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Originally Posted by jwyss234

I'm not bothered by the presence of the vinyl strips and printed patterns on Mezco figures, though I do understand why some people are. My issue with Green Lantern is that the extra detailing is altering the look of his costume. Like you said in your other post, it's hard to tell which GL costume John is supposed to be wearing. I can see John's regular GL uniform in there but the green pattern on the body is the problem. If they had made those vinyl pieces on his mid-section and legs black instead of green, I think it would really help the figure's overall look.

But getting back to the vinyl and print used on other Mezco figures, I think it gets used because the muscle definition isn't visible/noticeable due to the fabric. The extra detailing provided by the vinyl pieces and printed patterns make that less noticeable.

If they had done those parts you mentioned in black, I'd probably feel differently. If it's black over black like the detailing on Batman Beyond, that's a lot more subtle and to my eye looks a lot better than just a black fabric unitard with no detailing anywhere. I don't mind deviating from the basic look if it fits with the character and is visually appealing. For instance, AK Batman's bodysuit has different patterns all over it and I think it ends up looking less like some tactical ballistic fabric or whatever it's supposed to represent as much as it looks like he has no-slip things from granny's bathtub all over, and to me it looks like the underlying anatomy is chunky and weird. At a point, it looks overengineered and just plain too busy. On spec ops Punisher, same idea but they sell me that look because it's grounded in reality with not too little detail and not too much.

Plus, I'd have the same fear with GL that I have with ultimate Spidey--that those thin strips are going to eventually start lifting up from the fabric.