TFW2005HisstankThundercatsTokuNationToyark

The Toyark - News - Welcome to The Toyark!

Entertainment Earth
  • Home
  • News
    • Marvel Toy News
    • DC Toy News
    • Star Wars Toy News
    • Video Game Toy News
    • Dragonball Z Toy News
    • MOTU Toy News
    • San Diego Comic Con
    • Toy Fair
    • All News Categories…
  • JUMP OFF!
    • NYCC Round Up
    • SDCC Round Up
    • S.H.F Dragonball Z
    • Photo Shoots
    • Quick Shots
    • Toy Fair Round Up
  • Forum
    • New Posts
    • News and Rumors
    • Action Figure GD
    • Marvel Forum
    • Customs
    • Fan Art
    • Collection Showcase
    • Buy Sell Trade
  • Companies
    • Tamashii Nations
    • McFarlane
    • Hasbro
    • NECA
    • Mezco
    • Super7
    • Mattel
    • Diamond Select Toys
    • Storm Collectibles
    • Hot Toys
    • Sideshow
  • Characters
    • Batman
    • Superman
    • Iron Man
    • Spider-Man
    • Wolverine
    • Hulk
    • Green Lantern
    • Captain America
    • Boba Fett
  • Scale
    • 3.75 Inch
    • 6 Inch
    • 7 Inch
    • 1/6
  • Sub-Lines
    • SH Figuarts
    • DC Multiverse
    • Marvel Legends
    • Black Series
    • One:12 Collective
    • Super 7 Ultimates
    • Vintage Collection
    • Masterverse
    • MOTU Origins
Premium Bandai
Go Back   The Toyark > Toyark Toy Forums > Toy and Action Figure Discussion > Toy and Action Figure News and Rumors
Reload this Page

McFarlane Color Tops Spawn Rebirth

Rules Register Community Today's Posts Search
Community Links
Pictures & Albums
Members List
Search Forums
 
Tag Search
Advanced Search
Go to Page...
Reply
Page 2 of 2 < 1 2
 
Thread Tools
Old 12-20-2016, 04:18 PM   #26
En Sabah Nerd
En Sabah Nerd's Avatar
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Texas
Posts: 9,793
Quote:
Originally Posted by UpDog View Post
move to another awkward scale while the collectors industry is thriving in the 6 in market seems like a particularly dumb move
The majority of "adult collectible" companies use the 7" scale not 6" so there's nothing awkward about the size, the 5" scale was very weird though. NECA, Diamond Select, DC Collectibles (except for Icons/Animated), and some of Funko all use the 7" scale for their figures. Pretty much every 6" scale line while collectible in the sense that you can collect them are not "collectibles" as the term has typically been used in the toy realm. The 6" stuff can still be played with by children and lacks in sculpted or painted detail when compared to the "collectible" market, the 6" lines are more universally approachable to the collector and player market alike with most if not all being marked for ages 4+. 7" scale stuff is not as universal, they have articulation for display more than play and most are marked as being meant for at least ages 13+ or even 17+ thus indicating them as "collectibles" and not regular toys. McFarlane pretty much started the 7" scale as the go to detailed "for adults" size figures so it actually makes more sense for them to return to it than to hop over to a scale which caters to a wider audience. I'm not saying the 6" lines aren't for collectors too since I have a bunch of them myself but they do look more like toys than the "collectibles" do.
Sorry if that read like a rant.
__________________
En Sabah Nerd is offline   Reply With Quote
En Sabah Nerd
View Public Profile
Send a private message to En Sabah Nerd
Find More Posts by En Sabah Nerd
Old 12-20-2016, 05:06 PM   #27
UpDog
UpDog's Avatar
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 119
Quote:
Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd View Post
The majority of "adult collectible" companies use the 7" scale not 6" so there's nothing awkward about the size, the 5" scale was very weird though. NECA, Diamond Select, DC Collectibles (except for Icons/Animated), and some of Funko all use the 7" scale for their figures. Pretty much every 6" scale line while collectible in the sense that you can collect them are not "collectibles" as the term has typically been used in the toy realm. The 6" stuff can still be played with by children and lacks in sculpted or painted detail when compared to the "collectible" market, the 6" lines are more universally approachable to the collector and player market alike with most if not all being marked for ages 4+. 7" scale stuff is not as universal, they have articulation for display more than play and most are marked as being meant for at least ages 13+ or even 17+ thus indicating them as "collectibles" and not regular toys. McFarlane pretty much started the 7" scale as the go to detailed "for adults" size figures so it actually makes more sense for them to return to it than to hop over to a scale which caters to a wider audience. I'm not saying the 6" lines aren't for collectors too since I have a bunch of them myself but they do look more like toys than the "collectibles" do.
Sorry if that read like a rant.
Totally fair. I guess I was completely leaving out NECA. I was thinking more the 5" lines.

I guess where I'm seeing it is that there seems to be a concerted effort to produce more 6 inch lines in the past 3 years. 2 separate DC lines, power rangers, halo, star wars, and a huge uptick in marvel legends, plus the rising popularity of figuarts, 6 in seems to be the way the industry is heading. Given the slow death of a lot of the McToys 7' staction lines in the mid 00's, and how derided they often were, I'd have guessed they would've moved to a more popular scale, since they're already jumping size for a majority of the properties in the color tops line.
__________________
Long Time Listener, First Time Caller
UpDog is offline   Reply With Quote
UpDog
View Public Profile
Send a private message to UpDog
Find More Posts by UpDog
Old 12-20-2016, 05:36 PM   #28
cageandbale
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 72
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Heat View Post
While modern articulation isn't a deal breaker for me (I collect Marvel Select for this reason), I just don't understand what McFarlane is going for here. Why add any articulation at all if you're just going to make a pre-posed statue? It'd make a lot more sense to me if McFarlane committed to making actual statues rather than doing half assed pre 90's articulation.
Agreed, decide between a statue or a full fledged figure. This is in between and it's not horrible but choose one not both. I hate useless cuts.
cageandbale is offline   Reply With Quote
cageandbale
View Public Profile
Send a private message to cageandbale
Find More Posts by cageandbale
Reply
Page 2 of 2 < 1 2

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Show Printable Version
Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
McFarlane Color Tops TWD Jesus Joe Moore Toy and Action Figure News and Rumors 9 09-13-2016 02:18 PM
McFarlane 7-Inch Spawn Rebirth Joe Moore Toy and Action Figure News and Rumors 31 07-13-2016 09:32 PM
Cybertron Rebirth Solrac333 Customs Completed Projects 0 06-19-2013 02:34 PM
Green Lantern Rebirth Hal Jordan Echo7Solo Customs Completed Projects 4 11-07-2010 08:34 PM
Hasbro Tops UK Toys Joe Moore Toy and Action Figure General Discussion 0 09-02-2009 07:45 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Rules
Forum Jump
McFarlane Color Tops Spawn Rebirth - Page 2 - Toy Discussion at Toyark.com
Premium Bandai

San Diego Comic Con SH Figuarts Dragon Ball Reference Guide Extreme Sets Dioramas New York Toy Fair Beasts of the Mesozoic
Latest Toy Discussion
 
Let's See Some Cool Stuff - ToyArk Edition
DC Multiverse and all McFarlane DC News Reveals and Chat
The "Look At What I Just Got!" Thread
McFarlane Spawn and Everything Else News Reveals and Chat
52TOYS FigLite Action Figures Thread
S.H. Figuarts Dragonball News Reveals and Chat
Macross Appreciation Thread
House of Gog | New Statue Reveal | “XALBAGA, The Cat God” by Skinner
Nacelle Company News and Chat
Hiya Toys News Reveals and Chat
 
Latest Marvel Discussion
 
New Marvel Legends/6" Appreciation Thread
New Marvel 3.75" Appreciation Thread
Marvel Figure Identification Help Needed
Need help with iron man prototype name
ToyBiz Marvel Legends Action Figures LOT MOC - For Sale
 
Latest Customs and Fan Art
 
Custom vehicle for TMNT's Slash
DC Eagly Peacemaker Hug Custom 7"
Legions
Dravenheart's Custom Figures!
DC Creature Commandos GI Robot - 7" McFarlane Style
 
Latest Collection Pics
 
My Mixed Collection
Spastic for Plastic
My Rotating Figure Display
X-men figure
Dotanuki's Plasticcrack addiction
 
Latest B/S/T
 
Wanted: Xevoz
Wanted: Xevoz
Buy Sell Trade List with Photos - Figures, Accessories, Vehicles, Parts, Fodder, etc.
 
Entertainment Earth

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 05:28 PM.

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS. Powered by vBulletin. Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.