This is why we are big fans of NECA and why we love announcing their new pieces when they make them available to us. Many of you will remember a few weeks ago when we debuted the new SCREAM 4 "Ghostface" 7 inch figure the toy company planned on releasing in conjunction with the film. Fans had an issue with the sculpted hard plastic look mixed with the soft fabric material that the figure employed. You all voiced your concerns and this is NECA's response...

Follow up:

Randy Falk, Director of NECA Product Development spoke with the Examiner and this to say to the fans:

"Not much has changed from the prototype to the “initial” release. We made a decision early on to mix soft goods with sculpted so that the robe on the legs would be fabric which would allow the legs to be moved and posed as the consumer chooses. Using a sculpted skirt does not permit this. We experimented with some fabrics last year on a figure from the video game Dante’s Inferno and we were really happy with the results so we were looking for a good opportunity to use them again. Aside from the legs the long angled fabric that hangs from forearms if sculpted can only really make sense with one pose/look so we wanted to have that flowing fabric look there.

It has been a challenge getting the factory production to match the soft goods we tailored and sewed here but overall we are satisfied with the results.

We have heard from some of the fan community that they are not happy with the mixed mediums and the use of soft goods which is disappointing but in an effort to please everyone we are going to make a running change in the production and switch to a sculpted skirt. That way both versions are on the market and those who don’t mind the fabric and want to pose the legs more can buy the initial soft goods version and those who prefer the fully sculpted all plastic figure can wait and purchase that version. We listen and value the fan’s opinions and want to try to satisfy everyone. So here is an exclusive behind the scenes look at how the lower part of the figure will be revised. We are keeping the fabric on the sleeves as I really don’t like how this looks sculpted and again we want people to pose and articulate the arms and have the fabric move with it in a way that makes logical sense, like how fabric or a long sleeve like that would really move in real life."