So I secured my bby girl today. Didnt have much time so more pics and stuff tomorrow.
First impressions are surprisingly very good. I was very sceptical of this figure but it’s not bad at all. There’s a lot of value here, three full outfits (robo, leathery and motorball) and they all look very good on her.
The reproduction of the hot toys body is very impressive. The hot toys one looks ever so slightly better paint wise. But even side by side it’s hard to tell any difference between the two when it comes to appearance. There’s barely been any shrinkage, the two bodies stand about the same height which I did not expect.
Despite a review on youtube mentioning how bad the articulation is compared to hot toys. I actually found it to be identical. See pics below for comparisons. Arms go out as much as hot toys. Legs go out as much as hot toys. The only real difference is that the feet feel a little loose so it’s harder for her to stand (only an issue with the feet, not the rollerblades) and the wrist and feetpegs are a bit more visible than on hot toys. The review mentioned the joints were hard to move, but moving her limbs feels as good as hot toys’s body to me and she holds poses well.
The “leather” clothes are great overall. The printing on them is not as detailed as hot toys but if you didn’t have hot toys to compare to nobody would complain about it.
The motorball armor uses a pretty genius button system to attach the chest armor to the body. I found it surprisingly easy to put the armor on. Someone here mentioned they couldnt get the armor to fit. My guess is that you have the thigh armor on the wrong way. The straps go at the bottom, not at the top. I made the same mistake initially.
The headsculpt pales in comparison to hot toys. Skin detail isn’t quite there. Although hot toys’s sculpt is very pretty I’ve always found the likeness a little off. The likeness in the sculpt on PlayToy is a bit better I’d say. But the paint application just isn’t quite there and her massive forehead makes her look alienesque and unappealing. The eyes on hot toys look a lot better, more lifelike.
I would not display this headsculpt on its own. But with the helmet on it’s serviceable and it looks pretty nice.
The ball is an awesome detailed accessory and I like that she can hold it with three fingers like a bowling ball. The final look with the armor on looks awesome and complements hot toys Alita nicely.
Now for the cons,
- headsculpt on its own looks awful with the gigantuous forehead.
- her head is a tad bit oversized and the neck is a tad too long. Easily hidden with a pose tho.
- The magnet on her wigcap does NOTHING. I dont even think they make contact at all because the smallest movement makes her wig fly off. I used some sticky tack to keep it in place.
- Wig is low quality, hair is too long.
- A lot of details in the motorball armor are softened compared to the promo.
- Paint on the armor is not nearly as good as shown in the promo, they didnt use reflective metallic paint giving it a bit of a matte plasticy look which is a little disappointing.
Overall a good figure! 7/10
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More pictures tomorrow.
