Flakey Frost is probably going to be the last of the Penumbra-clone figures that I'm gonna get (already have 4). She is part of the Hard Nipple War set, which is an event exclusive for BBICN at their Guangzhou show in 2012. Well, I'm definitely not going to the event and so I was kinda bummed out for it being an events exclusive.
Nevertheless, I was glad that BBICN decided to do some retail pieces for sale through 3A retailers worldwide. I was even happier when I found out that Fallen Regime decided to split the Hard Nipple War set so people get a choice to buy the figure individually. I have no love for the other figures in the set (Cold Dick and Snow Paw? Just a Deep Powder themed Shit Weather Shadow and Bleak) so I bit on the offer. It's probably true that the retailer made more profit that way, but I just don't see the point in buying the set just for one figure. I really appreciated the fact that Fallen Regime put in the extra effor to split the set, because a retailer in Singapore bundled all the events exclusive (including the TK and TQ) up and made people order by the bulk. Honestly, it probably was a good deal, but man, you had to be so damn cash rich to get that bundle, and you've also got to keep the shitty figures that you don't really want.
Ok. End rant and go straight to the figure.
Flakey Frost really is the grey, weathered version of Penumbra, since they sport the same get up only with different base colours. Even the t-shirt print is a circular patch for both figures. The only difference is that Flakey sports the shoes that were originally on the Yesterday Princesses, and with stockings that go all the way up to her thigh. There's also more weathering done to the figure in the form of snow that has fallen on the jacket shoulders and on her hair. The base figure is also "dirty" with very mild weathering. All in all, I find that the cold theme suits this figure quite well, and the weathering is well executed. She really does look like she was involved in a war during winter.
Really like the figure. Again, thanks to anubis2night for the deal.
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