Really nice to see how things actually go down at a sculptor's facilities, tnx for the footage Danny. I always look at the face for my figures, but also if they 'have something' that makes them a little unique; a pose, a look, whatever makes you want to keep looking at them for other things than just eyes.
Thanks Danny, Max Factory is my favourite. That's Rin, not Saber!!
BTW is that big Mirai-marked image what I think it is?
Ok now i'm curious with that hidden picture...
Doctor, Thanks for the correction ^^; Evil King, Not sure ^^;;;
The face is pretty much the deciding factor for me too. The Figma Haruhi and Rin looks amazing. Also saw that the Saber was out sold everywhere, they seem really popular these days. I want these 2 now!
Max Factory FTW. Saw some figures that I actually own in that display cabinet when you walk in. Hopefully they come out more for characters I like. Liking the character is important, as well as the overall figure look, and the face, to me.
Wow, nice workshops they have there ^^ Wish I have those facilities for my Gunpla building ;_; That "messy" yellow putty figure, my guess would be that main heroine from "Air"...forgot her name though ( > _ < ) and that Haruhi with the mech...just too awesome for words!! I probably could guess on some of the "Mirai Mark"-ed figures ^^; One of them I think it's Figma Kyon, which due this May ^^; Looking forward to the video!!
to me, face is an important factor when buying a figure. the character is a factor too; I normally won't buy a figure which I don't know about. But above all these, the price is always the first thing I look at. I can't afford more than 60USD for a figure even I like so much.
Most important point for my figure buying would be to like the character. Another point is the costume, I can buy figures of characters I never ever seen before if their costume looks good
Max Factory Tour woot! I own a few of their figures, the quality is very good, and I like it. I'm hoping a good release from them again~ Waiting for the video tour ^^
AH! the nendroids in the mech is so kawaii!!
Thanks for the insider pictures, it's always nice to see how everything is done ^^ For the question, I don't ofcus on one part, but on the global look, and the quality of the figure. And with Max Factory, I'va always be happy with their products !
Haruhi and gang with that mecha is way tooo cute!! and I'm really interested in what's behind that giant Mirai-marked image...maybe Danny will eventually reveal it in time to come? Can't wait to see the Figma Fate ^^ (Fate fanboy), need her Riot Zamber though.
For me the most important one for a figure definitely the face, especially the expression, since I really want it to really look as close as the original. Second is the paint job and the pose they use ^^; Then maybe the costume and other misc stuffs. Price is last for me XD but if it's too expensive, I won't get it either ^^;
Thanks again for another great tour! Can't wait to add some of those upcoming figures to my ladies/booze pix collection.
Overall pose should be another option. Face doesn't really make a figure worth buying, but it can certainly ruin a figure with otherwise good qualities. Usually I get figs of characters that I know and like with cool poses, but recently I preordered that Chua Churam (a character I don't know) figure that was posted a while back, because everything seemed great in that figure, most notably its dynamic pose.
http://www.dannychoo.com/images/photo/14004.jpg Must be Misuzu from Air. http://www.dannychoo.com/images/photo/13999.jpg Cute with Konata riding on that cat-thingy. ^^,
Hm hm. That Misuzu will be an insta-get as soon as pre-orders go up. =)
To me its the Face because it look great posture to get the description of a character especially the eyes.
wow! thanx for the insider tour of Max Factory office ^^ if it is not much of a trouble, may you ask Max Factory what's the name of yellow putty that they are using ^^ WOW! a fate figma! can't wait for that figure to be released ^__________^ HANYAAN~!!! KAWAII HARUHI AND RIN FIGMAS *heart heart heart* must...save...money...for...figures lolz XDDD
I don't buy a figure because of the face, but I will avoid one if the face is bad. Usually it's the overall sculpt and design that gets me to buy. Knowing the character is nice, but not that important.
Like the character. Well, although, I don't really buy figures, but if I am to buy one it'll be a figure of a character that I favour, Louise is a good example.
like the character lol danny your mirai picture thats covering the photo is really making me wonder how much it means
there's no "pose' in the poll. >.< other than the face, whether or not the figure comes with a cool pose is also one of my main deciding factor when it comes to parting with my hard earned money.
*agrees with super rats* I won't pick up a figure with a good face but I will avoid one with a bad one. There are lots of factors I consider when purchasing, such as cost, pose, etc so it's hard to say which one I will get, but I will avoid kits if I feel they don't look right. I decided agains an excellent Yoko kit because I thought the Face was too sharp and angular while I avoided an adult fate Testarrossa kit cos her butt was huge!!!
Pose and character likeness to me. Both of which arent in the poll xD But then again I bought the Hikaru death cloth figure without knowing the char and after comparing them, the figure doesnt have character likeness at all. It's just really cute tho xD The new Kino figure has a great character likeness and pose imo. It'll probably be my next fig once I manage to finish all my school papers =/ and and plus like the char... so i guess I'll vote on that one *clicks*
To me, face is really important. The second is I like the character. But of coz there is some exception! e.g. Q-Joy. LOL. No matter how good the face look and how I like the character. I'll not buy Q-Joy figure!!!
Thanks for inside look in one of my favorite companies :D
It's Max Factory this time. Your a really lucky guy to go to all these places. I wish I can get these chances like you...
haha that's one huge mirai face there :P so cuuuute LOL I want the cute flying blob thing LOL!
That cute flying blob is from the digimon movie!!(not sure which one since the western digi-movie was a mix of several lol) Cocomon I think it was called!! The brother/sister of Terriermon!!
wish i knew what that yellow thingy was called, so i can sculp something of my own
Oh god, Lopmon! I never would've thought that someone in MF is a fan of Digimon Tamers!
I think I am going to get Figmas from now on (not including the Pocco I already preordered, oh well). I recently got a Fraulein Revoltech Rei and her limbs keep falling off!! Although she has a lot of poses, it's so fiddly and annoying. Funny enough though, my normal Revoltech Yotsuba!& has no problems. I am waiting for my Figma Yuki Nagato to make any claims for Figma, but I know I like Max Factory figures and I am disappointed in the Fraulein Revoltechs so I'm sure I'll like it better. I just want a really good figure to play with! I LOVE looking at my other figures, but when you have the urge to play with something it's good to have something around :0
must get figma haruhi and rin. must get 3 of each, one to look at, one to preserve, and one as a backup
LOL. I like the figure were Mirai covers up the whole shot!
I think is not Just the Face... is The Whole Figure Hey1 Thanks1 Max F. is Amazing1 But They didn´t do too well in Male Characters like Kiritsugu from Faate/Stay night. I think companies in general should produce more male characters, to complete the whole cast from an Anime.
Like mentioned before, I also preordered Chua Churam because of the pose. Everything on that figurine is a perfect storm of money flying out of my wallet and I barely even know the character. Usually I only buy characters I like and if they're done well but lately I've been staying away from figures that just sort of stand there. The figma Rin is coming along great, glad I didn't order a Fraulein Rin. Maybe Max Factory will turn it into an absolute dog fight between companies by producing Idolm@ster ones as well? >:D Seeing the scrapped putty figure and knowing it's being binned, it makes you think "wow what a waste" but at the same time "they're good enough to bin something like that without a second thought.". At least that's what it seems like to me.
Just out of curiosity i wonder how much money they make and if its enough to make a career out of it..because that is one sweet job~~
another nice romp through figure heaven :P I love that mecha haruhi nendoroid bunch lol Can anybody tell me what the figures are on the bottom shelf of the collection cabinet? The very left one and the very right one. Left one is some devil girl that I'm pretty sure I've seen before but don't know what it is. Right one is some kneeling purple haired girl.
Danny, thats a great tour at Max Factory.. I wonder how lucky you are to visit one of the best companies in Japan.. So what is behind the big Mirai picture? I wonder...
Argh!!!! those teasers are killing me. Lol at the haruhi in the mecha with the other chars. XD
Mirai marks covering Mirai-chan figure everywhere! Great stuff. Danny, you chose (or where chosen) one of the best companies for Mirai figure. Really. I'm a huge fan. Congrats!
Danny, I was wondering, do you think max factory would come up with mecha figmas?
I having funny feeling. Mirai will pop out of Max Factory. It just a matter of time. Mmmmm!
Common Danny, whatcha' got against cats?
DIGIMON!! Lopmon rules. I like Lopmon, even the new Greymon and Garurumon... aw, I miss Digimon. I like that sculpt of the Digimon, Wish it was like sold at a larger scale lol... *Saves* hee hee..Di...Digi...Digimon!
woooaaaa =o!! it sure looks that sculping it's not easy!!
I never get tired of those factory-related posts. Thanks Danny. Do they recycle the putty? I mean by collecting all the bits and putting them to melt or whatnot? Otherwise than that, the Haruhi nendoroids are too cute to be true and I do like those Figma figures. and last but definitely not least: Mirai-chan figure, definitely!
Oh, forgot to add that for me when the face is well done (the hardest part in a figure, in my humble opinion), the rest eventually flows in a much natural manner. Drawing or sculpting a face is a pure pain, as you can disfigure it (pun intended) with a simple displacement of one or two millimeters.
-,- face...? be honest ppl lol....52% face...? 2 percent eyes...think its reversed lol!
I really love the Haruhi and the group raiding the Zeon mecha. That was the nicer figures I really see in productions.
adamjlx, I would reinforce my statement by saying that it is much easier to add lumps in the thorax part of a figure than carving a decent face. I also wonder how good a figure would look if she has big, nice "eyes" but Medusa's look (or even worse, a scrambled up face, Picasso-style)... (Reminds me of the mini-post that could be summed up as "Mermaid or She-fish, which would you fancy more?")
I think they might throw away those unused yellow putties. Won't those stuffs harden after a period of time? or I might be wrong ^^;
I'm starting to think that people who work in this industry must be gifted just like Eyeshield's Agon; I mean, making scrap putty look THAT good? That was already 95% to a completed figure! That cute blob thing is a Digimon; forgot the name. :P Finally, the Guinness World Record for the biggest Mirai Mark goes to this article. XD
Until now, I can say that I have seen about 90% of figures that I want to have but can't afford it^^ Would love to work in this company and would not mind the position in as I like to work in an environment full of figures. I will be able to sort of feel an increase in spirit to work while surrounded by figures.
While the face is the most important, if I don't even know who the character is, or don't care for the character in the first place... I don't usually take one for me. That being said, I usually don't say no to a figure inspired by the Art of Shunya Yamashita, and often it's the first I have seen of the character/art.
Heads are very important. In real life whenever you meet a person or someone meets a person they first look at thee eyes nose mouth hair and ocassionally the chest. I know this from head drawing. By the way can anyone tell me what kind of putty is that?
lol the blob is digimon! It's from Digimon tamers, I think xD
Very interesting, thanks for thepics Danny ^^
Oh! Nice and interesting post Danny, I always wanted to see a working office of something like Max Factory.
"A cute blob thing as part of the competition" - It's Lopmon from Digimon Tamers!
Mirai marks sure are fun, aren't they? Yea...
I try to have a have a small factory at home too.
