Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd (Post 647570)

I have always had a 3.75" collection of SW toys and they got better and better every year it seemed but then Hasbro shot themselves in the foot. Once the decision to re-release TPM in 3D was called Hasbro made an entire wave of figures for it with the only really worthwhile/remarkable one being a new Darth Maul. This wave absolutely cluttered my stores and 80% of the wave peg-warmed like they were glued in place. A long drought ensued with no new releases in my area for what seemed to be a little over a year and so I was kicked out of collecting since any figures in the waves after went for ludicrous second-market prices. Eventually the pegs were cleared of TPM stuff and the Black Series 3.75" toys renewed the SW toy sections of my stores with some new stuff but mainly welcomed re-issues of those figures that skipped me because of the dry period. I'll always have a special place in my toy collecting heart for SW 3.75" toys but my days of anticipating new releases are slim and picky. The 6" line however has sort of reinvigorated my SW collecting spirit.
At first I was not interested since 3.75" was my main SW area but I knew that I would still get a few of those "must have" characters for a small display. Basically Boba Fett, a Stormtrooper, and Darth Vader were my only real wants when the line was introduced (Vader hadn't even been announced at the time but we all knew they'd get to him). I hunted for so long to no avail trying to get Fett in wave 2 and had passed on every figure in wave 1. I never found Boba Fett in stores, just a sea of Leia, Greedo, and some Han too. I did then find the Stormtrooper when he was released and got one. It is just such a damn well done toy that I immediately expanded my want-list. I eventually got Boba Fett online for retail price and my collection has now grown a decent amount.
As much as the 3.75" toys are awesome and great to play with there is a notable amount of higher display value with the 6" toys. The fact that Hasbro cut back articulation to '77 levels on their 3.75" toys in general and now reserves articulation in that scale for exclusives put in some extra push towards the 6" line as well. Basically for me it comes down to the 6" figures looking better, being bigger, and then not wanting every character in the line to begin with making them my preferred line now. However if I wanted every character available and then to actually play with them then the 3.75" line has a lot going for it still.

Originally Posted by Omanlew (Post 647593)

Thank you for the feedback, do you notice a big difference in particular detail on the figures like facial or costume for the size differentials? I'm really looking forward to adding a Sabine to my computer desk and the 3.75" and 6" previews both look great. Then I say to myself "if I stick with 6" then I can't get the 7th Sister or the new Maul 3.75 inch." It seems that Hasbro releases more and a greater variety of figures for the 3.75" line but they just feel so small to me when I look at them.

Originally Posted by Monte Williams (Post 647594)

They'll ride the 6" scale for a while, then switch back to 3.75" in a few years 'cause it energizes the consumer base. Look at Marvel Legends/Universe/Legends.

Originally Posted by Omanlew (Post 647562)

Hey could someone please give me some insight on 3.75 vs. 6 inch? I really like figures from both sizes but I want to be smarter with my money now a days and stick to one line. Yes, 3.75 are cheaper but Black Series has fewer figures to collect so I figure the price difference would be almost the same. Which do you prefer and why?

Originally Posted by dukefett (Post 648249)

I don't collect 3.75" anymore, the Black Series got me and then the Japanese lines have me totally in.

For Hasbro themselves, I saw their SW panel at NYCC last year, they said the costs of developing and producing a (good non-5 POA)3.75" figure is actually pretty close to the cost of a 6" figure, yet they're able to charge a lot more.

That leads me to believe that the profits to be had in the 6" scale is what's going to keep them from ever really bringing back the super articulated 3.75" scale to mass releases instead of just a store exclusive like Walmart.

Originally Posted by ukmu (Post 648708)

Going to watch the film again this week for inspiration.

Originally Posted by ukmu (Post 648853)

Can you ship to UK Wolvie?

Maybe even loose?

Also, do you/would you mix?

Originally Posted by ukmu (Post 648707)

Got the hooks and line to hang the upper fighters today, but after looking would prefer to make a stand to be honest.

Originally Posted by Jedi (Post 649170)

I just joined. How long before I can post pics and links? :)

Originally Posted by Madflava (Post 649573)

I think Constable Zuvio is going to be the king of peg-warmers for a long time. I've stop by two Targets in the past week to see what they had and it was all Zuvio. One had like 14 Zuvios and no other Black Series figure.