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Thread: It’s getting harder and harder to think of figures I want that don’t exist
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Old 12-22-2019, 12:51 PM   #31
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I know this may not be entirely what you're talking about, but where else can I say this? The problem with companies having such direct communication with fans on what they want, plus having basically perfected the art of figure production, is that it means that you have to pick and choose less unless you do a REALLY deep cut on a character. Back when I started, there was always a "perfect" version of a figure we waited for, and when they DID happen, it was an EVENT. Nowadays, though? They just kinda happen. Yeah, perfect version, okay, next!

I feel sorry for the people just starting out, since they won't know the wonder of waiting for the perfect version of a character they've known and loved for a while. They can just get the good one and move on. I know this is a REALLY weird complaint to have, but it's been weighing on me recently.
As someone who has collected action figures for going on 40 years now, I can say that there isn’t, nor will there ever be, a perfect version. There are ALWAYS things that could be improved, My forte is Transformers. I started collecting Masterpieces in 2003 thinking, “this is perfect. Can’t do better, and saves me from buying a new version every year”... well, since then, once you factor in third party figures as well, I’ve had 4 “perfect” optimus primes, 5 “perfect” starscreams, 4 “perfect” megatrons, etc. As technologies improve, so do toys, so perfection is always changing. I remember when the super articulated movie Spider-man came out. Thought nothing could look more accurate. Now you see Figuarts and Hottoys product that look like they stepped off the screen.
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