3 ms·

I get why people like figurines, but I don't understand how much love funkopop specifically gets. Their model quality is just so poor. No detail. No character e

by ebg13 7y ago

I get why people like figurines, but I don't understand how much love funkopop specifically gets. Their model quality is just so poor. No detail. No character expression. No differentiation between characters. They feel like just the absolute lowest effort throwaways. There are so many great toy modelers out there, and yet somehow the cheapest least effort one is the one that people know about because it's the one that, for some terrible reason, gets brand licensing deals. edit: Just to add more...I mean...someone else linked this figure https://media.entertainmentearth.com/assets/images/e9792a6afbaf4d7a857e3cb84a2f86c6lg.jpg https://media.entertainmentearth.com/assets/images/e9792a6af... Every single funkopop figure looks exactly like that with only slightly more than a palette and hair swap. Compare that to the same series models from Banpresto: http://www.banpresto.jp/prize/0008.html http://www.banpresto.jp/prize/0008.html

schnevets 7y ago
I've never bought a Funko and I would never consider those figures a work of art, but there's something to be said for a simple medium that meshes so effectively with any IP. You can show yourself as a fan of a TV drama, comic book, and sports team on the same shelf. Something as detailed as Banpresto is likely to clash with other decor/figures. That said, some of their work (especially on real people) is bafflingly low-effort. Case in point, see the comparison between New Jersey Devils star player Taylor Hall and his Funko recreation: Real life: https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/5be4813ca7ea4370591679a0/416x416.jpg?background=000000&cropX1=0&cropX2=408&cropY1=3&cropY2=411 https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/5be4813ca7e... Funko: https://www.characterstation.com/eshop/19246-large_default/figur-funko-pop-hockey-nhl-devils-taylor-hall-geneva-switzerland-online-shop.jpg https://www.characterstation.com/eshop/19246-large_default/f...
revicon 7y ago
My Ron Swanson Funko is judging you for your lack of Funko Pop appreciation. https://i.imgur.com/aTIeVKi.jpg https://i.imgur.com/aTIeVKi.jpg
- ebg13 7y ago
  Or maybe it's actually Tom Selleck or a young Sam Elliott or my dad. There's no way to know. Your visual indicators are white person with brown hair and a moustache who drinks liquids sometimes. It's not like there's only one of those. But, just so you know, it's a little weird that you bought a doll version of my dad.

by ebg13 7y ago

schnevets 7y ago

I've never bought a Funko and I would never consider those figures a work of art, but there's something to be said for a simple medium that meshes so effectively with any IP. You can show yourself as a fan of a TV drama, comic book, and sports team on the same shelf. Something as detailed as Banpresto is likely to clash with other decor/figures. That said, some of their work (especially on real people) is bafflingly low-effort. Case in point, see the comparison between New Jersey Devils star player Taylor Hall and his Funko recreation: Real life: https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/5be4813ca7ea4370591679a0/416x416.jpg?background=000000&cropX1=0&cropX2=408&cropY1=3&cropY2=411 https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/5be4813ca7e... Funko: https://www.characterstation.com/eshop/19246-large_default/figur-funko-pop-hockey-nhl-devils-taylor-hall-geneva-switzerland-online-shop.jpg https://www.characterstation.com/eshop/19246-large_default/f...

revicon 7y ago

My Ron Swanson Funko is judging you for your lack of Funko Pop appreciation. https://i.imgur.com/aTIeVKi.jpg https://i.imgur.com/aTIeVKi.jpg

ebg13 7y ago
Or maybe it's actually Tom Selleck or a young Sam Elliott or my dad. There's no way to know. Your visual indicators are white person with brown hair and a moustache who drinks liquids sometimes. It's not like there's only one of those. But, just so you know, it's a little weird that you bought a doll version of my dad.