>>10308382You're overthinking it. All you really need is a good carefully done sculpt. Mk11 Spawn's chains are just one solid rope, no holes or anything. And they looks great. The sculpt is so sharp and defined, with a little bit of metal texture and wash, that it makes the lack of holes irrelevant. It just looks good to the eye.
The chain sculpts started getting progressively mushier and worse after this figure. Throne's are ugly, that classic Spawn's are hideous, and the new Sinn figure has the worst yet.
>>10308407Also this, I don't know the logistics of it but jewelry chain is dirt cheap. Maybe it's a safety regulation thing? I haven't seen an American toy come with a real metal chain in a while...