{"id":307,"date":"2009-07-20T05:20:21","date_gmt":"2009-07-20T10:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=307"},"modified":"2013-07-03T01:40:14","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T06:40:14","slug":"adventurevault-review-figmas-drossel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=307","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review:
Figma’s Drossel"},"content":{"rendered":"

I should start off by saying that I\u2019m a huge fan of robot girls. So, Drossel here was right up my alley. She’s the main character in a series of anime CGI shorts called Fireball. The series was created by Disney, but runs exclusively in Japan. It consists of thirteen episodes, each lasting about two minutes. When Drossel came up for pre-order a couple months ago, I jumped on it the first day.<\/P><\/p>\n

If you haven’t heard of Fireball, you can learn more at their wiki page<\/a>, or view the first episode<\/a> with English subtitles on YouTube. There is also an official website<\/a>. It\u2019s in Japanese, but it\u2019s fairly interactive and I was able to make my way around without knowing the language. <\/p>\n


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One of the first details that catches your attention is her eyes. They don\u2019t light up, but they were done well enough to give off the illusion that they do. They have a reflective, almost metallic blue surface on the inside, that even in dim light, makes them look like they glow.<\/p>\n


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Another impressive thing about her is the paint apps. She is molded entirely in glossy white, and all of the black areas and lines on her are painted. All the paintwork is crisp and clean with virtually no noticeable mess.<\/p>\n


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As an added bonus, the printed linework on her extra \u201chairpieces” is extremely detailed and gives her a very artistic look. The detailing is crisp enough that the right piece says “IRMENGRUPPE HEIZREGISTER” in letters so small, I\u2019m amazed they’re legible. Along with the ornate linework on some pieces, the words JUNO and FLUGEL are also present in crisp detail. All of these paint apps are show accurate and it’s great to see them done so well.<\/p>\n


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As with all Figmas, which are similar to Revoltechs, Drossel has a wide array of movement. Her neck, shoulders, waist, thigh, and pony tails (yes, each of them are articulated) are all ball joints. Her elbows, hands knees, and feet are hinge joints. Couple all these joints with her wider than normal feet (at least for an anime character), and this gives her the ability to hold most of her poses on her own. But, just in case you wanted her in a complicated, flying, or even falling pose, she comes with a basic Figma stand. She has a ton of other accessories as well: eight various-posed hands, her \u201cjetpack hair\u201d and the wings\/rockets to attach to it, her \u201ccapoeira hair” (as seen in the close-up above), and the book her father left for her in the show.<\/p>\n


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Overall, she is a very sturdy piece, but there is one thing to watch out for. There have been reports that her shoulders are sometimes frozen out of the package. I can confirm this because mine was that way. Whatever you do, if her shoulder doesn\u2019t move easily, DO NOT FORCE IT! It will break, and there is no easy or good looking way to fix that specific joint if it breaks. If yours has this problem, place the joint in some boiling water for a couple seconds, and then gently try and move the joint back and forth, don\u2019t force it. Repeat the steps until the joint gives on its own. Then, while it\u2019s still workable, carefully move it around in all the positions so that it won\u2019t harden and get stuck again when it cools down.<\/p>\n


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To me, being a fan of the show and robot girls in general, this purchase was worth it. If you\u2019re looking to pick one up, expect to pay at least $30.00 as of this writing. Most of the online Japanese stores sold out of pre-orders before the month was over. She\u2019s not impossible to find, but you will have to pay a little more than retail for her at this point.<\/p>\n


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In my opinion, I think the higher secondary market prices are currently reasonable, especially considering she\u2019s so well done and because she’s an import. If you do get her, just be careful with those shoulder joints…<\/p>\n


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That’s it for my first review! Let me know how I did!<\/p>\n

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

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