spudafett:
Thanks mate. I wish Hasbro give us more bases for the figures. Some figs are really hard to stand like the Gungan Warrior. It's the same on the articulation. All Joe figs have great articulation and all Joe figs come with a base. Same company different quality.
I'm a firm believer that hasbro does the things they do with joe figs because it is "tradition" that joes be articulated AND come with a stand, and a file card. This is standard since the line was developed back in the day... Fans of the gi-joe line, and collectors would throw a fit if the quality, and traditional aspect of the figures was changed...
star wars figures however have ALWAYS been plaugued with changes. Hasbro is so focused on making "movie acurate" figures that the things we want are lost, stands, articulation, better accessories... hasbro spends too much on the tooling costs of making 100 different versions of the same character as well. Their joe line has been standardized and parts are used over and over with only one or two new pieces required for a different figure. This makes costs for new figures lower on their end because they don't have to build new molds....
if hasbro would scrap their entire star wars line and start from scratch using the recipe they have with their new joe lines, I think we'd all be a little happier.
