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Originally Posted by ukshaun
The artists tend to have fewer issues in achieving amazing poses. They tend to look more wild, dynamic.
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That's not because of PVC but because of the scale. The same things can be done, and be done better in resin. The reason they don't do crazy ass poses is because it's huge. If you want an example look at tons of (unlicensed) resin statues that get made for naruto, dragon ball z, and one piece. WAYYYYY more dynamic then PVC.
PVC actually has big problems with poses getting to crazy as it tends to sag and bend fast. Which is why a lot of the crazy PVC figures have those transparent acrylic stands just sitting beneath parts. PVC material/tech has gotten a lot better over the years so you can't really tell how long they last however many old figures are not holding up well at all.
Some older (and newer of course) statues have issues when not made properly but those 10+ year figures are just in general not fairing well. It's just not a "strong" material to hold up weight, also it much more affected by heat.
Here's a recent resin statue
It may not end up holding up well in resin (it could though with the proper support, quality resin that hasn't sat around too long, and cured properly) but this thing would sag minute one in PVC.
In terms of sculpting it makes no difference other then the fact that pvc figures are much smaller. They aren't sculpted in PVC the same way resin statues aren't sculpted in resin. They are just cast that way.
edit: I should also add in terms of casting Resin is much easier to get dynamic poses because the latex molds are flexible as opposed to steel molds for PVC. But PVC get's around this by just using tons of parts.
