Integration

Snowflakian · 08-03-2009, 11:04 PM

My votes go to:

Bandai Japan - For their motion revive series figure line. Extreme articulation and accessories in a tiny package for under 10 bucks. Detailing, poseability, and compatibility within this line to many vehicles and dioramas is amazingly perfect. The only Articulation system that can top hasbro with detailing. Add in the souchaku series, and other diecast figures or DX items they make, and they truly shine brightly. Easily my #1 Japanese Toy company. They maintain extreme accuracy, and loads of interactive fun without being obtrusive. But then when you see the SIC line, completely over the top and cements this spot for a good long time.

Hasbro - For Marvel Universe. GI Joe scale Marvel heroes, built sturdy and well, with many companion lines, and tapping the wealth of marvel history, with decently poseable, resilent figures. Box Sets, Comic Packs and all kinds of flavors of awesome are arising out of this line. They've truly mastered quality, plastic grade, details, and articulation at this scale, which opens up a plenthora of doors for inscale lines. They've truly mastered the 3.75'' scale. Their legends figures are vastly improving too, and even though I refuse to purchase them, they may make me cave soon in the upcoming wave. The giant battle packs, and spidey and his amazing friends pack just cements them as the #1 american company for toys for me. Between how well they treat the Marvel licenses or star wars, and their own licenses like joe and transformers, hasbro just keeps surprising us with awesome. And have been extremely lenient on infringers of their character rights.
And don't forget about the massive library they still have, like Inhumanoids, and Jem.

Mattel while doing great on MOTUC, has been rather lackluster on their treatment of the DC license. While they seem to be getting better and better with figures, their 6'' DC figures look too much like wrestling toys barring a few exceptions, and look weird in poses cause of their articulation. The animated toys are on par with hasbro animated marvel at least, but the DCIH is where it really falls apart completely and is only slowing startng to get better.

So while I want to mention Mattel, their overall lines just don't merit it. They treat their own properties fantasticly, it's a shame they can't treat other ones they have just as well.

Up and Comers:
Toynami (Their Macross and BubbleGum Crisis Figures, but cost and availability hinder them.)
Hot Toys (Ironman and Wolverine among others)
TomyTakara (Microman, and Transformers, but the merger has slowed the down for now on the awesome)
SideShow (Getting their, but has yet to build that library up in comparison to others.)

08-03-2009, 11:04 PM	#4
Snowflakian Illyria's New Qwa'ha Xahn Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In the clouds. Posts: 4,120	My votes go to: Bandai Japan - For their motion revive series figure line. Extreme articulation and accessories in a tiny package for under 10 bucks. Detailing, poseability, and compatibility within this line to many vehicles and dioramas is amazingly perfect. The only Articulation system that can top hasbro with detailing. Add in the souchaku series, and other diecast figures or DX items they make, and they truly shine brightly. Easily my #1 Japanese Toy company. They maintain extreme accuracy, and loads of interactive fun without being obtrusive. But then when you see the SIC line, completely over the top and cements this spot for a good long time. Hasbro - For Marvel Universe. GI Joe scale Marvel heroes, built sturdy and well, with many companion lines, and tapping the wealth of marvel history, with decently poseable, resilent figures. Box Sets, Comic Packs and all kinds of flavors of awesome are arising out of this line. They've truly mastered quality, plastic grade, details, and articulation at this scale, which opens up a plenthora of doors for inscale lines. They've truly mastered the 3.75'' scale. Their legends figures are vastly improving too, and even though I refuse to purchase them, they may make me cave soon in the upcoming wave. The giant battle packs, and spidey and his amazing friends pack just cements them as the #1 american company for toys for me. Between how well they treat the Marvel licenses or star wars, and their own licenses like joe and transformers, hasbro just keeps surprising us with awesome. And have been extremely lenient on infringers of their character rights. And don't forget about the massive library they still have, like Inhumanoids, and Jem. Mattel while doing great on MOTUC, has been rather lackluster on their treatment of the DC license. While they seem to be getting better and better with figures, their 6'' DC figures look too much like wrestling toys barring a few exceptions, and look weird in poses cause of their articulation. The animated toys are on par with hasbro animated marvel at least, but the DCIH is where it really falls apart completely and is only slowing startng to get better. So while I want to mention Mattel, their overall lines just don't merit it. They treat their own properties fantasticly, it's a shame they can't treat other ones they have just as well. Up and Comers: Toynami (Their Macross and BubbleGum Crisis Figures, but cost and availability hinder them.) Hot Toys (Ironman and Wolverine among others) TomyTakara (Microman, and Transformers, but the merger has slowed the down for now on the awesome) SideShow (Getting their, but has yet to build that library up in comparison to others.) __________________ Last edited by Snowflakian; 08-03-2009 at 11:15 PM..