Re: Hot Toys MMS Iron Man Mark XXI-MIDAS
Of course it is. Just not like it used to be. You thought i meant theres no toy in the world still made in die cast? Lol They still use whale oil in some places too.
All I can go by is what you said, which is that they stopped using it.
And like I said before, it is used frequently in robot toys. I don't know what "like it used to be" means. Is there a graph or a chart we can refer to? No? Oh, ok.
I think you are making some "golden age of diecast" for what was really just the first mass usage of it. It was more exciting to people back in the 80s because it hadn't really been used much in toys beforehand. That excitement due to novelty may be over, but it's implementation in toys hasn't really diminished.
I know the "it's a cheap metal" argument. And as far as metals go, it is cheap. But while the material itself is cheap to acquire, the manufacturing processes by which to use it in toys is not cheap, hence the price it commands.
What people have done since diecast was first used in toys, is they have mostly stopped using it to make up th whole toy. Now it is commonly used more sparingly to give weight and most importantly, stability. Some chpice diecast in joints and legs/feet can give a toy a wider range of poseability and sturdiness that plastic often can't. When diecast is used in the wrong way, such as too much in the upper body, it can be a disaster. But when used right, it, in the eyes of many, can greatly enhance a toy. Just because you don't personally care for it doesn't negate it's benefits and appeal.
Now, the paint rubbing thing... I have never really had issues with paint rubbing or chipping off my diecast toys, and I do a lot of posing and requent rearranging/handling of my figures. Let's not pretend like paint rubbing is only an issue with diecast. Many Hot Toys made all of plastic and rubber have paint rubbing and fading issues. The quality and application of the paint has as much to do with this as the material it is bonded to.
We don't know how much diecast will be in these Hot Toys. Will it be just an armor coat? Will the entire body be diecast? Will it be just limbs, or just legs, or just the torso, as it often is in gokins? Until we get these in hand and can answer these questions, you can only simply dismiss HT's usage of it out of your own bias, not a reading of facts.
