How rare is C01 Atari & about FA12-1 Ninja with sword...

[Condottiero Magno]

How rare is C01 Atari? I'm interested in one, but don't see many listings and would like to avoid over paying for one.

Anyone else have the FA12-1 Ninja (Assassin) with Sword? I just realized it's missing a thumb - just a nub! It looked cool before I purchased it, but FA12-2 Ninja, it doesn't look that great up close. It's called a Nina Assassin with sword, but it's got a curved dagger, that doesn't look Japanese, and and an empty sword scabbard - where's the sword? I'm tempted to remove the dagger and possibly add a hilt to the scabbard. Not sure how to securely reconstruct the missing thumb and not too keen on the Kung-fu grip.

 

[Juxt]

Atari is rarer than the model that he's based on (the Brian Ansell samurai from his Heroic Adventurers boxed set) but still shouldn't set you back more than a fiver. A note on him, while his pose is nice, he's quite small and quite crudely sculpted with mere hints at details rather than actual detailing- the lacing on his armour is just a bunch of grooves, and his face is kinda potatoey. The Aly Morrison samurai from a year later are WAY better, but it's all personal preferences.

I don't have that ninja in my collection yet, so can't comment on him.

 

[Plaiecivile]

kinda potatoey

I need to use that in a conversation today...

Thanks for the detailed infos.