Yup, they absolutely could have had both silicone shoulders and electronics in the forearms; the sleeves would hide the transition from silicone to plastic lower arm just like Ahsoka.
In both cases on both figures, the sleeves cover enough of the arm that the silicone could end far enough up to allow for that double-jointed, bicep swivel-style lower arm to attach. They just did a dumb thing on the Ahsoka body and brought the upper arm down all the way to the elbow, plugging in a lower arm using just a little plastic wrist peg that's prone to breaking.
I just think it was probably a cost-saving decision - using off-the-shelf existing bodies versus creating a custom-tailored one - as opposed to a design challenge.I'm not privy to the reasoning and design decisions but I imagine there's more to it than dumb company being dumb.
Looks more like elizabeth now.
Where's my MoM Scarlett Witch!?
Correct. Those that say it can't be done...think!
I switched my order for the MoM version last Fall because I liked the swappable hair, change-outs for achieving the cross-legged pose and costume that hid any joints, but I honestly don't think you can go wrong with either. This is a stunning release.
At least you will be able to bend the arms and not worry about flaking and discoloring.
My thoughts exactly. The figure turned out nice but the series aired so long ago I have a hard time getting excited about anything from it now. And this outfit no longer seems quite as cool as it did before.
Yeah it does look great and the wired cape works well. For me, one of my favorite things about this costume is the neck collar but the cape clasps completely obscure it. They could have alternatively tossed in the interchangeable hair for this version too, as the hairpiece that drapes in front of the shoulders would have probably hidden the joints well enough (and been show accurate).
