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Series:
Fantasy Figure Gallery
Available
from: Yamato Toys USA
Artist:
Dorian Cleavenger
Sculptor:
Plant-jzero Moekichi
Pros:
- Seamless
- Faux ceramic
- Great detail
- Very large figure
with a base that will not fall over
Cons:
- The facial likeness (of Alley Baggett) is off the mark from
the source material
- Hands don't quite connect with the figurehead
- Huge box but still no poster of the artwork
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The Sacrifice
from
Yamato Toys
With a name like Dorian Cleavenger, you're
either going to be a butcher or a fantasy artist. In this case it's the
latter; Dorian's art -- a painting featuring Playboy model Alley Baggett
-- is the basis for Plant-jzero Moekichi's detailed sculpt.
At first glance, I thought The Sacrifice was in reference to what she'd
done to her clothes (even if she wasn't willing to give up her high
heels). Adorned with a few
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strategically placed pieces of cloth, the
woman at the center of The Sacrifice is for all intents and purposes
naked, which isn't so different from Yamato's Golden Lover except for
one crucial difference. The scraps of cloth wrapped from her head to
cover her can be easily lifted to reveal breasts. (The only other figure
I reviewed that included breasts was McFarlane's take on the Blair
Witch, which is
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why I'm not counting it.) I'm sure there
are some people out there that will break-out the exacto knife to remove
the obstructing bits of plastic but I think the figure actually loses
something if everything is on display.
The attention to detail extends to the rest of the figure. Even if the
facial detail doesn't correspond that well with the source material -- I
have a feeling there might be a licensing issue involved with Ms.
Baggett -- the sculpting fidelity is still very high, even if the
thousand-mile stare kind of detracts from the face.
As with the other Fantasy Figure Gallery figures, whatever process
Yamato uses to produce seamless figures, especially important for naked
figures with no articulation, makes for a porcelain or polystone look.
At least, for the figure. I've looked at so many action figures, that
the 13" base on which on the figure stands is easily spotted to be
plastic.
The matte finish of The Sacrifice's almost ceramic looking skin does a
great job fooling the eye into thinking The Sacrifice is a much more
breakable figure than it really is. This helps prevent people from
touching the figure, oh I don't know, to see if there are nipples under
there.
The figure plugs into the base easily but snugly. The problem I had was
the positioning of the hands. From the box photos and online, her hands
are supposed to be caressing the neck and side of the figure head on the
base. I had to really push the arms to make this happen. Even then, the
hands don't actually touch the figurehead. This isn't a problem if it's
viewed from the front. From the side a gap is visible.
Because the base is so large and is packed as one piece, the box The
Sacrifice ships in is huge. Yamato really missed a chance to make this a
complete package by including a print of the artwork the figure is based
on. It would make for a great backdrop for display. And the windowed box
is a nice idea but like the other figure in the series, The Sacrifice is
so wrapped up in plastic that having the window is almost pointless. It
can't be viewed properly in the box, The Sacrifice needs to be freed
from the packaging to appreciate.
The Sacrifice is a very good display piece for any fan of Conan-type
fantasy material. Yamato made a misstep by not including a print of the
original work and the positioning of the arms doesn't quite connect, but
overall impression that "[she] is pure and true, unembellished by the
ravages of society" rings true even if she does have plastic breasts
like so many starlets in Hollywood.
- Aaron Simmer
(March 11, 2010)
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