Apparently, the pictures shown on Amiami looked different. From those pictures, this figure actually doesn't look too bad at all.

Whatever makes you happy. There is no right or wrong (but obviously if you
are truly a Miku fan, you'd get them all if you can) The artistic vision and style
are all unique. Remember, Miku is a meme, not a monolithic entity. It can be
whatever you want it to be, just as the vocaloid tracks are all different.

GSC ver wins this battle. It's obvious. :3

@Discoceris,

You are right, FREEing doesn't look like part of Max Factory. I already saw the details of this figure. Not really appealing to me, hehe~ Luckily I haven't ordered this. Overall, this figure is not that bad, just that I already found a better one. Thanks :)

in overall the figure is well done, but I don't like the design of her eyes, I prefer the Good Smile Miku racing 2012

@Miku

I don't think FREEing is part of Max Factory. I would have to look into it.

There are 4 flaws in my view:

- Unnatural pose which looks like standing on one leg instead of running
- Anime fig with wide open mouth is dangerous area & in this case, not good
- The wires
- When a fig is not particularly appealing, high price could be damaging

her face doesnt really look bad at all imo, but i think her pose is kinda awkward

more miku figures? great as if there arent too many of them already out on the market. Iw ill skip this miku. I dont need it.

it sucks that her twintails need those support beam things
it looks weird with them there

my my the price.... yeah, everything looks better than previous version i think, but her face seems off :(

Guys, this is FREEING'S version NOT GSC's. There's a reason why it isn't up to pairs with the previous Race Mikus. GSC is already making a 1/8 scale 2012 Racing Miku of their own.
And no, FREEing isn't part of Max Factory, so don't expect MF quality.

cute figure, but I like last year's version better.. the face is a little off on this one..

I wonder if there will ever be tony ver. of racing miku, because I don't want to own two racing miku at once. I kind of like this miku over the 2011 for some reason.

Everything is wonderful but the open mouth again.

@Discoceris

As agency, Max Factory figures, in addition to its own products Alter , FREEing , Kaiyodo ( Revoltech SFO are dealing with products such as only companies).

I think FREEing is the sub division of Max Factory. The quality should be the same.

I think there might be a colour paint difference when viewing the official photos here. The official photos shown here, the paint colours looks a bit dull to me. Maybe you can try to view other photo shots to see the difference.

the eyes dont look right

goodsmiles is better than FREEings version

this one does not look as high of quality compared to the 2011 version

wait what happend to goodsmile

As cute as the face looks, IMO I think that it is a bit lazy compared to the GSR Miku. She looked more like a party girl than the chick with the checkered flag.
Also from the photos, I noticed that there is a joint of some sort at where her boot met her thigh. And instantly, there's a mismatch in size. Not a lot of love given to a girl who makes her living with long legs and boots.

Damn, love it. Instant pre-order! <3

sorry i means Goodsmile Miku racing 2011 ver.

i think 1/8 Goodsmile Miku Racing 2012 much much better than this one...

The price is too high. It might be worth for me to buy if the face looks 'moe-ier', but this one...uhh...

@Woohhh

If you look at the manufacturer, this is not Max Factory or Bandai, who would get
the license cheaper as they have a vested interest in Miku Hatsune (A joint
venture between Yamaha and Sega) Other than this, FREEing only did nendroid
type Miku (and that was the only Miku product I think)

Whether you think it's worth it or not has more to do with how much you want
it and not really about how much it should cost.

I literally just got the other racing Miku not but... 6 weeks ago? I think I'm good.. looks great though.

@M Saber
I agree, I love the nendoroid but I just don't like the face on this one. Which is a shame, I was so looking forward to her as the 2012 design is my favourite :c

Am I the only one who thinks the nendoroid version looks better than this?

but her face D:

I still find this too expensive even for 1/7 scale. License fee is a "given" unless it is a totally original character. Hopefully, this does not become the trend.