[magma169]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Why does it need to be a new mold? It's using the Sunfire body, which is a newer mold. I don't see anything wrong with the figure itself, so the reused parts argument is pointless here.

1. Cause its a Walgreens exclusive (hence more expensive). Mind you that the standard releases have gone up in price since a couple of years ago.

2. Cause The Surfer is basically your most basic figure mold + paint. No extra stuff to mold onto him (eg. holsters, ponytails, jacket, other accessories). You are basically painting your naked male figure and selling it at the same price as say Rogue.
On top of that, they didnt even bother with some blue shading (from what it seems), even though they clearly acknowledge that it is needed (see promo pic)



Obviously Photoshop is a substantially cheaper way to wow your average consumer.

Meanwhile almost 20 yrs ago, Toybiz actually bothered to throw in some blue shading.

Pointless ? I am not some SJW complaining for the sake of it, or nitpicking. The Surfer is a plain figure, the least they could have done is mold new effects and throw in some shading (in place of all those useless hands)......