Friday, March 8, 2013

Sonic Free-Riders WAVE THE SWALLOW - Variant!

Sonic: Free Riders - Wave the Swallow (Repaint) - Jazwares 2013

Fans of Jazwares' Sonic the Hedgehog line are in a for a cool treat.  Wave the Swallow was released a little over a year ago as the second female in the line.  She was a great figure, but seemed really hard to get ahold of.  I personally have only seen her in stores a couple times.  This past weekend I went on a quick little toy run (looking for the new DC Unlimited WW), and I noticed both Toys R Us and Marshall's were stocked with Wave figures.  I was happy to see she was getting a reissue since I'm so fond of the character.  I walked away, then doubled back because something was odd about the figures.  I quickly realized that they didn't have eyebrows like the originals.  Then I whipped out my phone and checked some photos (from my own review last year) and realized this was basically a complete re-deco.  All-in-all, the paint apps are cheaper and sloppier than the originals, but there' s something really appealing about the new version, too.  Check out all the comparison pics below!


I'll be consistent with the placement of the pictures:
 
 
 
NEW                                          OLD
On Left                                                                             On Right
 
 
 





The packaging is identical including all serial numbers.
 




 
Here's a summary of all the differences:
 
NEW ............ OLD
More "Golden Yellow" Paint ............ More Bright Yellow Paint
Completely Yellow goggles ............ Silver Sides on Goggles
Unpainted Magenta Bandanna ............ White Bandanna
No Eyelashes ............ Heavy Black Eyelashes
Large Irises, Small pupils ............ Small Irises, Large Pupils
Bright Pink Eyeshadow ............ Pale Purple Eyeshadow
Magenta Skin Torso ............ Pale Purple Skin Torso
Unpainted Magenta Tail ............ Pale Purple Painted Tail
Medium Purple Small Painted Tips on Hair ............ Dark Purple Large Painted Tips on Hair
Solid Red Necklace ............ Silver Painted "Chain"
No Paint Aps on Bare Arms ............ White Streaks on Backs of Forearms
White chest covering is "Floating" ............ White Painted straps wrapping around her Torso
Pant Cuffs have a Shallow Purple Flame Details ............Large Purple flames
Very Detailed Shoelaces ............ Simplified shoelaces
Extremely thin Grey Soles on Shoes ............ Thick Grey Soles on Shoes
No "Heel Stripe" on back of shoe ............ Thick white "Heel Stripe" on Back of Shoe
Lack of Purple Details on Rear of Skateboard ............ Lots of Purple Details on Rear of Skateboard





 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 



 
Here's a random split-image I was trying to make for this blog.  I think it turned out ugly, but someone might appreciate it.


 
 
 
Time for a Comparison Pic!
 
 
 

Cheers!



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