Tuesday, December 5, 2017

DARKCROWNTOYS 1/6th “BURNING SOULS” series “Crimson” Cyborg Samurai 12-inch figure

DARKCROWNTOYS is proud to present their 3rd anniversary 1/6th scale original design collectible figure series “Burning Souls” in all new ancient mechanical armor. Incorporating ancient armor, mechanical elements and mystic symbols into the design, the “Burning Souls” series is feast for the eyes that is totally different from other releases.

“Crimson”, the first character in the series, is inspired by the traditional Red Oni (devil) in Japanese culture. The fierce looking head sculpt represents the formability and menace of a Red Oni. Both face mask and body armor are removable to review mechanical details inside. Real fur has been used for the hair to enhance realism and easy for collectors to create different looks as they prefer.


Like all other DARKCROWNTOYS' productions, lots of devilish details goes into the work. And to come with this first release of an all new series, Kevin has included a secret bonus in the box set that lets fans discover for themselves.

DARKCROWNTOYS “BURNING SOULS” series limited edited (365 sets only worldwide) Product specifications: Detailed head sculpt of mechanical interpretation of the Red Oni, with real fur hair | Removable face mask to reveal mechanical details inside | Fully articulated action figure body | 7 interchangeable hands ( 1 pair of weapon holding, 1 pair of fist, 1 pair of flex and 1 pipe holding)

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A solid and firm body is used to go with the majestic armors, which includes multiple removable armor parts (face mask, chest armor, belly, back and forearm) to reveal the detailed mechanical parts inside. The removable armors allow collectors to showcase different setting of the character, which was designed with a delicate balance between brutality and finesse.


Armor and costume: Torso armor with 5 removable parts (2 x chest armor parts, armor part on left chest is also removable; 2 x back armor and 1 x belly armor), 2 x Shoulder armor, 2 x Forearm armor, Removable forearm armor (Left and Right), 2 x Mechanical arms to connect with forearms (Left and Right), 2 x Inner arm armor, 2 x Outter arm armor, 1 x interchangeable forearm armor (Lighting Summoner), 6 x Tasset armor, 2 x thigh armor, 1 x Red cloth belt, 1 x Black top shirt, 1 pair of Black pants, 2 x Greaves (leg armor), 2 x boots


To present the design in accordance to the designer Kevin's vision of how the “Soul-Maker” create the armor as described in the original story, a massive 40cm tall diorama background and stand was created, and comes with mystical spells, mechanical arms and openable compartments for collectors to store all the small parts.


Weapon: “Kanabō ”, the traditional weapon of Red Oni | “Demon's Tooth” blade | “Thunder Strike”, Kevin's original design version of “Kanabō”. Weapons include the traditional weapon of Red Oni, the “kanabō ”, an original design version of it called “Thunder Strike” by Kevin, plus an original design large blade called “Demon's Tooth”.


Other accessories include a right forearm armor that could summon lightning (interchangeable with the original designed armor), “Demon Bomb” with a mini-Red Oni in the traditional look of tiger skin cloth sitting in it, controlling the weapon of mass destruction and aid “Crimson” in battle. Kevin has also specially designed a “Soul-Pipe” for the character, which comes with special smoke effect parts to breathe life into the character.


Accessories: “Soul-Pipe”, Crimson's smoking pipe | “Demon Bomb”, an operable mechanical sphere | “Baby Red Oni”, irremovable and can sit in the Demon Bomb | The “Soul Lab” mechanical platform (with 4 operable and 1 removable parts) | 2 x circular covers for mechanical arms inserts | 2 x movable mechanical arms for chest armor | 2 x movable mechanical arms for head armor | 2 x openable compartments on the base for small parts storage | Mystic Spells (paper-made) | Demon face relief sculpture box cover | Illustrated scroll (paper-made) | 1 x Secret bonus part


*All parts are hand-painted.

Prototype development: Original Sculpt by Kevin Li & Penjin | Painter: Kevin Li & M-Lin | Production Director: Kevin Li

Release Date: 2018 Q2

Photos of prototype only, details might varies in final products without prior notice.

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