~ファティナ 「The Tower of Druaga」 Fatina~

Watched Aegis of Uruk => pre-ordered => canceled => released => resisted => watched Sword of Uruk => really wanted her again => still resisted to get her online => saw her in a shop and asked and she was reserved so gave up => went back today to pick up a nendoroid and was informed that she’s available now => and here I am writing this up….

While she cannot really be classified under the “cheap” category as far as 1/8 scaled figures go, at first glance she still falls into the “worth the price” category at least for me. And after opening her and getting an even closer look, she’s definitely a purchase I don’t regret.

These pictures here depict her without her mantle, with the mantle pics further down the post. A peg goes through each foot, and personally, the peg on her left foot doesn’t really feel very secure to me, though only time will tell if it’ll actually hold. As far as the shoot went, proceeded smoothly enough without any sign of trouble.

I really like how she looks in this sculpt, and hair color was done really nicely as well.

Hair sculpted really nicely as well, though the lock of hair on her left tends to obscure her face somewhat.

Her clothes are really awesome with really nice detail all around, clean paint job, and a nice finished look to it. Can’t say it’s a really complicated design, but it’s nothing plain either and depending on tastes, that may be a good or bad thing. Works for me though.

A peg inserts into her left hand from her weapon to keep the weapon in place. The frills on her shoulder are removable and have to be removed in order to place her mantle on.

Really nice finish on her weapon, and has articulated parts that depict the weapon in ready or standby mode. Basically the pincer like things you see can be slid forward and clamped shut.

Something I’m never fond of really, figures with human-like proportions at the thighs :p I guess I just like my thighs stick-thin or something, or something not quite as “full” I guess. Nice little detail on her thighs though.

Boots have a nice design, and I really like how the paint looks on the metallic parts of this figure.

Haven’t been getting much Alter stuff lately, so going by past experience, I’ll just say that at least the base isn’t a plain ol’ base like Alter normally dishes out :p

Here’s Fatina with her mantle on, as mentioned earlier, the shoulder piece is removed, and reveals two holes on her shoulder where two pegs from the mantle insert into. The mantle is actually pretty light, but I noticed that the figure is still slightly weighed back by the mantle and tilts backwards just that little bit. I’d recommend bracing the mantle against a wall just so to offset the slight weight backwards to prevent any heartbreaks in the future just in case.

In the end I chose to display the figure with the mantle, since I prefer that look more, though it does come with a few disadvantages, such as obscuring the detail on her back, that added weight on a figure that’s sculpted leaning backwards, and perhaps most importantly, she takes up a hell lot of real estate in the display. With the mantle flowing backwards, and her weapon poking out front, I can’t say she’s really space friendly and she’s fairly large for a 1/8 scaled figure as well.

Just a few shots of a simple scene that hopefully reveals some nice angles which I most probably will miss anyways. Do enjoy them =)

A really great looking figure for me, and still in stock at most online retailers, no doubt due to combined factors such as her cost, and that the series really wasn’t a massive hit in the vein of stuff like SHnY or K-on. Still, I can actually say that she’s a nice grab all in all and is definitely worth the price tag in the end. Hopefully this little review helps you make a decision if you’re sitting on the fence and thinking =)

Series: The Tower of Druaga – the Aegis of URUK
Manufacturer: Alter
Released: Oct 2009
Price: 8200 Yen
Scale: 1/8 Scale
Availability: In stock @ HLJ & HobbySearch