Four Horsemen Studios Figura Obscura Ganesha Review and Images

It's Wednesday and you know what that means: ToyFarce review!

This week, we're having a look at the Figura Obscura Ganesha figure from the Four Horsemen Studios. Another great, unexpected drop for the Figura Obscura line with one of the best-known and most worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon, Ganesha, easily distinguishable thanks to his elephant head. A massive, beautiful figure!








Ganesha, the god of beginnings, wisdom and luck, worshipped as the remover of obstacles, comes with 4 arms, 3 pairs of hands + one hand with a peg for the bowl, 2 trunk attachements (posed or bendy), a crown, a ton of bracelets and jewelry to put on him, including on his back, a bowl of modaka, a parashu (axe), a pasha (represents his power to bind and free obstacles), a plate with fruits (grapes, apples, bananas), a rat and a base for him to sit on. I really enjoy when I have to do a bit of research on what the figures came with. I only had basic knowledge of Ganesha before this figure, and now, I know more about hindu deities on top of having an awesome elephant figure! It's the best!
















I've seen comments posted about the fact that this is the first contemporary, still actively worshipped god (as opposed to Anubis, Bastet or Jacob Marley), and that they should be careful with that, etc... but I feel like the Four Horsemen Studios did a very good, respectful job with it. The accessories are related to the deity, like the rat, which Ganesha is often seen riding upon. The set also included a booklet with stories about Ganesha. The figure itself is a larger 'brute scale' figure and looks stunning. The details on that elephant head sculpt are amazing, he even has articulated ears! All the details and colors of the jewelry and the CJesim soft goods look fantastic. I love that he can be put in the 'seated' pose like in the original drawings, but he tends to lean a bit backwards, I wish there was an attachement to give him a 'flatter' butt so he can sit straight, but it's still manageable. All in all, an elephantastic figure!














More news at 11:00... Stay tuned, for you never know who will enter the halls of the Figura Obscura next!