>>10517267Just giving you a (you) to point out you're a worthless troll
And since some people don't know, McFarlane didn't sacrifice articulation to give their toys nicer paint. They sacrified articulation to give them displays pieces, like dioramas and massive thrones like this figure (to be fair, this throne was in a deluxe package). Paint applications back then were cheap, hence figures like that Skullsplitter having a shit load of articulation, despite having god-tier paint applications.
By taking out articulation, it reduces the complexity of the figure, reducing parts count, and as we all know, the molds are the most expensive part of producing a toy. So by reducing that much articulation (there were still a few joints on many figures, btw), it allowed them to make bigger figures, add little minions, and/or a complexly built accessories.
Stuff like this was pretty remarkable, but it wasn't revolutionary, as playsets still existed and various bits and bobs were sold seperately. And as mentioned, including it with the figure came at the cost of articulation.
Still, it was the first time we started seeing accessories being made up of more than one or two pieces, which upped the detail they could have (gun barrels having holes, having more detail on the sagittal plane, etc).
And this makes buying old McFarlane figures worth it, because they come with amazing accessories that are more impressive than most models posted on /toy/
