>>5775698now that you mention it the idealian sculpts do tend to have more shape to them, particularly branon. but nothing like the detail in spinel.
maybe the switch from hand sculpting to 3D computer imaging lowered their ability to do details. they just might not be as good at using a computer to sculpt as they were with their hands. or maybe their style changed. but either way, its sad and quite a step backward, especially when realism is more and more popular.