Realistic Busts of Game Characters Like FF7's Aerith Available to Buy
Fans of video game memorabilia can now bolster their collections with a host of impressively detailed busts featuring their favorite characters. Novelty gaming merchandise is a massive market, and passionate gamers are constantly on the lookout for things like statues, stickers, and apparel that commemorate popular IPs like Halo, Call of Duty, Overwatch, and much more.
The idea of high-quality collector's items is nothing new for those familiar with the gaming community. Video games are a massive and diverse medium that often places a heavy emphasis on design and aesthetics, which gives both artisan crafters and merchandising conglomerates alike ample opportunity to create unique and in-demand pieces themed after iconic properties. These pieces of merchandise can be extremely costly as well, with rare Pokémon cards and Funko POP! figurines sometimes selling for thousands of dollars apiece. Speculative buying will often run rampant in these markets, with collectors frequently purchasing items with the expectation that they might multiply in value over the years.
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While brands like Funko have become popular with gamers by creating minimalist replicas of famous video game characters, the online storefront FantasyToys appears to be taking the opposite approach. As noted by popular content creator The Sphere Hunter on Twitter, FantasyToys is currently selling lifelike 1:1 busts of characters from franchises like Final Fantasy, The Last of Us, and God of War. These busts are crafted with silica gel, as well as fabric for clothing, although the artist behind these pieces does not divulge what specific fabrics are used.
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