Mechapilot77 Posted November 21, 2013 Posted November 21, 2013 Is there a thread for this line of toys yet? They seem to offer about 70% of enjoyment of what you'd get in a 1/6 scale hot toys/enterbay release in at about 33% the price..and they take up less space. Any fans of this line here? I don't really (or haven't yet) collect figurines/figma (whatever poseable high quality figures are called) but I recently picked up my first one...the Dark Knight Trilogy Batman...for all of around $60. Totally worth it. I'm tempted to pick up the Joker and Cat Woman from the same line....Shame they don't include an unmasked face for Catwoman and they totally animesized her umm boobies but those two look like winners too. They've also got the robocop license it seems and will release both classic robocop (1987) and the new one from the upcoming movie. I hope they get lots more licenses because I really like this scale (taller than a 1/60 vf-1, shorter than a 1/48 vf-1) and poseability. The only bad thing about I can say about the one i have is like eveything in this format...you can still see the joints if you are looking closely...they aren't covered by clothes like in the hot toys 1/6 scale figures. other licenses seem to be mostly from video games (which is cool), like their own games as well as stuff like street fighter ( i may pick up a ryu and some more) i do wish they'd make accessories, vechicles and playsets for this line though (square enix....can you say batpod!!?) Quote
myk Posted November 21, 2013 Posted November 21, 2013 I've been lusting for their Lara Croft figure; I'll pick that up eventually... Quote
Mommar Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 I've heard they can be a bit fragile. I was interested in their Anime-Inspired Batman but they seem to have some issues with breakage. Quote
Tober Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 Is there a thread for this line of toys yet? Yeah. Halfway down the first page. Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 I really don't like what they did to Vader . Quote
myk Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 I really don't like what they did to Vader . WTF was that?! Quote
xrentonx Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 This is one of the few times the "artistic license" works for me with the PAK line. Quote
Hikuro Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 0_o what the...............robotic samurai from hell. Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 Play Arts are hit and miss. Due to weird looking knee joints and horrible paint jobs, they've been mostly miss. That being said, I like my Solid Snake and Batman figures. Quote
chyll2 Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 I am not a Star Wars fan but I really like the new look of Vader. Quote
JB0 Posted December 26, 2014 Posted December 26, 2014 I really don't like what they did to Vader . That's both awesome as hell and hilariously wrong all at once. I really like the "saber with motion trail" part, though. Should show up with a PROPER Lord Vader. Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Play Arts Kai Stormtrooper & Boba Fett ! Quote
Scyla Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Meh I don't know. I liked the look of their Vader but Boba Fett (I don't understand his appeal and popularity at all) and the Stormtrooper look wrong to me. Quote
mechaninac Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) ^Whoa, whoa, whoa! No dissing the Fett Man!... I'm with you on the Stormtrooper looking wrong; but to me, all the reimagined Play Arts Kai SW figures look wrong. Edited March 28, 2015 by mechaninac Quote
Tober Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 I'm kinda liking them. I'm curious as to what the deal is with the Tie Fighter pilot in the third Vader pic on BBTS listing... Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Forgot to mention before, they are both ugly. Quote
Dobber Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 I don't know...I kinda of like them. Though I think the problem with the Storm Trooper is the head is too small. Chris Quote
ErikElvis Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 Meh I don't know. I liked the look of their Vader but Boba Fett (I don't understand his appeal and popularity at all) and the Stormtrooper look wrong to me.I've never quite understood the boba fascination either. But I think he is the best looking one. Vader and storm trooper are meh. Quote
Mommar Posted March 28, 2015 Posted March 28, 2015 I think Fett looks cool, though I was never a fan. The Storm Trooper looks too... hero-ized. Instead of looking like a grunt it now looks like Iron Man. Quote
derex3592 Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 The Fett and the Stormtrooper are really cool looking. Quote
GU-11 Posted March 29, 2015 Posted March 29, 2015 Not really feeling the stormtrooper, but Vader and Fett look decent. Quote
Kelsain Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 See, I think vader looks awful, but these 2 are pretty cool. Quote
electric indigo Posted March 30, 2015 Posted March 30, 2015 The trooper has too much personality. We'll see something like the other two when Star Wars is rebooted in a couple of years. Quote
no3Ljm Posted December 19, 2015 Posted December 19, 2015 Yeah. Another CLOUD Figure as always from PlayArts Kai line. But... I'm IN as always. And BARRETT. Photos from TagHobby. Quote
no3Ljm Posted December 14, 2016 Posted December 14, 2016 (edited) Play Arts Kai Final Fantasy VII Remake No.1 Cloud Strife April 2017AmiAmi @ Y11300HLJ @ Y12580Nippon-Yasan @ Y10780HobbySearch @ Y12580 Play Arts Kai Final Fantasy VII Remake No.2 Barret Wallace May 2017AmiAmi @ Y11300HLJ @ Y12580Nippon-Yasan @ Y10780HobbySearch @ Y12580 Edited December 14, 2016 by no3Ljm Quote
Big s Posted December 15, 2016 Posted December 15, 2016 They just keep making more and more cloud figures and the price gets higher and higher every time. My old one came with the bike and costs about the same same, but the details are getting better. I still haven't bought any of the figures in years due to the price. Quote
seti88 Posted January 20, 2017 Posted January 20, 2017 Does this belong here? http://www.taghobby.com/?p=161840 pardon me while i look for cash... Quote
Eslim109 Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 How is the quality of these Play Arts figures? I have yet to buy one but I'm really interested in the Wolverine figure coming out in May so I am hoping people can provide some insight to me before I place an order. Quote
seti88 Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 58 minutes ago, Eslim109 said: How is the quality of these Play Arts figures? I have yet to buy one but I'm really interested in the Wolverine figure coming out in May so I am hoping people can provide some insight to me before I place an order. Have only seen em in display in shops so i cant comment except they look good as displays! Although i havent played FF, she looks good too... Quote
Tking22 Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 13 hours ago, Eslim109 said: How is the quality of these Play Arts figures? I have yet to buy one but I'm really interested in the Wolverine figure coming out in May so I am hoping people can provide some insight to me before I place an order. Eh, I can't recommend them at all. Prices continue to climb, and yet design and QC is still pretty piss poor. There are some good releases, but they are extremely few and far between. It seems most releases are either good, bad, or awful, there's no real in between. Odd joint choices, limited articulation due to sculpt, bad paint, QC issues, faces and finished products not resembling promo and marketing shots, breaks out of the box, broken wrist joints, ugly and very visible joints, did I mention the prices being absurd? They have some cool designs, but the only other toy company I've ever been more dissatisfied with would be Mafex, but they are both pretty terrible lines in my opinion either way. So no, I wouldn't recommend spending the insane asking prices on one of their figures, if something sheers off or breaks out of the box you'll be kicking yourself. Quote
Duymon Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 12 minutes ago, Tking22 said: Eh, I can't recommend them at all. Prices continue to climb, and yet design and QC is still pretty piss poor. There are some good releases, but they are extremely few and far between. It seems most releases are either good, bad, or awful, there's no real in between. Odd joint choices, limited articulation due to sculpt, bad paint, QC issues, faces and finished products not resembling promo and marketing shots, breaks out of the box, broken wrist joints, ugly and very visible joints, did I mention the prices being absurd? They have some cool designs, but the only other toy company I've ever been more dissatisfied with would be Mafex, but they are both pretty terrible lines in my opinion either way. So no, I wouldn't recommend spending the insane asking prices on one of their figures, if something sheers off or breaks out of the box you'll be kicking yourself. I can second this. The PAK line just keeps getting more and more expensive and I don't really see any huge improvements in the line. Considering they are in the $100+ range it makes you wonder if you should just splurge on 1/6 figures instead Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 I agree to everyone's reply here. PAK line is getting expensive to the point that you can buy a good 1/6 figures for $180-200. I mean look at that Wolverine. It's already at Y14800. The only PAK figures I collect are the Final Fantasy VII ones. But not all of it. Let's just say I already have all of their Cloud figures since they started first as PlayArts. Â And not to mention, PAK line can be easily bootlegged. Wait a month after its release and there will be KO's over eBay (sometimes Amazon)Â selling it for $30-50. And most of the time you never know which one is real now. So if you're going to get one, make sure you get it from legit online stores. Â Quote
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