Kotaku: Statues

First 4 Figures Nabs Sonic License

Mike Fahey — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:20:59 MST

First 4 Figures, creators of some of the most amazing Zelda, Metroid, and Transformers collectible statues you're likely to find, have just announced an agreement with Jetix Consumer Products to produce viynl figures and statues based off of the 'classic version' of Sonic the Hedgehog. The first series of 4 to 5 inch figures is slated for July 2008 release, with the lineup - as pictured above - featuring Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. Depending on where they draw the line with 'classic' Sonic, there might not be all that many more in the pipe. I mean, what's left? Robotnik? Maybe some mechanical animals? As far as I am concerned, vinyl Sonic figures are a dime a dozen anyway. I'm holding out to see what they do in the statue department.

Sonic The Hedgehog-05-FEB-2008 [First 4 Figures]

The Life-Sized Mario You Can't Buy

Brian Crecente — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:00:41 MDT

No,. not the guy who does Mario's voice, though I'm sure that, much to Fahey's disappointment, he isn't for sale either.

Anytime we post about anything even slightly crafty, or cakeish or collectible, it seems we start a mini meme and over-sizeed Mario's are certainly not safe from the flood of emails and pictures that always proceed such a post.

So with that in mind (read not news), I give you Anthony's big-ass Mario, given to him by the manager of his Toys R Us after he helped reorganize the Rzone at the store. It's big, it's steel and it's totally not for sale. Brian Crecente

$3000 Worth Of Mario

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:40:46 MDT

We blogged about the five foot tall Mario statue last year, but were misled to believe they were limited to a batch of thirty. Not so! New York-based importer National Console Support (aka NCSX) is now taking pre-orders for the Mario monstrosity to anyone willing to pony up the $3000 (plus "very heavy" caliber shipping, of course). I've decided to be sensible and only order four.

While 59 inches of Mario may not be as appealing as, say, a hump pillow featuring your barely-clad female gaming character of choice, it's said giant Marios bring good fortune.

For those of you who can't handle sixty inches, you can always go for the more manageable twenty inch version. Not only is the pose more welcoming, the $200 price tag is far less painful. Michael McWhertor

Super Mario Bros 150cm Figure [NCSX]

The Shadow of the Colossus Statue

kotaku.com — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:40:33 MDT

Netphantom over at Bits & Bytes & Pixels & Sprites gibbered extremely enthusiastically this morning that his Shadow of the Colossus statue from Play Asia had been shipped across the jasmine-scented, Oriental Seas.

Shadow of the Colossi Statues? How neat. If only that first Colossus had his club erected into the sky, ready to smash down upon that punk-ass Wanda bitch. In that case, my purchase would be assured: an excellent toilet paper roll dispenser, even at the lofty price of $119.90. Florian Eckhardt

Shadow of the Colossus - The First Colossus Statue [Play Asia]

First 4 Figures Unveils New Zelda Statue, The Skull Kid

kotaku.com — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:40:49 MDT

Alex over at First 4 Figures sent us word that the next figure in their series of Legend of Zelda themed toys/statues/collectibles/voodoo dolls has been announced: the 'Skull Kid'.

Never heard of him. But he's apparently from Majora's Mask. Here's the description from the press release:

The Skull Kid was a curious little fellow, often finding trouble in the most unexpected of places with his fairy friends Tatl and Tael. One day in the forest, the trio happened to come across the most peculiar of people, a traveling mask salesman. When the merchant was paying him no mind, the Skull Kid took a very precious mask. This was no ordinary mask; this was a special mask, a dark and cursed mask. This was Majora's Mask. Donning the strange artifact, the Skull Kid would harness a power far beyond his imagination. Little did he know, however, that he was to become a puppet, an unsuspecting pawn to the very mask itself. Possessed and corrupted, the once lighthearted and amusingly mischievous imp inadvertently unleashes a powerful and threatening force upon the peaceful inhabitants of Termina. Now time is running nigh, as the will of Majora swiftly mobilizes its servant into drawing an ominous moon from the heavens on a collision course towards the helpless people below...

Hand-painted! Only 2,500 pieces! $99.99! The statue is 9 inches high, including the base, so if you give it to your girlfriend for Christmas, it might well be the only 9 inch thing she'll ever get from you. Florian Eckhardt

Skull Kid Statue Product Page [First 4 Figures]

Mario Titan and Pikabus In Koblenz

brownlee — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:40:37 MDT

We saw this wonderful image of Mario about to smashing his mighty titan fist down on Pikachu transformed into a bus over at Cathode Tan. This amazing sight awaits German gamers who attend the Ehrenbreitsein fortress to check out the "From Card Games to Game Boy" exhibition in Koblenz. It's on until November 19th... I'm tempted to take a quick jet over to check it out myself.

est0al's photostream [Flickr]

Gamers Gets Fresh With Samus

brownlee — Mon, 29 May 2006 14:40:41 MDT

This is the closest any gamer is ever going to get to resting his hand on Samus' sublime, imminently smackable ass.FLORIAN ECKHARDT

Me and Samus [Flickr] (via Cathode Tan)

Final Fantasy VII: Advent's Children Statues

brownlee — Tue, 09 May 2006 14:05:24 MDT

If you have between 180 dollars and 350 dollars to spare, you might be interested in these extremely expensive statues of Cloud and Co. from Final Fantasy VII: Advent's Children.

Us? While we're tempted by the Cloud & Sephiroth statue, $350 buys a lot of Cambodian child-brides.

Final Fantasy Statues by Kotobukiya Japan (Thanks, Eric G!)