UPDATE: Below is a link to all Artic Figures 3D Files FOR FREE, I know it's not much, but hey, it's something! A huge thanks to my good friend @Gojidoze on insta for providing this! drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1I1Zx7bfqds8W7fdYcz4mblIX3R-u4grG?usp=sharing&fbclid=PAAaa-fCyhN5elVQYpPpuyNwoD0ewGAd8PlSBGg_j-nwNYnR3SV921qAvZ51A&pli=1
Honestly saw it coming, I saw no more reviews being put out, with most of them being from one channel. After seeing what happened with Edel it’s why I’m nervous to even try third party figures due to quality issues.
@@actioncreature It is always the same strategy, they look for UA-camrs like Andy's dinosaur review to do an unboxing and review of them so that people can have them, but it is a scam and if they arrive with defects in the paint and joints
It’s absolutely depressing that us Dino nerds are always met with failures like this. Whether it’s games, figures or statues. I was burnt out from silence on Saurian, disappointed in mesozoica, confused with Chronicle collectibles and now this. It’s like every time a project comes, it’s either delayed indefinitely or up in flames
From what I’ve heard he’s a known scammer and once people found out he nuked everything. It’s a really weird situation, he should’ve refunded everyone from his previous project before starting up again. Now he’s screwed over more people.
My first real scam in my life, had to be from Artic Figures, it was on Godzilla Day (November 3rd) of this year when I wanted to actually celebrate instead of being confused if G-Day was in May or November, so I asked my dad if I could buy the $100 model kit once since it was the least expensive, but because of all the reviews he put out, I never thought he would have been a scammer, I just wanted to celebrate G-Day for once and get an actual good Zilla figure, and thanks for the files of the 3D models of the figures, I just have to get a 3D Printer and other equipment and other stuff, I thank you a lot, also I’d say you deserve more subs 👍
@@actioncreature No problem! Too bad I didn’t really get to celebrate G-Day, but the files for these figures is more likely over than getting a Zilla figure because it’s all the files (or most) 😅
Yeah man you hit the nail right on the head. I remember talking about this or something similar with you on another one of your reviews. This seems to happen far too often and it goes to show maybe we as consumers should just accept what we have on the market, and if we have the skills ourselves to customise them, we should for ourselves and not for others.
This is why nanmu is my saving light in the dark making affordable figures with good detail and paint jobs and they just dropped the articulated raptor figures
Hi. Thanks for your video and all the infos. It is not your fault. We all didn't knew what now is the chase with artic figures. Back in the days I ordered the Graboid figure from Artic figures from the ETSY-shop. Lucky enough, I received this figure. Later I pre-ordered also the V-Rex figures from this ETSY-shop. Time passes by and the ETSY-shop from Artic figures disappears. I didn't received this V-Rex until now. So I lost my money, too. I have the best experience so far with buying figures from the brands: SUPER7, HIYA, PNSO, NANMU,.... This is safer. From private creators, I have good experience with MarcoMakes (ETSY-shop). Best regards Chris from Germany
I purchased a v rex a few months ago I always suspected something was suspicious because of how long it was taking. It’s a shame, such talent but chiding the scammer route
First Zetto now Artic figures. It's people like them who make me not want to trust anymore third party websites that sell their merchandise. Don't get me wrong there are good ones but due to what they did, I have second thoughts now.
As a customer of Arctic figures I should have suspected he was scamming I only got one figure when I ordered two it was the male T-Rex and the female T-Rex from The Lost World unfortunately I only got the male. (It's completely unpainted.)
If you still have it unpainted you can go to artymcfly13 and ask him to paint it for you for 50 dollars and im actually sending my artic figures zilla to him to custom paint some parts and assemble it
@@TheFallen-ff4xn hard disagree. No matter how much effort they put into it, the issue is the materials. Resin 3d printed figures become loose and floppy with minimal posing and are prone to chipping unless fairly expensive resins are used and even that isn't a guarantee. I like Photon Collectibles, the dude fulfilled all of his orders even after he got hit by a car and he even apologized for how long it took him to fulfill orders, but my Behemoth can hardly stand after just two years. 3D printed resin statues can hold up very well, but resin just isn't a good fit with articulated figures.
Yep, I've ran into the same thing...lucky I did get what I ordered, but I feel bad for those who spend for a figure or accessories and not getting anything.
I was genuinely considering buying from them and was tempted to many times but I just decided the prices weren’t worth it thank god I did that and didn’t end up like anyone rlse
Apparently artic figures is a notorious scammer. He pops up with different prints for different fan bases, scams, dips, pops up again a year or two later. His name is Joshua. I almost fell for the vrex and his silla this year. Last time it was his cyberzilla print from the 90s show.
Think he got greedy about making this printed. I am printing now the zilla (at 200% on PETG) and he would have a lot less problems if he only sold the 3d models and maybe improve some design flaws (for example the feet and the kness should have been complete ball joints and leave the wire for neck and tail, and like you said on the Vrex the infill on the lower legs should be like 70% for stability)
I'm not too familiar with these independent figure maker that much, so please do enlighten me. I don't understand why when they started to get too much orders for them to handle, they don't try to contact toy company and make a deal. Ofc, I'm not talking about the licensed, legit ones like Bandai, Hiya, nor Super7. Those guys need to pay license fee. But I'm talking about the likes of Legend Creations, and other DST/RD/SHF/SHMA, etc. knockoff manufacturer. Try and contact them, make a deal like sell your models or having royalty per sales or something. Let them handle the production. I mean those Chinese 3rd party/bootlegers got factories, right? Along with plastic printing machine, and capable of mass-production. Maybe I'm too much of a naiive greenhorn, but wouldn't these company able to meet the demands of the market? They could also sell it at a cheaper price and better material for figures like this, thus more people would want it. Granted, you wouldn't want too much attention that'll attract the license holders and licensors, but dem bootlegs always survived anyway.
So I checked the insta and it’s still active as of the 17th of this month plus the attic figures website says figures will be up on the eBay store soon. Plus we’re preorders once available from the Instagram or the official website? Cause if either the website says no more preorders which sucks
@@actioncreature It's a shame for all those who unfortunately fell silent. At least I was able to save myself from falling for the scam. It is good to know that some 3D models could be obtained free of charge for those affected. I was looking at the V-Rex one, but I see that there is no way to join the pieces. Will you make a video to help with the joint issue?
Hey, I'm curious. Did the figure come from Oscoda Michigan? We might have encountered the same scammer in the transformers community a year or two ago.
@@actioncreature It's fine. I found another video talking about the same issue and he confirmed the name and being from Michigan. It's the same scammer. He's scammed so many communities that there was a guy warning people and can immediately tell it's him. Too bad some people from the Transformer community didn't listen. The scam was basically the same as what happened here.
It'll be okay, karma will get that slimeball soon enough!!! I was going to order a zilla figure from him, but yeah I dodged a bullet. I love how you have Batman hovering over the V Rex XDD
do you need the 3d printer software to view the files? I'm hoping next check I can buy one so I can print the figures I bought but wanted to see if i can view them.
@@actioncreature I hope so, but it's a shame. I'mma have to see if I can get some friends to work on those 3D files so I can add ball joints to it. Then share them online.
Same here, I got about a week ago an email that says that my Zilla is shipped but no tracking or any information what company even is delivering the parcel so most likely he didn't even really ship anything, I guess to make it look like when it never arrives it is the postal services fault. Also suspicious how after the Indiegogo campaign ended he stopped updating that page and of course now that page is also gone, just like everything else. I really hope someone HONEST makes a poseable Zilla that is not too big like some official Godzilla figure are.
@tsaaganmangas My friend has all the 3d files for free if you're interested. I think i also saw Andys dinosaur reviews is doing a batch of Zilla's because he feels bad.
Well I hope he told people that he quit because paying I have no idea how much they paid and they at least got the money back because I’m not paying $800 then my package never arrived
I’m sorry, but the repetitive line of “You Know” is difficult to listen to. I understand what you’re talking about because I’ve heard similar stories if you follow similar stories that Retroblasting brought up in his videos, but maybe try to prevent saying those two words too often. You know?
They owe me $500 And had audacity to try and make me buy more things with "DISCOUNT". How the heck are you gonna do discounts when you can't even pay people back? 🤦🏼♂️ Hope these crooks in prison or 6 ft deep.
Bought the V Rex off Etsy from Artic back in March. He strung me along for months saying it was coming, don’t worry, he’s not a scammer, he’s just behind… then he stopped responding to emails and messages. Absolute scum of the Earth.
Man, you hate to see it. These freaking guys are total POSes. I'm sure he will start another company and do it all over again, too. Stay vigilant, and always use paypal goods and services to cover your ass!
@TheFallen-ff4xn maybe? I'm not sure if edels identify is known. I will say Edel paints their scam figures way better, so maybe they're different people just based on that 🤣
@@actioncreature maybe I think edel if I remember right had a couple different paint the figures and my guess if that if artic is edel they have gotten different painters
@@actioncreature alright so I did some digging and turns out the dude who ran Arctic was also a dude who participate/helped in previous other scam figures
UPDATE: Below is a link to all Artic Figures 3D Files FOR FREE, I know it's not much, but hey, it's something! A huge thanks to my good friend @Gojidoze on insta for providing this!
drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1I1Zx7bfqds8W7fdYcz4mblIX3R-u4grG?usp=sharing&fbclid=PAAaa-fCyhN5elVQYpPpuyNwoD0ewGAd8PlSBGg_j-nwNYnR3SV921qAvZ51A&pli=1
Here's hoping someone can modify the models to use balljoints
how did you get them
@@TOHOREMIX I contacted some friends to help in that regard. The community will take it from here where Artic failed.
@@ManSpider92good luck!
Sadly there's still a few still missing, most notably the Carnosaur T Rex and JP Gaillimimus. Hopefully their STL files turns up
Honestly saw it coming, I saw no more reviews being put out, with most of them being from one channel. After seeing what happened with Edel it’s why I’m nervous to even try third party figures due to quality issues.
Yeah man, its really unfortunate.
My pinned comment has a link to all his 3D files for free!
@@actioncreatureThere is also another user called edel collectibles he also has a very questionable history
@@actioncreature
It is always the same strategy, they look for UA-camrs like Andy's dinosaur review to do an unboxing and review of them so that people can have them, but it is a scam and if they arrive with defects in the paint and joints
@@actioncreature Ummm is there Fang? I need it.
It’s absolutely depressing that us Dino nerds are always met with failures like this. Whether it’s games, figures or statues. I was burnt out from silence on Saurian, disappointed in mesozoica, confused with Chronicle collectibles and now this.
It’s like every time a project comes, it’s either delayed indefinitely or up in flames
Hey, at least hammond collection is pretty good, haha. 😅
@@actioncreatureToo bad I started collecting more Kaiju figures, but ye I like the Hammond Collection a lot
Nanmu, Rebor, W Dragon, Prime 1 Studio, PNSO, Haolonggood, Iron Studio, Mattel *exist*
@@actioncreatureMarco Makes, Jurassic Justin, Syrett Tech, David Silva would be like: no worries guy, I got yours cover 😆😆😆
From what I’ve heard he’s a known scammer and once people found out he nuked everything. It’s a really weird situation, he should’ve refunded everyone from his previous project before starting up again. Now he’s screwed over more people.
My first real scam in my life, had to be from Artic Figures, it was on Godzilla Day (November 3rd) of this year when I wanted to actually celebrate instead of being confused if G-Day was in May or November, so I asked my dad if I could buy the $100 model kit once since it was the least expensive, but because of all the reviews he put out, I never thought he would have been a scammer, I just wanted to celebrate G-Day for once and get an actual good Zilla figure, and thanks for the files of the 3D models of the figures, I just have to get a 3D Printer and other equipment and other stuff, I thank you a lot, also I’d say you deserve more subs 👍
Hey man! I'm sorry this happened to you, we're in the same boat. I I really appreciate the kind words! 😁
@@actioncreature No problem! Too bad I didn’t really get to celebrate G-Day, but the files for these figures is more likely over than getting a Zilla figure because it’s all the files (or most) 😅
Yeah man you hit the nail right on the head. I remember talking about this or something similar with you on another one of your reviews. This seems to happen far too often and it goes to show maybe we as consumers should just accept what we have on the market, and if we have the skills ourselves to customise them, we should for ourselves and not for others.
Yeah man. I support independent creators, but man do you have to be careful!
My pinned comment has a link to all his 3D files for free!
Marco Makes, Jurassic Justin, Syrett Tech, Beast Of The Mesozoic: don’t worry guy, we’re all good
the worst he used to say that he took pride on not being a scammer like edel
This is really unfortunate. He made genuinely good figures, just not good choices
This is why nanmu is my saving light in the dark making affordable figures with good detail and paint jobs and they just dropped the articulated raptor figures
Hi. Thanks for your video and all the infos.
It is not your fault. We all didn't knew what now is the chase with artic figures.
Back in the days I ordered the Graboid figure from Artic figures from the ETSY-shop. Lucky enough, I received this figure. Later I pre-ordered also the V-Rex figures from this ETSY-shop. Time passes by and the ETSY-shop from Artic figures disappears. I didn't received this V-Rex until now. So I lost my money, too.
I have the best experience so far with buying figures from the brands: SUPER7, HIYA, PNSO, NANMU,.... This is safer.
From private creators, I have good experience with MarcoMakes (ETSY-shop).
Best regards Chris from Germany
Thanks Chris, well said!
Wow. That's horrible. Thank you for sharing this info.
I purchased a v rex a few months ago I always suspected something was suspicious because of how long it was taking. It’s a shame, such talent but chiding the scammer route
Thank you very much for all the information you provided in this video! Its unfortunate that things like that happen.
First Zetto now Artic figures. It's people like them who make me not want to trust anymore third party websites that sell their merchandise. Don't get me wrong there are good ones but due to what they did, I have second thoughts now.
Well Marco Makes, Jurassic Justin, Syrett Tech are the good ones
@@diypropsmodels7064 yeah true they are.
@@diypropsmodels7064marco makes dont make articulated dinosaurs/kaijus💀😂
As a customer of Arctic figures I should have suspected he was scamming I only got one figure when I ordered two it was the male T-Rex and the female T-Rex from The Lost World unfortunately I only got the male.
(It's completely unpainted.)
If you still have it unpainted you can go to artymcfly13 and ask him to paint it for you for 50 dollars and im actually sending my artic figures zilla to him to custom paint some parts and assemble it
Never heard of them until now. Interesting stuff
Where can you buy the figures and if you need a 3-D print him what type of 3-D printer is the best for it?
I don't buy 3D printed figures anymore because even when things are on the up and up, it still takes forever and the quality is never that high.
My pinned comment has a link to all his 3D files for free!
Well it can be quality it’s just depends on how much effort the person wants to put in
@@TheFallen-ff4xn hard disagree. No matter how much effort they put into it, the issue is the materials. Resin 3d printed figures become loose and floppy with minimal posing and are prone to chipping unless fairly expensive resins are used and even that isn't a guarantee. I like Photon Collectibles, the dude fulfilled all of his orders even after he got hit by a car and he even apologized for how long it took him to fulfill orders, but my Behemoth can hardly stand after just two years. 3D printed resin statues can hold up very well, but resin just isn't a good fit with articulated figures.
@@TheKindofTiredSleepCantFix Wel sure but it can be decent or it can be a disaster it still matters how much effort is put in
How Can I buy Fang?
Yep, I've ran into the same thing...lucky I did get what I ordered, but I feel bad for those who spend for a figure or accessories and not getting anything.
What did you order?
@@TOHOREMIX 3 headsculpts for SH MonsterArts 2021 Kong by 9 Modelism.
Did you ever end up getting the Is spinassaurus? Because.
I keep going back-and-forth on this page. to see if I should order the indominous rex
No i didnt!
I was genuinely considering buying from them and was tempted to many times but I just decided the prices weren’t worth it thank god I did that and didn’t end up like anyone rlse
Apparently artic figures is a notorious scammer. He pops up with different prints for different fan bases, scams, dips, pops up again a year or two later. His name is Joshua. I almost fell for the vrex and his silla this year. Last time it was his cyberzilla print from the 90s show.
Think he got greedy about making this printed. I am printing now the zilla (at 200% on PETG) and he would have a lot less problems if he only sold the 3d models and maybe improve some design flaws (for example the feet and the kness should have been complete ball joints and leave the wire for neck and tail, and like you said on the Vrex the infill on the lower legs should be like 70% for stability)
I'm not too familiar with these independent figure maker that much, so please do enlighten me. I don't understand why when they started to get too much orders for them to handle, they don't try to contact toy company and make a deal. Ofc, I'm not talking about the licensed, legit ones like Bandai, Hiya, nor Super7. Those guys need to pay license fee. But I'm talking about the likes of Legend Creations, and other DST/RD/SHF/SHMA, etc. knockoff manufacturer. Try and contact them, make a deal like sell your models or having royalty per sales or something. Let them handle the production. I mean those Chinese 3rd party/bootlegers got factories, right? Along with plastic printing machine, and capable of mass-production. Maybe I'm too much of a naiive greenhorn, but wouldn't these company able to meet the demands of the market? They could also sell it at a cheaper price and better material for figures like this, thus more people would want it. Granted, you wouldn't want too much attention that'll attract the license holders and licensors, but dem bootlegs always survived anyway.
So I checked the insta and it’s still active as of the 17th of this month plus the attic figures website says figures will be up on the eBay store soon. Plus we’re preorders once available from the Instagram or the official website? Cause if either the website says no more preorders which sucks
Thanks so much for the video I was so close to pulling the trigger on his pricy zilla figure then I heard about all this
Did this really happened a couple days ago? I was just about to buy V-Rex's figure. How unfotunate what happened.
Unfortunately, yes, it did. He deleted his website and instagram, and ran off with the money.
@@actioncreature It's a shame for all those who unfortunately fell silent. At least I was able to save myself from falling for the scam. It is good to know that some 3D models could be obtained free of charge for those affected. I was looking at the V-Rex one, but I see that there is no way to join the pieces. Will you make a video to help with the joint issue?
@@TheSwitchMotion Most likely not, as I have no experience 3D modeling.
Geez I didn't know Articfigures and Edel toy were scammers
You know what they say. Sometimes, if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself.
So he took the money and ran?
That stinks.
Anyone have Fang rex model from PRIMAL??
Hey, I'm curious. Did the figure come from Oscoda Michigan? We might have encountered the same scammer in the transformers community a year or two ago.
I didn't think to save the box. It would have been a good idea.
@@actioncreature It's fine. I found another video talking about the same issue and he confirmed the name and being from Michigan. It's the same scammer. He's scammed so many communities that there was a guy warning people and can immediately tell it's him. Too bad some people from the Transformer community didn't listen. The scam was basically the same as what happened here.
Any info if Nanmu Studio is legit? Those raptors they have in preorder are awesome (and maybe too cheap to be real).
Yes, they are real! I have nearly all of their models in various colours. LanaTimeShop is a good seller of their figures. :)
Yes, they are the bestest
so he isnt shipping out anything?
Most likely. Him deleting his instagram and website is not a good sign.
@@actioncreature fucking hell.
My pinned comment has a link to all his 3D files for free!
It'll be okay, karma will get that slimeball soon enough!!! I was going to order a zilla figure from him, but yeah I dodged a bullet. I love how you have Batman hovering over the V Rex XDD
Ordered my V. rex back in March and never got it 😢 Situation is maddening.
You can dispute that charge. I called my bank yesterday and they did a chargeback on him.
It's a shame that companies like Mattel don't buckle down and make this stuff, its pretty obvious how desperate we are
do you need the 3d printer software to view the files? I'm hoping next check I can buy one so I can print the figures I bought but wanted to see if i can view them.
I have no idea, I have no experience with this kinda thing. If you know anyone that 3D prints, try hitting them up and see if they can help you!
@@actioncreature same here lol but I'll ask around
Ik he scammed a lot of people but I want to ask What materials did he use for hes 3d models he had a tutorial how to make the figures and I forgot
Anyone get a virus from the zip files?
DAMN! I just got a shipping notification from them with NO tracking number. I am beyond pissed.
Sorry to hear it man, maybe it'll come through. Someone else said they experienced the same thing though.
@@actioncreature I hope so, but it's a shame. I'mma have to see if I can get some friends to work on those 3D files so I can add ball joints to it. Then share them online.
@@ManSpider92good luck
@@actioncreature It never hurts to call your Credit Card company. I was able to get my money back on my purchases from Artic lol.
Apparently this guy was a scam in the Transformers community as well.
Y’all can charge back using his delivery confirmation info despite the fact that it’s passed the 60-90 days of your order placement
That voice 🥵
🥛🥜
@@uxebob😂
@@uxebobBob!?
So Edel figures are a scam too?
They scammed me.
I don’t know why yall trust people like this if it’s not from an official third party company I’m not about to waste my time/money
I gave him the benefit of the doubt, as I'm sure many others did because he was delivering on product for a period of time. It happens.
I'm so fucking pissed, I ordered the godzilla 1998 figure from his website. Now I just wont get the figure but also the 100 dollars I paid
I'm sorry man.
Same here, I got about a week ago an email that says that my Zilla is shipped but no tracking or any information what company even is delivering the parcel so most likely he didn't even really ship anything, I guess to make it look like when it never arrives it is the postal services fault. Also suspicious how after the Indiegogo campaign ended he stopped updating that page and of course now that page is also gone, just like everything else. I really hope someone HONEST makes a poseable Zilla that is not too big like some official Godzilla figure are.
@tsaaganmangas My friend has all the 3d files for free if you're interested. I think i also saw Andys dinosaur reviews is doing a batch of Zilla's because he feels bad.
My pinned comment has a link to all the 3D files for free!
My friend bought the skull crawler, but he did buy the Hiya crawler so it's not all bad
Andy's Dinosaur Reviews now looks bad
I'm sure he didn't know this would happen. He seems like a genuine guy to me.
Well I hope he told people that he quit because paying I have no idea how much they paid and they at least got the money back because I’m not paying $800 then my package never arrived
Exactly what happened with 9 modelsm if anyone remembers him and his jungle king aka kong 2017 and his would be terrestrial dragon aka godzilla 1998
Yepp, remember him too. SMH, why are there so many scammers!!
@@actioncreature because these days it is extremely lucrative and ez for dishonest humans to thrive
Taken for a ride of 2000 dollars hopefully no one else went all in on this scammer.
*???* This has gone to far time for some high quality figures that are not scams it’s my time to shine
Who could this one be guess we’ll have to wait and see
Dang it and I also wish we had the files of zetto that mf scammed me to
Yeah I was a victim to this ,…… guy,…. I’m upset I just wanted my figure or my money back
I'm sorry man, check out the pinned comment it has all of artics 3D files for free! Hopefully that can help.
He’s never worked with anyone else he’s the sole painter it’s literally only him
I’m sorry, but the repetitive line of “You Know” is difficult to listen to. I understand what you’re talking about because I’ve heard similar stories if you follow similar stories that Retroblasting brought up in his videos, but maybe try to prevent saying those two words too often. You know?
Sorry lol
Im not the best public speaker, I will work on it! Thanks man!
@@actioncreature you’re welcome. Aside from that, you’re doing perfectly fine as public speaker. ^-^
Edel is also a scammer and people like them make independent creators look bad
Welp
There goes my 1/38 unpainted Buck
Damn, sorry man.
Its funny this mans started a new instagram too and ebay and is still trying things lol.
He paints his own figures
"MEGALOPOLIS" Scam syndrome 🤦🏼♂️
They owe me $500
And had audacity to try and make me buy more things with "DISCOUNT". How the heck are you gonna do discounts when you can't even pay people back? 🤦🏼♂️ Hope these crooks in prison or 6 ft deep.
Oh god scammers
I need zilla nooooooooo
Bought the V Rex off Etsy from Artic back in March. He strung me along for months saying it was coming, don’t worry, he’s not a scammer, he’s just behind… then he stopped responding to emails and messages. Absolute scum of the Earth.
Man, you hate to see it. These freaking guys are total POSes. I'm sure he will start another company and do it all over again, too. Stay vigilant, and always use paypal goods and services to cover your ass!
@@actioncreaturewait a minute you’re words just made me out two and two together what if bro was Edel similar figures similar business practices
@TheFallen-ff4xn maybe? I'm not sure if edels identify is known. I will say Edel paints their scam figures way better, so maybe they're different people just based on that 🤣
@@actioncreature maybe I think edel if I remember right had a couple different paint the figures and my guess if that if artic is edel they have gotten different painters
@@actioncreature alright so I did some digging and turns out the dude who ran Arctic was also a dude who participate/helped in previous other scam figures