{"id":11506,"date":"2010-01-25T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2010-01-25T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=11506"},"modified":"2013-02-27T21:56:18","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T02:56:18","slug":"comparison-original-motuc-he-man-vs-the-reissue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/comparison-original-motuc-he-man-vs-the-reissue\/","title":{"rendered":"Original MOTUC He-Man vs. reissue"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the first MOTUC<\/i> He-Man took weeks to sell out, the second release - which had a much higher production run - sold out in less than a day. Evidently Masters of the Universe Classics<\/i> has drawn in a significant collector following beyond the diehard MOTU<\/i> fans whose enthusiasm drove the line's creation. For all the complaints about the price, it's clearly not that hard to swallow for many people.<\/p>\n

The first He-Man re-release had a few problems: reversed shoulders (though you could hardly tell), a fairly glossy texture, and a reddish shading around the eyes that made it look like He-Man just watched the scene in Wrath of Khan<\/a><\/i> where Spock dies.<\/p>\n

The new figure has a very noticeable matte finish, more than any other MOTUC<\/i> figure we compared it to. If you prefer your figures with a matte texture, then this is the figure for you.<\/p>\n

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The head's glossy look has been cleaned up as well.<\/p>\n

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And finally, I guess the shoulders have been fixed. I'll take their word for it.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s one area where my old figure beats my new figure, though\u2013the ankles. My reissue He-Man's ankles are loose, making it hard to get him to stand up straight. The older one's ankles are rock-solid. I was able to tighten my reissue's ankles using the superglue trick. But the fixed shoulders, matte finish and dry eyes give the reissue the edge as my new display figure.<\/p>\n

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:<\/i><\/H5>