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VALKYRIE
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Over the rainbow where your mom is at son
Posts: 23,515
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Okay folks. The 25th anniversary figures are sprinkling into retail, and some of you have them, some of you will have them soon. These have met mixed reviews. They are great figures, however there is room for improvement. With that said, what improvements do you want for these figures? Here are mine:
-Biceps sculpted with enough room to enable 90 degree elbow movement, all around. -stiffer plastic for the hands. Not hard ABS, but a hard PVC or hybrid. Basically, soft enough to not snap the parts off, but hard enough to grip the weapons and not be prone to stuck joints -crotch joints sculpted with enough room for full hip mobility. -A switch to a different factory. Its been said this weekend that some of the problems with the first waves were due to the factory in China making unauthorized changes to the molds. -battle pack figures posed in neutral position, or in a way as to not make hands and other softer parts difficult to remove from the blister. This can result in damage given the soft nature of the hands. -no more weapons displayed in figure's hands in package. This increases plastic warpage and contributes to a weakened ability to hold weapons. -If possible, when doing a repaint, retool some parts of the figure as well. For example Dragon Storm Shadow from the upcoming 2nd Cobra pack would have been much more exciting had he had sculpted dragon scale texture on his legs as well as on his back. Retooled elbow swivels with sleeves instead of a bare arm would not only look better, but be more accurate to the 2004 Dragon design. -Make proportion exaggeration more minimal. For example, the upcoming Shipwreck has newly sculpted lower arms. The sculpt for the arms is fine, the size is just too big however. -If vehicles are decided upon next year, give preference towards classic vehicles and designs in regards to reissues or all new sculpts(remakes). Let all new vehicles unrelated to the anniversary come in at late 08 or early 09. __________________ |
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Hisstank.Com General
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: That's CLASSIFIED Madam
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I just would like the implovements to include the ability for the figures to sit properly.
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Moderatrix Extreme
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 532
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I want them to go back to the 'old way' of casting the figures..............you know the one's with the O-ring and harder, more durable plastic.........like the rest of my collection..........
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Iron Grenadier
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Fairfax Va
Posts: 1,177
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I would like a repack 25th gung ho retooled for a removable cap
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Hisstank.Com General
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Greensboro, NC
Posts: 13,759
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Fix the hip sockets
Arm are fine for me all but the Duke mold gets 90 degree angles (However I did notice that even that isn't quite enough, the old school Joes can go past the 90 degree angle mark) Did I mention to fix the hip sockets? ![]() That's all I need, the rest of the figures are fine for me |
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VALKYRIE
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Over the rainbow where your mom is at son
Posts: 23,515
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shogi
Fix the hip sockets
Arm are fine for me all but the Duke mold gets 90 degree angles (However I did notice that even that isn't quite enough, the old school Joes can go past the 90 degree angle mark) Did I mention to fix the hip sockets? ![]() That's all I need, the rest of the figures are fine for me |
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Overlord of Evil
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Location: Philly
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I really do not want them to change a thing. If it is not broke do not fix it.
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Laser Rifle Trooper
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Chi-Town
Posts: 3,961
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hhhmmm...better use of the arms and hands...too fragile.
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Cobra Viper
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 160
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i would like the plastic to be a little more durable (no way these guys stand up to the kind of abuse their '80s brethren took). i don't dig the hand/wrist joints either. i almost pulled flint's hand off today.
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The Mighty
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Canada
Posts: 577
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I wouldn't mind some better hands. I found both Storm Shadows have difficulty holding the swords cause both the hand and the sword are too small.
The plastic does seem a little soft for the hands, but for the most part there hasn't been any major issues with the other figures. Certainly nothing I couldn't easily fix. |
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