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Originally Posted by joshimus
...Just look at Hasbro's new deluxe toys. Smaller size, less plastic, less moving parts. Maybe Mattel just started the "save now" sooner by not going all Marvel Legends on their toys.
That said, it really KILLS The Dark Knight Rises smaller figures being so bland. I love small figures, but posability is far more fun than just standing around...that's what 80's big ass Transformers were for...
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No arguement from me. Though 80s TFs main point is 2 modes, rather than a superhero action figure.
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Originally Posted by CTO15
some of the latest Hasbro offerings are lacking on articulation as well
Amazing Spider-Man
Avengers
it's all comes down to dollars and cents. The toy market is aimed at childeren, adult collectors come in 2nd. Kids don't care if the figure has 32 pts of articulation and has good paint apps and is a good representation of the character. They just want to the figure to look cool and they can play with it.
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I understand it's for kids, I personally don't care if it had 32 pts of articulation either.
As a random example, I wouldn't mind the "basic action figure" had this template. Not too much, and not too little. Compared to Mattel's no elbow and no knee statues. We're well into the 21st century, not back in the 70s and 80s.
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Originally Posted by pattycakeman
I know this one! Its because kids don't care about articulation, not at all, even from my own experience they don't, my kids could care less about articulation. That's why those little superhero squad toys and such are such a big hit. But I wouldn't say they don't like articulation, look at MOTUC and ghostbusters etc, they all have really good articulation.
Ever notice how starwars or gi Joe figures fall apart if they are played with hard? So us collectors don't like the lack of articulation, the kids who the retail lines are geared towards don't care at all. Oh and it lowers their tooling cist by removing articulation.
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I'm not going to argue about kids' preferences, but do they play with Mattel's action figures more or Hasbro's action figures more? (I wish I had the money to collect those other lines)
I haven't noticed, majority of my Star Wars figures are MOSC or in ziploc baggies after posing them on my desk for awhile. Most of the Star Wars figures I still "play" with are the Clone Troopers...from the Episode 3 line, NOT The Clone Wars line. I've noticed the quality and durability difference.
Stuff like the old TF Robot Heroes were awesome, they didn't need too much articulation, they were meant to be durable. (I don't have any, but I'll assume the latest Galactic Heroes and Marvel Heros are the same?)
I guess I forgot to mention how I have the Justice League figures of Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman. Sure their legs can move, but they can't stand if a leg is not perfectly aligned or if their arms are not balanced. A knee and ankle joint would have helped. Unless Mattel expects all people to have their figures laying down when they're not being played with. They're like the G1 TF's mono-leg problem, but these figures do have 2 legs. IIRC, a lot of recent Hasbro's figures comes with stands, so even if their figures didn't have super awesome articulation, they can still stand.
Lastly, I'm not trying to start a flame war or come down on any of your opinions/facts. I'm just expressing my disappointment how modern action figures lack...action...
