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Originally Posted by boombatty

I think the original poster didn't understand that is par for the course with painted samples shown by Hasbro. Typically for first run showings, until the figure goes to mass production, you get hand painted proto-types that shipped around for showings. That process (heat, travel, shipping) can takes it toll. Additionally, if you ever have tried to paint a figure using White acryllic, well, ack, it almost always looks like crap, especially if the parts are soft plastic or rubber (as you can see in the Punisher's belt and holsters). When the Capt. America line was being shown pre-production, the Capt. Britain sword had visibly peeling paint. The fact is that htese are mock-ups, not final product, thus the final "should" look much better (unless the painting machines suck ala some of the earlier Iron Man figures).

If low quality paint/materials or poor handling of the figs causes their mockups to look like that (peeling, dirty, etc) and that's considered par for course, I'd fire those morons responsible at Hasbro. Why make up excuses for them? They're in the business, they're the experts. If anything, mockups should be 100x better than final product - mockups are individually handcrafted, final products are made for the masses. I'm sure every collector has had their own share of experiences at the store, comparing multiple copies and picking the one with the best paint app...and those experiences involved tough choices huh? Don't fool yourselves folks, Hasbro's been consistently failing at all levels with paint app quality...

....anyways, just say'in! Love these Marvel figs nonetheless....