>>8528571The original SHFs were coming off the back of the Souchaku Henshin line (ended 2008), which was more toyetic/gimmicky. Different design philosophies, skillsets, standards, and expectations back then. At the time of the renewal, Bandai was seeing value in screen accuracy and has been trying to improve thusly since.
Also, I can't fucking believe it will be eight years since the renewal when the SHFSS comes out. Jesus.