@RomanceDawn:
So I haven't collected too many One Piece figures or statues in forever so I have a few questions.
- Is most every One Piece figure or statue made from resin? Anything made out of that harder polystone or something similar?
- What are generally considered the "best" or most high end figures? Is it that super high prices Tsume line?
I jumped on eBay and was floored by whats available. I never see these things in real life at conventions so I didn't realize these super intricate pieces were available.
Oh and while it Comicon yesterday I saw a set of the whole crew plus Jimbei! It was all the poses from volume 64 cover. 10 VS 100,000 or what ever. The group shot at Fishman Island. I want that one bad. Trying to find pictures online maybe you all have seen it already.
Hey RD, let me try and answer your questions.
- Most official statues are made from high grade PVC to enable mass production and reduce risk of breakage. There are a few official companies out there using resin though, like Tsume.
- Depends whether you are talking official or unofficial. There are a lot of unlicensed companies making resins these days, some of which are phenomenal. Right now I'd say one of the most impressive pieces is the Gear 4 Luffy coming from Infinite Studio which I posted a couple pages back.
What you saw on eBay is most likely the unofficial resins. I got a couple myself, but after a while decided to stick with the official stuff due to some QC issues.
The set you saw at Comicon was the Figuarts Zero anime 20th anniversary set that went up for pre-order a few months back. So far Luffy is the only one out.
I did have it pre-ordered, but couldn't justify the 40,000 yen for designs I already had in POP form, so cancelled. I'm going to hold out for some Wano Arc designs instead.
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Talking Wano arc designs, saw this yesterday which honestly has be thinking this "Warriors Alliance" line is a replacement for "Sailing Again".
I'm still hopeful that we will see the entire crew released again, including Franky and Brook! I would buy the hell out of all these designs:
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