Statues & Figures Thread - Any & All Game Related

[Mike1888]

Originally Posted by Spect3r

So they have all of the MGS "Universe" to work from and they end up with this?


Very disappointing

MGS1 Snake is a natural starting point since they are beginning with MGS1. I do agree, however, that this statue just doesn't have an MGS "feel". Part of this is probably because MGS1 is a near 20-year-old game, but I think there are some clear deficiencies in this piece:
- The greys on the sneaking suit are too light and the suit overall is missing some dark blue. F4F keep justifying this by saying they are using the legacy collection art of Snake. I'm not sure why they've decided to use these artworks exclusively as a reference point, but even then, the colours seem way off to me.

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-Face seems off. Maybe a little too old and weathered. Also shape perhaps too long.

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-Knee pads appear abnormally large, though this could just be a result of the pose.
-Base is generic, not recognizable from game
-Pose is original. Not necessarily a bad thing but definitely contributing to that lack of MGS flavour.
-Iconic SOCOM pistol missing (they are working on getting this approved apparently)

Yet it still looks pretty good and I'll be preordering. The rotating ammo box is brilliant.

While I was writing this I found that F4F is looking into addressing some of these complaints. They are posting tweaks on facebook.