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DC Direct 2012 announcements – Part 3 of 3 – New Cover Girls of DC statues, New 52 busts, new 1:4 scale Batman, and Dark Knight Returns Batman vs Superman statue!

Dr_Teng — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:28:15 +0000

Here’s the final post! New DC Direct 2012 offerings in the Cover Girls of DC line, including a new Poison Ivy, Catwoman, and Wonder Woman. New 52 busts, a new quarter scale Batman statue, and concept art for a Dark Knight Returns Batman vs Superman statue.

DC Direct drops an absurd amount of announcements – Starting with Dark Knight Rises statues, figures and busts

Dr_Teng — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:19:40 +0000

These are magazine scans so I don’t believe they’re supposed to be announced for a bit yet but you guys get a sneak peek into some surprisingly exciting DC Direct news for 2012! There are enough pictures that I didn’t want to cram them into a single article so prepare for a few over the next couple of hours. Starting with the DC Direct Dark Knight Rises statues and busts.

Credit to Idle Hands for their excellent coverage!

Starting with : 6 inch Batman, Bane, and Catwoman figures! Though since they don’t look articulated, they’re more like mini and affordable statues. After that, check out the Batman, Bane, and Catwoman 12 inch statues, followed up by the Batman, Bane, and Catwoman busts. I wouldn’t be surprised if they pumped out some action posed statues either.

Series 2 of the One Piece hook busts – Sadi, Kalifa, and Hina!

Dr_Teng — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:02:36 +0000

Following up on their popular first wave of One Piece busts/coat hangers, here comes a second wave with some slightly less popular characters! Kalifa (one of my favourites), Sadi, and Hina, pictured with the original busts on the left.

It’s your semi regular dose of NSFW action – Some upcoming Queen’s Blade products!

Dr_Teng — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:46:01 +0000

Haven’t had too much NSFW posts lately, let’s fix that! Here’s a few sneaks of upcoming Queen’s Blade products, including an exclusive Revoltech figure, a completely impractical pirate, and a series of busts. They’re also working on a Soul Calibur Ivy through I believe the Queen’s Gate series but no real details on that yet. CHECK IT :

First series of One Piece busts coming along well

Dr_Teng — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 17:18:41 +0000

I could swear I had an article about these before, at least about a few of them…but I guess not! Anyways, here’s an upcoming set of One Piece busts coming out in the next few months. Unfortunately, I don’t have details for pricing/size yet, but I’ll try to get those soon.

New Asterix busts coming from Attakus

Dr_Teng — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:02:42 +0000

I don’t think I’ve ever posted Asterix busts previously but I used to quite enjoy the series and since Attakus is popping a few of these out, figured I’d toss them up. Seems they’ll be just under 70 euros each.

Bowen Designs releases list of probable Wave 5 busts

Dr_Teng — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 14:11:39 +0000

Assuming Marvel renews the Bowen Designs contract, these are the busts that are pretty much guaranteed.

1) VALKYRIE
2) SILVER SAMURAI
3) MOONDRAGON
4) MANTIS
5) CAPTAIN MARVEL/PHOTON
6) GOLIATH (Clint Barton)
7) STARFOX
SWORDSMAN
9) GRIM REAPER
10) KLAW
11) CLEA
12) SHANG-CHI
13) EMMA FROST
14) BROTHER VOODOO
15) SHANNA
16) GARGOYLE
17) MARVEL GIRL (yellow & green)
18) BEAST (red & blue)
19) HAWKEYE re-do
20) SCARLET WITCH re-do

Bowen Designs Warriors 3 Painted Busts Sneak Peek

Dr_Teng — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:51:39 +0000

These are looking quite good. I’m not a bust collector, but these certainly wouldn’t ever be made as full-size characters so it’s good that the fans are getting them. Especially after Volstagg’s appearance in the first issue of Siege, what a doozy.

Some Bowen Mini-Bust Sneaks

Dr_Teng — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:35:59 +0000

4 for this week, the Warriors Three and Psychoman. Gotta say, I was pretty surprised to see the Warriors Three, so I’m sure mini-bust fans are loving these. Pictures below.

Women of DC Busts Review – Series 1 – Catwoman and Hawkgirl

Dr_Teng — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:14:21 +0000

Here’s another review of two of the more rare Women of DC busts, the Hawkgirl and the Catwoman. When I saw pictures of these, I knew I wanted the Catwoman right off the bat. The Hawkgirl, I wasn’t 100% convinced, but seeing it in person made me change my mind.

The Catwoman is pretty much flawless for this version of the character. Mine came with a few minor paint problems on the base, but I’m thinking that happened during shipping and not from the original paintjob. Speaking of, the base is awesome. It’s a partially open bank vault and the colours are fantastic. Catwoman herself is unzipping her suit and about to drop a diamond into it, revealing about the usual amount of cleavage that Adam Hughes’ illustrations have. What really struck me was the face and the amazing paint. The face is perfect, one of the best face sculpts I’ve seen on any statue.

The Hawkgirl isn’t quite as good as the Catwoman, but she’s a lot better than I thought she’d be. She’s quite large due to both the wingspan and the base. The detailing on the base is top notch, though I wish they had gone a little lighter on the cheeseball orange “wear” splotches because the actual wear effect beneath the orange splotches looks great. The cracks are a nice touch.

Her stomach area is nicely sculpted, but I think it could’ve been just a teeny bit more refined. The sculpting and paint on the wings is nearly flawless, and what you might not have seen in pictures is that Hawkgirl is hiding her huge mace behind her back. The face is well done and cute, though not quite up there with the best of the line.

Both of these are excellent, but are they worth their price on the secondary market? I dunno, that’s up to you. Paying the crazy prices expected for these busts is tough, and I wouldn’t have bought them if I hadn’t gotten a killer price. The Catwoman is the better of the two, but the Hawkgirl is really nicely done, and I think this is about the only Hawkgirl available.

Overall, 5/5 on the Catwoman, 4.5/5 on the Hawkgirl.

Buying Options : Two of the more popular Women of DC busts? Ebay it is.