Darla's arms?

[Deadpool]

I just wanted to know if the reunion Darla's arms bend......i don't can't tell by the pics......someone let me know

[Girl Power]

They rotate where her skin meets her sleeve.

[Deadpool]

Okay thanks for telling me appreciate it

[Rogue]

DST has really dropped the ball on articulation of the figures. In the case of the Darlas (and the Willows, Anyas, & Taras), they claim that they're just trying to work with the sculpts they "inherited" from MAC. I don't buy it. Then they make their own sculpts, like Schoolgirl Darla, and the articulation sucks... ah well. It saves me about $15 per figure that they're releasing, for me to spend on other things that interest me. I still haven't gotten all the Spike figures yet, and I'm not sure if I will, with the Deluxe ones coming out.

Sorry to go off on a rant. The articulation issue just pisses me off. Especially when you consider that they make other action figures with much better artic. And then you have the Charmed figures, and all the artic. that Hasbro can cram into the much smaller Star Wars and GI Joe figures, and not have the sculpt "suffer"....

[DanMan]

Every single DST wave has improved articulation over the last. The only point I'm really missing now is the thigh cut.

[NewtonDKC]

I'm okay with the articulation *provided* the figure in question doesn't require it to complete a diorama to recreate a key scene they are from - case in point - "White Witch Willow". I'm not sure if she wasn't called Chosen Willow because DST was going with what Moore had named her and/or because they recognozed the sculpt as was could be done far better later on in a real DST Chosen Willow version. And not to try to get them to copy my custom of her but a Deluxe style (or even just super articulated) and with swappable hair (white and red wigs) and a smiling "happy Willow" face then I'll be happy (I really do hope against hope that they will do her - simply because they too are fans and this is something every fan cried foul about with the Moore sculpted version).

I'm really hoping Princess Cordy can sit so we can recreate her Pylea Princess scenes (Girl Power I think already has a throne that's amazing (GP that is yours right?) from a Dr. Doom figure I think...if she can cross her legs then DST is a company I worship - BUT I will be totally happy as long as she can sit properly without looking like some hooker from West Jersey giving Lamase classes (i.e the way the majority of female (and male for that matter) figures look if you try to seat them now!). :-) Given that he skirt hides her crotch, then a block crotch will be fine - but by the *same* token that skirt doesn't look too fold/hang friendly for it to bend over her thighs/kness properly if she can sit. I just really hope they did incorporate it since sitting is actually pretty crtitcal to this figure's function (or as Cordy put it "Hello, Throne!"). :-)
On a final note - even if Cordy doesn't sit, I still love DST and love their figures...and yes, even 4" Star Wars figures may have more articulation...they have also have a MUCH larger audience to sell to. So those figures more than make up for their costs, whereas the Buffy line is probably more of a break even w/ some profit (I think DST has said the average figure sales are "decent"...not spectacular, not suck-worthy, so while they do okay, they aren't mega blockbusters that sell 20,000 guaranteed (I think that's the figure that gets tosed around that Hasbro knows they will sell of a 6.00 4" figure counting the fans who buy everything and kids that only buy certain figures - obviously a Han Solo or R2D2 will sell more to a wider audience than Random Groovy Alien who in turn will sell to a slightly wider audience than Dull human Rebel Soldier dude. And as such, the figures are either made in smaller runs, features less articulation (i.e. cheaper to produce but still sells for 6.00 retail).
Now DST has only said that it is VERY expensive to produce a line of figures, and tho they haven't stated the sales figures, I do remember Moore saying they had to sell 3000 of ONE figure to break even - just even! Now obviously DST has built a smarter method of manufacturing (by sharing parts where possible and releasing more versions of the character - hopefully this is so they don't have to sell say 3000 Wesley's of each version, but maybe 2000 of the more unique Wes's, and just 500 of the "majority of shared parts went into into his making" Wesleys" and that all evens out, etc. And yes, I am totally guessing - I have no idea how DST does it or even that's even remotely the model they use. What I do know is they bring us Buffy Figures - and lots of em - and many of ones we thoughbt we'd NEVER see (yeah, I know we all want a Gunn, an UberVamp, etc - but we're getting a Glory, a Joyce - even multiple Dawn's!) thus all I can say is - I LOVE YOU DST!!! YOU ROCK, WE LOVE YOU!!! And though certainly there are disappointments (heck, even in Star Wars the fans constantly biatch and mo-oan about not getting this figure or that droid (though you get a lot of fans who demand really obscure characters from games and books that no one would buy buy maybe the 10 other fans who related to that character that actually read that book - so DST isn't doing anything mean or naughty. They are a business, and first and foremost they have to make money or at least have a product that looks like it should make money to make it. ANything else is just taking a chance and this apparently is not the economic climate for Action Figure makers to be risky in. Even with those rather draconian restrictions, DST still manages to produce some amazing sculpts and even the off figure that otherwise would enevr get made by playing with the figures (heh heh, get it? Playing with the - nevermind) and that's how we get Joyce (yes, Willow's body, but it's undeniably Joyce in plastic (it's not like they used a Willow head painted blonde with different eye color and said "Hey, here's Joyce, says so right on the package!" or anything - they obviously put the tolling where it counts most (inarguably the head sculpt) and do what they can to get us (seemingly ungratfeul) fans a lot of what we want that no other company would even think about trying.

Anyway, this post is not trying to tell people to stop voicing their opinion or anything remotely as censor-seeming - I just wanted to stand up for DST because I really truly believe the are fans trying to get fellow fans what they want *when* it's even remotely possible to do so. No company can 100% predict the market - maybe Gunn would outsell Wesley or something, but going by whatever they rely on for data, they do a heck of fantastic job, and all I can say is "Keep 'em coming" - I'll keep buying and that is the best way - for me and IMO - to support them and show them I like and appreciate their products. To each his own certainly, but at least remember they do try and do get us some "off" figures that otherwise would never see the world of being from anyone else.

Thanks again DST - you guys are the best!!!
(Please note that I have not received any compensation or remuneration for this post of any type - but I would glady accept action figures if offered, especially any of the new lines or Holiday Willow, Hemery High Buff, Glory, and prototypes that may have been worked up but discarded, or even any returned figures that may have broken or been missing something as I also do customs.. Haha, kidding!!!! (well, I mean of course I would love those - but I am voicing my opinion of what I believe to be true with no one urging or hinting for me to. Seriously tho - I love DSt and my hope is they continue what they are doing for a long LONG time to come!!!)

[Girl Power]

Well, Newton, I think that you solved the problem with WW Willow the most beautifully. She needed to be able to sit cross-legged. I mean, either give her red hair and no ariculation, or white hair and super-articulation. But she was never standing with white hair. Didn't happen.

My plan is if Cordy doesn't have super articulation to sit on my Dr. Doom throne, which I bought for her months ago in anticipation of the day she could sit on it, then I'll have to use some of the Charmed series 2 legs to give her a sittable lower half. I doubt if any figure could look very natural with crossed legs, however.

I'm concerned about the skirt not being sittable. Even though it's flexible, I think it will probably stick out straight. I'll probably have to replace it with cloth, a la Willow's Warlock's fabulous 12 inch Princess Cordy.

Those Dr. Doom thrones really are awesome. Conan the Barbarian has an even more spectacular one, but it looks less like Cordy's throne in the epi.

[Digital Leonardo]

girlpower said:

Well, Newton, I think that you solved the problem with WW Willow the most beautifully. She needed to be able to sit cross-legged. I mean, either give her red hair and no ariculation, or white hair and super-articulation. But she was never standing with white hair. Didn't happen.

My plan is if Cordy doesn't have super articulation to sit on my Dr. Doom throne, which I bought for her months ago in anticipation of the day she could sit on it, then I'll have to use some of the Charmed series 2 legs to give her a sittable lower half. I doubt if any figure could look very natural with crossed legs, however.

I'm concerned about the skirt not being sittable. Even though it's flexible, I think it will probably stick out straight. I'll probably have to replace it with cloth, a la Willow's Warlock's fabulous 12 inch Princess Cordy.

Those Dr. Doom thrones really are awesome. Conan the Barbarian has an even more spectacular one, but it looks less like Cordy's throne in the epi.

Don't forget her cape! If anything that will hold back the sitting potential...
But I am with you... I really want to give her a fabric skirt and cape and maybe even a paint job on her metal parts (and hair) then pose her with Slave Cordelia, that way they match nicely^^

[Rogue]

danman said:

Every single DST wave has improved articulation over the last. The only point I'm really missing now is the thigh cut.

Then there should be over 16 points of articulation per figure by now...

NewtonDKC, frankly, I didn't read your entire post, it was way too lengthy Here's a simple response though: DST also makes figures for other lines and gives them more / better articulation. (I'm looking mainly at the Star Trek figures.) Why can't that be carried over to the Buffy & Angel lines? Granted Star Trek is a bigger license and market. But we're talking a few extra points of artic. that could be added easily enough. I mentioned the Charmed figures in my post above. Who makes Charmed... SOTA? They seem to be able to make figures just as good, with "more / better" articulation. Charmed probably has a smaller action figure "audience" than Buffy does.