{"id":16310,"date":"2012-01-19T02:07:45","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T08:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=16310"},"modified":"2012-01-25T02:48:04","modified_gmt":"2012-01-25T08:48:04","slug":"vault-review-composite-fei-yenhatsune-miku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=16310","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Composite
Fei Yen\/Hatsune Miku"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>I\u2019ve always been more than a little tempted by the robotic figures from the Virtual On video game series.\u00a0 With the addition of a Miku Hatsune design to the line, I decided to check out the rather lengthily named Composite Ver. Ka VR-014\/HD Fei-Yen HD and have it for today’s review.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aside from knowing it\u2019s a video game series published by Sega, I\u2019m not too familiar with the Cyber Troopers Virtual-On games.\u00a0 I have thought about buying a figure of the female robot Fei Yen though.\u00a0 Although the overall design of her armor seems to stay mostly the same, the colors and style of her outfit have a wide range.\u00a0 She\u2019s been everything from a hot pink Maid to a tiger striped cat-girl.<\/p>\n

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Fei Yen\u2019s newest figure has a template based on the virtual singer Miku Hatsune.\u00a0 Personally I think it\u2019s a fantastic blend of the two characters, with neither one overshadowing the other.\u00a0 The body sculpt is plainly Fei Yen\u2019s armor, but the added touches like the necktie, sleeves, and hair are definitely Miku.\u00a0 There\u2019s even that suspender-like strap that hangs off her left hip.<\/p>\n

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Fei Miku comes with two heads.\u00a0 The first is robotic look of Fei\u2019s design, which I actually prefer.\u00a0 She\u2019s got a visor with a translucent teal strip covering the eyes.\u00a0 This piece would have looked really snazzy with light piping, but instead you have to catch the light at the right angles.\u00a0 She doesn\u2019t have a mouth, but she does have Miku\u2019s headphones\/microphone.<\/p>\n

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The figure\u2019s second head has the cute look of Miku wearing the Fei head like a helmet.\u00a0 I really like the idea behind this sculpt, and I also found it really interesting that Bandai chose to give Miku\u2019s face the same expression exuberant expression as her Figma figure.\u00a0 I\u2019m assuming it comes from some sort of promotional art, but I\u2019m surprised they didn\u2019t try to give the figure a unique look.<\/p>\n

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Fei Miku also comes with two different styles of hair sculpts.\u00a0 Her normal hair flows downward, expanding into large curves.\u00a0 Something I really like about these pieces is the translucent green panels that run along the inside.\u00a0 If this figure could light up she\u2019d have some really amazing effects from all the clear colored bits.<\/p>\n

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Miku\u2019s second hair sculpt is more of an action pose, and it depicts her long metallic locks billowing out and flowing around her.\u00a0 For some reason there are no green panels, which I really do miss on this piece, but I really like how much more expressive this hair makes her.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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I really like the paint job on this figure.\u00a0 The color scheme is all Miku with her classic gray shirt and black skirt and boots.\u00a0 I really love how vibrant the metallic teal color looks too.\u00a0 It literally gives the figure an energetic look, like green power is pulsing through those panel lines and down her hair.\u00a0 It\u2019s a very nice effect.<\/p>\n

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Fei Miku\u2019s articulation is mostly on par with a Figma.\u00a0 Her pigtails, head, shoulders, elbows, and ankles are all Figma-like swivel\/hinge joints.\u00a0 Her upper torso, waist, and wrists are ball joints.\u00a0 Her knees are double hinges, and her hips are a very complicated swivel\/hinge that doesn\u2019t resemble the Figma joints.\u00a0 This gives her most movements, but I do really miss the swivel\/hinge wrists of a Figma.<\/p>\n

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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.\u00a0 She also comes with a normal bowtie and one windblown.\u00a0 There\u2019s a microphone, and a pair of futuristic looking translucent leeks that are definitely my favorite.\u00a0 Miku also comes with this odd white base and a large pink heart that attaches to it.\u00a0 I\u2019m not a big fan of the base because it way too difficult to get dynamic poses with her on it.<\/p>\n

Something I really love is the Dreamcast on her back with a removable disc!\u00a0 That\u2019s an awesome little bonus.<\/p>\n

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I really like the look of the figure, and her paint job is fantastic, but I\u2019m not sure if I\u2019d buy her again at full price.\u00a0 There\u2019s just something missing.\u00a0 Like she doesn\u2019t have the same cute personality that my other Miku\u2019s have, which really takes away a lot of the appeal for me.\u00a0 Without that spark, it definitely makes it hard to spend $40 plus dollars on her.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019ve always been more than a little tempted by the robotic figures from the Virtual On video game series.\u00a0 With the addition of a Miku Hatsune design to the line, I decided to check out the rather lengthily named Composite Ver. 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