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Post by Alyrenee on Feb 1, 2005 18:41:04 GMT -5
I really like how they put the accessories in there hands in the package. Sure is cooler for the MOC collectors...and for us deboxers, its nice to know that spike can actually HOLD HIS ACCESSORIES!! Thank you dst. I agree that the articulation is totally lame on darla. And I don't want to hear the "sleeve is in a bad place" excuse... oh well. And yes she should have curly hair...i guess you will all have to commission a customizer to fix it for you  (read me). I am not sure why the Season Five Spike comes with a bunch of Buffy accessories though (kittens, amulet, and kiss the librarian mug?). Why not give those to fool for love spike?...or put him on a buffy card. I do love the chalice of dew though. he he. Can someone remind me what those goggles are from> |
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Post by BtVSFigs Admin on Feb 1, 2005 19:36:12 GMT -5
I really like how they put the accessories in there hands in the package. Sure is cooler for the MOC collectors...and for us deboxers, its nice to know that spike can actually HOLD HIS ACCESSORIES!! Thank you dst. I agree that the articulation is totally lame on darla. And I don't want to hear the "sleeve is in a bad place" excuse... oh well. And yes she should have curly hair...i guess you will all have to commission a customizer to fix it for you (read me). I am not sure why the Season Five Spike comes with a bunch of Buffy accessories though (kittens, amulet, and kiss the librarian mug?). Why not give those to fool for love spike?...or put him on a buffy card. I do love the chalice of dew though. he he. Can someone remind me what those goggles are from> Those are from Spiral when he was driving. |
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Post by BtVSFigs Admin on Feb 1, 2005 19:40:39 GMT -5
I might be in the minority here but I like the Vampire Darla more than the regular. I love the colors and I love the hairstyle. It kind of reminds me of when she was pregnant and she looks really pissed off. The piece hanging down looks maybe like its stuck to her head with sweat.
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Post by Alyrenee on Feb 1, 2005 20:16:15 GMT -5
Vamp Darla doesn't bother me...But I think if they are going to say its from that episode..then it should look like that episode. I think dst just scrambled to find something similar since MAC just left them with a generic sculpt. But you are right..the hair works very well for a pregnant version. I am not crazy about her face paint job though...i will have to see it in person. I suspect I will be giving her a makeover. I suppose its going to be the race to get the first preggers custom darla out eh?  |
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Post by Willfan on Feb 1, 2005 20:35:58 GMT -5
I've had a custom planned for Darla since we were first given pics...but it's a secret! Hopefully no one will happen to do it before me.
Anyway, DST is doing a lot of things right. The stickers on the packaging really adds variation (I know it's not new, but still), the in-hand accesories is a good idea (hopefully it doesn't chip the paint), and it looks like there's a new DST insert in every new figure. Cool! I can also see the help that JD has been giving them...there's so many cool accesories that you can definately see only a fan asking to be included (MAC NEVER did this...the furthest thing from weapons were books and Cheer Cordy's stuff).
However, I'm really not loving schoolgirl Darla. I know the face is the same sculpt as the Angel one, but the paint job is just off. Hopefully that's the case for just that specific figure. At least she's not in a generic "I'm boring a static" pose. Spike's likeness doesn't quite look as good as the last one, but that might just be because we've seen the older one for such a long time.
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Post by rockforlove on Feb 1, 2005 22:26:23 GMT -5
Somone had asked how shipping will work on the basic figures compared to the exclusives. I just spent some time at my local comic book shop regarding that issue and based on the pre-orders I made with on-line retailers, the breakdown looks like this:
February 2nd - Previews Orders of Season 5 Spike, Darla, and Reunion Darla, and Welcome to the Hellmouth Darla hit stores.
ONLINE STORES shipments of Basic figures (listed above) as well as their own exclusives begin arriving to customers. AFX should have shipped Just Rewards. Wizard should have shipped FFL, etc. (Some have already shipped, as I have personally received several e-mails about order being trackable already) I believe the figures actually made it through customs prior to the weekend and actually met the diamond date for January 2005.
Feburary 7-9. online retailers begin to receive their shipments of other stores' exclusives and send them out as well.
All Spikes and Darla (less WTTHM Vampy) should be in US Customer hands by the 17, 1st of March at the very latest. I can't say how overseas shiping is done, but based on what i know from discussing the situation with store-owners and online retailers, these dates are fairly accurate.
Hope this helps.
RFL
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Post by TruBuffyFan on Feb 2, 2005 23:44:53 GMT -5
I love them all except Vampire Spike! I dont know what it is, but he looks weird! Have you ever seen his stunt double? He had his pic in a Buffy mag. Well the figure looks a lot more like him. He is a little bigger and buffer than James Marsters. The jacket also looks a little odd. I swear I have seen that body before, or one like it on another figure not from the Buffy verse. Oh well, I am still going to get him... It still works for me...
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