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The Vintage Collection / Re: 2011 "Vintage" Collection Wave 7
« on: August 6, 2011, 11:26 AM »I really think the sculpted-on jackets/vests these days are a BIG step back aesthetically. That now means paint aps, and paint aps usually screw up any good sculpting that was done because they're never perfect.
I miss removable vests and separately sculpted jacket pieces. That stuff gave not just visual depth, but it was actual physically separate so there was just a higher quality there. People have overlooked that on these two figures, a lot. It's as big a step backward as not including thigh-straps on holsters and things.
Some folks disagree, but to me you're paying more and the figures are getting more and more corners cut. Hasbro shouldn't be doing that.
I miss the seperate vests, too. It was a great feature on some of the older figures.
But I think the tooling costs for this new Rebel Fleet Trooper were already running to the high side. There's a significant number of accessories: helmet, hat, blaster, range finder & ammo strap. Plus there's all of the articulation. So in this case it appears that Hasbro made a tradeoff. Sculpt the vest on and get more value elsewhere.