Misa Misa

I can't believe I held off doing a gallery for my first ever female 12" figure for so long, so her gallery will have the honour of being my first post in 2008. Misa Amane is the third Death Note RAH released by Medicom & I got her back in October 2007. Her box design follows the same trend as the previous 2, simple yet effective.










One of the highlights of this figure is the rubbery outer skin of the upper body which effectively hides any unsightly joints when her torso is exposed. Her outfit is also very nicely done, from the "fur" on the hood of the jacket to the cutting of her inner tank top that helps accent her curves. She comes with a few nice accessories like her own Death Note notebook, a cross necklace & even black panties :P. But all these came at a price, she doesn't come with any extra pair of hands :(. The arms of my Misa also pop off quite easily, not sure if it's a isolated case. Nonetheless, she's still a cutie & great to display with Light & L.

The Battle Within

The fourth & final Medicom Spider-Man 3 RAH figure has finally arrived! Joining the other 3 is Peter Parker but instead of the friendly neighbourhood version, Medicom went with the dark Peter after he got the black Symbiote suit. This figure is a mail order exclusive in Japan but I managed to get one through Sideshow Collectibles. The box is missing the flap which can enable us to check the figure without opening up the box. I guess as this wasn't meant for shop retail, they did away with that feature. This is also the only SM3 RAH that came shrink-wrapped. The head sculpt does a good job of capturing the likeness of Tobey Maguire, the cool expression that Medicom gave him helped. They also did quite a good job with the clothes, giving him a full Spidey upper body suit underneath his shirt & jacket. Medicom even threw in a pair of socks while they were at it. lol. If only they gave him extra hands doing the "gun pose" so we can replicate his corny dance in the movie.












"Check out my socks!"



















Here's a (poorly done) photoshop of the signature movie image.

Kira vs L

One is Light Yagami aka Kira, "the God of the new world".
The other is L, "the world's greatest detective".



These 2 are my latest 12" figure purchase, in a while. From the recent bestselling Japanese Manga, Death Note, the 2 main characters have been immortalised in 12" form by Medicom.


Sometimes less is best. Great box designs!










I just love playing with the articulations on L. He's able to strike a few iconic poses from the manga. Awesome!









It's amazing how different lighting & angles changes the expression of Light, excellent head sculpt!






Really looking forward to the next Death Note RAH, the cutesy Misa Amane. She will be my first 12" female figure.


Had some fun with Photoshop & added "backgrounds" for some of the photos:

Spidey 3

More spiders! But this time, they are 12" action figures.
Medicom released 3 RAH (Real Action Heroes) figures for the Spider-Man 3 movie, namely; (Red & Blue) Spider-Man, Black-Suited Spider-Man & Venom. After getting my hands on the cool X-Men: The Last Stand Wolverine, I pre-ordered all three figs without hesitation. As focus was on how Medicom will pull off the Spidey movie costumes for the figs, there were mixed opinions as prototype pictures surfaced. When I finally got them in May, I was quite relieved at how the final product turned out. The suits are kinda "thick" as compared to the movie counterparts, but I find that acceptable as they incorporate the cool grid texture from the real suits. However the suits' thickness do restrict movement to a certain extent, which is a waste seeing how articulated the RAH body under the suit can be.










The Marvel Team-up that we might never see on the big screen:





"Schuwatch?!?"




Venom was my least favourite when I first saw pictures of the figures. He's starting to grow on me after I got them though. However, he's kinda small when place besides the Spideys. You can see from my photos, I have to prop him up for the group shots. But it's still a heck of a cool figure by itself!







Medicom will be releasing another RAH figure from the Spider-Man 3 movie, Peter Parker. I can't wait for mine!


2 new photos with Toybiz's 18" Spider-Man of the second Spider-Man movie (26 Jun 2007):