Are there any differences between the US Toycom statues and the original Japanese Art of War ones?
Yes, there are a few differences: 1. The Art of War releases come with thick cardboard, metal edged boxes. The first four US Toycom releases don’t (Guts: Hawk Soldier, Guts: Birth Feast, Casca: Hawk Soldier, and Griffith: Hawk Soldier). 2. The Toycom statues have painted nameplates (with the exception of Griffith: MF on Horse). The Art of War statues, however, have actual metal nameplates. 3. The Art of War statues are serialized on the box as well as on the metal nameplate. The Toycom statues are not (with the exception of Griffith: MF on Horse). Also, I’ve compared several of the Toycom statues side by side with their counterpart Art of War statues and I have noticed a slight difference in paint quality. In my personal opinion, I do feel that the original Art of War statues are painted with SLIGHTLY more detail and precision. For example, when going from skin to armor, there might be some paint bleed on the Toycom releases, but not so much on the Art of War ones. However, I’ve also c
