This set is quite a Coarse (Coarsetoys) oldy: released in 2004 in collaboration with the brand Vans, these 12″ figures were the first toys produced by the designers.
I got the chance to get a Revolt set for a price close to retail, but with some stains (I could clean and remove) and a broken skateboard (fixed afterward). Not being a hardcore Coarse fan (even if I own most of their releases), I wasn’t initially into these first figures, preferring the Noop and Paw curves, but I can say that I definitely changed my mind. I think that the faces were (and still are actually) what made me hesitant, far too sharp and “Asian” in my opinion.

Unpacking a Coarse package is always an event: it seems Mark was already into fine-boxing in 2004 (note that he used to work in advertisement). The cardboard box is colorful and by-itself a collector item. My German is very limited so I am not able to translate the text at the bottom of the box but I guess this is an introduction to the two characters and their personality.

The set contains the following items:
- a card certificate (here 000092/200);
- 2 heads (Flake, black hair, & Fluid, blue hair) + 1 skateboard chassis (Float);
- 1 bust;
- 1 extra hand;
- 3 pairs of legs/shoes;
- 1 Coarsetoys jacket;
- 1 skateboard;
- 1 surfboard with its strap.

You will notice 2 things in the following pictures: I have an extra bust making me possible to have 2 standing figures and the two busts have different colors.
First, the extra bust was sold separately and had to be order from Coarse directly (known as BodyBag as the bust was sent in a nice Coarse fabric pocket with zipper). Second, I sadly was only able to get a Switch/Pain version of this extra item. There was a misunderstanding with them and they sent me one not matching the Revolt color. Since they were running out of this precious bust, they weren’t able to exchange it. So give me a heads up if you have any for me!

To be honest, the assembling was quite a pain: the vinyl is really hard and has to be warmed up in order to soften it. At any step, I was scared to damage the heads and busts but they resisted well and fit perfectly in each other. I also noticed that this process left “paint” marks and slight scratch at the junctions, but they are easy to remove with a humid microfiber sponge.
The two figures stands quite well. Since my shelf is lightly leaning (part of its design), I had some trouble to have them stable and safe. Thanks god, there is no earthquake in Hong Kong, so they should be fine for now.

I’m really satisfied by this set. I don’t see them leaving my home for the moment. It was a good surprise for me to see that the production quality is far better than any ThreeA release: the plastic is here hard, “heavy” and colored (not “painted”). This is the right feeling every toys should have to be defined as piece of Art.

And now the pictures…

I already published 2 extra shots earlier. They can be found following this [link].