Saw a few of these at Emerald City Comicon today. 

I can see how addictive these things can be, because I was suddenly tempted to pick up the Guardian figurine (stopped myself because I was in a hurry to get in Mike Allred's growing autograph line). 

Here's another I pulled off the figurine forum

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I don't think you're using that word in the way I meant it, Brad. I was referring to the details becoming "soft" and less well defined.

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Nope, not what I meant at all. I preferred the earlier sculpts, and did not find the details "crammed in" at all.

The "decline" in the Eaglemoss figures reminds me of something I noticed when I was still collecting diecast metal car models. The ones I got from the Franklin Mint seemed to have harder lines and sharper edges than those that came from the Danbury Mint. Later I found the Fairfield Mint, and they seemed softer still. I began wondering if each company was buying or "inheriting" the molds from the previous, and the molds themselves were losing some of their "snap" as they got older.

This thought was heightened when I found a German company that seemed to have produced some of the models even before the Franklin Mint, and whole cars were even more "crisp".

Black Knight, Hellcat and Machine Man were just delivered.  I love Hellcat's pose and attitude, something they should have channeled with Tigra.  Machine Man is a fun piece.  Black Knight is my favorite, and I'm so happy to have another member of the Stern/Buscema/Palmer Avengers.  With Wasp coming out, now we just need Starfox & Captain Marvel and I'll be a happy camper!