Topic: Gabriel Dracula statue by First 4 Figures

[Flame]

this was a surprise, you guys have got to see this





http://www.first4figures.com/component/option,com_myphp/Itemid,3/product,128/

[Shiroi Koumori]

Wow! That is one beautiful figure!

[Chernabogue]

Woah, very nice!

[Nagumo]

At first I misread and thought the price was only 20$ instead of 250$ or something like that.

[Dremn]

Damn. This was unexpected, but we have all been saying LoS would be a good series to make figures/statues for!

[uzo]

The detail is really good on that thing but being almost 300$ is ridiculously expensive. I would not pay that much for ANY figure.

[LuxKiller65]

300$... seriously! I don't know. Is it 100% hand-made or just hand finalised/retouched/partially painted?

[Danial]

Surprisingly, almost all paint applications on action figures and statues are done by hand, making this one of the costlier steps in the process.  The producing factory usually charges for each individual application.  For example, on a figure like the MOTU Classics Rattlor here. Along with all the regular apps Mattel was also charged for each individual scale that was painted in blue and yellow.



If the level of quality control is high then the cost will also go up.  This is why most toy companies will mold a toy in whatever color is most predominant, and sometimes skip certain applications all together to save money on the final cost.

If I had to guess, I think the color that this figure is produced in will be the white stone-like color of the base.  Just looking at the level of detail and the amount of paint applications from this one picture, you can definitely see why the cost is so high. 



Of course it also doesn't help that this is a limited product, making the overall cost of production that fall onto the buyer even greater.

If anyone is interested in this figure, they might as well go all in and go for the even more limited exclusive version http://www.first4figures.com/component/option,com_myphp/Itemid,3/product,127/.  It comes with an alternate right hand that's holding his blood chalice along with the regular hand, so you have a bit of a choice in how he looks.

[xXxMatthewxXx]

I can't believe what my eyes are seeing ._. it's really a statue? Omg I want it in my hands XD

[LuxKiller65]

Your link doesn't seem to say anything special about the "calice" version. Am I missing something?

And thanks for your explanations, makes sense.

[Danial]

The only difference is the chalice itself.  The regular version just has his hand on the arm rest, while the "limited edition" also comes with that hand holding a chalice.

You're definitely welcome on the explanation.  I know way too much useless info when it comes to toy/statue production, so it's nice being able to use it every once in a while. 

[son_the_vampire]

This is great...

[e105beta]

Mine just came in the mail. It's about as impressive as it looks in the pictures. Did anyone else order one?

[TatteredSeraph]

I would have loved one, but alas, no space for one, nor the spare pennies.  Could you do a review please, of yours, with photos?

[Super Waffle]

He looks bored.