The final installment in Max Factory’s recently-released Street Fighter trilogy of PVC figures (after Sakura and Chun Li), I decided to pick this Cammy up on the merit of her pose alone. Worth the investment? You decide.
Original Design: Nishimura Kinu (西村キヌ)
Sculptor: Hamasaki Takeshi (濱崎剛)
Source: Street Fighter
Scale: 1/6
Material: PVC
Release Date: March 17th, 2006
Production: Max Factory
Price: 4,800 JPY (tax included)
Current Availability: Discontinued
Final Analysis: 8/10
While I don’t see much that’s not to like about this figure, some may be put off by her perpetually startled (looking for some sort of emoticon for this, failing) expression. As stated in the lead this was a purchase made not out of particular love for the character, but of the provocative pose – it seems I’m not alone in this regard, as of the three figures in the series this one has proven to be the most elusive (not in stock anywhere any more that I can find, HLJ doesn’t even list it). The Chun Li is still widely available, though, most likely because it is fucking HUGE (this Cammy being on the smaller side of 1/6 scale kits).
I found a retroactive justification for the purchase when looking into the character designer, as a quick Google search reveals that Nishimura Kinu is also the pen behind the Overman King Gainer designs, my all-time favorite robot show. Max Factory put out a model of King Gainer a year or so ago – here’s holding out hopes for an Adette / Sara / Jabori / Cynthia set like this Street Fighter one. :3
On the technical side of things, this is the first review done with my new lighting setup. I’m pretty happy with how it came out (relative to the old paper-lined wooden box) but it still needs some work… strive for perfection we shall. Oh, and the header and footer should have been 450 pixels wide, not 400. Oops.
Hey! I feel for Cammy, the one released a while back that had white and black versions was mucccch betterin terms of face, pose and everything else except the price.
How is your new lighting set-up?
I wasn’t so keen on the Kaiyodo / Reflect Cammy pair, myself. The price, pose, and color schemes didn’t quite add up to being worth the purchase, though it was tempting… I’m a sucker for Mitsumasa’s work (Sela-chan banzai~).
I like the new setup, but its biggest current weakness is a lack of lighting from the front (and back) of the rig. I’ll probably pick up a couple more lights later this month and see if that improves things. Also, ideally the whole contraption would be about 30 cm deeper, but given the space I have to work with here in my room it’s about as big as I can reasonably handle.
Compare and contrast the figurines from the original illustration.
http://www.lolitron.org/figures/res/259.html#i384
I guess I’m the only one who finds her face sculpt ugly …
>>Lk_LoA
I’m not sure what your point is; I think they’re pretty faithful renditions of the original art, all things considered.
>>Agent Wax
No, I don’t think you’re the only one – yours is probably the majority viewpoint, actually. I don’t particularly like the “stoned” look she has going on either, but I don’t particularly dislike it, which tipped things in the balance for me toward the dynamite pose.
Hey nice pics. I got the figure along with the Chun Li also. Sakura is currently on its way. I plan on reviewing all three once I get Sakura. I’m way far behind on my reviews…
I also love this artist’s designs. I’m not a huge fan of her face either but it’s very sultry and hey, it’s based on the artwork so you can’t blame the sculptor for it. I also got the Kaiyodo pair of Cammys and they are mucho sexy too.
I guess not everyone’s a fan like me, heh.