Ever since Metal Gear Solid (MGS1) made its début in the late 90’s, I’ve wanted to get a good poseable figure of the reluctant anti-hero of the franchise.
There are several variations of Solid Snake figures being released among the decade, but none of them are detailed enough to call for my attention.
Well maybe except Square Enix’s Play Arts Kai (PAK)…
When I first cast my eyes upon this magnificent piece of machinery back in Culture Japan Con in 2013, ThreeA’s Metal Gear REX’s sheer size amazed me, even to this day.
So was the retail price. XDc
The makers of the said Metal Gear REX now offers the beast in its shrunken form, which will be available for sales on the 23rd of April for USD 230, worldwide shipping inclusive.
Two decades back, a video game legend was born, preaching the importance of sneaking-by enemies instead of run ‘n’ gunnin’ like a majority of the other games at the period such as Resident Evil 2, Half-Life, etc. The only other game that comes close to this stealth focused mechanic is Thief: The Dark Project.
Blending the aforementioned 3D stealth action adventure game-play coupled with gorgeous…
Pretty ironic considering him carrying a katana himself… www
Following after Solid Snake (Being ‘number one fan’ of his after all… XDc), Cyborg Ninja finally received his proper action figure treatment (Aside from his larger Play Arts Kai counterpart, which unfortunately I’ve managed to miss during the pre-order AND release days)…
Cyborg Ninja AKA Frank Jaeger (Hunter), another iconic character…
Nothing much this year due to an extremely narrow schedule for the weekend.
Schoolmate’s wedding luncheon to attend to and a figure collectors’ event (3 events in total falls on the same day and hours!!! Had to ditch the other 2 due to already committed on this one…) to take part as well…
Nevertheless, here’s a shot of some of my newest Nendoroid collections that…
Although the pre-order period for DD Sheryl Nome and DDS Ranka Lee along with their assortment of different outfits are long gone by now (Ended in January), it seems Volks will unveil yet a couple more more outfits for them very soon.
While currently on schedule and in preparation to ship out by Autumn this year, an online pollwas held on the official site some months ago on various outfits…
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“ Snake (lying), EVA (sitting on Snake) and Ocelot (in the background) from Metal Gear Solid
“ Cosplayers:
• Crystal Graziano [WW / TM / TW / DA] (EVA)
• Verndead4 (Snake)
• Ken-Eden [FL / DA / FB] (Ocelot)
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