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Originally Posted by greboguru
The problem with Hasbro making new figures that use the ARAH style, or even the ARAH molds, is that... well... the ARAH figures look dumpy. They do! I dig them, I own many, I keep buying them, but really guys -- come on. Look at the ARAH figs and compare them to VvV figs, to Microman figs, or even to Star Wars figs. The ARAH figs looks dumpy! Their shoulders aren't broad, their heads are big, their arms are lumpy... their look simply is not up to the standards of modern toy aesthetics. They just don't look "cool".
I repeat: I like ARAH figures. They're not my fav (that would be 2nd Gen figs like VvV), but I do like them. However, part of their charm for me IS their frumpiness. I don't think Hasbro would feel comfortable with making more frumpy action heroes.
Grebobnoxious
OK, now I'm really gonna catch hell... (winces)
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Nah, you're not gonna catch hell. You're right. The new line is superior in a number of respects, what irks me is they don't match even in SIZE with my old figures. I've collected since 1982, and it'a like Hasbro is saying, "Thanks for the Loyalty, now throw everything out and start again!"
I just got used to those old dumpy looking figures, now If I do a Dio, and I put figures from the two lines together, WTF? Destro just got drafted for the NBA? There are a few I couldn't live without, like Pimp Daddy and the New Mold Serpentor...and I wanna see how this 25th Bat will look! If he towers over figures, it's ok! He's NOT HUMAN...but having a 6"3' Tunnel rat is just WRONG! If I wanna keep the figures in scale, I have to buy a COMPLETELY new collection, and I'm not gonna do that after years of supporting GI Joe!
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01-19-2008, 01:57 PM
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