[Crazy Jetty]

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Originally Posted by RodimusVTS

Actually they use the same type of plastic at both companies. If they went w/ harder plastics like you suggest then it is going to be more brittle. Trust me I've got some experience w/ molding, and casting. The harder the plastic the more likely it is to snap. The softer plastic that they use is more conducive to not only customizers, but also their figures passing the drop test.

The articulation towards the end of DCUIH if nothing else than in terms of mobility was a great improvement. Do I like the ball joint hips? No. Do I like that Superman looks more like LoSH Superboy? No. Were the figures able to be put in much better poses? Yes.

Is DCUIH scale the best scale? No. It is only 3.75" scale or 1:20. Now look at Supes, and Hawkman. The figures are so out of proportion it is really sad Hawkman is the same height as Superman, but the figure is almost 1/2 a head shorter. The average man is 6' tall so the average figure in a 1:18 scale line should be 4" tall.

I only posted pics of my customs to show how good the DC characters would look, and pose if Mattel actually tried to make a good line at this scale.

I disagree with everytghing you say, pretty much.
The added articulation at the end of DCIH did nothing. It made the figures look worse, did not give them one bit of *useful* posability (I stress useful. They actually LOST useful posability. Their knees and elbows lost the range they already had. Why? So they could swivle. An extremely unintellegent design choice), and it ruined the proportions. On top of that, it made them extremely brittle and fragile.
I don't break toys. And these constantly break.

Also, there's a difference between a softer plastic, and rubberlike plastic. The latter warps if you look at it, and can't even support the figure's weight. That's where MU is, and where Mattel has gone in the last stages of DCUC.
You can't tell me that's an improvement to the harder plastics (Yet still soft) they use in TF, that they used to use all the tim in Joes and early MU, and what Mattel used to use in DCUC and DCIH.

Your customs still belong in the customs forum. You don't need to prove any point to me about how much better better articulated DC figures would look.