Originally Posted by MUfan97 (Post 670187)

6 inchers are getting Netflix figures, and our likelihood of getting Netflix figures is about 0-0.

Originally Posted by MUfan97 (Post 670187)

6 inchers are getting Netflix figures, and our likelihood of getting Netflix figures is about 0-0.

Originally Posted by Snowflakian (Post 670248)

More likely they're at 50-50 now if 6'' is being made. If these do well, they may see that there is a market for them and become willing to test the 3.75'' scale too.

Originally Posted by Madame Warlock (Post 670360)

Luckily the Netflix stuff is pretty visually boring tbh. We've yet to have one decent outfit. Maybe a Netflix Electra would be pretty cool. I'd buy a Jessica Jones but it's such an easy stand in thing.

Originally Posted by Snowflakian (Post 670084)

On the BAF it's because doing a character like that in that scale may prove too annoying for the fans to purchase full sets if they aren't completionists. Especially if it's a much in demand character that should have his own figure. There's also the problem that the figures aren't designed in a way where putting them together is possible. It'd disproportionately stretch the cost of the figures as it is by increasing the volume.

Smaller figures like rocket, or howard the duck, or even Lockjaw are possible, but normal sized characters would end up as four pieces (Torso with arms, each leg, and the head). Which doesn't work very well for B-A-F.

Larger scale figures can spread it out more like say if they did something close to the Incredible Hulk movie's scale for a character and could alleviate that, but not sure how much that'd increase already rising costs.

The inbetween size would be an issue though. Like the current MU Thanos that was made as a carded figure. Where they can't evenly distribute the cost to each figure for each limb that well.

A B-A-F is possible, but it'd require an entirely new type of assembly for the figure potentially.

It's also highly annoying for fans that want that figure and not all the others though. So personally, I kind of thank them for that. It's one thing getting doubles in comic packs, it's another when you have to buy an entire case assortment to get one figure you want.

The line was also supposed to stay slightly more kid friendly as something they could pick up their favorites to intermingle in with GI Joes, and the B-A-F fan driven business kind of takes away from that.

Could you imagine how annoying that'd be for an infinity war movie, that the only way to get the 3.75'' line Thanos is to buy all the movie figures? Especially when fan favorites and shortpacked figures you may never find? Let alone how annoying that'd be for a kid that wants Thanos for his toys to fight, but their parents won't buy them all the toys since they have so many from previous movies?

Better to single card those kind of figures.
There were too many complaining about that already with Thanos in the 6'' legends line.


As for the Modular Ironman though. That'd be awesome, but it'd be a hell of a lot of small parts to get lost and will get lost. And how much it might shatter if you dropped it and all that armor scatters everywhere to places unknown.

The 3.75 isn't only for kids, but it does have to factor in that kids are a large chunk of the sales, and even us collectors sometimes have a habit of losing pieces too. So it's better to leave some of that to the more collector only centered lines that Japan does. It's a similar issue that the trans-armor die-cast Kamen Rider figures had and their audience and costs can better handle those kinds of demands.

Toy Biz did something like that with the armor swap system from the 90s Ironman cartoon series line. Great figures, but even they had to tone it back from what they originally wanted to do because it wasn't cost-effective nor drop proof. I'd imagine the same would prove true here.

Originally Posted by Jackieboy (Post 670365)

it would appear that the 6" fan base is more vocal and gathering new fans at much greater rate than our line,in fact many people have defected over to 6".i really dont think it would be an issue for hasbro to make a BAF line happen,but the 3.75" line has been a pain in the ass for them financially its too late in the day for ideas like that now,id say this line has 2017 left then discontinued in 2018,the 6" line will be kept going simply because it sells.

Originally Posted by Lionheart (Post 670379)

I still believe that the profit margins on the 3.75 inch are much greater than the 6 inch, and that much of the value of 6 inch is being subsidised by the 3.75 inch because they both fall under the 'Marvel' banner / budget.

Originally Posted by Lionheart (Post 670379)

I still believe that the profit margins on the 3.75 inch are much greater than the 6 inch, and that much of the value of 6 inch is being subsidised by the 3.75 inch because they both fall under the 'Marvel' banner / budget.

Originally Posted by Kernel (Post 670387)

Agreed. The 3.75" stuff sells pretty well here, if it was that bad they would have cancelled it already. Parents, kids and collectors buy the 3.75" stuff, easy sell vs a $20 figure. Well hopefully tomorrow we see some good stuff.

Originally Posted by MUfan97 (Post 670376)

Yeah. It doesn't help that pretty much EVERYBODY that can be a voice for the collecting community has a 6 inch bias. I've talked about how designers should have a Twitter or something just for them to interact with their fanbase without any filters, and get the full picture, and it still applies(despite the pros and cons).

Originally Posted by Universe (Post 670357)

Pilkster has come through again with another unique custom I ordered to finish my Warbound; the one, the only, Meik!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c9...psxom51tki.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c9...psds7bsrju.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c9...pst1chvgiz.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c9...pshn1zrwnu.jpg

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Can't wait to get him in my hands and have him join my collection. Thanks Pilkster!

Originally Posted by Jackieboy (Post 670397)

realistically it is not.and it shows when you compare both lines.there are many reasons why this is so and one of those reasons is people not wanting to pay the prices asked today,we have all seen it rise,but for a few dollars/euro extra you can get a 6" with a ton of accessories.



like i said earlier contract runs out in 2018,perhaps they are contractually obliged to keep it going till contract end.and sources have indicated that hasbro have enough work there to keep the line going till about that time,so lets see,its safe to say 2017 will be a decent year.but seeing as for 20 dollars you get a decent articulated figure with tons of accessories and a baf part it doesnt seem so bad.but for 13 you get a joe sized fig with mediocre articulation and no accessories?thats why the other line has snowballed in the past 3 years.id really like to see those sales records.plus the fact they cleverly intergrated the movie universe into their 6" waves,instead of creating multiple movie lines like what we got a few years back.they didnt sell so well as i recall,but everyone had a field day grabbing them a year later for next to nothing at tj maxx,5 below and stores like that.

marked improvement on the line has seen an increase in sales.perhaps somebody who is in the know here could point you in the right direction as far as twitter is concerned.these guys have facebook accounts id imagine they are on twitter as well.as far as legends is concerned,i went the opposite route,dropped 6" for 4" kept the legends that work with universe.but i have seen a lot of universe collectors go over to legends in the past couple of years,its a continuing trend.

Originally Posted by Kernel (Post 670422)

You know it's funny I just stopped by marshals and they have antman 6" legends for $9.99 and marvel infinite 3.75" figures for the same price!

Originally Posted by Autobot_Goldbug (Post 670035)

http://www.toyark.com/attachments/38...5-img_4932.jpg
http://www.toyark.com/attachments/38...5-img_4929.jpg
http://www.toyark.com/attachments/38...5-img_4931.jpg

Originally Posted by Autobot_Goldbug (Post 670424)

Yeah something just doesn't add up.

Originally Posted by Kernel (Post 670426)

Did you get these from Chinabay?