Posted: 01.24.2024
REVIEW:
Camio
Orange Cat Industry Re:BODYTECH 1/10 scale articulated figure
It's Caym! Caim! CAMIO!
Inspired by demon #53 from The Lesser Key of Solomon, Caim, this version of the classic sorcery grimoire character is a fun, sexy take on what should be a decrepit old bird man.
Have you ever heard of Orange Cat Industry before? Ever bought a figure from them? I can answer 'no' to both of those, or at least I could... until now. It's always a blast to pick apart a figure from a company I don't know much about. Let's see what this demon is made of!
Overview
Exceptional Paintwork
Camio's paint job is nothing short of exceptional. The pinstripes outfitting her sock and arm coverings are super clean. The shading on her hair is near flawless. They even put a small amount of pink shading on her exposed knee. Attention to detail is one of many assets Camio brings to your table, or shelf, or jar.
Guys dig tall chicks
At nearly 6 inches tall, Camio pokes up and out of the standard 1/12 scale and teeters closer to 1/10. That is, if you consider figma to be 1/12 scale and not a line like Star Wars Black Series or Marvel Legends. She will not fit in nicely with most 1/12 import figures, as she towers above Marine in the above photo. Camio's head is absolutely gigantic!
Box & Packaging
Camio's packaging is acceptable. Nothing truly outstanding here. I mean, it's a box. It holds the figure. Does its job.
The font used on the front of the box for "Camio" is quite boring, to put it lightly. Couple that with the larger version on the side and you have some very underwhelming design choices. Nothing sells a toy more than the world's most unexciting font.
The other side of the box has some super cute art of Camio, though! I think this is the best part of the packaging as a whole.
On the rear, you have a small gallery of Camio in various poses and a lot of Chinese that I cannot read. I always prefer a box that shows all of the accessories in one photo rather than a montage of poses.
Compared to the much higher quality art card inside, the box itself is pretty bland and unmemorable.
The included art card with its fancy red envelope! The art card has a high quality metallic finish to it, showcasing some rather lewd artwork of Camio. What's the word again for someone who's attracted to demons? Teratophilia?
Accessories
You and Brad are both probably wondering what's inside the box and I'm happy to report: it's a decent amount of goods!
Faceplates, hands, armor pieces, a weapon, a stand, that safe-for-work art card, and a little instruction booklet. I'll break down the components below.
Sword
"Magical Malachite Sword" are the words I've seen used online to describe this killing machine. I'm not so sure about the magic part (or the malachite part) but it's most definitely a sword!
Good sculpt, great paint, feels high quality but not too fragile.
Stand
Honestly? Not a bad stand!
Rigid, crystal clear, and has screws for adjustments. The peg itself is difficult to get into her back hole (see hand issues below), but once it's in there, it ain't goin nowhere.
Hands
8 little sunflower seeds are included for you to munch on while you play with Camio.
(My editor has just informed me that these are actually Camio's hands.)
Classic hands here: fists, splayeds, grips, and peace signs. All 8 hands have the same green pinstriping as the rest of Camio, now with pretty gold rings adorning the middle fingers on each hand.
These hands are a real pain in the ass to get on and off Camio's wrist joints. The size of the wrist peg and the size of the holes on each hand do not seem to match very well. These are pieces you'll have to apply heat to in order to get them to slide on and off easily.
Side note: Camio does not come with any sort of hand tree such as one you'd get with a figma. I have a few spare figma hand trees and have given one to Camio. It's a tight squeeze to get the hands on there, but the added girth helps the holes on these hands open up a bit and makes changing her mitts a bit easier.
Faceplates
3 faces are included for Camio.
Slight smile, excited smile, and angry? yelling? I'd say yelling.
The printing on these is decent and there's a slight wash applied to the ears for extra depth. I would have preferred if one or two of these had blush applied to them but it's not a dealbreaker.
Removable Armor
One of the biggest selling points for this heavily clothed demon is her removable armor parts!
Changing her look from gold & feathers to sleek & sexy is quite easy. Leg armor would have been a bonus but I imagine that would have increased the price of this figure by a good amount.
Armor: off
Armor: on
Articulation
And this is where it all starts to go downhill.
If I had to sum up Camio's articulation in one word, that word would be: frustrating.
Sure, she can move, but the act of getting Camio into decent poses and staying in those poses... I'd rather try getting the ToyBiz X-Men movie Professor X to stand upright.
(for those too young to remember: Prof's legs were intentionally loose as shit on that figure. Truly handicapped. Actually pretty insensitive now that I think about it, ToyBiz...)
The tolerances here are just so out of whack it's amazing I was able to get some of these photos without using her stand. Her hips are too tight. Knees too loose. Ankles super loose. Arms fall apart at the joint pegs easily. Torso pops in half if you look at it wrong. Faceplates are too damn tight. This girl needs help; she's a complete mess.
Partner her wonky articulation with those damn tassels on her hips and you have one frustrating attempt at having fun. Those tassels are made of hard plastic and secured to her hips with a tiny dab of glue. One outward movement from either leg and those suckers fly right off. I've re-glued both tassels to her hips half a dozen times now and I'm sure I'll hit double digits soon enough.
If you don't mind her amazing ability to fall apart and the chore that it is to get her in decent poses: she's great!
Camio showing off some of her best assets
I'm serious about those tassels falling off all the time
Conclusion
Deal with the devil?
Nah, bro. Don't do it.
I bought this figure at quite the discount (over 50% off) and I still can't recommend her.
That's not to say that Camio doesn't have any redeeming qualities. As I mentioned, her paintwork is absolutely stunning and the larger scale helps to show off the finer details of her sculpt. But as an actual fun-to-play-with toy? There are so many better choices out there.
I can forgive the tassels and their tendency to fall off with the force of a light cough. I cannot forgive the wide variance in tolerance with her joints and just how loose some of these joint pegs sit in their respective limbs. It's a shame, being her sculpt and paint are both top-notch. You'd expect the rest of the figure to be of the same quality.
If you do buy her, she's a good figure to pose once and put on display but Camio does not hit the mark for being a fun desk toy. If you already own her, you probably agree. Or you think I'm absolutely nuts. Either way, you're probably right.
Stylishly waiting to cut someone's head off.
Go! Read another review before she gets any angrier!