Sunday 22 November 2015

Sheng Yuan SY288 Fantastic Four

Everyone has their own opinion on this movie but I just have one comment, I really miss Jessica Alba.. oh, and The Thing should wear pants :D.

source: IMDB

I'm okay with all the characters except Mister Fantastic in the white outfit. Is it Future Foundation costume? but i do notice the logo on his torso clearly shows "4" instead of Future Foundation logo.  If you are interested with Future Foundation minifigure, you might interested with Decool's Future Foundation.






Assembled minifigures:


Reed Richards

Johnny Storm

Sue Storm

 Victor Von Doom / Dr. Doom

Ben Grimm / The Thing

Invisible Woman

Mister Fantastic in white F4 outfit

Human Torch


Extra parts/accessories:


Minifigs with printed arm: Susan Storm and Invisible Woman



Last but not least, how do you like this version of The Thing compared to the old design SY167 or Decool 0143

The head sculpt is kinda scary and doesn't look anything near the actual character but you can rotate the head 90 degrees to the left / right. :D



41 comments:

  1. nice review! looking forward for the new Dargo star wars set review ;)

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    1. Hi Dargo fans :) Is it the latest Star Wars minifigures set? I'm kinda slow to catch up with all the release recently but i will try my best :)

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    2. hi! yes, they have released a new set from star wars episode 7. You can see it here for instance:
      http://es.aliexpress.com/store/product/Dargo-867-Star-Wars-Minifigure-The-Force-Awakens-Kylo-Ren-BB-8-8pcs-lot-Building-Block/1357357_32535420305.html

      I'm not very fan of Dargo since they have an inconsistent quality ( I prefer SY), but they are the first releasing minifigs of the new movie :)

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    3. wow the image looks stunning! how i wish the finish product look the same :)

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  2. I've buy it ONLY for transparent invisible woman and Reed long legs. Human torch should be black boy, and big fig is terrible.

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    1. Hi @Francisco José. yeah, the invisible woman is a must have. The plastic quality is way better than Dargo or Lele's transparent figure. You wont regret it

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    2. Thanks for your reply. I love your blog, I read it daily, great job!!

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  3. I think this movie flop because the producer/director toyed with the characters especially making the the Human torch black. Fans are forgiving in making Nick fury black, but with the Human Torch? Not this time! - Jpoks

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    1. ahaha. when talking about the cast of characters and super heroes, I was reminded of Will Smith. one of the reasons he refused superman character because he does not want to mess with the history/origin of Superman. haha.. good guy WS

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  4. Im sorry but i don't miss Jessica Alba xD I love the new Invisible woman and i want the new Figure <3

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    1. Hi @magazine.senshi. ahaha :). yeah, you wont regret getting the transparent minifig. I think the transparent plastic is wayyy better than the one used by Lele and Dargo

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  5. Dr. Doom's coat is great! I wish these figures would be sold separately, because I need his coat.

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    1. I still remember a few years ago to get a custom-made coat like this on ebay is very expensive. ahaha

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  6. I swapped human torch head with James Rhodes and painted hair on his head. I Painted over the thing's pants his rock color, and gave the human torch flame on his old torso from the original SY set, because the movie version does not have the 4. Another mod I did was gave doom a green hood and a green trench coat. Oh and I bought an extra Future F. Mr. Fantastic and gave the streched one a decool torso.

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    1. Cool! Can you show the resilt please?

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    2. I am anonymus, just forgot to sign in.
      https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/130358788@N08/22664924632/
      https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/130358788@N08/22623314945/
      https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/130358788@N08/22575216856/

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    4. Nice. So the Thing originaly didn't have any pants?
      Oh btw wanted to ask what paints do you use?
      I try to make custom figures myself, I use acrylic paints and, well, nail polish.

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    5. I use applebarrel and citadel paints. The thing no pants version took a lot of mixing before i was satisfied with the color match. Nail polish is good to remove printing, but don't use it for paint as it easily chips. I use sharpened toothpicks to paint lines, as well as the occasional q-tip for fat lines on big figs. Hope this helps. :)

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    6. Thanks!
      Haha, btw I use toothpicks too, but they don't last long. I tried to use old pen with thin tip - I put it in paint like a brush and draw thin lines. Works little bit better that toothpicks.
      Also there are acrylic pens for nail art, which can also be helpful. I've ordered several to try.
      Do you apply some sort of top coat on paint? I know there are such coats for acryl to strengthen the paint, but I haven't tried it yet.

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    7. Hi @Wade Willson :). Thanks for sharing those pics. :)

      i think i will get another Thing to remove the black pants. thanks!

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    8. @mybrickstore.blogspot glad I could inspire. If you have any extra cyborg heads, just swap out the old human torch head.

      @bats bats I normally don't do minifigure like that, but whenever you paint something, I usually brasso off the printing or sand it off as the paint sticks easier. This is not necessary but I usually spray clear spray paint over a big figure to make it shine. I usually don't do that with minifigure unless I 100% hand paint it. But don't ask me to much about minifgures. In the lego community I am known for making marvel big figures by sculpting it, and then I cast it in resin, hand paint them, and then sell them for low prices to the people who want one. I have done that with collosus and hulkpool so far. If you want me to recommend you to some of my friends who customize minifigure like a pro, I can give you their e-mails

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    10. @ Wade Willson Thanks for the reply.
      Yeah, I would like to talk to them.

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    11. Agoodfella.raminator@gmail.com
      He is one of my favorites and a friend of mine. His paintwork is sharp and excellent. He also has printed 3 minifigs with his own design. Tell him Wade1Wilson sent you. :)

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  7. You forgot to review the extra parts/bricks included with each minifig which could be used to build a hover/bumper car!

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    1. ah silly me. sorry about that. ahaha,,, please scroll down a bit. i just replied to the same question about the bumper car.

      my kids assembled the car while i took photos of the minifigs and continue to play with it hence i totally forgot about it ahaha

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  8. The thing just looks rubbish

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  9. You forgot to show the bumper car you could make when you collect all the figures

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    1. ahh.. silly me. sorry about that :). lucky i still have 95% of the bumper car lol
      [img]http://i.imgur.com/75G6Vrl.jpg[/img]

      i personally think this bumper car looks almost the same to 30303 joker bumper car except for the spoiler.
      [img]http://i.imgur.com/Sz7Xem5.jpg[/img]
      [img]http://i.imgur.com/jh5Fa9s.jpg[/img]

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  10. I more prefer OK brand Fantastic Four

    [img]https://scontent-kul1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t34.0-12/12404642_10208381105754095_27258551_n.jpg?oh=d87561f771e684ab88253002abe101b2&oe=567E47C9[/img]

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    1. Hi @Steven. I really have problem finding "OK" brand on taobao or aliexpress. any tips you could share with us?

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    2. Hi Legostore,

      I get it from local store. I paste his FB page link below

      https://www.facebook.com/toydiystore/

      It provide delivery by courier too.

      It got a stall in Lower Ground E Curve Bazaar open on weekend.
      Not sure is it open every weekend but you can whatapps him regarding this.







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    3. Ok brand appeared on Ali
      http://www.aliexpress.com/item/-/32584427700.html
      http://www.aliexpress.com/item/-/32583588008.html

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    4. @Batsy Bats. Have you made ​​an order for both the set? I'm not interested with Fantastic Four set but there's black panther in it so hm, i wish i have more luck finding him loose.

      i just bought OK's set of 12 Star Wars TFA figure. as far as i could remember, OK's quality is quite good. will take some photos this week.

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  11. Xinh upcoming release,

    [img]https://scontent-ams3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/fr/cp0/e15/q65/12341393_10204784222667986_643330489325378435_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=df06805e42564d73586a8025342f3053&oe=56EDE392[/img]

    Some nice minifigures like The Wasp, Falcon (MCU version)

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    1. I wish I could get em loose.only interested with wasp and falcon too. I love all falcon variant that we could get from SY and now Xinh

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  12. saw it in Eurobricks

    Sheng Yuan upcoming release



    [img]http://i1077.photobucket.com/albums/w480/jeduh/43188ED7-F1CF-495B-8A08-C53294E6928A.png_zpsod4sx3vw.jpeg[/img]
    [img]http://i.imgur.com/nFvqBMF.jpg[/img]

    SDCC Sam Wilson Captain America, Iron Man Silver Centurion, Yellowjacket, Antman, Deathstroke, Iron Man Mark 46, Falcon must have.

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    1. this is from SY. i definitely getting them all. yeah, couldn't wait to get falcon. love the torso and his red+black wing.

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    2. it's been a while now . why SY295 havn't arrive local store i wonder.

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