Figuarts Zero: Smoker and Figuarts Zero: Law (Punk Hazard)

I'm still on a wild One Piece kick (as always).  I know, I know, it's a lot of One Piece lately despite getting new cards, new games, new books and other goods, but I can't help it right now (sorry!)  

I wanted to do a quick little review of a couple of figures I picked up that go along very well with the recent episodes involving Punk Hazard: timeskip Smoker and timeskip Law!

First of all, the lighting I had sucked (stormy weather) I'm hoping my next set of photos will turn out better.  As always I start out with the Figuarts Zero boxes, which look good! Typical and not really too interesting, but keeping everything in place and letting you know about the figure inside.  I really need to get Tashigi and Ceasar Clown at some point....

Figure time! Man these guys look good straight out of the box, and pretty nice next to each other.  These two really made the arc for me, so I had to include them in my collection.

Standard bases, Marine for Smoker and Jolly Roger of the heart pirates for Law.  I gotta say, I dig that the feet are positioned just around the logos so you can still enjoy them when viewing.

Smoker has an amazing sculpt, and his vice admiral duds are were addressed in this figure.  My only concern is a few spots on the paintwork involving his green fringe, it tends to bleed onto the white parts of his coat.  It's not bad, but noteworthy.

I really like Oda giving him sunglasses, and the inclusion of them for this figure.  It can be difficult to see Smoker's face with his arm coming across.  There is a second arm to address this that look pretty good resting on his sleeve.

We can't forget about Law though, as he looks really nice in this pose.  It is a rather simple standing pose which may put people off, but that knowing smirk is what really draws myself to it anyway.  I don't know why they missed the chance to give him an alternate arm including either his 'room' or 'tact' hand pose (other than they knew a battle version coming out).  I really don't have any complaints about Law here, everything has a nice paint job and even the texture of his coat is included.

The only extra part they threw in was Law with his hat off.  I guess was used as a big draw for him considering this was the first Law figure to not include his hat.  It looks good, but I much prefer his hat as it feels like a part of his character.

So there they are! There is little to say about these guys since they are overall just very appealing! To anyone who is a fan of either of these One piece guys, I say get them!  Most figure shops still have these guys in stock.

Figuarts Zero: Smoker and Tashigi

I promised a smoker shoot for summer, and while it's late, here I have one of the cooler marines from One Piece with a bonus! I caved and got a Tashigi to go with him.  So is the duo worth it for the One Piece figure fan? Here are box shots so you know what to look for:

I don't understand the brick pattern, but it's clean and follows the typical figuarts box motif. Smoker First:

Smoker's action pose is the reason I bought this figure.  I freaken love this effect, it's well molded and looks fantastic in the light.  I'm already of the opinion that these figures are well designed, sculpted and painted.  Smoker lives up to my expectations.  His weapon pose is also quite nice, and intimidating.

Just a base and perspective shot to finish up Smoker.

But Wait! There is more, I couldn't help finally picking up a new girl, the adorable and intelligent sword expert Tashigi:

Her Normal pose is pretty cute, I love how she is holding up her glasses and the details on the sword.  the twist in her body makes it interesting without looking awkward.

While her clothes and her Katana look amazing from all angles, the glasses can look odd in some shots.  like making her forehead look huge, or seeming too low on her face. It all depends on how you display her I guess.

And with their powers combined:

Sadly, unlike Coby and Helmeppo, they cannot be placed on the same base, despite looking really good together.

 Maaaaan Tashigi, Smoker is Judging you.

Ultimately this is how they are displayed right now, until I unpack the rest of my collection. I'm very very pleased with these two.  They are a fantastic pair of figures for anyone who is a fan of these characters.  Especially since they are on sale on most sites right now (like amiami, where I got these two.)  So if you need to buff up the marine side of your figuarts zero one piece figures I suggest Smoker and Tashigi~