As I said here...
I respect peoples opinions... but when that opinion is constant negativity it gets pretty
and I stick to it...
I'm not saying my opinion is the only... but at times I'll bow out gracefully and leave my opinion to myself.
I see people complain about it all... from distribution, to scalpers, to the most minute details being left off by terrible Hasbro.
After a while it makes you wonder why people continue to support a line and company that is sooo horrible.
If you truly think army builders outsell any main character you are truly mistaken... and I mean that in the nicest way possible. They may sell to certain types of collectors but beyond that your average collector buys one and the casual collector will easily pass on them for a new Jedi Luke. That is a fact.
I can tell you this from personal experience and the fact I do some work for an online retailer that has by far more red Battle Droids right now than Throne Room Luke's... beyond the cases of Endor Soliders and countless other "army builders". Don't believe me though? Ask Hasbro...
Hasbro would almost certainly put more into any main screen character than background one. Companies such as BBI, 21st Century, etc apply such detail into their figures because well that's all they create... "army builders" (that's literally).
You mention Riekean being a nice figure though the Hoth Rebel being much more important... though remember in this case you are the minority. Most will say "OH cool another Hoth Rebel trooper"... and next line might be but I have three of him as is...
They will oogle over the Riekean because he's a figure that has never seen light... It's basic facts man...
I'm not trying to sound like some cocky *** but it's the truth.
As I said it just gets tired very quickly to see the constant but...
But the trooper is missing his this... but the shoulder pads are on upside down... but... but... but...
The day this hobby becomes something that I have to tear into about every single detail is the day I might as well toss my chips in...
It's toys... nothing more... nothing less...
I worry far more about the fact it's 2003 and still we have disease that we can not cure....