Sometimes figure-making decisions baffle me. Like, you know, giant 1/2.5 scale polystone statues of the Queen’s Blade cast. Or when Good Smile Company becomes marketing whores and makes figures of mildly famous people that no one wants. I mean really, this guy already has a Nendo and a figma, which is better than some popular characters, and now GSC is making a scaled figure of him too? Why? Did anyone actually ASK for this? Let me tell you the answer: no. Ultra-popular characters don’t even get scaled figures from GSC, but I guess all it really takes is to get them as a sponsor. I mean, their OWN racing mascot (Racing Miku) didn’t even get a scaled figure of her last incarnation despite people repeatedly asking for one.
Forgive my bitterness, but I can’t help but be resentful that a sketchy-looking figure of a random racecar driver gets made when stunning figures like Kyrie or GSC’s Macross Frontier set get shoved aside and eventually forgotten about. On the more positive side, the sculpting on Kobayashi does look great… until you get to his face, which looks eerily like a wax model. He’s going up for order tomorrow night, so if you need a 1/8 scale representation of a guy who risks his life to drive fast cars for money, get your wallets ready.
[via Mikatan's blog]
This pissed me off so much when I checked the GSC website this morning. WHY? I was surprised at the Nendoroid and figma incarnations, why the hell does he need a 1/8th scale? This is only going to end up in bargain bins.
What a waste.
“…when stunning figures like Kyrie… get shoved aside…”
YEAH, DON’T SHOVE ME ASIDE!!
Totally agree with the title.
who the fuck is Kamui Kobayashi? >:/?
A guy who in a 24 hour period was able to sell only 1 figure of his being.