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Post by attacktixman on Oct 2, 2007 13:06:15 GMT -5
Its all about the Benjamins, Reallyniceguy. Molds cost quite a bit of money and Hasbro is going to get as much use out of molds as they can. That's why we'll see alot of repaints of the same molds or Plo Koons head on a Jedi Knight body, Kit Fisto's head on Mace Windu's body, etc. I myself really don't mind it too much, but I understand how it can be irritating.
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Whiz Kid
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Post by Whiz Kid on Oct 2, 2007 14:49:31 GMT -5
As long as we get something new out of it, I don't mind too much. Many of the Marvel repaints/reissues, sadly, are pretty nonsensical. We get cool nods like the Spider-Armor, but then we get Doc Ock three times! I've mentioned the S2 gray Hulk before as something that, paint job and special aside, seems to have no change. It's obvious that the guys at Hasbro look at the comics, but they aren't, in my opinion, doing enough with them.
While I understand that new molds are expensive, I'm under the impression that retooling old molds is much cheaper. Want to give us striker Spidey again? Flatten him out, make the Black Costume Spider-Man that everyone's been chomping for. Then retool a little more and give us Scarlet Spider! Joe Manzo was, to my knowledge, the first to point out that Punisher is a ready-made Deadpool base. The list goes on and on.
Granted, the Marvel line is still in it's infancy. I'm sure we'll see much more creative re-purposing of molds once they have a few lines to work with. At the moment, sadly, this means that we have to deal with the occasional "growing pain" figure.
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Post by greyelephant on Oct 2, 2007 18:17:15 GMT -5
And remember that this is what the Hiatus is supposed to be for. Looking at the figures, creating better ideas. I liked Superfly's idea of Stormtroopers in different poses. Some with one knee on the ground, some with both hands on the rifle, and some with one hand on rifle with arm outstreched. Spiderman is the same way. He could have the same points, looks (colors), but different poses. He could uppercut, downward strike, stride sideways, stand with two arms outstreched, foot sweep, (sounds stupid) but how about having him on some sorta post where he can kick both legs out sideways. There are a lot of ideas that can be used. I am hoping that THIS is what the hiatus is all about. Well, that and clear boosters.
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