It's always nice when things work out for the best. I was sad when Red Fraggle broke and I had to return her for a replacement, but it turns out it was a good thing. And no, it's not just because the legs were assembled correctly on this new one, I was fine with that.
Take a look at these photos:
Do you notice anything unusual about them? How about when compared to the ones seen in the review:
The "happy" face has the crossed eyes, while the "upset" face is looking straight ahead. Were the figures painted wrong? No! I did it myself!
It turns out Red's eyes are removable. I'm not sure whether it's an intentional feature or just that it's so hot outside the glue holding them in place failed, but when I went to check Red's pigtails to make sure they worked properly, I found her eyes could be removed as well. They're the same sculpt on both sets, with one round peg and one square peg so you don't accidentally put them in upside down, but that means they can be traded between heads just like the hair can.
You wouldn't be able to swap them to a different figure (Gobo has his eyelids and Uncle Travelling Matt is under those bushy brows), but you can definitely make either red have either expression.
It wasn't easy to take the eyes out, by any means, but it was definitely easier than getting the hair out, and we know that's meant to be done, so it suggests the eyes are, as well. Nothing on the packaging or even Boss Fight's website calls out the eyes as a changeable piece, but again, nothing calls out the hair, either: you're just supposed to figure it out on your own. By pulling very hard on pieces that, on a different action figure, would be permanently attached.
Now I'm going to have to double-check the other Fraggles, to see if they share this surprise feature.
