after I see bandai model kit of phasma, I kinda see how figuarts phasma is the inferior one. dat chrome is really nice and show accurate.

http://i1.wp.com/thefwoosh.com/wp-co...asma-Promo.jpg

http://i2.wp.com/thefwoosh.com/wp-co...size=689%2C553


figuarts
http://img.amiami.jp/images/product/...-014122_01.jpg

source from film
http://cdn.idigitaltimes.com/sites/i...akens-cast.jpg

sauce
http://thefwoosh.com/2015/12/bandai-...sma-promo-pics

Yup. And I would totally buy the model kit instead, but surprise! They are not allowed to sell those model kits outside of Japan anymore... crap.

I'm still baffled how this (and the the Hot Toys one) are the only figures on the market to get the shiny chrome look right. It can't be that expensive to make, right? And yes, it will flake eventually, but that's no reason to make all of the figure dull gray instead.

So my only option is either to wait until Hasbro releases a shiny version of the Black-series one as some obscure exclusive or just buy the SHF. And I think I'll just buy the SHF. If I like the movie and Phasma appears longer than 10 seconds that is.

Also, no Phasma is “show” accurate because she’s from a movie :^)

Eh, Figuarts still looks much better to me. Accurate or not the chrome looks really tacky and that much on a Figuart doesn't look great. Gavan is proof of that.

Plus the chrome could easily chip like it did on the Space Sheriff ones. I think the SHF looks better for how rustic and battle worn it kinda looks, same thing with the Black Series one.

Yeah, I personally dig the the more weathered look myself.

Plus unless the model kit is undergated, there's a high chance that nub marks will just ruin the chrome.

I like the figure of Phasma, however with the chrome plated appearance it would have approached to the perfection, this is a modified image by me:


I guess Bandai was based on an image like this to give that appearance to the figure:

I'll take Bandai Silver over chrome any day. Just looks better over all, lasts longer, and isn't a fingerprint magnet like chrome is.

That's actually my main reason for not feeling dropping the chrome on the SHF isn't a terrible choice :lol
I'd much like to pose a toy without wearing gloves :p

The Figuarts Phasma isn't chrome, because that's how she looks in the concept art. The same things happened with Ultron and a few other Figuarts, where they end up looking inaccurate because of the final designs changing from the concept art. I guess it's a side effect of rushing to have these things produced so fast.

I'll try to get both, cuz the Figuarts will be a much better figure than the model kit, but the kit is shiny. I've got room for both in my life.