Those of you who follow me know I've posted a few reviews of Funko's POP!Vinyls in the past, and that they've been showcased on my "Hobby Highlight" page from time to time. My initial reviews were somewhat critical, but when you are reviewing collectibles the quality matters. I'm thankful to say though that with passing time the product has been shown more care for the price that is asked, and I have personally seen the paint jobs improve. Case in point the three new POPs I picked up including the Fallout76 Mothman, and the Devil & Angel Betty Boop were all painted well. No out of line paint, over-spray or poorly painted details. It's what you'd expect from a collectible that costs upwards of $12 each. To put it in better perspective the paint jobs on a Hotwheels car that costs the buyer only 99 cents was previously more impressively applied than the POPs. That's a huge disparity in possible quality per dollar. I do imagine though that there may be some corner cutting with stencil & airbrush application via machinery on POPs which could explain some of the paint over-spray in the earlier toys. That being said I think it's been sorted out for the most part, and with POPs becoming more & more detailed in build it's only fair that the toys should reflect a more appropriate per dollar quality presentation.
At the end of the day the fact that there are varying size POPs, and special edition POPs offered at different price points should not effect the quality of the paint job, but in some cases that does seem to be the case. I saw the 10 inch $29.99 Targets exclusives yesterday, and their paint jobs were pristine in comparison to the regular sized POPs. I suppose it's because Funko can't get away with crudely applied paint on a toy so large in size. Hopefully the trending upscale in overall quality continues across the board as this looks to be a worthier brand of collectibles to get into compared to lot of what is on the store shelves today.
I hope you enjoy the sneak peek at my latest POP!Vinyl pick-ups, and that perhaps it inspires you to start collecting something as well ...
At the end of the day the fact that there are varying size POPs, and special edition POPs offered at different price points should not effect the quality of the paint job, but in some cases that does seem to be the case. I saw the 10 inch $29.99 Targets exclusives yesterday, and their paint jobs were pristine in comparison to the regular sized POPs. I suppose it's because Funko can't get away with crudely applied paint on a toy so large in size. Hopefully the trending upscale in overall quality continues across the board as this looks to be a worthier brand of collectibles to get into compared to lot of what is on the store shelves today.
I hope you enjoy the sneak peek at my latest POP!Vinyl pick-ups, and that perhaps it inspires you to start collecting something as well ...
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