>>10742516>They really haven't. Sure they have. Again, go look at your toys and you'll be able to understand why.
And just so you know, Hasbro has used a lot of the sculptors that Sideshow and NECA have used, because indie contractors need work. Same with Mattel, McFarlane, and any other company that has the money to pay their rates, which we've seen from Jazwares and Jakks Pacific, some companies can't despite being large companies.
Before Hasbro announced they partnered up with Gentle Giant, they had already been using those same sculptors for their 1:18 figures for a decade, if not longer. They only made that announcement that they were working with [well known studio] because they were pushing the Black series as a premium toyline and they were going to cost $20. MLs cost about $16 or $17 at this point and we all have seen how the black series isn't all that better than MLs.
So it was just marketing, to make people something special was going on, when it was just toy making as usual for Hasbro, but at a 20% price increase.
Anyway, this guy has been working for DCC for the past 10 years or so, but also did stuff for Hasbro, NECA, Mezco, Toy Biz, and who knows who else.
Personally, I think DCC has proven to have the most talented sculptors, since they've been able to produce near perfect 3d figures of 2d drawings by famous artists. And Mondo's BTAS stuff looks worse than DCC's. Not even sure why you think they'er special.
