{"id":25843,"date":"2013-11-19T03:30:37","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T09:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=25843"},"modified":"2013-11-25T00:04:48","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T06:04:48","slug":"vault-review-figma-200-hatsune-miku-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=25843","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Figma #200
Hatsune Miku 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems like just a few weeks ago I was reviewing the Good Smile Company\u2019s one hundredth Figma, Append Miku<\/a>, and now number two hundred has just shown up at my door.\u00a0 GSM again chose Miku to celebrate this occasion.\u00a0 Even though she looks a bit average, she\u2019s actually the first figure to receive the new updated articulation.<\/p>\n

\"miku1\"<\/p>\n

But before I get into that, let\u2019s take a look at her overall look.\u00a0 Miku comes in her standard clothing, a kind of futuristic schoolgirl look with metallic silvers and patent leather black.\u00a0 Her shirt, tie, and skirt are all made out of a soft rubbery plastic.\u00a0 This greatly helps the new articulation and allows her to move in ways the old figure couldn\u2019t come close to.<\/p>\n

Her hair also has another large change.\u00a0 While it remains the same basic style, it\u2019s been given a more natural sculpt which looks more \u201cfallen in place\u201d than the jagged feel of the original\u2019s.\u00a0 This is most evident on her ponytails which look windblown and fluid, a definite improvement over the first\u2019s spoon-like shapes.<\/p>\n

\"miku2\"<\/p>\n

The paint apps are also improved.\u00a0 Her hair has been molded in a translucent plastic and painted teal, allowing the ends of her ponytails to be slightly transparent.\u00a0 The tampos on her sleeves are more crisply printed.\u00a0 Even the detail in her face and eyes is much more subtle.\u00a0 You can see different shades separating the layers of her eyes, and there are even slight blush marks on a couple of her faces.<\/p>\n

\"miku4\"<\/p>\n

Now onto the biggest change, her articulation.\u00a0 I\u2019ve always thought Figmas were pretty mobile, but they\u2019ve definitely improved on the original model.\u00a0 The head is now attached to the body with two joints, a swivel\/hinge connected to a ball joint.\u00a0 This retains all the old head movement, while adding an articulated neck.\u00a0 The shoulders are still a swivel\/hinge and ball joint, but now the socket in the body is cut a bit wider.\u00a0 Now she can cross her arms in front or behind her body in a more natural way.<\/p>\n

\"miku5\"<\/p>\n

The torso joints have been improved the most.\u00a0 Instead of one or two separate joints at the chest or waist, the new body has a swivel\/hinge attached to two ball joints at either end.\u00a0 This effectively makes a very basic, but flexible spine segment.\u00a0 Miku can now actually bend forward and backward like a human.\u00a0 The only negative is that this can separate\u2019s her clothing a bit far and can look odd from certain angles.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

\"miku6\"<\/p>\n

Miku\u2019s lower waist and legs are attached with a \u201cY\u201d shaped axis with ball joints at each end.\u00a0 The knees and ankles are swivel hinges, like normal, but this time she also has a swivel joint where her stockings meet her legs.\u00a0 Combined with the improved torso articulation, the figure has a much more natural stance where her weight can look shifted or the body itself can be twisted.\u00a0 The downside is that all this added articulation makes the figure a bit larger.\u00a0 She\u2019s still the same scale, but overall she looks a size bigger than her counterparts.<\/p>\n

\"miku7\"<\/p>\n

Another bit of improved articulation that also falls under accessories is her hands.\u00a0 They\u2019ve replaced the hinge joint that attached to a pin with a smaller swivel hinge.\u00a0 This allows for much more subtle wrist movement than before.\u00a0 I do wish she came with a couple extras though.\u00a0 These joints are small and popped out of my fingers a few times while changing out the hands.<\/p>\n

And you\u2019ll definitely be changing them out with such a large assortment.\u00a0 You get a pair of fists, holding, pointing, palms open, a left one for holding the guitar neck and a right with a guitar pick, and then with palms flat and fingers open.<\/p>\n

\"miku3\"<\/p>\n

She also comes with three different faces:\u00a0 Smiling, looking to the side and blushing, and singing\/winking.\u00a0 The old Figma faces will still work on the new body.\u00a0 They\u2019re a little loose, but the bangs hold it on pretty well.\u00a0 Unfortunately the new faces are too large for the old body to hold.<\/p>\n

She has a nice amount of accessories also.\u00a0 There\u2019s a guitar with a strap, a microphone and a mic stand, and lastly a set of six wings that can be plugged into her back and on to the clear Figma stand.<\/p>\n

\"miku8\"<\/p>\n

I was a bit on the fence when the preorder for Miku 2.0 went up, but I went along with the order because I wanted to see how they improved the Figma model.\u00a0 I was not disappointed.\u00a0 Not only am I excited to see the improved articulation on future figures, but I was amazed with how superior this Miku is over the original standard version.\u00a0 She\u2019s definitely worth adding to your collection if you\u2019re a fan of the character.<\/p>\n

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

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