hush buffys pants on it?
any more pic please
i love this figure


I tried but i couldn't get the pants off her over her shoes. They seem to be stopping them coming off, and i'm not abouts to go and try removing her feet after what happened to Hush Buffy last time i trid pulling something apart:naughty

[BDboystoys]

LOL! Poor Hush buffy...

[thamesvalidude]

I'm afraid i "butchered" my PG exclusive Buffy (I hated the hair) and my vampire Buffy (not overkeen on the clothes) to come up with a: "What if Buffy had lost in an alternate dimension, Buffy"
I think it has worked well.

[thamesvalidude]

A closer look

[thamesvalidude]

And while I'm at it look how much the Scoobies are missing their mentor. They're having to rely on some guy called Blade, a mate of his and "Professor Boothroyd" (Must be moonlighting from Mi6.)



They really need:

GILES

[Slayerverse98]

Omg what happened to her? lol. Vampire Buffy is one of the best figures done to date and you killed her

[thamesvalidude]

I know, vicious, ain't I?:horror

[prophecygirl]

Got mine this morning. All I can say is "amazing". :banana

[Slayerverse98]

I know, vicious, ain't I?:horror

Just a bit, lol

[creecher]

My regular Vamp Buffy arrived this afternoon, along with the exclusive Liam, as part of the Funtacular purchase I made. For those still unaware, the regular Vamp Buff comes with all the accessories barr the gravestone. Most impressive. Mine looks exactly like the pic on the front of the box, no red in the grooves on her forehead or under her cheeks. Just a blue hue around the eyes and under her bottom lip, which doesn't present itself on the box art. Hush Buffy's licorice leg pants are a complete contrast to Vamp's jodhpur like pantaloons. Never did like the boot feet. This one is all about the sculpt and accessories. Now I need to find that Buffy poll and vote.

Liam, I'm glad to say, has a different sculpt than the previous Angel figure. What makes him exclusive? Other than he is only available through the Sideshow website. I thought there was going to be a regular release, but I can't find any reference to a regular anywhere. The costuming is exemplary. The vest is even moreso. Sideshow need to print the seemstresses name on the boxes and give her her due. How about it Sideshow Q?

Hey Saintsyn, if you ever want to make a Don Diego, Liam has a poofy pirate shirt, just made for it. Apart from the vest Liam would make a good cabin boy. Pirates sure do get a bad rap these days. With a nice jacket, Liam would make a great puffy pirate. Hehehe He comes with a nice collection of accessories. Four candles, four sets of bones, and a skull sporting a cushion for the added globe.

One sweet Funtacular haul. :banana

[prophecygirl]

creech - the exclusive Liam came with ceremonial candles :)

[creecher]

Ah yes, ProphecyGirl, but without a regular release, the candles aren't extra, they are the norm. Maybe there is a fault with the search engine, because it came up with Major General William Tecumseh Sherman, when I typed Liam in. It didn't appear when I went to the specific Buffy section either. There must be a regular version because it appears on the distributors site here. I don't really know why I am concerned because I have the exclusive.

Thanks very much for clueing me up ProphecyGirl. I enjoyed all the pics you posted of your collection.

[prophecygirl]

Thanks, and no problem :) I knew there was a regular version, because I have that one. I'm guessing it's not that different to the exclusive!

[Slayerverse98]

Thanks, and no problem :) I knew there was a regular version, because I have that one. I'm guessing it's not that different to the exclusive!


I have him too