Hey guys and welcome back. Ok so for todays review I just picked up something really cool from Ebay for around £8.00 that Im sure any Sonic fan would like to have in there collection and that is the First 4 Fiqures Sonic the hedgehog Collectable Fiqure. Aswell as Sonic there is also a Knuckles and Tails fiqure. First a little background info on First 4 Fiqures. They are basically a company that hand crafts fiqures based on Video Games to a striking resemblance of their digital counterparts. If you would like to check them out Click Here. Be warned however if you plan on getting one of their fiqures make sure to preorder ahead of time as they are very sought after and get snapped up very quickly.
Onto the fiqure, Once you get your fiqure this is the box it comes in. The box has a large picture of Sonic on the Front and the back which does look like some Official Sega Art Work. Now your probably thinking "hmmm the box looks very flimsy" and you'd be correct (excellent perception young one) but luckily the seller packed the thing in good or I shudder to think what sort of mess it would have been in... seeing Sonic missing a leg or an arm would quite possibly make me faint, throw up and have some sort of heart failure in that order... no one should see there hero in that state.
Moving away from Sonic dismemberment (which is something i thought i would NEVER be saying in my life) the actual fiqure is made from a hard plastic material and stands at about 5 inches tall. It feels sturdy although obviously I cant see it standing a huge fall, and since im not willing to launch my fiqure out of the window lets move on. The fiqure although sturdy is actually very light weight which did worry me i must say as I was expecting it to be a little heavier although when you look at the stand and how it sits on it perhaps its better off being light, but well get to the stand a bit later. All of Sonics Proportions look spot on and I must say it does look just how I imagine Sonic would look in real life. So well done First 4 Fiqures for making retro Sonic look good.
The paint for the most part is ok, not something to gaze upon in awe you understand but for a fairly cheap fiqure pretty dam good in my opinion. As always with most small fiqures it looks so much better from a bit of a distance but this also does look very good up close to. All the colours are spot on, none are the wrong shade and the paint does seem to be high quality and doesnt overlap any parts they managed to keep it with in the lines but one thing that does bother me though is the eyes.
So for presentation the fiqure does hold true to the classic Sonic image and to me a classic Sonic fan this makes my inner geek scream with delight.
Onto the stand.
The stand is very very light weight and this I am a bit more worried about as the stand is also supposed to be like an anchor to stop the fiqure falling over but this thing is very thin and lightweight but thankfully it is also rather wide so this helps aid in the stability. Although very simplistic in design I quite like the stand, its not to bland so that it looks out of place but not overpowering so that it draws away from the main man himself. and as you can see from the picture up top looks very well when the little blue dude is placed ontop of it. Sonic is held in place with a small hole in his foot that slides into a raised piece of the stand.
In conclusion I am very pleased with the fiqure despite the few imperfections. If you were to ask me should you get it I would say yes, its not to big and looks very well on my shelf. I would rate it a solid 7 out of 10. So if your in the market for a well made, inexpensive Sonic fiqure I say look no further than the First 4 Fiqures Sonic the Hedgehog Collectable fiqure. Thanks so much for reading, and have a great day.
