I am a Completist myself. So depending on the figure, I will try to get all the varianties. This can become quite expensive as sometimes there is more that one variant. Take a look at Echidna below which has several variants. While others like the Ikkitousen Great Guardians only have 2 that I am aware of currently.
This is not a cheap option as these can range from $20 to several Hundred dollars depending on the figure. Some, like the Queen's Blade mini bust figures are not that bad. If you get a case, you get all the different variants in one shot. But then you have the Con special sets which now means you do not have all the variants - ARG!
What I do find funny is how sometimes the variants have a better or more colorful paint job than the original did. You never know until months after the original is released if there will be a variant. Now if you do come out with a variant, I would hope that besides color change, they may add a different weapon or something.
Here are some figures to give you and idea of originals and variant figures. I know there are a ton more out their, but these were some that interested me the most.
Enchidna
Chouhi Ekitoku
Kanu Unchou
Chouhi Ekitoku
Kanu Unchou
Chouun Shiryu
Pictures "borrowed" from the Manufacturers of these figures & Tsuki-board
I like Chouun with the blue armor better. Anything with sapphire armor looks magnificent to me. :)
ReplyDelete...and never thought Echidna looks sexier in red. But her blue skin looks really weird. XD
I'm a completist too but sometimes, I try my best to condition myself that original colors are better. Eventually, my resistance against the so-called 2P Variants of Queen's Blade Revoltech is weakening. Ah, Had I only have a way to obtain them, I wouldn't be refusing them. XD
I usually pick one of the two variants, I think I've only bought both variants of the same figure once. The white and noir Clalaclan's.
ReplyDeleteI don't buy many fixed pose figures, so thankfully I don't have to worry about variants much.
ReplyDeleteI did however buy the overpriced white recolour of the Revoltech Optimus Prime though... -_-
nice
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