>>10306529I guess I've gotta disagree. In 1998, their biggest competitor was Toybiz, and their sculpts were a REAL mixed bag at the time. They'd do good sculpts sometimes, but many of their figures were really bad and cheap and lazy looking through the 90s. As a whole, McFarlane's sculpts revolutionized the industry and encouraged everyone else to pursue more detail. Arguably, McFarlane was responsible for the visual direction of Marvel Legends under Toybiz--it was an obvious catchup attempt that utilized many of the same hallmarks. Super detailed sculpts, increasing points of articulation, washes, drybrushing, paint wipes.
But I digress, I'm getting a little off the point here. That figure you posted is a "good" 1998 sculpt to me. It packs in a ton of detail, the panel lining is deep and stylized and comic book-y, paint apps are plentiful and well done, and the fine chain adds some visual interest and cool factor for a kid. The worst thing I can really say about it is that the spike sculpts are too soft, but I understand this was probably a safety issue thing, evidenced by the crispness of the rest of the sculpt. I would honesty happily accept this figure for $25 today if it had modern articulation.
