>>8603270I own it too and it's pretty ridiculous the deal trolls made out of it. I posted my figure before, showing how the dots are smaller than the microprinting that's used to foil counterfeiting on US bills.
So as someone who has been collecting Mcfarlane's lines since forever, and purchased a lot of his Color Top figures, i honestly do not really see a change in quality.
Using paint on a toy always has these issues with tiny defects no matter what line (DCD, Toy Biz, NECA, Mezco, ArtFX, Epoch etc) that used to spend more money on paint apps.
I think what a lot of people complain about is just the fact that the popular toy makers today are pretty cheap and use mostly colored plastic, so new people are unfamiliar with seeing a mostly painted figure. They also ignore (read: don't even notice) the fact that the painted parts on their toys they're used to also have the same issues and McFarlane is actually better than most companies when it comes to avoiding these issues.
Only time it actually comes out smooth is when they use a tamograph.
Personally, i prefer human flesh tone paint over colored plastic. Japanese lines use a matte spray to tone down that cheap plastic look, but it still doesn't look as natural as paint.
I think the translucent flesh colored plastic we've seen from NECA, Mezco and DCC looks better than matte though, but it's still not as good as paint. Mezco comes close, but because they add shading and flecking paint apps to their heads.
