I really like the paint job on this figure. The color scheme is all Miku with her classic gray shirt and black skirt and boots. I really love how vibrant the metallic teal color looks too. It literally gives the figure an energetic look, like green power is pulsing through those panel lines and down her hair. It’s a very nice effect.
Fei Miku’s articulation is mostly on par with a Figma. Her pigtails, head, shoulders, elbows, and ankles are all Figma-like swivel/hinge joints. Her upper torso, waist, and wrists are ball joints. Her knees are double hinges, and her hips are a very complicated swivel/hinge that doesn’t resemble the Figma joints. This gives her most movements, but I do really miss the swivel/hinge wrists of a Figma.
Aside from the extra heads and hair, Fei Miku comes with five pairs of alternate hands, plus one extra right hand to give the peace sign. She also comes with a normal bowtie and one windblown. There’s a microphone, and a pair of futuristic looking translucent leeks that are definitely my favorite. Miku also comes with this odd white base and a large pink heart that attaches to it. I’m not a big fan of the base because it way too difficult to get dynamic poses with her on it.
Something I really love is the Dreamcast on her back with a removable disc! That’s an awesome little bonus.
I really like the look of the figure, and her paint job is fantastic, but I’m not sure if I’d buy her again at full price. There’s just something missing. Like she doesn’t have the same cute personality that my other Miku’s have, which really takes away a lot of the appeal for me. Without that spark, it definitely makes it hard to spend $40 plus dollars on her.
-Vault
Ah, Virtual On Cybertroopers. Years back, it was one of the best games at capturing the feeling of being in a mech, hovering at Mach speed and strafing the crap out of people, or speeding in and meleeing them to death. That game almost made me buy a Dreamcast solely to play it.
The old figures from Kaiyodo are a sore point for me – a few of them started my love affair with articulation, though there was an ocassional durability problem. To this day, I search eBay for an Apharmd figure, only to be met with disappointment.
Looks like the Composite Ver. Ka figures are getting better. It’s too bad that they haven’t made anything I’m interested in; not a fan of Virtual On, Code Geass, or SRW, that Gurren Lagann doesn’t impress me, and there’s really no room for Haruhi in a mech suit in my collection. At least it looks like it’ll be safe to buy once they do make something I like.
Also, glad to see someone else that dislikes those bases. They’ve been using that same base since the old Gundam Fix Figuration series. Now that they have the Tamashii Stage, there’s really no reason to use that old stand. Hell, if they want it pristine and white, just mold the stands in white plastic.
Man…WALL-E looks kinda sad in that last pic…and adorable at the same time….
Another nice review that makes me want to spend money I shouldn’t.
Sadly I’m reminded of how the head of my Fei Yen Tiger version toy came off a few years ago, shortly after I got it.
They need to make a new Virtual On.