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Title: Simon Belmont First4Figures Statue
Post by: Profbeanburrito on September 08, 2015, 06:53:49 PM
From First4Figures Facebook page
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Post by: theANdROId on September 08, 2015, 07:27:43 PM
Looks promising!
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Post by: Dremn on September 08, 2015, 07:31:25 PM
Interesting...
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Post by: beingthehero on September 08, 2015, 07:51:32 PM
He has the same face I had earlier when I walked into the men's restroom at work and hit with what can best be described as a brown cloud.

It's less determined/angry and more "what the hell did this guy eat?"
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Post by: DarkLavos on September 08, 2015, 08:14:01 PM
He looks like Kratos with hair.
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Post by: Shiroi Koumori on September 09, 2015, 04:29:01 AM
He looks like he farted or something...
But maybe it's just the lighting.
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Post by: Nagumo on September 09, 2015, 04:37:15 AM
You can see the raw adultnes in his eyes.
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Post by: JR on September 09, 2015, 01:32:40 PM
Heh, I have to agree with you guys...he looks more disgusted than anything.

The head doesn't look much different than the NECA Simon. Wonder how the rest of the figure will turn out.
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Post by: TheTextGuy on September 09, 2015, 03:12:15 PM
To be honest, I think I'd probably make that face too if I walked into a castle entranceway filled with dead bodies trying to chase after me.  Those zombies must smell!
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Post by: Mooning Freddy on September 09, 2015, 05:34:59 PM
Looks like Vigo the Carpathian from Ghostbusters2.  :P

(https://triviahappy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/03202014vigo.jpg)
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Post by: Belmontoya on September 09, 2015, 06:07:02 PM
Can you blame the guy for being disgusted?

He's still stuck on Konami's payroll.

#freesimon



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Post by: uzo on September 09, 2015, 08:29:32 PM
I think you mean he's laid off. Konami is not giving him any work. Not even in a pachinko machine.
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Post by: Flame on September 09, 2015, 10:51:51 PM
man, these statues are always so expensive...
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Post by: zangetsu468 on September 09, 2015, 11:55:47 PM
He's repugnant.
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Post by: X on September 22, 2015, 04:03:20 PM
I think his disgusted look comes from long before Konami turned a blind eye to the series. I bet it started with Ayami Kojima's rendition of him for Chronicles, then later on Takeshi Obata's rendition of him for Judgement. I'd feel pretty disgusted too  :P
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Post by: beingthehero on September 24, 2015, 12:14:57 AM
I bet it started with Ayami Kojima's rendition of him for Chronicles

Them's fightin' words, son.  >:(
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Post by: Belmontoya on September 24, 2015, 12:43:30 AM
He was Simon the barbarian in CV1-2-4 x68000.

In Chronicles he transitioned to Simone, the beautiful, elegant red haired woman.

In Judgement Simone went down a bad path of crack and prostitution.

In LOS Simone transitioned back to Simon, but hard times on the street had left him worn and haggard.



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Post by: Shiroi Koumori on September 24, 2015, 06:54:01 AM
Oh my... from Simon to Simone to Simon.
( ཀ͝ ∧ ཀ͝ ) I;m crying bloody tears right now.
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Post by: Nagumo on September 24, 2015, 09:38:47 AM
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FEWH725EoPD4%2Fhqdefault.jpg&hash=b6da5b76ea43944cce420e2ec3cc14ce2c32038a)
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Post by: Belmontoya on September 24, 2015, 12:52:59 PM
That Scv4 is so off from how he actually looks in the game.

I've seen that before and wondered what game that artist played?
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Post by: X on September 24, 2015, 03:01:19 PM
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That Scv4 is so off from how he actually looks in the game.

I've seen that before and wondered what game that artist played?

It's most likely based off of the super famicom art for SCV4

(https://stopxwhispering.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/snes-castlevania-4.jpg)
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Post by: Belmontoya on September 24, 2015, 03:10:54 PM
Oh yeah!

I should have realized that.

Man... That famicom cover is so bad compared to the U.S. version.

And what's with the second Simon in the background swinging from the chandelier? He isn't even wearing the same armor. He looks more accurate to the sprite than the one in the foreground.

That cover is just so bad...
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Post by: JR on October 02, 2015, 08:10:50 AM

And what's with the second Simon in the background swinging from the chandelier?

That's the part that just looked bizarre to me. His posturing is just so awkward.
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Post by: TheTextGuy on October 14, 2015, 11:54:25 AM
http://www.first4figures.com/component/option,com_myphp/Itemid,3/product,149 (http://www.first4figures.com/component/option,com_myphp/Itemid,3/product,149)

Surprised no one posted the pre order page by now, but yeah, pre orders for this thing are up.  The exclusive edition apparently has a chain whip accessory and a cross.
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Post by: KaZudra on October 14, 2015, 02:37:08 PM
X86000 Simon it is!
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Post by: X on October 14, 2015, 03:11:10 PM
That's no chain whip, its a flail. Don't those figure makers even understand what the vampire killer looks like, let alone how long its supposed to be? Idiots.
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Post by: darkmanx_429 on October 14, 2015, 03:21:28 PM
http://www.first4figures.com/component/option,com_myphp/Itemid,3/product,149 (http://www.first4figures.com/component/option,com_myphp/Itemid,3/product,149)

Surprised no one posted the pre order page by now, but yeah, pre orders for this thing are up.  The exclusive edition apparently has a chain whip accessory and a cross.

Holy f8ck that's expensive, but totally awesome!
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Post by: TatteredSeraph on October 14, 2015, 03:36:44 PM
I'm not keen on it, tbh.  I can see a bit of spotty paintwork on the top of the belt in the preview image, I'm guessing where Simon's torso joins the bottom half, if the figure comes in two halves: http://www.first4figures.com/images/stories/products/CVSIMBEX/horizontal_23.jpg. (http://www.first4figures.com/images/stories/products/CVSIMBEX/horizontal_23.jpg.)  It makes it look sloppy imo, especially considering the price of these things.
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Post by: zangetsu468 on October 14, 2015, 09:06:34 PM
It doesn't look great to me either. The only really high quality painted resin statues for a decent price are the dbz ones imo. Some of those suck too, but most are good and you can tell by the photos. I've bought 3 and never been disappointed.
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Post by: LuxKiller65 on October 25, 2015, 03:14:34 AM
His face isn't right. What the hell? He looks like an alcoholic unshaved druggy body-builder on steroids. Look at those veins, they used old Schwarzenegger pics from "Conan the Barbarian".

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.movieactors.com%2Fphotos-stars%2Farnold-schwarzenegger-conan-9.jpg&hash=6a8e22029f60f5f5d36433a04507ea823af7dab6)

They could have copied the X68000 cover better by just... copying it. Seems like they wanted to give him a real-life look, but we all know this kills game characters. I understand Schwarzy's Conan representation is where the original Simon may have come from, but this is like going back to the movie that inspired him.