[Shin Densetsu]

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Originally Posted by Poison Shadow

Yikes. I had no idea there were so many QC issues with these things, and I really don't see how you guys put up with it.

My one and only PAK is the Lara Croft I just got with my copy of the game. I'll admit that the paint and detail is quite nice and I like it because it's a pretty good representation of the newly redesigned Lara but... man, are the joints on these figures ugly!

It's distracting and really ruins the otherwise great sculpt. Luckily Lara gets so banged up in the game that I can probably make bandages/wraps to cover up the joints and it won't be noticeable, but otherwise, I don't know... other than the articulation with great range of movement I don't understand why these are so popular.

For me it's the sculpt/detail/paint apps combined with the articulation; no other company is making any figures like that for under $100. Sometimes SE goes overboard on paint especially on faces, like for BroShep from ME3, but sometimes they nail it.

If another company was making a similar line but better, and for the same price, I wouldn't be buying PAKs.

I think PVC is used for construction because it's easier to sculpt/reproduce finer details with it than it is with stiffer plastics. However for as many strengths that PVC has, whatever weaknesses it has rears its ugly head in this line.