Following my post about Figuarts ZERO - Luffy (Red Hawk - Battle ver.) photo review, here now are some early production release photos of Figuarts ZERO - Hordy Jones which was released by Bandai last Friday, 15th of June 2013. While I'm somewhat disappointed at the recent Luffy's Figuarts ZERO release, it's not the same case here.
This is the case where you almost feels like you're looking at the official promo images. The overall quality and feel seems to be perfect. The skin tone, color shades and detailing are exactly what we've seen before on the promo images. Surprisingly, even the sash is fully painted detailed which is unusual on production releases of Figuarts ZEROs.
The hair has some noticeable seam lines but isn't really disturbing. Facial detail were done nicely and there's no noticeable paint mistakes. Tatoos were also applied with fine precision. The scar is a little bit too bright red as compared to the promo images, but that can be forgiven. The dog-like scarf is nicely detailed as well.
In short, this release is almost exactly the same as the prototype, and sadly, a lot better release than Figuarts ZERO - Luffy (Red Hawk - Battle ver.). Which made me thinking why Bandai did this. They have the capability to release such a nicely detailed figure and yet they did not apply this precision on Luffy. Is it because Luffy is a sure sold-out character figure that they don't have to give it much attention to sell, unlike villain characters like Hordy Jones. Which also reminded me of Figuarts ZERO - Caesar Clown. That one is also a winner.
It's still glad to see Figuarts ZERO releases like this. Another reason to continue collecting this product line. I hope Bandai will stop those crappy releases and give us quality figures like this in the future. A word of advise -
"Avoid preordering One Piece Figuarts ZEROs. Don't be fooled by promo images. Wait 'till it's released before getting one so that you can decide better upon seeing the production releases".
Up until now I'm still trying to figure out how to follow my own advice. I usually get excited with those promo images and preorder right away. That must be my fanboy instinct kicking in :)
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