Mattel DC Figures

Honestly, I've had more trouble with loose ankle joints than loose toe joints. If the figure is well made and has a good area on its feet, toe joints notwithstanding, then even if they are loose they will not affect the figure's standing ability (not sure if I made myself clear, basically if the feet are big and stable enough). Another infamous problem is the foot being curved at the bottom, I don't understand how that can get past these companies, as pretty much all figures with curved feet have trouble standing.

And it might be just me, but I do pose figures using their toe joints a lot. Specially ninja-style characters or super agile ones. They can make a pose seem more fluid or realistic instead of the foot just jutting off the floor at an angle. It also helps when they don't give the ankles a ton of forward range, as that can make or break a deep crouching pose. A lot of characters don't need them of course, but I feel like in general, most superheroes kinda do, imo. Of course everyone will have different QC, and who knows how Mattel would do them. I've seen bootlegs do them real nice and tight, so there's no excuse for these big companies...
 
I wouldn't mind alternate feet for bent toes, but if I had to pick between them and an extra pair of hands, I'd just include hands.

What imports do you have with alternate feet like that?
 
Saw the new Batman and Robin on shelves in the UK for the first time today. I'm.holding off for the collector line but they look really impressive for the price point.
 
Whatever that gooner line is I fell into. Snail Shell. They give you heeled, bare, and sometimes the feet will be shaped for crouching, stretching, kneeling... Sigh... Holding the heel up hanging on the toe.

The blank body that Sporty Girl is based on also just has swappable bare to shoe option, no pose, but it's proof of a low stress, easy to implement swap solution.

Probably not something Superhero dudes care about, but alternate legs entirely to get proper crouches, seating, and kneeling are also cool ideas imports do that might open up options for the set it and forget it collectors.
 
I figured it was Snail Shell but had to check if I missed something cool. Gooner figures will forever trailblaze and it amuses me. Though this goes for most art and technology, now that I think about it.

I'd just want engineering that can accomplish those poses above anything else, but I'd be game for alternate legs like that for a Spider-Man or something, after all essential hands and heads are covered. Otherwise, swappable pre-posed limbs just feels anti-thetical to domestic figure design, though I could excuse it for arms crossed poses or anything super hard to hit like that. Every import I have with arms crossed parts, I use them.

But in general for accessories, hands and faces will always be the priority, or anything specific to that figure or character. I'm usually disappointed with hands selections on most domestic figures. Maximum Deadpool is the only 100% perfect accessories selection I can think of, and Maximum Spidey is very close.

One thing I want for sure is cloth capes. Especially if Mattel finds some better fabrics or learns to use wires.
 
Gumminess is another issue I hope Mattel's DC [Working Title] avoids. Not gonna be a problem if we assume Chronicles construction, though.

This reminds me, I still just have Pizza Spidey. Maybe some day I'll upgrade.
 
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Probably not something Superhero dudes care about, but alternate legs entirely to get proper crouches, seating, and kneeling are also cool ideas imports do that might open up options for the set it and forget it collectors.
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Similar - something I really like about SHF DBZ figures is when figures like Vegeta come with an alternate set of arms that are sculpted in the 'crossed arms' position, since that's so iconic to him but also not something an action figure can actually be expected to do with articulated arms.
 
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Similar - something I really like about SHF DBZ figures is when figures like Vegeta come with an alternate set of arms that are sculpted in the 'crossed arms' position, since that's so iconic to him but also not something an action figure can actually be expected to do with articulated arms.
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Yeah, I used to be against it since I like posing and figures just holding their own, but once I started using them even just for a quick photo, I became a believer.
 
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Yeah, I used to be against it since I like posing and figures just holding their own, but once I started using them even just for a quick photo, I became a believer.
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It's one of those things where it crosses into statue territory, but the honest fact is that an action figure is a statue whenever you're not playing with it. It's just a statue you can have posed how you want, whenever you want. So if there's extra pieces that make some of those poses better and more believable... sure, why not.

I don't think I ever used the Vegeta crossed arms for more than a week or two before I went back to something more dynamic, but I still liked being able to see him on the shelf like that from time to time.
 
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Exactly. Sometimes I wanna play or fidget, sometimes I like setting up some poses and just admiring them for a few days.
 
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Exactly. Sometimes I wanna play or fidget, sometimes I like setting up some poses and just admiring them for a few days.
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The latter is me most of the time. I have too many toys and too little time to be messing with all of them all the time. MOST of them are just 'choose a pose and enjoy it for a few weeks, then choose a different pose, rinse repeat.'
 
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