[behindthemask]

I could see why the first few waves didn't come with any to save in costs and feel the market for sales, once the cash return came back in they improved character range, sculpt, articulation, and added a stand, MU seems to be improving in terms of sculpt,paint and articulation, removing the stand may save them $$ and balance out the better sculpt cuts and mold costs. I do agree Hasbro owns Gi joe so toys can be made a lot cheaper, thats why they have so many bloody weapons, where as Hasbro has to pay the marvel artists for cover art, designers for sculpts and paint choices, plus meet approval before the items become released, this ties up production costs and profits.