[Spoon]

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDon

...I also like batman variant, not sure if it's a good match with joker though. Do you suggest any other figures? I'm considering lara croft and agent 47 too.

Yeah, the Batman figure is awesome, but probably too big to go with that Joker figure. I bought the Batman because it was based on the DKR GN and I wanted to see what Play Arts Kai were all about. It was the first PAK I purchased. I wasn't sure if I would be buying more. I bought the Joker because the other Joker figure based on the game is prone to bad quality control. I really wanted to have a Joker to go with Batman and I got a good deal pre-ordering through Amazon.

I'd guess the best Batman figure to get for the movie Joker would be the best one based on the film. I know there are a few released. It also really depends on the look you are going for.

I plan to get the 70's Batman variant coming out soon to pair with the new videogame based Joker coming out at the same time. It's hard to keep up with these since the prices have been steadily rising. I'm not sure if I'm going to be getting more of the Street Fighter ones or get out of that line and strictly collect Batman related ones. I'm also already running out of space for my 6inch scale stuff.

[The Happy Mask Salesman]

For me all of my figures are perfect except the variant batman. One had no paint at all on the belt and second, his hand was loose and his sword broke as well as the base. Nothing superglue didnt fix

[micah1199]

I am going to buy the Supergirl. She will be my first Kai figure. She looks like the best figure rendition of Supergirl made yet. I am thinking about getting the wonder woman. She also looks great.

[selfportrait]

I had a positive experience with Square Enix support so I figured I'd share. Hopefully this can help those who have been having difficulty getting in contact with them.

I recently picked up the Man of Steel Superman at my local collectible shop. Figure was perfectly fine but the stand broke while I was adjusting it. I went to the Square Enix support site listed on the box (SQUARE ENIX Support Center). I clicked the "Merchandise" option on the left side and then clicked "Merchandise" on the new menu that showed up in the middle of the screen. Clicked the "Contact" button followed by "Get Support". I then provided all the necessary info until I was able to send an email through the site. After a couple emails back and forth (including pics of the damage), I was told that a replacement was being sent my way along with a FedEx tracking number. A few days later and I have a brand new stand!

[sephiroth61787]

Quote:

Originally Posted by selfportrait

I had a positive experience with Square Enix support so I figured I'd share. Hopefully this can help those who have been having difficulty getting in contact with them.

I recently picked up the Man of Steel Superman at my local collectible shop. Figure was perfectly fine but the stand broke while I was adjusting it. I went to the Square Enix support site listed on the box (SQUARE ENIX Support Center). I clicked the "Merchandise" option on the left side and then clicked "Merchandise" on the new menu that showed up in the middle of the screen. Clicked the "Contact" button followed by "Get Support". I then provided all the necessary info until I was able to send an email through the site. After a couple emails back and forth (including pics of the damage), I was told that a replacement was being sent my way along with a FedEx tracking number. A few days later and I have a brand new stand!

Thanks for this! Recently opened a DK Rises Batman and its right arm broke off. Just removing it from the package did that, nothing else. Hopefully I'll be able to get a replacement... I love these figures and this is the first time I've had an issue.

[selfportrait]

Quote:

Originally Posted by sephiroth61787

Thanks for this! Recently opened a DK Rises Batman and its right arm broke off. Just removing it from the package did that, nothing else. Hopefully I'll be able to get a replacement... I love these figures and this is the first time I've had an issue.

No problem. Hopefully you can get the issue resolved.

[Goldengreg]

I received Robocop from my friend at Square-Enix!

He's gorgeous detail-wise, but some small problems, inherents to the original design, are present. But let's have a look!


Murphy comes with several hands, including the throat-slashing usb connect device!


Woops...


Overall sculpt is great, and the face is very accurate. Too bad they didn't include a face without mask. Maybe they couldn't clear the rights of the actor?


I'm sure someone could manage to do one with Hitman's heat, though.


Size-wise, Robocop is on the smaller scale of the PAKs. He's on par with Hitman, Tomb Raider, or FF characters, but is smaller than DC heroes or Medal Of Honor guy. Be aware of that if you intend to do some displays.


"Dead or alive, you're coming with me"


The motion range of the shoulders is not that great, but enough for the classic poses.


The weakest point of the figure is the motion range of the lower part of the legs...

[Goldengreg]

Legs are ok, but since it's Robocop we don't need to do some hi-kicks though


If you have a chair on scale, you can seat him normally, wich is great.


One of the best details, wich is also the biggest flaw, is the movie-accurate ankle articulation. The pipes are sliding in one another wich is great... but it means that you can't move the feet laterally, meaning no dynamic poses with slightly spreaded legs.


Also be careful while moving the ankles as the smaller part entering the pipe is very fragile. I almost broke mine


You can detach the front part of the right tigh and putting optional parts to re-create the gunrack gimmick


The gunrack assembled


"Dad, can you do that?"


Overall, I'd say it's a very nice display piece with great details, but don't hope for as much posing possibilities as you have with the other PAKs.

[DarthNexus]

I'm sorry to hear, about all the bad luck with these figs :/ The detail is so sweet and I was considering picking some up. Now, I think I'll definitely pass… I like to play with my figures and these, despite their amazing looks, don't seem like they could handle play at all. I think I'll be steering clear of these. Thanks for all the honest feedback of these figs. I'm sorry to hear about all the horror stories though My old Kingdom Hearts Play Arts figures broke too… I just don't think the quality is there and they need to shut their stuff down if they cat keep the QC up.

[Feijai]

Anybody knows if are they going to make any more Street Fighter figures, or just more repaintings of the old figures?

[Galaxy Of Rust]

I got Wonder Woman today. Snapped her left shoulder off almost immediately. The plastic they used for the pin/peg in the shoulder is about the same as a piece of candy corn.

But it's okay. I'm going to take the entire figure apart & recast it for customs. In my case I'm glad these are crap & break apart so easily. I traded a bunch of old GI Joe figures that I didn't want anymore so I pretty much got WW for free. The double ball neck joint is all you need for every joint. I'm going to recast this figure & every joint will be a double ball with hot glue. You don't really need ratchet joints to get a good pose. I'm basically making fully poseable garage kits. That way I can make a ton of different characters & not be limited to only what Square Enix gives me.

[RedModa]

Hey guys, I created this account just to bring this to your attention, about a week ago I purchased a variant Batgirl, after opening it and playing with it for about 20 minutes the hair ball joint broke off -_- I contacted square enix support as soon as I could, I sent them a picture of the broken piece and receipt and after that this is what they said:

Thank you for contacting the Square Enix Support Centre.


We confirm we have received your pictures.

The case has been escalated to our head office. We will contact you as soon
as we have an update.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Looked pretty ordinary, btw since she broke after I handled her I intended to purchase the part rather than demand a free replacement part.

Thank you for contacting the Square Enix Support Centre.


We are contacting you regarding your broken figurine.

Unfortunately we advise you to contact the retailer from where you bought
the item as we would only be able to assist you further if the figurine was
purchased from our official store.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

And this is were I got a little pissed (at myself mostly), I bought her from an independent guy, therefore no warranty, and he doesn't carry extra stock; so I sent another email to square enix stating that I wanted to purchase the part, I didn't want anything for free and that it was quite outrageous how they did not offer any replacement parts if not purchased from their official store, their reply:

Thank you for contacting the Square Enix Support Centre.


We are sorry to hear that you have experienced this technical difficulty.

Please be aware that we have consulted with our head office to see if
providing replacement parts will be possible, and we have been advised that
we are unable to do so.

Unfortunately we can only advise returning to the retailer, who will be able
to contact the vendor that the item came from.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused.


Well, I geuss thats that. What have I learned?, Play Arts customer service, while responsive has been unhelpful, if I take these figures out of the box again (of which I have multiple, 6 in total) ill most likely pose them and never touch them again, and if I ever buy a Play Arts figure again, ill buy it from a retailer that can do what Square Enix won't, replace a broken figure.

Unfortunately this experience has left a sour taste in my mouth, ignorant old me used to think that they made some of the best figures in their price range, unfortunately due to the QC issues and the lack of replacement parts and support from Square enix, it will be a long time before I purchase another Play Arts figure.

[mentos888]

the only play arts kai figure i had a problem with was with a brand new heath ledger joker. pulled him out of the package and his right arm snapped off, but i can probably fix it one day...these figures are getting way too expensive now...

[Frank Richards]

Wow, I'm glad that I found this thread !!! I had no idea that these figures had such horrible QC issues!
Since the Tekken franchise typically doesn't churn out the daunting amount of merch that other fighting game franchises typically do (ahem... Street Fighter), I was pretty excited about the Tekken Play Arts Kai figures, and had been putting some money aside to pick up a couple. Now I'm definitely passing on those

Well, thanks to all of you guys for posting your disappointing experiences with this line. Nothing kills my enthusiasm for a figure line like bad QC, so it looks like I'll be putting my money towards something else.

[jmk2000]

I have just below 40 PAKs and I must say I have been very, very lucky so far. I've only had three major issues since I started buying them all the way from FFXIII (and prior to Kai, about 14 Play Arts figures).

Metal Gear Snake's right elbow joint popped off right out of the box and would not go back in and his elbow pad clip snapped when the arm dropped. Finally fixed it just last week just a small drill bit, super glue and 2mm earth magnets (those things are awesome!). As good as new.

Metal Gear Solidus, the sword was nearly snapped off fully from the hilt in the box (I would call this a shipping/packing fault), nothing super glue can't fix.

Biggest one would be FFXIII Lightning Returns. The butterfly joint on the shoulder snapped the first time I tried to pose it. Had to glue it in unfortunately.

Otherwise, aside from some crappy paint apps, I've not had a major issue (I usually only just pose them and leave them).

[Dr Kain]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedModa

Hey guys, I created this account just to bring this to your attention, about a week ago I purchased a variant Batgirl, after opening it and playing with it for about 20 minutes the hair ball joint broke off -_- I contacted square enix support as soon as I could, I sent them a picture of the broken piece and receipt and after that this is what they said:

Thank you for contacting the Square Enix Support Centre.


We confirm we have received your pictures.

The case has been escalated to our head office. We will contact you as soon
as we have an update.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Looked pretty ordinary, btw since she broke after I handled her I intended to purchase the part rather than demand a free replacement part.

Thank you for contacting the Square Enix Support Centre.


We are contacting you regarding your broken figurine.

Unfortunately we advise you to contact the retailer from where you bought
the item as we would only be able to assist you further if the figurine was
purchased from our official store.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

And this is were I got a little pissed (at myself mostly), I bought her from an independent guy, therefore no warranty, and he doesn't carry extra stock; so I sent another email to square enix stating that I wanted to purchase the part, I didn't want anything for free and that it was quite outrageous how they did not offer any replacement parts if not purchased from their official store, their reply:

Thank you for contacting the Square Enix Support Centre.


We are sorry to hear that you have experienced this technical difficulty.

Please be aware that we have consulted with our head office to see if
providing replacement parts will be possible, and we have been advised that
we are unable to do so.

Unfortunately we can only advise returning to the retailer, who will be able
to contact the vendor that the item came from.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused.


Well, I geuss thats that. What have I learned?, Play Arts customer service, while responsive has been unhelpful, if I take these figures out of the box again (of which I have multiple, 6 in total) ill most likely pose them and never touch them again, and if I ever buy a Play Arts figure again, ill buy it from a retailer that can do what Square Enix won't, replace a broken figure.

Unfortunately this experience has left a sour taste in my mouth, ignorant old me used to think that they made some of the best figures in their price range, unfortunately due to the QC issues and the lack of replacement parts and support from Square enix, it will be a long time before I purchase another Play Arts figure.

Yeah, their customer service is atrocious. My Kratos was broken right out of the package and missing accessories, but after 19 email attempts with not a single response, I gave up. I haven't touched a Play Art since, and given that they have gone into making some of the most ugliest, pieces of crap looking toys ever, I am glad for that.

[Reverendstu]

Hi there,

I am new to this site and have decided to start collecting the Play Arts Kai Batman figures. I love the detail to them and I am a huge Batman fan.

I have a couple questions for the seasoned collectors. These figures have amazing detail and look totally bad ass. I used to collect Star Wars stuff back in the day and always kept them in the box. But, those were just your usual "standard" figures. With the detail that these have do you prefer to keep them in the box or put them on display.

If you put them on display, this brings me to my second question. How do you display them? I have been looking into doll stands and if you use those, which ones do you use and why? Are they good quality? Also, if you do put them on display, do you keep them in a case or do you get a display case that some people get with dolls for displaying purposes.

Any advice would be helpful because I am dying to open up my Deathstroke and put him on display. The next purchase I will be making would be the Origins Batman, Robin and then the Joker.

Much thanks in advance.

[Goldengreg]

Welcome to the Playarts community!

For the boxes themselves, I'm positive that Play Arts are definitely the display types. You can't much say about the details when they're still boxed...

As for the display and the stands, a stand is already included with every fig, so you don't need to worry, you have a stand with two pinches so your fig will stand in almost every common pose you could think of.

[Reverendstu]

Thanks for the heads up. I really wanted to display this since it looks completely bad ass. But, I was not sure as to the best way to go about displaying it.

I am also thinking about getting a dome of some sort to put it in just to keep it as free from dust as I can since I am lazy and hate dusting.

Thanks for the welcome and, once I get a decent collection going and a nice way to display them all, I will post some pics.

[MisterGuyMan]

Does anyone own both the Aquaman and Liquid Snake figures? I'm considering buying both but only to kitbash them together specifically Acquaman's head on to Liquid's body. Do they scale together well?

These figures:



Thanks for any help.

[BoNKerS]

I'm a huge fan of PAK just wanted to share some pics I've taken!

Play Arts Kai DC Variant Flash and Superman by FoiBLeSs2K, on Flickr

Play Arts Kai DC Variant Superman by FoiBLeSs2K, on Flickr

Play Arts Kai Raiden by FoiBLeSs2K, on Flickr

Play Arts Kai DC Variant Flash by FoiBLeSs2K, on Flickr

[grimlock78]

Ok!

Not the biggest Japanease look fan at all...but they do armored figs very well.

1.Batman Figs came deathstroke...very nice but not to different in look of the characters espically for the price. Pass. I got my DC Direct Stuff.

2.DC Variant Figures came...actually preorderd...nice unique look...but....superman looked like crap and wonder woman im sure would fine minus the make-up...cancelled....pass.

Batman Timeless..oh my god my dream collection....nice excited thought about it I have kotos 1/10th anyways pass

Pics of Vader Come...Oh my that is bad ass....a unique vader that looks like it could be a samuari but not littlerally like with bandai.....got those Kotos still pass

Last of my statue collections the Kotos are gone (along with marvel legends stuff and DC classics,sticking with Selects and DCC)

Done. Boba and Stormtrooper come out...my that Spiderman looks cool.

Now I have the Flash variant....and Batman version 1 should be here shortly Iron Man Wild West Batman, Vader,Boba, and Stomrtrooper on preorder.

Superman Ill get at a very cheep price, The joker looks to whacky for my tasts.

Cyborg and hakwman I want....Supergirl and Wonder Woman yeah evenutally Ill get. DAMN

[grimlock78]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Masterless

I was ambivalent in regards to Green Lantern ever since i first saw him. Something about the way he "was" in the promotional pictures that didn't bode well with me... seeing 'real' pictures from a collector, I'm more than certain that he will be a pass. Wonder Woman however is a must for me; though not having her sword does put her down a notch.

And if somewhere down the road Batman decides to descend from the hefty price, I'll be getting him as well. Nice pictures though!

I agree with you on Green Lantern. I wish they would just give him a Armored head or something,that face looks way off as did the Superman. Pass unleass I find them for under fifty

[BoNKerS]

Just got Batgirl and Wonder Woman today... lovin these PAK figs!

Play Arts Kai Variant Batgirl by FoiBLeSs2K, on Flickr

Play Arts Kai Variant Batgirl by FoiBLeSs2K, on Flickr

Play Arts Kai Variant Batgirl by FoiBLeSs2K, on Flickr

Play Arts Kai Variant Batgirl by FoiBLeSs2K, on Flickr

[BoNKerS]

Play Arts Kai Variant Wonder Woman by FoiBLeSs2K, on Flickr

Play Arts Kai Variant Wonder Woman by FoiBLeSs2K, on Flickr

Play Arts Kai Variant Wonder Woman by FoiBLeSs2K, on Flickr