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After the New York Times outed Hasbro for dropping the ball on 3.75" figures to Hasbro's shareholders just last month.... I don't see a 3.75" line happening at all. MAYBE a 5 P.O.A. but my guess would be something similar to what they are doing with GotG right now....2.5" and those 5" silly Happy Meal toy-esque 'battlers' type gimmicky things.


here are my 5 reasons why I feel we will not get any 3.75" love this round....


1. Same story to Hasbro and retailers, they STILL have Ironman, Cap and Thor sitting and NOT selling.

2. As we know, the new team that replaced Vonner have said publicly that they prefer 6" to 3.75" and the recent 6" line with baf have and are doing well.

3. Their shareholders are not happy about the last few lines and all the kids already have Cap, Thor IM, and the Hulk.... hard to sell the same toy twice, even if it is slightly different. Chances are...mum will say, "NO, you have one of those already...pick something else."

4. All the new stuff and sizes are doing well from the GotG movie, and it isn't even out yet,the last few movie 3.75" figures never sold even well after the films were on DVD, even now on clearance they sit.

5. I see 3.75" in general is struggling.... tell me ONE store that you can walk into and pick up Ant-Man? If they have any figures at all...they are the 5 P.O.A. IM, the final waves of MU or the IM and Cap's from MI wave 1, these have choked what life there is out of the common retail game..... it will be online from here on I'm afraid. Perhaps the occasional find here and there, but new case day at your local.... done and dusted for now.


I really hope that my speculation is wrong, I really really do. I try to stay upbeat and positive and not be the typical internet toy nerd bashing everything. Our best saving grace is that this film SHOULD be in the TOP 5 highest grossing films of ALL TIME, that being the case...we may see all sorts of toys in different shapes and sizes. As for now though my guess is, as far as 3.75" figures go, we get two things.... Jack and Shit.

(NOT hating, just saying...this is ALL just speculative and just my simple opinion)