[trowa195]

I really wish Mcfarlane would stop trying to compete with NECA and stick with the nerd hummels we all know and love. The articulation on these figures is mostly pointless since they really only look good in one pose- the one Mcfarlane intended them to be in. He said this when he talked to MTV

"McFarlane: There'll be a descent amount of articulation, but the problem comes from there being two ways to make a toy. The first is the "sandwich guy" that you see with a lot of toys where you put the articulation in and you let the customer sort of get them into whatever poses they want. Then there's one, which is more what we're doing with Shane, where we put him in the "A" pose, the "dynamic pose", and then give him articulation so it's fun to move around and whatever else, but he doesn't look quite as impressive as he does when he's in the "A" pose.

So, the articulation will be there, it's just that when you move the arms around he doesn't hold the gun quite as intensely and he doesn't have sort of the same attitude with it. It's more for goofing around by moving your toy around while on the phone or in a business meeting or something than for "Hey, I'm gonna put him in this goofy pose and put him on my shelf."

What is the point really? the figures would look tons better if he would just limit the articulation. Still love the figures and will buy them, I am a sucker I guess.