Hey I just wanted to know what you guys think of GG making new releases to older/dated mini-busts. I realize that GG has already done a few newer mini-bust releases to some of their older ones, but I feel that a lot of them still missed the mark and aren't really considered an upgrade to a dated piece. At least to me they aren't. I've noticed that some of their older MBs which don't really require a version 2.0 sometimes have weak paint apps and could use a new release, because nowadays, GG's paint apps to their newer released mini-busts seem much, much better and cleaner out of the box.
I'm wondering because I recently picked up a few mini-busts and when I compare them to their previous releases, either in-hand, or in pictures, they seem like a definitive upgrade. An example is the recent PGM Scout Trooper. I know a lot of collectors still like the older one, but I feel like the newer PGM is the one to own if one had to choose. It's bigger, it's painted better (weathered), and he's less yellow'd than the older one.
Another example is the TIE Pilot MB. Well all know the older one has a giraffe neck and looks weird from a lot of angles because of it. Now there's the newer classic TIE Pilot bust, only this time, his sculpt is clearly better. By clearly, I mean a ton more accurate. I feel the paint app is better on the classic too. The only thing that sucks is Gentle Giant made it into an armless classic. So now I feel like they need to release a 3.0 version, only this time with arms.
Now there's some out there that I won't get or even don't want at all, because I feel that GG can do so much better sculpt-wise. None of the Vader MBs appeal to me. The 2013 Deluxe Fett does nothing for me because the sculpt of his helmet is so far off and his hands are long as hell coming out of his gauntlets. The best Fett they've made so far (the definite Fett MB sculpt) is the Prototype Armored Fett. Everything about that sculpt and pose is perfect; however, it's the white prototype armor and not the Fett we're all used to seeing. So again, I feel that a 3.0 Fett should be talked about.
Back to Vader...why hasn't GG done a Vader MB like this??...in this exact pose?? They could nail it. Their 3D sculpting is getting better and better...
Everything about that picture screams Vader 3.0 or even 4.0. For God's sake GG, make a Vader MB just like the one in the picture...without a damn lightsaber in his hand. Anyway, those are just some examples. I know collectors like to see characters that haven't been done before and I can't blame them, but even for the popular characters that've been done a few times over, GG still hasn't nailed or released the definitive MB for a lot of them. Anyone have any more examples? Would anyone even like to see 2.0/3.0 versions? Better versions of past characters that need revisiting?