matkron
Super Freak
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- Jul 27, 2012
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People are allowed to justify their collecting however they see fit. I don't understand the mentality of trying to shame people for buying what they want, "overspending" on something because there is a cheaper option available. Who cares.
I buy from several lines. I'm not a completist in any one line. However, some people are, and that's great! There is so much trash-talk, it gets old. I think most people are here on this S.H. Figuarts Star Wars page to to get updates on SHF and bask in their awesomeness. Sure, it's a bummer when a less-than-perfect headsculpt comes out, but then they drop something like TLJ Luke, arguably the best likeness yet. And look at EP3 Obi and Dooku, those are INSANE. Yes, it's also lame when we don't get tons of awesome accessories, but I think those will also come in waves. Dooku has lightning, woo!
Every line has hits and misses. The SHF IW Cap for instance, the body is awesome and a super fun figure. But the head is awful, terrible terrible. And he doesn't even come with Wakandan shields. But then you have their IW Black Widow with an uncanny ScarJo likness.
Mafex definitely has stepped it up, awesome accessories, much less QC issues, killer paint, etc. But they're also $20 more expensive than they used to be and rising.
BS has stepped it up, the faces were absolutely the weakest link in those figs. I will continue to fill in my character voids with them, and I love how quickly they are pumping stuff out.
In summary (lol), I think if we as a whole stopped using terms like "blows out of the water," "totally obliterates," "takes out back and smashes till next Tuesday," then maybe we'd have a more positive thread.
I buy from several lines. I'm not a completist in any one line. However, some people are, and that's great! There is so much trash-talk, it gets old. I think most people are here on this S.H. Figuarts Star Wars page to to get updates on SHF and bask in their awesomeness. Sure, it's a bummer when a less-than-perfect headsculpt comes out, but then they drop something like TLJ Luke, arguably the best likeness yet. And look at EP3 Obi and Dooku, those are INSANE. Yes, it's also lame when we don't get tons of awesome accessories, but I think those will also come in waves. Dooku has lightning, woo!
Every line has hits and misses. The SHF IW Cap for instance, the body is awesome and a super fun figure. But the head is awful, terrible terrible. And he doesn't even come with Wakandan shields. But then you have their IW Black Widow with an uncanny ScarJo likness.
Mafex definitely has stepped it up, awesome accessories, much less QC issues, killer paint, etc. But they're also $20 more expensive than they used to be and rising.
BS has stepped it up, the faces were absolutely the weakest link in those figs. I will continue to fill in my character voids with them, and I love how quickly they are pumping stuff out.
In summary (lol), I think if we as a whole stopped using terms like "blows out of the water," "totally obliterates," "takes out back and smashes till next Tuesday," then maybe we'd have a more positive thread.