{"id":23535,"date":"2013-05-28T03:42:03","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T08:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=23535"},"modified":"2013-05-28T07:33:13","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T12:33:13","slug":"vault-review-figma-pit-kid-icarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=23535","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review:
Figma Pit (Kid Icarus)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I hope everyone had a good long Memorial Day weekend.\u00a0 I\u2019m kicking off this week with another recently arrived import figure.\u00a0 So let\u2019s take a look at Figma Pit, the angelic protagonist from Nintendo\u2019s Kid Icarus franchise.<\/p>\n

I remember playing the original Kid Icarus game back in the 80\u2019s, but to be honest it was never one of my favorite games.\u00a0 But even though the nostalgic love isn\u2019t there for me, I loved seeing one of Nintendo\u2019s original characters making an updated appearance in the Smash Bros. series.\u00a0 Thankfully this also allowed me to experience the character in a less frustrating context.<\/p>\n

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Max Factory\u2019s release of their newest Nintendo character is pretty much spot on with his new 3DS game and Smash Bros. appearance.\u00a0 Most notable are his over sized hands and feet.\u00a0 This gives the figure more of an animated feel than his more realistic counterparts, Link and Samus.\u00a0 But even with this cartoonish design, the figure\u2019s all new sculpt is still packed with details.<\/p>\n

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Pit has sculpted feathery wings, arm bands with tiny designs, and buckles and straps on his leggings.\u00a0 Even the bottoms of his sandals have been given texturing.\u00a0 Unfortunately, Pit\u2019s design isn\u2019t flawless.\u00a0 The plastic used on his scarf and lower half of his toga is soft.\u00a0 This does allow for greater range of movement and gives off the illusion of more realistic fabric.\u00a0 But it also leaves tiny cracks that become visible when bent.\u00a0 That\u2019s probably not a good sign for how the figure will age and you should probably refrain from putting stress on those areas.<\/p>\n

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Pit\u2019s head sculpt matches the rest of the figure\u2019s\u00a0 flowing look.\u00a0 They did a good job accomplishing this by giving him breeze blown tussled hair.\u00a0 There\u2019s even a bit of a cowlick sticking up off the back.\u00a0 The look works well with either of his alternate faces: happy\/heroic, or determined\/yelling.\u00a0 It also adds more dynamic style to his poses.<\/p>\n

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Like most Figma figures, Pit is very well articulated.\u00a0 His head, elbows, knees and ankles are all swivel\/hinge joints.\u00a0 His shoulders are swivel\/hinges attached to a ball joint.\u00a0 His waist is a double ball joint, while his hips are single ball joints.\u00a0 His wrists pegs that attach to ball joints, but they\u2019re very limited in movement.\u00a0 Pit\u2019s wings attach to his body with swivel\/hinges, and they also have a hinge in the center to allow for flapping poses.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Aside from alternate faces, Pit also has swappable hands.\u00a0 He comes with a pair of open, holding, and fists.\u00a0 There\u2019s also an extra right hand that\u2019s posed to hold an arrow in a drawn back position.<\/p>\n

Accessory wise, Pit comes with his trusty bow.\u00a0 There\u2019s also a translucent blue arrow and gold rings that can be slid over it.\u00a0 While the iconic bow and arrow look is good, I actually prefer the bow separated into two curved swords.\u00a0 It just looks a bit more dangerous.<\/p>\n

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Pit\u2019s last accessory is a little Monoeye enemy from the games.\u00a0 This little pink tentacled eyeball with his sarcastic\/bored look is fantastic.\u00a0 And it\u2019s even made better by the fact that the eyeball is articulated.\u00a0 Just turn the bottom tentacle and you can have him look around in apathy.\u00a0 You\u2019ll probably be seeing this guy pop up in future reviews\u2026<\/p>\n

The Monoeye comes with his own stand, but can also use the traditional Figma stand that\u2019s included for Pit.<\/p>\n

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All around Pit is a great figure.\u00a0 He\u2019s on par with both Samus and Link, and definitely makes another great addition to a Smash Bros. shelf.\u00a0 You should definitely be careful on those softer plastics, but I wouldn\u2019t consider that a deal breaker for a fun little figure that can pull off some nice poses.<\/p>\n

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

I hope everyone had a good long Memorial Day weekend.\u00a0 I\u2019m kicking off this week with another recently arrived import figure.\u00a0 So let\u2019s take a look at Figma Pit, the angelic protagonist from Nintendo\u2019s Kid Icarus franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[34,10],"tags":[1942,104,1941,847,454,1639,1943],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/pitTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-67B","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15915,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=15915","url_meta":{"origin":23535,"position":0},"title":"Vault Review: Cheerful Japan Miku Hatsune (Figma #114)","date":"December 16, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"By the time I learned just how great Figma figures were, it was too late for me to purchase the original Miku Hatsune without paying insanely high prices.\u00a0 That\u2019s why I jumped at the chance when Max Factory rereleased her in their Cheerful Japan line. 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