Tifa with a new hat edition!My conspiracy theory is that someone from SE(or someone is reporting to them) is browsing /toy/ and always proves me wrong lol, really thought the line ends with Bring Arts Cloud Hardedge version but here we are, Tifa now gets the "new hat" treatment, would have been a no brainer preorder for me if it was the Premium Heart instead, now I will contemplate if I can fit it into budge just for the new face(they probs added it to hook in fans of hers as just a new weapons isn't going to cut it), I wonder if any other character with also get this "new hat" treatment, my guess is Aerith. Still incase she is the last, atleast the numbering will end with 20Previous Thread:>>11560010https://archive.palanq.win/toy/thread/11560010/
>>11579707what to expect:--more FF7--a few figures from the most recent games tossed inThat's it. For real.
>Bring ArtsJanuary31st TifaLockhart Mythril Claws version FFVIIXenogears Xenogears(No Date)
>Play Arts SHIN2025October11th Vincent Valentine FFVII Rebirth(Used to be August 30th)November8th Noctis Lucis Caelum FFXV(Used to be September 27th then October 18th)15th Lightning Éclair Farron FFXIII(Used to be October 25th)2026February28th Cloud Strife FFVII Rebirth28th Zidane Tribal FFIX
>Adorable ArtsNovember22nd Sephiroth FFVII Remake Reissue22nd Zidane Tribal FFIX22nd Vivi Ornitier FFIX>Polygon SofubiOctober25th Sephiroth FFVII(Used to be September 27th)25th Zack Fair FFVIIDecember27th Cloud Strife FFVII ReissueStructure ArtsJanuary31st Cloud Strife FFVII
>>11579739What the hell is structure arts? I saw it pop into Amiami and it looks the same as bring arts Cloud
>>11579749Its a model kitSize: Approx. W56mm x D34mm x H163mmMaterial: Main Part: Polystyrene, Poly Part: POM Resin, Partially movable part: ABS ResinFeatures: Mold Color: 7C[Set Contents]Main figureFace 3 types (digital print)Hand 8 typesWeapon (Buster sword, Connection pin)Bring Arts Cloud is around 152mm so the model kit will be taller/biggerIdk what mold color 7c is, maybe the runers will be molded in 7 colors? I kinda remember the Xenogears Structure Arts were only molded in a single color, someone cmiiwFor archiving purpose, someone from Reddit documented on how he/she modded Bring Arts Elena's neckhttps://www.reddit.com/r/FinalFantasyVII/comments/1nta2qt/elena_bring_arts_neck_mod/
>>11579749>What the hell is structure arts?Another over-priced way to get your money for figures you probably already own ten other versions of. >>11579722>>11579727>>11579739>coming in the next year>two more versions of Sephiroth>another version of Tifa>three new versions of Cloud
>>11579727Why does he have this weird cherub face? Figure ruined
>>11579707I feel kind of stupid buying the first one. This is the same figure for the same price but with more stuff. Fuck me.
>>11579945it's just hard to predict when square will pull dumb stuff like this
>>11579945>Buy first release>Get a shitty NFT you do nothing with and expires>They've never done reissues before>Suddenly they're doing reissues>Reissue has fixed shit>New release has new shitFuck Square.
>>11580024Suckering people into overpaying for toys and merch is how they make money. Lord knows they can't make a good game that's worth a shit now.
me handing over absurd amount of money for fresh plastic men
If they keep making Final Fantasy VII stuff, then at least I want the big baddies and Marlene, along with the rest of AVALANCHE.Also, some bosses and monsters. Seeing how hard they are milking Dragon Quest fans with monsters, it baffles my mind that we still haven't gotten a single one. Especially the Scorpion as a model kit or something. I just wish it would actually scale with Bring Arts. I'd pay Ifrit prices for it.
>>11580163FF8 was probably the only time that we got a good selection of stuff besides the human figures. And DQ fans LOVE their slime toys. They're just a staple of the series just like cactuars, moogles, and tonberries are a part of FF.
>>11580176The rest of the Kotobukiya FF8 stuff.
>>11580176I had the gilgamesh as a kid
>>11580184Same. He broke, but I still have his swords in my parts box.
>>11580192haha mine also broke
>>11580192>>11580195I had three Odins, and all three had broken necks.
Frightening image. This is the way the world is headed.
>>11580209>How do we take FF8 Ifrit, and make him look more evil? Also unless the fucker's two feet tall, that's way too much
>>11580209buy it on aliexpress for half
>>11580215thats wrong and I only realized it myself very recently but it's just godzilla with horns and spikes
>>11580222And pay the extra half in tariffs
>>11580225That's a (you) problem. I get free delivery on top of it, but if it makes you feel better, I actually did pay full price before it dropped on AliExpress. That's what I'm doing with the Hard Edge Cloud right now. I'm waiting for AliExpress to offer him so I can dodge tax and shipping on it. It's dirt cheap that way, and you don't even have to fear bootlegs since there are none in the first place. AliExpress customer service will even replace or refund the figure if something is wrong with it, though sometimes you have to contact them directly if they keep refusing. But I've only seen it happen with tiny 1 dollar items.
I guess I am glad I skipped out on the first versions, since these second ones come with more alternate stuff. Its weird that Square is so stingy with extra parts, and the BAs almost never come with alternate heads/faces/expressions.
>>11580209I'm so glad I'm not an FF fan lmao
>>11579719Nice tits but what is up with all those belts
>>11580986It could always be worse. You could have been a dragon ball fan instead.
>>11580995Nomura's obsession.
>>11580996>Using BBTS's prices.I mean, the figure was already like $300, but anyone who wanted it could have gotten it from P-Bandai and not paid the BBTS tax.
>>11581006
>>11581008>no argumentBBTS fans and their undying loyalty to a scalper site will always baffle me
>>11581010Did you actually just hurt your own feelings by assuming made up bullshit in your own head and projecting it onto my reply? You do realize I only posted bbts because he did too right?
>>11581018BBTS is not a good indicator of pricing, all it does is signal to companies that they should increase prices which is why we're in this tariff situation to begin with.
>>11581021>we YOU get what you voted for.
>>11581021Indeed.In Japan their price difference is a mere 200 yen. Not 125 dollars.
>>11581026BBTS always heavily marked stuff up, though. Even long before this current tariff fiasco. But even at that, many US stores treat the Yen-to-dollar ratio as if it were still 100:1.Both of those figures are overpriced as fuck regardless, but for a long time it was way cheaper to just import directly from Japan, we all know this, but with increased pricing, increased taxes, increased shipping, and now the tariffs on top of it, is even worse.
>>11579945>>11580024If nothing else, she's missing the normal fists from the initial release, which feels on purpose at this point.
>>11581032What a sad little man you have to be to believe any of this.
>>11581032bro I don't care I'm not amerifat. I just assume you are here because it was an shf and you felt obligated to defend it. Do you even collect anything from this thread or did you come here just to derail? Why didn't you call out the first guy posting bbts?
>>11581042Where the hell did I defend it? I said it was overpriced as hell, but using BBTS as a price metric is retarded because they gouge prices. Either way, both the the prices are stupid, but using a site that knowingly gouges prices on imports is dumb for making some kind of point.
I guess thats a no.Also just to kick the dead horse: I just looked up bandai godzillas in the same scale and they are even more expensive...Hard to believe Square Enix was less hebrew in this case somehow.
>>11581047When it comes to the import stuff I think they pay full Japanese retail by getting their inventory from sites like HLJ + international shipping. Plus they have to make something off of everything they sell.
>>11581272Eh. Some people will pay it because it's easier and quicker to get something from a US retailer that has it in-hand than it is to deal with the international shipping times. (as an example but not from BBTS) I know I paid the "convenience fee" of paying around $20 more for a G1 Megatron KO by buying it from a US seller, but I also got in three days as opposed to three weeks.
>>11581036That new faceplate makes for some good poses. I wish they would have done accessory packs instead.
>>11581424I remember when they used to make the weapon packs for their Play Arts figures. Last we saw of that was the one for the Nier Bring Arts, I think. Sucks that they did away with that. I'm not buying the same figure again for a different weapon.
>>11580176I still have my tonberry that came with Ifrit, he broke pretty quick and was really greasy.
>>11581487Everyone's Ifrit broke, mainly at the shoulders where the joints are ridiculously fragile.
>>11581621It's about time they revive it. They are running out of money makers.
>>11579762Aren't model kits supposed to be a cheap alternative for people looking for an affordable option? But those model kits made by SE aren't really that much cheaper than BA not to mention the size difference so what's the point? Why not just buy a second hand BA nstead?
>>11581543they just had to use clear plastic for joints...i had diablos and it broke too
>>11581982Because Square cannot into pricing.
so will they all get different weapons at some point?
>>11581992Their new-game sales suck and everything they've released for the past 5 years has either been an underperformer or even a flop. Making toys and other merch in China for nothing then selling it at retard prices is helping them stay afloat.
>>11582501probablythey're choosing the wrong weapons though. hardedge and not the nailbat or ultima weapon? I bet you they won't give barret his cannon ball or rocket punch either.
>>11582885You're an idiot if you don't think there isn't going to be a 3rd release of each of these with their ultimate weapkns.
>>11582885There will almost surely be an Ultima Weapon Cloud release. Unfortunately for them now that people know they're doing this, it will be harder to sell versions with lower tier weapons And characters without impressive high tier weapons won't really be affected.
>>11583136I'm not even gonna bother buying New Hat variants.Weapon pack or bust, but seeing what the price on 2B's was... ugh.
>>11582885Its not that surprising. Hardedge seems to be something of a "second default" sword for Cloud. Even the old Bandai figure came with the Buster sword and Hardedge. Nail bat is like the game's joke weapon. Not sure if anyone would seriously spend the kind of money they're asking for what is essentially a joke. Though, I could see them doing Ultima weapon.But really, they should have just at least included 2-3 weapons from the get go. Or as others mentioned, a weapons pack. Its already bad enough to double dip on a figure just for a new weapon, but they will definitely get heavily diminished returns if they try to triple-dip and the only difference is a new weapon.
>>11583161It's smaller and cheaper, so it's an easy choice for them to make over Cloud's Ultima sword.
Wouldn't it be nice if Square made a pack that bundled multiple weapons instead of making them separate with each reissue? Wouldn't that be so fucking awesome?!
>>11583161>why not the ultimate weapons!!! !?!?Because believe it or not most fans dont buy and read the guide to get secret weapons lmao, no one knows about them
>>11585433By that logic, no one would buy Vincent because he is a secret character.
BBTS is charging 40 dollars more for Tifa with a new hat even though they still have the standard Tifa in stock. Absolute madness.
>>11585433It's not like it was hard to discover and obtain in the game with the giant weapon flying around the map
>>11587074Now you know why they're called BBSS.
>>11579707>>11579722Did they improve her articulation or this is just accessory?
I am devastated that Sora didn't come with an open mouth head. Anyway check out these funkos I found discounted at my local grocery store. I was looking into princesses for the kdh shelf, but really didn't feel like wanting to start such a collection. So this is my middle ground, I guess. I think they look fun as accessories. Would probably fit better with 1/6 figures? I dunno, I never owned a real funko pop.They came in a set of 4 with one being a random secret one. I pulled the same princess 4 times from that...>>11587806She's the same with one extra faceplate and a different weapon.
>>11587806Just new hat
>>11587074Eventually people will learn to stop buying these as the prices climb higher and higher outside the range of reasonable
>>11587933>there's a ton of FF figures not done in a long time or ever done at all>"LET'S KEEP MAKING MORE FF7 UP TO AND INCLUDING SLIGHTLY-ALTERED VERSIONS OF SHIT WE ALREADY MADE!"Pairing that with their open refusal to make a good NEW game that's as good as the classics and not just a remaster of the classics, I am getting sick of Squeenix.
>>11587918Lol. Cute pic. I feel like Sora would value the Rapunzel one over all others. They're on the big side for 1/12, but Funko also makes a 10 inch line of POPs, so you could just think of them as those.
>>11581621I wish
Op here, apologies for not posting much after I made this thread, FFT Remaster came out so I am busy playing it.Anyways, I'm glad that this thread is active. Next Bring Arts will be released next year so this maybe the last thread I make for the year assuming no more new announcements for the FVII Bring Arts line. If this thread is still up when Vincent PA SHIN comes out, I will post it here but I would recommend for someone to make a new one when this thread expires if he/she feels a new threead is neededhttps://x.com/pure_white_ash1/status/1977259630876082529?s=61
why the fuck is barret so hard to find? if you didnt get him at release is it just impossible to get him now?
>>11594079Looks like it. Can't even find it in a local EU store where they usually linger for years.
>>11594079Feels good to be paranoid. Just wait and he'll get his new hat eventually. Also look out on aliexpress. He went up there but is already sold out too. Also craigslist equivalent of your country are a fantastic place to get rare figures for dirt cheap.
>>11594079Maybe he was underproduced compared to figures they knew would sell more like Cloud, Tifa and Aeris
>>11594079Nobody really knows on why but like what >>11594831 said, its been speculated that production of his figure was just made based on how many preorders he got plus maybe a couple for in-hand store stocks, SE knows while FFVII and most of its characters are popular, unfortunately, Barret is lagging in the character popularity polls, if they did plan on reissuing him, they would have already did like what happened with the fast reissue announcement like what happened with Bring Arts Cloud, Tifa, Aerith and Sephiroth(he even got a reissue announcement even before his first release came out).But who knows, maybe SE does makes a "new hat" version of him in the future just to prove me wrong again
>>11594079I canceled Vincent, Cait Sith and Cid when I realized he was never being released again because if i can't have the whole team then there's no point in having the ones I don't care as much about.
>>11594940This was plan first, just get my main team in the OG with Cloud, Tifa and Aerith and be happy and content, kinda had the feeling that Barret will skyrocket in price along with the others(before the four's reissue announcements came out). The universe somehow gave me a sign and I saw a Barret for sale for almost 50% off, with Barret in my team, I then had to get all the main playable characters.
>>11594880Crazy to me that Barret is a less popular character. What kind of FF7 fan are you if he's not in your top 3? He's even better in the remakes too.Terrible taste all round.
>>11596470For most top 2 are going to either be Cloud and Tifa or Cloud and Aeris, so top 3 is a bit of an ask given that there are other very appealing characters in the party. And I assume that is if we are only counting the main party. So I can see Barret being a top 3 for some but I wouldn't say it's widespread.
>>11596470Don't get me wrong, I like Barret and for me he is on the top if I had my way but sadly, that isn't the casehttps://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/All_Final_Fantasy_Big_VoteScroll down a bit and you will see that Barret barely made the top 200 for all FF characters, even Shelke and Cissnei who are side characters in the FFVII universe are more popular than him
>>11595056my wife aerith is so cute!
Just got back from Japan and bought Zack there along with plushies
Bike which I got for cheap(around 9,855 jpy)
Zack I feel from all the playable characters I own is the best in terms of quality and build, he feels good to move and no looseness either, I kinda wish Cloud had Zack's quality and build.If I will ranks all the Bring Arts FFVII playable characters I have he will be on top, 2nd tier will be Tifa and BarretOnly minor concern I have(thankfully my Zack's bangs is positioned right so no more need to adjust/fix it myself) is that his crotch piece(pic related) is very thin, similar to Bring Arts Elly from Xenogears and Bring Arts Aerith's panties which can tore if you aren't careful so just be mindful of it when posing him as Zack is definitely great to play/pose with
He is currently riding the Hardy Daytona taking care of it while Cloud is in storage, Idk if I can make Cloud sit on it though as I have the 1st release although my copy's legs hasn't popped out yet(knocks on wood)
>>11579727PA SHIN Vincent Valentine FFVII Rebirth Delayed to November 1sthttps://x.com/playartskkkk/status/1960514470062756289?s=61
>>11601017How many times have they delayed this thing already
>>11601855If you check the release dates above >>11579727PA SHIN Vincent got delayed once so with being delayed again, that will be his 3rd time.Not that many compared lets say Bring Arts Aerith's first release, if I remember right, her original release was supposed to be on Jan 2024, then she got delayed multiple times(probs 5x someone cmiiw) that Bring Arts Barret who got released on April 2024 got out even before her by a week or 2https://x.com/risingsunultima/status/1959228194978173058?s=61
>>11602141Forgot pic
>>11600928>>11601017Really cool pics
>>11602960The first one is the only one that’s mine but appreciate it!Was afraid of using his crossed arm accessory as I have seen Bring Arts Bartholomew from Xenogears for arm pegs being succpible to broke off but thankfully, it was easy with Zack’s, just make you to spread his shoulder pauldrons so you have more room/leeway/access to his shoulder for easier pulling/inserting of the fore arms/cross arms accessory
>>11603063I went through three of them. Two are broken, one was refunded, and one got replaced, which I could keep. I have not opened the new one and plan on fixing the broken one with the Linnaea guide you/OP posted once. It's just... soft? Like it twists right off. The second one I even knew would break, so I was careful and even lubed it bit by bit, but it still happened. It's not my first time doing figure maintenance or anything. It's just that shit and weird.
>>11603353Talking about Bartholomew ofc
>>11603353Sorry to hear that, why was only one got refunded if you don't mind me asking?Maybe try the hot water thing so the plastic will expand for a bit to give the joint more space?Do post your Bart here whenever you fix it. It will be a good thing to archive Here is someone who customized his Zack and give him a smilehttps://x.com/pioxab/status/1980974025192227035?s=61
Why is nobody excited for Play Arts Shin?
>>11603538Because SQEX sent me a replacment. Now I got 2. One broken and one unopened and I'm planning to fix the broken one. They didn't want it back. I just realized that on the 2nd one the other shoulder broke instead.
>>11603589I just don't have the space to collect 1/6. It would bankrupt me too since they have way more stuff and full collections already on top of costing more. I still might once I finally move somewhere bigger...but moving in my country is PTSD inducing bullshit so I'm not really gonna do it unless forced to.Personally I'm looking way more forward to see the new Cloud and Zidane. Starting with Vincent is really weird.
>>11603589Personally, their scale is too big for my taste, I collect figmoes, SHF, Revos, etc so Bring Arts scales better than PA Kais/SHINsAlso collectors most probably already have a Vincent PAK and since SHINs is the same-ish scale just with added new things plus no more clicky joints, they are probably waiting to see on how it turns out first before double dipping
Sourcehttps://www.instagram.com/boogietheghost/I always shudder on seeing toy gore, atleast you already have a replacement so the problem figure worst case scenario can be a spare parts fodder
Thread btw is already in autosage next one I make will be next year on the next FFVII Bring Arts release unless SE teases a new figure from the line besides Tifa with a "new hat" so if anyone wants to make a new one, feel free to do so and I will post the updated release dates of upcoming figures
https://www.instagram.com/final_fantasy_favoritesStill glad I got the original FFVII title acrylic logo, it goes for a pretty high price now
chances of a classic bring arts shinra soldier? or do you think square are done with the line now (outside of re-releases)?
>>11604212Nobody knows atm and we can only speculate.Tbh, I was so sure the line will end with Bring Arts Cloud Hardedge version but out of nowhere, SE put out Bring Arts Tifa Mythril Claws version for preorders so really, anything is possible and could happen, there is a black and white artwork made for a Shinra Guard from the OG game so if they want to, they can base it off from that art.Personally, I'm baffled on why SE hasn't made a FFVII Chocobo with a Cloud smiling face similar to the OG artwork, thats also a good way to release an updated Cloud as seeing and playing with Zack, I kinda wished Cloud has what Zack has, better qc and build
Guess PA SHIN got an "early release"?SE probs over estimated the delay to November but the figure made still made it for OctoberWill post pics if I find one while this thread is still upI hate boxes without no window, can't see the figure inside without opening it aka the Bring Arts FFVII boxes, but then I remembered PAKs have openable window panel so maybe that the same for PA SHIN boxes?
Someone already have himFace looks great, if this continues, even if I don't collect this line, it makes me excited on how Tifa and Aerith will look likemore pics on this linkhttps://x.com/ediS_rehtO_ehT?t=CK6uki691fPEb84TpJwC5w&s=09No more fancy box with frills like detailed description and great artwork, I think the figure is boxed similar to Hot Toys dolls someone cmiiw
all the play art kay flopping makes me want to start collecting them....but christmas soon and I have to start saving for presents. If they are still on sale on february I might bite the 1/6 bullet
>>11607742>1/6 scalePAKs and SHINs(same-ish scale) are not 1/6 scale, they are more like around 1/8 ishHere is Gametoys Cloud which is 1/6 compared to SHIN Vincenthttps://x.com/stainverg/status/1981969108179771474?s=61
>>11607028>it makes me excited on how Tifa and Aerith will look likeThe joints still look as ugly as the PAKs though. I wouldn't expect much if I were you.
>>11607861I was referring on how Tifa's and Aerith's faces will look like when they get their SHIN figures, as their Kai faces(atleast their initial release) was vastly different compared to their promo pics, I only collect poseable figures and I don't mind PAK joints except for the old "peanut" knees earlier PAKs had
Why does it seem like Square creates entirely brand new lines on a complete whim? Are people really going to go that deep on an entirely new line, at an entirely new scale, after already double, triple dipping on some characters in the PAK line, and now that they've shown they're going to double dip on the Bring Arts line? Is anyone going to buy every character all over again in the Shin line?There are so many FF characters they've just never done at all, it would be nice to get them, or at least something more interesting that just doing all of the popular characters all over again in just a slightly different scale...
>>11608012>Why does it seem like Square creates entirely brand new lines on a complete whim?Because they want you to rebuy FF7 characters a million times.
Got a bring arts A2 for 40 bucks sheeeeeesh what a steal
