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A disappointing release. Compared to the standard these are certainly well below. The guy with the binoculars looks like an old London bus conductor!
Well you are entitled to your opinion but I think these are very nice, and you are incorrect in your statement "well below standard" otherwise they'ed never made it to the masters stage let alone production knowing Alpines exacting standards. Sure they are different in style/features to the bulk of Alpine figures but the fact they were not sculpted by Taesung Harmms may account for that.
Whilst made under instruction from him they do exhibit the individual style of the sculptor Yoshitaka Hirano. Who in case you didn't know, is a highly respected figure sculptor who has been sort out and given commissions by most of the figure producing companies over the years and has books published on his diorama and figure work.
Alan