First4Figures unveils first item in their Metal Gear Solid line: an impressive MGS1 Solid Snake statue
Update: After making some changes based on user feedback, First 4 Figures has opened pre-orders for their Solid Snake figures. These changes include swapping Snake’s pistol for a SOCOM, losing his mullet and adjusting his body proportions. You can see the approved changes below.
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High-end collectible figure company First 4 Figures recently announced a partnership with Konami for a line of Metal Gear Solid collectibles. Today the company revealed the first of the items they’ve been working on: a rather large resin figure of Solid Snake during the Shadow Moses Incident (based on the Legacy Collection from 2013).
The statue shows Snake sneaking behind a crumbled concrete wall, holding the SOCOM pistol.
There will be several different versions available.
- Exclusive Edition (two week pre-order period) – priced at $524.99
The head can be swapped from a normal one to a head wearing night vision goggles, which can also light up. It also comes with an additional ammo box that can be placed on the floor, where it will rotate just like they do in the game.
The package includes the following:-
- Metal Gear Solid – Solid Snake statue
- Highly detailed base capturing an action scene based from the Metal Gear Solid series
- THREE Interchangeable headsculpts (Normal, Alternative, Night Vision Goggles version)
- Night Vision Goggles comes with LED’s
- Rotating Ammo Box
- Cardboard box packaging capturing the infiltration essence of Metal Gear Solid.
- Authentication Card
Product Size:
Height – 17.5 inches (44cm)
Width – 15 inches (38cm)
Depth – 9.5 inches (24cm)
Weight: 10.4KG
- Regular Edition – priced at $524.99
This version doesn’t include the night vision goggles head and rotating ammo box.
The package includes the following:-
- Metal Gear Solid – Solid Snake statue
- Highly detailed base capturing an action scene based from the Metal Gear Solid series
- TWO Interchangeable headsculpts (Normal and Alternative version)
- Authentication Card
Product Size:
Height – 17.5 inches (44cm)
Width – 15 inches (38cm)
Depth – 9.5 inches (24cm)
Weight: 10.4KG
- Stealth Camouflage Edition (three day pre-order period) – priced at $524.99
A special edition that will be available for just three days, also comes with three heads (but the night vision goggles don’t light up) and the rotating ammo box.
The package includes the following:-
- Metal Gear Solid – Solid Snake STEALTH CAMOUFLAGE statue
- Highly detailed base capturing an action scene based from the Metal Gear Solid series
- THREE Interchangeable STEALTH CAMOUFLAGE headsculpts (Normal, Alternative, Night Vision Goggles version)
- Rotating Ammo Box
- Cardboard box packaging capturing the infiltration essence of Metal Gear Solid.
- Authentication Card
Product Size:
Height – 17.5 inches (44cm)
Width – 15 inches (38cm)
Depth – 9.5 inches (24cm)
Weight: 10.4KG
- Stealth Camouflage Neon Green Edition (three day pre-order period) – priced at $524.99
A variant of the Stealth Camouflage Edition but with a Neon Green color.
The package includes the following:-
- Metal Gear Solid – Solid Snake STEALTH CAMOUFLAGE NEON GREEN statue
- Highly detailed base capturing an action scene based from the Metal Gear Solid series
- THREE Interchangeable STEALTH CAMOUFLAGE headsculpts (Normal, Alternative, Night Vision Goggles version)
- Rotating Ammo Box
- Cardboard box packaging capturing the infiltration essence of Metal Gear Solid.
- Authentication Card
Product Size:
Height – 17.5 inches (44cm)
Width – 15 inches (38cm)
Depth – 9.5 inches (24cm)
Weight: 10.4KG
- Twin Snakes Combo Edition – priced at $949.99
This is a package deal called the Twin Snakes Combo Edition, containing both the exclusive version and the stealth camouflage edition.
The Stealth Camouflage edition AND Exclusive edition are included in this bundle. TWIN SNAKES combo edition ONLY – TWO extra Cards designed exclusively for this edition
- Twin Snakes Neon Green Combo Edition – priced at $949.99
Same as the Twin Snakes Edition, but with the Neon Green version of the Stealth Camouflage Edition.
The Stealth Camouflage Neon Green edition AND Exclusive edition are included in this bundle. TWIN SNAKES Neon Green combo edition ONLY – TWO extra Cards designed exclusively for this edition
- The Essential Edition – priced at $1399.99
The largest bundle of them all, comes with 3 different versions: the Exclusive Edition, the Stealth Camouflage, and the Neon Green Stealth Camouflage.
The ultimate package for the ultimate Metal Gear Solid fan!
The Stealth Camouflage Neon Green edition, Stealth Camouflage edition AND Exclusive edition are included in this bundle.
Pre-orders are now open. The statue will ship somewhere next year.
The company also released a documentary video showing the creation of the statue.
Some more images:
For more pictures and information, go to the official First 4 Figures website.
First 4 Figures is working on the second and third character. If support is there, more Metal Gear Solid figures could be made (including from other games in the series).
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Source: First 4 Figures
haha, The night vision one looks like a Splinter Cell Cover
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I thought the exact same thing. Something that SHOULDN’T happen with a really expensive Metal Gear Solid statue. I wouldn’t spend 50 quid on this thing.
In the video they hint at the second character: Psycho Mantis.
On facebook F4F also confirmed Gray Fox
They did? Nice!
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Ohhhjhhhhh I’d love Mantis
Rotating ammo box and night vision goggles:
http://www.metalgearinformer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/F4F-Snake-rotating-ammo-box.gif
http://www.metalgearinformer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/F4F-Snake-Night-Vision-Goggles.gif
The ammo box is a very neat touch 🙂
Ya, even its rotation speed is like the game’s.. 😀
That gimmick is the best thing about the figure, it’s the only thing I love about it, it blows my mind how they got so much wrong that could have been fixed by only playing the game, but at the same time they have the rotating ammo box, which is hard to understand and represent without playing the game, lol.
I don’t think its all that bad, there have been way worse MGs figures
Eh? With all the fixes, it’s the most accurate MSG1 Snake depiction we’ve gotten. I’m amazed at the initial mistakes, but that’s why it was just a prototype, Hot Toys does the same thing-show off a prototype and tweak based on feedback.
I think they fudged it from the start, not knowing what kind of character they were making and what kind of game it was. Like the figure SCREAMS “BLOODY ACTION!” and “Splinter cell stealth kills YEAH!” especially with the NV goggles, but MGS is not any of that.
The figure is better with the changes, but the fact that they had to make so many OBVIOUS changes to the figure shows they have absolutely ZERO context for the figure they are making.
P.S. Sorry about the late late reply, life’s been keeping my time.
His face looks as if he was a Metal Slug character hahaha
The figure was based on the Legacy Collection:
https://orig07.deviantart.net/1aad/f/2015/163/6/8/metal_gear_solid_legacy_collection___solid_snake_r_by_datflashkid-d8wzh0b.png
For some reason, even thought the Solid Snake Play Arts Kai had some flaws as well, but at least that had the Socom and the face looks the same as that LC render.
this is what happens when Yoji is no longer around to check the figures
MARCOOOOoooo
*Iron Slug
From First 4 Figures:
“Hey guys – seen your feedback on Snake’s gun! We’re looking into it – will work on a Socom and run it by Konami for approval. Fingers crossed! Also, FYR guys – our Snake is based on the legacy edition Solid Snake (see pic below). We actually got the 3D file for this directly from Konami (based on the pose of the cover) so the proportions match this. Thanks for your feedback guys!”
https://scontent.fosl1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21077641_1836853966331280_8474959985388048042_n.jpg?oh=f1953d601e1405fc527f9dd664d26094&oe=5A2584CE
Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/first4figures/permalink/1746303768997350/
What a godawful figure. I’m actually blown away with had bad that turd is, like, wow. Talk about not knowing what you are making.
Yeh, luks truly horrible. Something went very wrong here. Their Dark Souls line is so much better and a lot more accurate.
Probably because their Dark Souls line has easier and more accurate models, and the games themselves have an easy to understand and represent play style and thematic setting.
They are still adjusting the figure based on feedback.
There are so many problems with that fact.
EDIT: OK I will give them credit for actually attempting to fix the figure.
I agree. It almost more unMetal Gear Solid as MGS V lol. Okay that was harsh, I take it back, its not THAT unMetal Gear Solid like.
Lol looks like the dude from syphon filter and gears of war. Snnnnnnaaaaaaakkkkkkeeeee!!!
Snnnnnnnnnnnaaaaaaakkkkkkeeeeee!
Looks great ! You have a 3D file ? Which format, do you have a link ?? Thanks !
F4F is looking at the feedback.
Some adjustments (SOCOM, no mullet and thinner arms)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/first4figures/permalink/1746621195632274/
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1837283419621668&set=gm.1746418595652534&type=3&theater&ifg=1
And different paint mock up
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1837283419621668&set=gm.1746418595652534&type=3&theater
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When you have to get feedback from your figure, you know you are doing something wrong.
When you have to change something according to obvious feedback, you know you’ve done something wrong.
When you have to change this much obvious shit for your supposedly super amazing awesome figure, you know you fucked up royally.
Seriously how hard would it have been to get someone to supervise the design of the figure for accuracy and what not?
At least they are willing to admit the error and actually change it, there were some pretty bad Venom figures and at any point no one thought about changing the way they look.
MG Related: At first i didn’t give it any thought, but after watching Jordan’s Destiny 2 closely, i realized that it’s a little more than a promo, that Jordan took time and effort to make some pretty visuals here, and seeing how he blended live action with CGI, gives us an idea of what to expect from the Metal Gear Movie from a visual point.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=r0kpe1QKFTQ
It just doesn’t look like Solid Snake from the first game. You really need to go back and look at all the concept art and renders for the character. And those green goggles lol? It seriously looks like Sam Fisher in that pic.
I finally wanted to get rid of some nukes on PS4 after a long time of not playing phantom pain and actually not playing FOB almost at all, I think I’ve played like 3 or 4 times on FOB, so I went to the tab of nuclear targets and to my surprise I was not able to find one person with nukes, I though I had seen Konami fix this a couple months ago but seems that they didn’t as no person with nukes appear in that tab.
Yeah, they said they were looking into it but apparently it hasn’t been fixed yet: http://www.metalgearinformer.com/?p=30330
Latest purchase:
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Fukin’A
My Man! I’m currently playing the hell out of it, lol. Hope you enjoy;)
Thanks!
nice! playing yakuza 0 right now (first yakuza game i ever played)
i am having so many great laughs with this game 😀
That game is awesome, have fun with it! And yes, it’s very funny at times, actually wrote an article about that: http://www.videogameshelf.com/?p=4737
Thanks!
good read, now i can’t wait to get home and bust up Mr. Shakedown again 😀
Kojima just started an avalanche of tweets (20 or so) regarding game dev… Interesting..
https://twitter.com/HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN/status/904949771508396032
It feels so weird that knowing that Hideo Kojima is making a brand new IP. The game is going to be something else, I don’t know what exactly but I really hope it manages to elevate the medium like he always said he aims to do. Gaming is so young as an art from it doesn’t really have that Citizen Kane type piece that can be used as a singular definition for the medium. How amazing would it be if Death Stranding became that.
Kojima always was and still is someone really, say, very unusual, “exotic” since the beginning.. When I first played MG, it really felt very different from any other video game concept. Like a truly more mature vision of the medium than others were accomplishing with whatever adventure and / or action platform, beat-em ups, shoot-em ups or racing in the late 80’s.
It definitely not felt just like a basic linear progression / improvements from older concepts but a real breakthrough in what games could offer in terms of emotions, suspense and action.
Not sure it will re-insure you, but every single time in the past I slightly doubted him and his aptitude to increase gaming sensations with his next title, I was always severely wrong to the point I can’t doubt him since say MGS1.
MGS1 was truly awesome, and I did not yet completely realized how safe it was to bet on Kojima at this time. Was just still younger and less paying attention to the dev and his team.
But there was so many link with the spirit of MG, all with the better and fully utilized specs offered by the PlayStation..
So I bet it will be awesome because he always deliver “what feels good to play”. Not sure how to define it, but a bit like a very steady music band..
Remember MGSV innovative gameplay yet with GZ ? Nah, the guy just can’t fail because I believe he is way too close from his audience in terms of gaming tastes, and with his high aptitude to convince new comers as well.
I still remember a FPS-only-oriented friend that never played any MG. I spent months to convince him to give a shot at TPP… But once he finally did, he was looking at me way differently, xD
Like having acquired a way more complete vision of what some games can offer.
price is a tad outrageous imo
Solid snake
I wish they had just used Snake’s model from the games (MGS1 remake or mgs2). This doesn’t look like the Snake I spent dozens of hours with so why would I want him on my desk?
They’re making some changes to the head (see images at the top of the post). If they had based it on The Twin Snakes that would probably have angered a lot of people.
I haven’t played the twin snakes in ages but doesn’t he look like he does in mgs2, minus the mullet and facial hair?
That looks nothing like Snake.
Oh guys. Of course he looks nothing like Snake. Because that’s NOT SOLID SNAKE!
https://youtu.be/hPp0hS5am0A
First 4 Figures breaking fourth wall here but everyone is just complaining insteand of praising them for a great hommage to Kojima’s shenanigans.
Brother, I’m a whole different game than Liquid.
New head sculpt
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3f85ceb298067ef96b361a972c94dcf18e92c15b250d745cef7110b26b209919.jpg
That’s better.
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