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[the-enzyme]

Closer, "clearer" photos of my Very Cool DZS-007 head sculpt, borrowing my Ken's DAM-toys body. He's painted a bit differently than the original release from 2015, if I recall correctly. I got that HS as a birthday gift, or Xmas gift from my BFF a few years ago. I had lost hope of ever finding a legit one for a decent price, so I had stopped looking, then I got him as a gift. Now I got this one myself to repaint, but I'm kind of second guessing myself a little. I love the sculpt, I think it's beautiful. However, I am not sure I love how they painted this one. I like the way they did the eyebrows better on the newer release, which is called "Holy Man Returns." I believe it is a character from a licensed Chinese computer game. However, I feel the first one looks more like a CGI character, and this one looks a bit too close to a real-life celebrity, and I am not a fan of that. I like the first release paint apps a lot better as a whole, particularly the eyes, lips and shading/blushing.

On the other hand, I got this one specifically for repainting, but this one is also really nicely painted, so I am a bit torn. I feel like I will end up repainting him anyway, because that's the reason why I got him, even if I regret it later. I can always try getting another head-sculpt loose like this one, but holey-freaking heck, these are so expensive already second market (he just barely released recently!). Kind of annoying that niche hobbies get such insane prices as there are more people interested in them, when I recall loose HS going for so cheap in the old days. (old-grumpy-fart-complaining-about-life!)

Last shot is a comparison between my own original release head sculpt of the "Holy Man" figure, and this second release. They both came with a sculpt with the eyes closed for the "deluxe" set, but I never had any intention of getting those heads. I kind of wanted to get one this time, but not at the crazy prices these are going for. I don't do fake copies, so the only way to get a legit one is for an eye off the face, and I don't feel like I can justify it. When it's just a pretty-looking sculpt for me, and not one based on a character I love -- just the opened eyed one is enough, I feel like.

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Jason love. #jasonvorhees #psycho #serialkiller #bishoujo #kotobukiya #shunyayamashita #actionfigure #statuette #figurine #demonhuman #1:7 #scaletoy #comics #justiceleague #telekinesis #toycollector #instagood #movies #superhero #supervillain (at Hail Al `Amair, Masqaţ, Oman)

[the-enzyme]

I received some stuff from earlier in the year (some even from last year, maybe?), I had on hold in Japan, to save on shipping. I am a quite disappointed with the Eren PUP. I knew what he looked like, from the moment GS showed their promos of the figure, but I was hoping they would fix it somehow, before release but they didn’t. I still wanted to own one, because I know I’ll regret not owning one. However, I did change my mind about getting two, to display one out of box due to the horrible proportions (now I regret not getting two of his titan form). I don’t mind the facial sculpt as bad, it’s not beautiful, but the size of the head is what bothers me to no tomorrow. I can see they did an excellent job with Zeyan, and I don’t even play Otome games, but just by looking at game art based on him, he looks quite accurate. They did a good job with Eren’s titan form as well, so I don’t know why they gave human Eren those proportions; they make him look dwarf-y, despite him being pretty tall in the anime (and manga, from what I have read about it). I do appreciate that the plastic they are using now seems less waxy, once again. I notice it with Giyu, but these two also look less waxy and less yellowy. I didn’t mind the semi-translucency, but the yellowness did bother me a bit on the other PUPs I own, with the exception of Kaneki. 

From top right to bottom right row: Tomytec Little Armory (LABH02) Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness Weapons 2 (1:12 scale); Good Smile POP UP PARADE Love & Producer Zeyan Li Non-scale Figure; Good Smile POP UP PARADE Attack on Titan Eren Yeager Non-scale Figure; Ensky Attack on Titan: Paper Theater PT-175 Eren & Levi; Ensky Naruto: Shippuden Paper Theater Naruto VS Sasuke.

Overall, and despite Eren being as disappointing in person, just as he was in promos. I am pretty happy with all these. I could always attempt repainting his face, if that was all that wasn’t to my liking, but I can’t shrink his gigantic head, and that’s truly what bothers me the most. It’s kind of irritating with just about any character whose figures I collect, when companies get their specific proportions, or features wrong. More so, when they clearly do a good job with others. As I mentioned, I don’t play Otome games (no interest in mobile games in general), but I find Zeyan Li a gorgeous looking figure, so I pre-ordered him, but I have no intention to play the game whatsoever. I just like collecting toys I find beautiful. So, I’m particularly sad, Eren was given the short end of the stick with his human version PUP figure (we’ll probably won’t get another, at least not licensed that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg). DX

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Jason love. #jasonvorhees #psycho #serialkiller #bishoujo #kotobukiya #shunyayamashita #actionfigure #statuette #figurine #demonhuman #1:7 #scaletoy #comics #justiceleague #telekinesis #toycollector #instagood #movies #superhero #supervillain (at Hail Al `Amair, Masqaţ, Oman)

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