Action Figure Final Fantasy VII Remake Collectibles

[MrConor212]

I finally received my remaining balance invoice for SGD Tifa from FNC store! They were also very considerate enough to mention Tifa's delayed clothing (around 2 to 3 weeks for them to receive it) and fortunately, they will send those to me for free when they get it. I think I managed to get SGD Tifa for close to the retail price. If I remember correctly, the original price was $900 shipped from the official SGD Studio site. From FNC, my price was $355 deposit last year + $500 remaining balance today + $91 shipping by sea for a total of $946.

Communication with FNC has been great through the months as I've been asking them questions about many things about SGD Tifa. They were even nice enough to inform me that in order to avoid a massive custom fee (anything $800+ from China gets taxed here in the US apparently), they suggested the sea shipping option because that one won't get me taxed and so I chose that even if it's slower.

What is FNC?

 

[speiky]

https://www.fanaticanimestore.com/

 

[batkev]

Are the pauldrons easy to remove for a remake kinda look?

The pauldrons are held in place with a small peg on each side. I'm not sure they can be easily removed without possibly breaking something.

 

[willy156]

My soldier 1st class body and Silicon arm came in, no duties and fast shipping as usual from kit. Thank you!

 

[James M]

The pauldrons are held in place with a small peg on each side. I'm not sure they can be easily removed without possibly breaking something.

They're actually pretty simple to remove cause the harness is very forgiving.

 

[Musashi3290]

I finally received my remaining balance invoice for SGD Tifa from FNC store! They were also very considerate enough to mention Tifa's delayed clothing (around 2 to 3 weeks for them to receive it) and fortunately, they will send those to me for free when they get it. I think I managed to get SGD Tifa for close to the retail price. If I remember correctly, the original price was $900 shipped from the official SGD Studio site. From FNC, my price was $355 deposit last year + $500 remaining balance today + $91 shipping by sea for a total of $946.

Communication with FNC has been great through the months as I've been asking them questions about many things about SGD Tifa. They were even nice enough to inform me that in order to avoid a massive custom fee (anything $800+ from China gets taxed here in the US apparently), they suggested the sea shipping option because that one won't get me taxed and so I chose that even if it's slower.

Good to hear! Always good to add more stores to the reliable category. The whole TW thing really shook the collector community when it comes to seller trust.

So, did they give you a shipping time estimate for the main body? I got it from SGD, and I havent got a shipping notice yet. Paid it in full about two weeks ago.

I'm guessing I'll get my clothing pack about two weeks after, as you stated. I'll post up here if I hear anything further.

 

[Musashi3290]

Kit said GT is going to do a preorder run sometime in the future didn't he? Based on this forum, I think it'll be pretty successful. Who knows when that'll be, but I would think it's somewhat soon.

 

[baconharvester]

CM Warehouse, the official Gametoys Taobo distributor, did re-stock the 1st Class body a couple days ago, but it looks like it sold out within minutes.

 

[Adeno]

Good to hear! Always good to add more stores to the reliable category. The whole TW thing really shook the collector community when it comes to seller trust.

So, did they give you a shipping time estimate for the main body? I got it from SGD, and I havent got a shipping notice yet. Paid it in full about two weeks ago.

I'm guessing I'll get my clothing pack about two weeks after, as you stated. I'll post up here if I hear anything further.

According to the email, it's "ready to ship" so it's probably after they receive the payment later. The process is that they'll send it here via sea, to some warehouse or whatever you call it, and from there, it will produce a tracking number which I'll receive when SGD Tifa is already here in the US. It's very similar with the cheapest shipping methods I've experienced from China and Japan in the past where tracking number only pops up when it's already past customs.

Isn't the official SGD Site shipping Tifa via DHL? That might result in custom fees here in the US because it's $800 and above. The fees are around 15% to 20% I think, huge! That's why I chose the sea shipping option with FNC because that one somehow won't make me pay fees.

 

[Adeno]

There's a new SGD Tifa tutorial video, this time on how to dress her up:

https://www.sgdstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6-Battle-Costume-Dressing-Tutorial.mp4

Tifa's fingers are really good looking, they also have nails!

 

[shadow_wolf]

Got mine from kit yesterday and it looks great! Arms should be here soon. Now I just need to find a headsculpt :/

Congratz!, may I ask how much did you pay for it including the seamless arms set?

 

[batkev]

Congratz!, may I ask how much did you pay for it including the seamless arms set?

The body was $147 from kit after coupon. I got one set of arms from kit for $18 after coupon and rewards, and 2 other sets of arms using superbuy which came out to around $30 each after shipping.

 

[higgins1989]

So for those of us who missed the batch of arms that came via Kit, are we simply ******?

 

[shadow_wolf]

So for those of us who missed the batch of arms that came via Kit, are we simply ******?

I saw Kit mentioned GT is going to do some re-issues.

 

[Gosling_dkc]

If you're asking if anybody has mass produced a Cloud head, no, they haven't. You either get lucky and find someone willing to part with a GT head, or you grab one of the unpainted ones off ebay. There's two unpainted headsculpts on there, the one without the hair is just the game model, the one with the hair is a recast of the AC GT head. The recast one will at least be the correct size. The GT figures are underscaled, so it's likely the other is too big. It's also for that reason don't even think about buying that loose VTS head that's up for sale, it will be ginormous on the GT body.

If you have a lot of patience, hopefully GT might still be releasing this at some point in the future, and the unhelmeted head is probably the best shot people have at getting another chance at it:
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Man oh man I am REALLY hoping this gets released…

 

[Gosling_dkc]

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For those looking the set. Got mine ordered with William

I ordered mine from Will as well! Thank god too! And shipped yesterday. I was worried there was no way I’d find one.

 

[Providence]

! do you have a link to those Fenrir parts? I've got a 1st edition, it didn't come with em.

Also where is the materia located in the packaging? Is it that lil circle underneath the hair?

The link to the Fenrir parts here. This is directly from CM Warehouse.
Yes, you're right. The materia and all its related parts are in the little hole under the hairpiece.

Did you notice any difference in the hair piece compared to the one from AC?

Ahh good question. I admit I bought the extra figure because of the hairpiece, and after comparison with my AC Clouds, i'm happy to say that it is pretty consistent. Edges are sharp, the ends of the hair are pointy, and the colour is generally ok. I mean if you really compare strand by strand then yes, there will be slight colour differences, but this is ultimately a mass produced product so I guess it can't be helped. However, for all intents and purposes, it matches really well.

The one downside of the 1st Class hairpiece is that the magnet isn't that strong on my copy. It definitely won't fall off for sure, just that it's not as 'snappy' as the one that came with AC Cloud.

Are the pauldrons easy to remove for a remake kinda look?

Sorry I didnt try this... didnt want to stress the plastic heh

 

[ElingMona]

I finally received my remaining balance invoice for SGD Tifa from FNC store! They were also very considerate enough to mention Tifa's delayed clothing (around 2 to 3 weeks for them to receive it) and fortunately, they will send those to me for free when they get it. I think I managed to get SGD Tifa for close to the retail price. If I remember correctly, the original price was $900 shipped from the official SGD Studio site. From FNC, my price was $355 deposit last year + $500 remaining balance today + $91 shipping by sea for a total of $946.

Communication with FNC has been great through the months as I've been asking them questions about many things about SGD Tifa. They were even nice enough to inform me that in order to avoid a massive custom fee (anything $800+ from China gets taxed here in the US apparently), they suggested the sea shipping option because that one won't get me taxed and so I chose that even if it's slower.

I chose Sea Shipping too, but I wait for the clothing set released, then ship together with the body.

Did you get your number?
"GL0XXX/1999" (Global edition)

May watch some review videos here (though they're in Chinese)

【【全网首发】省流：可以！SGD Studio蒂法Tifa1/3手办开箱！-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/CxhEFbb

【SGD STUDIO大比例可动蒂法她来了-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/vesOFlH

 

[Khaos]

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My soldier 1st class body and Silicon arm came in, no duties and fast shipping as usual from kit. Thank you!

So now you're looking for the extra head? I'd probably sell mine, I had no interest in the 1st Soldier Cloud set. AC all the way!

 

[Adeno]

I chose Sea Shipping too, but I wait for the clothing set released, then ship together with the body.

Did you get your number?
"GL0XXX/1999" (Global edition)

May watch some review videos here (though they're in Chinese)

【【全网首发】省流：可以！SGD Studio蒂法Tifa1/3手办开箱！-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/CxhEFbb

【SGD STUDIO大比例可动蒂法她来了-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/vesOFlH

They're beautiful! I'm glad SGD Tifa is actually how it was advertised!

I have no idea what global number is mine. I didn't even know that was a thing. I'm just happy to get a Tifa lol!