>>11193015>>11193059Original OP here. I won't deny that there is fun to be had in posing figures, I won't deny the sometimes the right type of joint can truly enhance a figure, for example if given the choice I would rather have a ball-joint in the neck than a swivel, and I won't argue that people can have both kinds of figures in their collection, I have both myself.
That being said if given the choice between 5POA and 21POA, I would take the 5, because I enjoy them more. Speaking specifically of Star Wars figures because that is the best toyline to judge this kind of thing, I think that the original vintage figures, POTF2, POTJ, and Episode 1 figures are better than their Legacy Collection or Vintage Collection counterparts. I think that the old Kenner Batman and JLA/Total Justice lines are more impressive than the modern Spin Master figures. The reason I think this is because of factors I stated originally, the sculpt is better preserved, and allows the toy makers to make a regular action figure into something more artistic, to inject more personality. You can argue that Kenner were just chasing McFarlane, but I think the Legends of the Dark Knight figures are more impressive display pieces than anything Mattel put out in their entire DC Universe Classics line.
As for durability I'm not just talking about figures that can handle being hurled across a room, I'm talking about figures whose forearms sheered off at the elbow because trying to shove a tiny peg into the arm made it the joint weak, or female characters who have giant disproportionate elbows and knees precisely because the toy makers were trying to avoid weak joints. Compare the POTJ Slave Leia to the Legacy Collection version and tell me which looks better, which you trust to play around with more. When comparing the Irwin and Jakks Pacific DBZ figures to SHF, which ones have quality control issues with joints being so loose arms and legs come apart during posing, or that break entirely.
