Whatever you call it, it's ugly. It breaks the sculpt. Seeing asian manufacturers adopt this joint in 2026 is sad!
>>11940489I don't understand why they won't just use a ball joint instead of this ugly hinge
>>11940489Get a life
>>11940491I get that a standard ball joint wont crunch as far but in my experience a lot of figures with a ball joint can get extended range by having a dumbell ball joint or simply by shaving the plastic around the joint so i dont get why manufacturers don't just make those cuts in the design phase.>>11940492says you? this board's frequenter?
>>11940489I think it's in the minority for new toy designs now at least. For Japanese toys I believe they tend to use them IN ADDITION to ball joints so they have extra range. Doing the same range just with ball joints can have issue like exposed gaps. I bet they were dominant for a time for structural reason. And perhaps assembly process is easier compared to popping in ball pegs.
>>11940545i dont see how assembling this would be easier. i can see it being sturdier but pushing a ball into its socket is as easy as assembly gets
>>11940545It's likely some American safety regulation since children over there are as feral as their parents.
