The tininess of their size, yet the clarity of their application are beyond impressive and it adds an incredible amount of authenticity to his phase II appearance. This unary numeral system also makes Rex’s battle feel real world as well. These tally marks looks absolutely incredible and quite frankly it’s our favorite part of this new Captain Rex. On his forearms, lower legs and helmet are various hash marks. We’ve talked about the updated deco, but we think it’s worth pointing out how impressive Captain Rex looks because of it. We’re not claiming that Hasbro needs to give us 14 points, but for Captain Rex to come with no articulation in the legs except for his hips is beyond unacceptable. Maybe the cuts in articulation aren’t totally in vain, but updated deco really doesn’t replace super-articulation. As if less than 20 figures a year aren’t bad enough, now we have to juggle that disappointment with unfortunate shortcuts taken with the figures’ articulation. We almost have to shake our heads in disbelief that Hasbro has decided to take this route for The Clone Wars line. They are being raised in a collecting community that puts so much emphasis on why it’s so important for an action figure to be thoroughly articulated. Whether they want to admit it or not, kids do prefer articulation. What collector wouldn’t want a super-articulated phase II Captain Rex? It’s just maddening that Hasbro is making the cuts they are especially since it really doesn’t make that much sense. The same would be true for the Clone Trooper (Phase II Amor) figure as well. The 2005 ROTS Clone Trooper (III 41) figure has been utilized more times than we care to count and it hasn’t lost collectors’ interest. What is so perplexing to us is that they have great tooling already, so why not make the most of it. But what a shame it is that Hasbro didn’t use the rest of the figure to complete Captain Rex. It may just be Hasbro’s way of preparing us to say goodbye to the line as we know it for good.Ĭaptain Rex is essentially an all-new figure, save for the recycled upper arms and torso from 2012”s SW Clone Trooper (Phase II Armor) (CW2) figure. They say everything changes at some point and it certainly appears that The Clone Wars line is changing for sure and not in the best interest of collectors. Extra paint operation details added to Captain Rex’s paint job is nothing short of incredible, so to receive a figure like this makes us feel equally impressed as we are saddened. Since these figures can be considered hyper articulated statues at this point, we can assure you that they won’t look better in your collections as such. Hasbro has taken deco to new and very exciting levels. We do want to make it clear that new figures like Captain Rex in his phase II armor appear brilliant at first sight. And now many of their all-new sculpts have less than ten points of articulation. The Movie Heroes line is taking over store shelves as Hasbro tries to repackage figures that date as far back as 1999 and sell them like they’re brand new in 2012, for an escalated cost no less. The loss of vision for The Clone Wars line couldn’t come at a worse time. ![]() ![]() Instead, fabulous sculpts are being compromised due to their lack of articulation and it’s really putting a bad taste in collectors’ mouths. ![]() What is happening to our action figures Hasbro? With less than two dozen figures based on The Clone Wars television show each product year, it seems that the basic figure line should be knocking it out of the part. Please feel free to email me any questions you may have beforehand.Boy oh boy. Kids, please ask your parents before bidding! I reserve the right to refuse bidders who I consider to have an abundance of negative feedback. Payment: US and Canada Bidders Only Please! Other countries, please confirm with me first, as you may not be allowed to bid! I accept PayPal only please! Serious bidders only please! Payment must be received within 3 days of auction end. This item is LIVE, IN-HAND! Happy Bidding! Shipping: Items will be packaged with great care and shipped once payment has been received. From a smoke-free home! Please click here to look at my other auctions on eBay. Star Wars, The Clone Wars: Clone Captain Rex (Phase 2 Armor) ~~100% Complete, loose figure!~~ This RARE figure comes 100% complete with all accessories. Item: 284338192665 Star Wars 2012 Clone CAPTAIN REX 501st Legion Phase 2 CW13 Figure 100% Complete.
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