[Raine24]

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Originally Posted by jwyss234

I think limiting the articulation actually helps the Star Wars and Indy figures. Most of those characters wear jackets, shirts with baggy sleeves, or loose fitting pants. Limiting the articulation to a single joint gives it a more natural appearance whereas a double joint is too wide and unnatural looking.

THIS. I hate the look of modern double-joints and for most characters would give them up to get a cleaner look like NECA gives. I saw some pics of the new Ahsoka knees and they look a lot better than I thought they'd pull off thanks to that single-joint design.

I think for mass-release double-joints the best example is the hinged knee design Hasbro used for their Spider-Man 3 figures, but it's been 15 years now and they haven't touched them since, presumably because it uses like three parts instead of one to accomplish the same thing. Barring development of a new style, an update to that design would be my ideal for a mass market toy.