True Form Midna Statue Unboxing

[@Zamm1n]

A word of warning for people considering buying newer F4F statues. F4F today is not the same quality and service as F4F 4+ years ago. To give a relevant example, you may notice when comparing close up photos of True Form Midna's prototype and production samples that they look quite different. Particularly the design of the face and head jewelry, with the proto looking far superior to the production samples. This has been a huge point of controversy because F4F deliberately withheld all final production sample images from buyers until after the statues had already shipped and were in peoples hands. Buyers and people following F4F only found out about the changes when owners of the statue started sharing images online. It's believed that these measures were taken to try and avoid last minute cancellations, after many people cancelled their pre-orders for other recently released F4F statues due to design changes and quality concerns. The cancellations are also why statues like the Varia Suit are suddenly "re-entering production" to complete the edition size despite being previously sold out. Mario on Yoshi also seems to have gotten the same treatment with the final production images being withheld by the company and photos from buyers have only just started to surface online showing some overspray issues on Yoshi's cheeks. The CEO of the company tried to say the overspray was a "special feature" that was added at the last minute and not a paint issue, but this was pretty much proven false when images of a few production samples without the "added feature" were shared by a couple of other owners of the statue. The company runs a Facebook group called the F4F Official Collectors Club which used to be the place for owners and fans to share photos and discuss things, however as of sometime early last year the CEO of the company banned any and all posts and discussion relating to issues with the products or customer service, issuing bans to any people that mentioned or even hinted at such things. This is nothing short of complete censorship and sweeping things like QC concerns and poor customer service under the rug. Because of this, I urge any new potential buyers to search for a Facebook group called "First 4 Figures - Collectors Club - Uncensored ( CS Issues + Discussions )" and join it as well as the F4F OCC to get the full picture before pulling the trigger on any new F4F statue purchases. The uncensored group is not owned or controlled by the company and members are allowed to speak freely. With that aside, if you're a fan of Zelda and want to collect Zelda statues I can still recommend the older F4F pieces from 2016 and earlier, things were different then and most of the F4F Zelda line from that time are actually quite good (Link on Epona, Wolf Link and Midna, Majora's Mask, OOT Link, Ganondorf etc) however you'll need to buy most of these privately because they sold out long ago. Hope this has been helpful in some way or another.

[@teamtaka7]

I thought I was too picky or trying to convince myself not to get it (because of price lol) but I always notice the difference in the face of this statue people receive. The one in the photos looks so perfect I almost went for it but after seeing some unboxing videos the face seemed off. Her beauty in the online photos was spot on. Il just get some of the pvc which is cheaper and looks just as great. Wish I could buy some of the older Zelda statues like Link on Epona or Dark Link.

[@Zamm1n]

@@teamtaka7 I think that's a good move. I don't have Dark Link but I do have the old Link on Epona which is a really beautiful statue in my opinion. If you do get the chance to buy one for a fair price on the second hand market I think it's worth getting as a fan of Zelda. It's a shame F4F don't make many statues like that anymore. :(

[@teamtaka7]

@@Zamm1n yeah it kinda sucks because ocarina of time and majoras mask is my favorite games and I missed out on those older figures. And now I don’t even trust the quality of their figures anymore even if they do start making them again. It’s like they are more expensive but less quality. Back then you could get the resin link alone for like $99 (if I remember correctly) and now that price is for pvc statues.

[@Emmazeldalover2525]

i’ve always wanted this figure. she’s my favorite character and it’s so well made 💓

[@jeebus022]

Yeah she's definitely a bit small, especially for $480. If they woulda made the statue about 6 inches taller, that would look better and more worth the price. But this one would be reasonably priced at 250-300, especially for some made in china stuff.

[@bradencosier80]

The amount of layers on that box! I think you were meant to play pass the parcel!

[@phosphorus4]

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[@Bobby-Dingers]

Your facial expressions where great while you were unboxing your goodie!!

[@bryceensign6183]

MInda wow her real form Yahoo Wonderful video A A A

[@BSnags]

Mases great video. You should do more collection videos!

[@Ziondood]

She's beautiful Mases!!

[@abelguerrero7362]

Where's my man Jamie?

[@quag311]

100th like. That felt good. It leaves me speechless.

[@phosphorus4]

And I got number 111!

[@xmissviolencex]

I really don't like the design they stuck with for her. Previous concepts looked way more like Midna and the face is just jacked on this version. Sad because I really loved Midna. T_T

[@Zamm1n]

Agreed, the production units look way different to the prototype. The face and forehead jewelry on the proto looked a lot better.

[@phosphorus4]

………She looks thicker than I remember… …Maybe she got a little squashed…

[@zeheero]

The price of this statue is nothing. Try getting Prime 1 Studio 1/3 statues you probably faint on the prices lol.

[@lucylu59]

It's a guy?