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?!
