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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

Alright so I'm a fan of Marvel Universe. Each year tends to provide more and more exciting releases.

However, I find that I am more excited when I see the new stuff from Con panels. I found that I was more excited by the prospect of the line, and when it was announced. Am I disappointed? Yes.

Here's why. A lot of figures I have seen from over a year now, use 2 things:

• Daredevil's body
• Black costume Spiderman's body

Following those 2 are Wolverine, then Classic Iron Man. Wolverine's body sculpt has only been ideal for 1 release thus far, out of the 5+ or more, DAKEN! That's...pretty disappointing considering the mold is utilized better by the character the mold was not originally designed for.

Anyways, we've seen many a great character released disappointingly in action figure form, using Daredevil's body(and/or the retooled version used for the SHIELD agents, Punisher, Winter Soldier, et al), and black costume Spiderman's body. I understand the molds are expensive and Hasbro needs to cash in to make up for it. I get that.

Yet I think lines like GI Joe, and Star Wars do a much better job of mold reuse. Sure, mold reuse is common and to be expected, but with GI Joe, there are far more different bodies to choose from and used.

With Marvel Universe? Not so much, yet. A good number of figures are just the same repainted body with a different head sculpt! All the girls so far? Same body!. Spiderman? 2 bodies to choose from, one retooled with spiderarms and a new upper body!

Hopefully Winter Soldier is the last to use the Daredevil mold(yeah I know it's a retooled one but still). Hopefully the black Spidey mold is retired too.

Mold reuse works for military-esque figures, be it GI Joe or Rebel Alliance/The Empire, and again, I understand it's necessary but on this scale in Marvel Universe? This is the primary reason why Marvel Universe has lost some appeal for me; I'm basically looking at the same figures, just different paints and head sculpts(sometimes).

Hi, I'm Hasbro. Have we met?

On a serious note, I don't think it's really an issue with reusing a mold - rather, which molds get reused. Sometimes the mold works great for other characters and sometimes it falls flat. There are several examples in this thread already, so I won't go into a whole good/bad list here.

I have faith that there will be less mold reuse as the line grows older. As more new molds are created, they can be reused for other characters and help mix things up. Who knows, maybe Hasbro will get to the point where the number of molds & parts in MU will allow them to do everything in an accurate scale.

Also, a major fuel to the super hero repaint fire is the ever-present costume change. These days it almost seems mandatory that every super-hero or team change his/her/its outfit at least once every other year. Granted, in certain cases, that idea is built into the character (Tony Stark). Or even joining a new team (X-Force) results in a new outfit.

Add to that the fact that we as fans have our own favorite outfits and that because we are a fandom, we're never unanimous in our opinions.

So as far as I'm concerned, ditch the bad molds and keep reusing the good ones until something better comes along.

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Originally Posted by Nexodusrex

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