[Den-O]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

I think you need to look up what an oxymoron is, because I don't think it means what you think it does.

Also when I compared it to SICs I was only comparing just in quality and articulation. Obviously I wasn't comparring accuracy, that'd be silly.

I do, which is explicitly why I only brought up the inaccuracies that don't make sense.

How is that my fault when all everybody talks about is how amazing Figuarts are, and when I get the two of my favourite charatcers, expecting these great representations, I get one with a nowhere near close headsculpt and squeaky joints that feel like they're going to twist off, and one who's legs constantly fall off.

I'm just expecting my dissapointement because two pieces I was super excited for turned out to be (in the case of W more than Sieg) toys I'm never going to touch. It really sucks when you basically flush $30 down the toilet because the toy doesn't even achieve the basics of being a toy.

Also, if you had actually read the majority of what I've said instead of jumping to rash assumptions of what I think, then you'd know that I'm not basing my opinion of the line overall off of the two I own. In fact I've explicitly stated my next Figuarts purchase is going to be Ryuki, since it's a newer release that's more likely to accurately represent the line so I'm told. (even though I don't know anythign of Ryuki)

Expecting them to work is too much?

But Den-O and onwards they're excellent. Plus the line is older than Figuarts and, IIRC, the Den-O SIC's came out back in 2007, and I don't think Figuarts even dates back quite that far? Though I may be mistaken.

Because there's problems with them. Problems other toys at the same size and price don't have.

Because, you know, I totally said I was giving up on the line forever and never going to buy another OH WAIT.

I've read everything you said, absolutely all of it. But your statements are based on outdated facts. You own 2 poorly made figures from a point in the line where standards weren't as high and you act as though it's a bad line that doesn't deserve the fanfare it gets. So yes expecting them to "work" perfectly is expecting too much. You can say you'll buy a new figure and I welcome you to do so. But just based on the facts your giving us you have standards that are way to high for this type of figure. Ryuki and all of his derivatives are excellent though.

And while SIC figures are nice but they also have QC issues and design flaws. Just like any other toyline. Like the wings on my SIC TaJaDor that won't stay plugged in at all. OR the loose ankles on SIC TaToBa that make it completely necessary for him to use a tamashii stage. And those are new releases. Look at SIC's from 5 or 6 years ago and you see a significant quality drop. SIC isn't perfect either man. Take the good and the bad, every figure can't possibly be just as good as every other figure.

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

But, aren't they both made by Bandai?

Also, if you wanted to be absolutely fair, early SIC construction is fairly imfamous, yet Figuarts have supposedly been awesome all along.

No. That's why the introduced new hips several years ago, and new shoulders for better or worse recently for certain figures. SHF's have evolved as well. They're definitely better than when they started. But when they started they were literally the best thing going for 6" scale riders. That's why they did so well. The high sales at that time when people were fine with the quality is what drove the line to be the powerhouse that it is today.