Ended up ordering a third on the last day because Lio-Kaiser.
HasLab 2025: Liokaiser
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I've come to reject the notion of labelling 3P kits as "upgrade kits" on principle. Even when I wholeheartedly agree that a kit greatly improves a figure, all the kits that call themselves upgrade kits while offering nothing remotely appealing have severely tainted the name.
We used to call them "add-on kits".
The thing is "appealing" is entirely subjective. The same problem exists with calling them "add-on" kits, as some won't see anything of value being added.
And still others will, for either term, not see the upgrading or adding as significant enough vis-a-vis the price to warrant it being called either. Like a half dozen gap fillers are a hard sell for me, but show me an alternate head or an interesting accessory (especially one that doesn't have to partsform away) and I'm listening.
It's all in the question of whether it's "enough", as technically both terms are fulfilled in that the original item didn't have x or y before, so that aspect was upgraded or added.
And still others will, for either term, not see the upgrading or adding as significant enough vis-a-vis the price to warrant it being called either. Like a half dozen gap fillers are a hard sell for me, but show me an alternate head or an interesting accessory (especially one that doesn't have to partsform away) and I'm listening.
It's all in the question of whether it's "enough", as technically both terms are fulfilled in that the original item didn't have x or y before, so that aspect was upgraded or added.
They were called "add-ons" as they were separate items, added onto the existing toy. It was an objective term.