Comments on: Painting Yourself Into a Corner http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/ottertorials/2008/04/15/painting-yourself-into-a-corner/ Jason Geyer has been part of the online toy world for over 10 years, having founded some of the very first toy sites on the web including Raving Toy Maniac, ToyOtter, and now Action Figure Insider. He is also a former toy designer who is now a marketing genius. If he does say so himself. And he does. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:10:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: mattel doll sculptor http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/ottertorials/2008/04/15/painting-yourself-into-a-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-1639 mattel doll sculptor Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:11:31 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/ottertorials/?p=67#comment-1639 [...] sculpting is better, the molding is better, the packaging??can be better at times, and the articuhttp://www.actionfigureinsider.com/ottertorials/2008/04/15/painting-yourself-into-a-corner/Sculptor.Org – Doll Sculptors – CollectingSculptor.org is an eclectic, investment-grade collection [...]

]]> By: Wes http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/ottertorials/2008/04/15/painting-yourself-into-a-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-1631 Wes Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:36:57 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/ottertorials/?p=67#comment-1631 That was a good read, though I think it’s unfair to expect mass market toys to measure up to stuff like Jin Saotome’s work. Leaving many of these toys essentially unpainted also reduces the risk of the paint getting marred through play/posing, which is also desirable in my opinion. (I admit that I’m new to painting action figures, but I’ve had little success keeping the paint from chipping even after sanding down areas and using various sealers and whatnot. It frustrates me to no end.)

You’re right that the paint jobs could be better — I just wonder if improving them would effectively move the toys into the collectible category. After all, costs would rise (we’re already paying $10 for mass market “toys” versus $15 for specialty market figures, with price increases for the former category looming on the horizon). And, with more extensive paint coverage, the likelihood of the figures being chipped during play would probably increase quite a bit. Hm.

]]> By: DrNightmare http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/ottertorials/2008/04/15/painting-yourself-into-a-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-1629 DrNightmare Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:22:32 +0000 http://www.actionfigureinsider.com/ottertorials/?p=67#comment-1629 Great article, and the sideburns aren’t too bad either ;]

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