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Post by slayathon on Jul 27, 2004 20:14:02 GMT -5
Not to sound picky but I don't like the vamp Darla's hair. And the slit throat on Vamp schoolgirl darla really bugs me. I hope DST fixes them. That was bothering me too
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Post by Karen on Jul 28, 2004 2:15:39 GMT -5
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Post by Higher Power on Jul 28, 2004 2:20:22 GMT -5
Punk Spike is a really cool figure but I don't think I'll be getting it. Oh! I never noticed the little blood pack accessory!
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Post by Karen on Jul 28, 2004 2:21:14 GMT -5
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Post by Karen on Jul 28, 2004 2:26:32 GMT -5
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Post by Karen on Jul 28, 2004 2:35:53 GMT -5
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Post by Karen on Jul 28, 2004 2:38:51 GMT -5
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Post by Karen on Jul 28, 2004 2:42:09 GMT -5
Spike AccessoriesI'm sure there are more accessories, but this is the only picture I have of any. Karen (I have more pictures of the Anya figures, but that will have to wait for another day )
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Post by The004Slayer on Jul 28, 2004 3:11:42 GMT -5
Darlas: I really don't like them that much, I don't think any of them resemble the actress (don't remember her name at this moment) that much. The ones I love the most are the ones from Angel, the Vampire face on the one from Angel looks much more better than the one from Buffy (schoolgirl). Also that ones from Angel have that sexyness that Darla always had, apart from that the only thing that bugs me is the neck articulation on the Buffy Darlas, it is awful, DST please change that!!!!
Spikes: I love them all, they all resemble James Marsters at the most. The Vampire head on this one looks soo much better and scarier than the MAC one, but they need to change his coat, I now they made it schiny so it looked like leather but it just make it look like plastic, DST change this too!!!
Anyway I now that I will buying even the ones I don't like sooo.....
Thank you Karen for all the pictures you've gave us, we really appreciate this!!!
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Post by Fruit Punch Mouth on Jul 28, 2004 6:54:07 GMT -5
The actress is Julie Benz (Darla).
I enjoy the figures, I, too, will be getting all of them. Darla is one of my favorite characters throughout Buffy/Angel. This may not be true, but a reason for the vamp face to look better on the Angel Series figure is well, it was better than when she was on Buffy. Their vamp make up got better and better as the show went on... and it was about 4 or 5 years until she appeared on Angel from when she made her debut on Buffy.
Thats just my theory and I'm stickin' with it.
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Post by Wicca on Jul 28, 2004 7:08:46 GMT -5
Did anyone else notice that Grave Spike has orange eyes from when he was getting his soul returned, DST have really put in a lot of detail in these new figures!!
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Post by The004Slayer on Jul 28, 2004 7:10:33 GMT -5
The actress is Julie Benz (Darla). I enjoy the figures, I, too, will be getting all of them. Darla is one of my favorite characters throughout Buffy/Angel. This may not be true, but a reason for the vamp face to look better on the Angel Series figure is well, it was better than when she was on Buffy. Their vamp make up got better and better as the show went on... and it was about 4 or 5 years until she appeared on Angel from when she made her debut on Buffy. Thats just my theory and I'm stickin' with it. Julie Benz, that was her name, thank you!!! Your theory sounds very interesting and, although may not be the correct one, sounds like a really posible one.
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Post by Rogue on Jul 28, 2004 7:46:58 GMT -5
Now THAT is how a figure should be done! Punk Spike has become my most anticipated figure now, followed by the Schoolgirl Darlas, and Vamp & regular Spikes. I have high hopes that DST will be making awesome new figure sculpts. These Spikes are the first BtVS figures they've done on their own, and they just ROCK. ;D Did anyone else notice that Grave Spike has orange eyes from when he was getting his soul returned, DST have really put in a lot of detail in these new figures!! I posted about that on the page before this one This may not be true, but a reason for the vamp face to look better on the Angel Series figure is well, it was better than when she was on Buffy. The regular Darla (black pants) and regular Vamp Darla (bronze pants) were sculpted over a year ago (wasn't it even longer?) when MAC still had control over the line... before they cancelled it. The Schoolgirl Darlas are newer sculpts, looks to me like they used the regular face scan/sculpt and added the Buffy Season 1 hairstyle and vamp bumpies. I've always hated the Vamp Darla (bronze pants) face sculpt. The hairdo, the bumpies, the hair going into her face... that prototype's horrible paint application I'm actually glad that MAC stopped work on the Buffy & Angel lines. DST is doing so much better. I hope they can fix up that Vamp Darla to look a bit better, though. I LOVE those Schoolgirl Darlas! Let's hope they articulate the elbows, biceps, etc so she has full range of movement in her arms. Looks like we're just seeing the sculpt samples before articulation. And yeah, the neck line could be better... hopefully that will be fixed. It might be there to give her more movement though... we'll find out soon I suppose.
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Post by Raven on Jul 28, 2004 9:27:08 GMT -5
Thanks Karen! I just love this whole Spike series, bloody fantastic job DST.
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Post by CMK1887 on Jul 28, 2004 9:32:03 GMT -5
VERY nice close-up photos, Karen! Thanks a lot for sharing them with us.
I can't wait to order these.
-CMK
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Post by abcfan on Jul 28, 2004 10:01:46 GMT -5
yeah thanks for the piccies karen. i was in love with the angel 2 figure line when i only had far away pics but now i have seen these there is no way i'm not getting every single 1
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Post by DanMan on Jul 28, 2004 17:45:09 GMT -5
I'm just blown away. I always thought, how many Spikes do I need? Turns out it's at least 5 more. I never really realized how many different looks he's had, and man are these sweet. I wasn't blown away by MAC's Darla, but the likeness looks amazing with the different hair on the school girl Darla. SO nice! The one thing I kind of wish was different would be to have schoolgirl Darla in the pasty white Vamp makeup that she had early in the series... although maybe it had changed to the more natural skintone by that episode, I can't remember for sure.
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Post by JP on Jul 28, 2004 22:33:44 GMT -5
Punk Spike looks great, as does Grave Spike and Vamp Spike. But I have a serious problem with the regular Spike- he looks fat!
Spike really started to show his age once he joined Angel, and these scans are from that time. His face looks fat and squat. It looks like it needs to be stretched a little. But this only affects the regular Spike.
His body also looks pretty chunky, and the arms are way too thick. That might be it right there, that throws the whole look off. Spike is a THIN person, and those beefy arms look awful.
Finally, how come Grave Spike doesn't have nipples? That makes him look really unnatural.
BTW, has anyone considered that Beneath You Spike is the chase figure? It makes sense since he's just a re-paint like Hush Tara.
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Post by CMK1887 on Jul 28, 2004 22:39:46 GMT -5
BTW, has anyone considered that Beneath You Spike is the chase figure? It makes sense since he's just a re-paint like Hush Tara. It's not. Beneath You Spike is a Time and Space Toys exclusive. -CMK
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Post by Insanity on Jul 29, 2004 12:50:00 GMT -5
Finally, how come Grave Spike doesn't have nipples? That makes him look really unnatural. Interesting. I hadn't noticed that.
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