Is 3 3/4" scale figures the Wave of the Future?

[I AM SCI-FI]

I hope and pray that 1:18/3¾" scale takes over. They're cheaper, take up less space, allow for vehicles and playsets and they allow for more affordable army building. What's not to love?

[Gundam Prime]

Right now I still prefer 6", but 3.75" is getting more and more detailed and articulated that I began collecting the 25th anniversary Joes just a month ago. Aside from that they're far more portable (I felt like I little kid but I brought my Snake Eyes with me in my pocket to a hospital waiting room for my appointment ), and they're cheap enough that if I break one its not too big of a deal (unless its a really rare figure). Having cool vehicles and accessories ain't too bad either.

 

If they added just a bit more articulation and durability I'd probably be completely swayed.

[TomTom]

companies would actually be losing money switching to just 1:18 scale because no one would buy them.

[kyussfan]

NO F%%%ING WAY! The 4 inch stuff could be cool as another collection, but I want the 6 inch figure to keep adding to my collection. also the larger the figure the better the detail and sculpt.

[jedicrippler]

Are you kidding me? The Star Wars line are now getting expensive at stores! As much as 9.99 per figure MOC !

The only single-carded figures ever sold at retail for $9.99 were from the "Vintage Original Trilogy Collection," which was supposedly a high-end, more "limited" line that featured added articulation and a protective clamshell. In other words, it was kind of a rip-off aimed squarely at collectors. It's basically been discontinued.

 

Star Wars figures ordinarily range from about $6.50 (Wal-Mart) to $8.50 (K-Mart).

 

Heh, you've obviously never seen a Kohl's store or checked a local one to see if they had SW figures. They do charge $9.99 for the regular figures. Friggin' crazy.

 

And apparently basic figures are supposedly going up in price by about a buck this year sooner or later. @hmmm@

[annihilator]

Are you kidding me? The Star Wars line are now getting expensive at stores! As much as 9.99 per figure MOC !

The only single-carded figures ever sold at retail for $9.99 were from the "Vintage Original Trilogy Collection," which was supposedly a high-end, more "limited" line that featured added articulation and a protective clamshell. In other words, it was kind of a rip-off aimed squarely at collectors. It's basically been discontinued.

 

Star Wars figures ordinarily range from about $6.50 (Wal-Mart) to $8.50 (K-Mart).

 

Heh, you've obviously never seen a Kohl's store or checked a local one to see if they had SW figures. They do charge $9.99 for the regular figures. Friggin' crazy.

 

And apparently basic figures are supposedly going up in price by about a buck this year sooner or later. @hmmm@

 

Absolutely right, it was a Kohl's store I saw it at and some other department store here in Washington.

[Goldbug]

companies would actually be losing money switching to just 1:18 scale because no one would buy them.

 

Just because you won't buy them doesn't mean no one will. I bet a lot of parents would rather buy a cheaper smaller figure for their kids than a larger more expensive one. Mostly they would buy them on a whim. While the larger figure are usually gifts.

 

Heh, you've obviously never seen a Kohl's store or checked a local one to see if they had SW figures. They do charge $9.99 for the regular figures. Friggin' crazy.

 

And apparently basic figures are supposedly going up in price by about a buck this year sooner or later. @hmmm@

 

True yet Kohl's always has been more expensive with toys. If I'm not mistaken they are the ones that charge the most. My KMart charges $8.89 for Star Wars figures. Nonetheless that also means 6 inch figures will be going up in price.