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Originally Posted by DerStahlhelm

It’s perfectly possible to do facial sculpts at 4” with the same level of detail as the 6” figures, especially with the shift to digital sculpting where it’s just a matter of resizing a 3D model.
Don’t believe me? Have a look at any of the amazing hydro-shrunk head casts offered by many casters.

Plus, they can now do the face scan stuff for 3.75 inchers.

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Originally Posted by kylactus

Yes, but the sculpt just doesn’t translate as well in 1:18.The smaller you go the the softer fine details become, and mistakes, like paint being off, are far more noticeable, and it makes it harder to get a perfect representation. Show me one 3.75 figure of a real human that looks anywhere as good as its 6” counterpart from the last 2 years... for that matter show me one 6” figure that looks as good as a hot Toys 12” figure. The smaller you go, the more detail you loose, it’s just a fact.

Well, yes, they may not be AS comparable, but you can still get more than enough to capture the likeness. Force Link's OT figures have great likenesses. Just look at the Ben Kenobi, Luke Skywalker(the 3 pack one), and The Emperor. Despite limitations in being 5 POA figures, the sculpts capture the essence of the characters brilliantly, and Luke actually looks better than his 6 inch Black series counterpart. Jurassic World is a recent example in the same scale. Likenesses in general have gotten way better in the past two years.