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hasbroherofan · 11-07-2018, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kernel

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Also the damn 6” dolls are winning:

You keep saying things like this as though it's a recent development and not the general way Hasbro's merch has been trending for years, lol.

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Originally Posted by LordMudd

It won't last long, unless they manage to stop the trade war with China. That will drive up import costs. Industries will have 2 options: convince the governments to back down, or move to another cheap labor/underdeveloped country. Weightwise, a 4" MU figure on a blister with no accessories is cheaper per unit to import than a 6" Legends figure with multiple head and hand parts and a BaF piece in a box.

Personally, I think Dwight has put himself in between a rock and a hard place.

I wouldn't expect Legends to go away anytime soon. While there definitely is a mainstream/impulse buy appeal, Legends is largely a collector focused line to begin with, and they already have cheaper alternatives for the more kid-friendly stuff. 6" seems to be much more popular on a collector-focused level given all the other lines we've seen move to that scale across various companies (Dragon Stars, DC Multiverse, MAFEX, S.H. Figuarts, Figma, ect.) And of course just a bit taller and you have other collector-oriented lines like Marvel Select, Mezco's One:12 stuff and the figures Storm Collectibles is doing for Street Fighter, King of Fighters, Tekken and Mortal Kombat.

Realistically what I could see though is slimming down the line and not putting out the insane amount of product it's currently doing.

Though that begs an interesting question. Why is it that there's so little collector-focused merchandise in the 3.75 inch scale? Particularly overseas?

11-07-2018, 11:17 PM	#36199
hasbroherofan Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 3,335	Quote: Originally Posted by Kernel ] Also the damn 6” dolls are winning: You keep saying things like this as though it's a recent development and not the general way Hasbro's merch has been trending for years, lol. Quote: Originally Posted by LordMudd It won't last long, unless they manage to stop the trade war with China. That will drive up import costs. Industries will have 2 options: convince the governments to back down, or move to another cheap labor/underdeveloped country. Weightwise, a 4" MU figure on a blister with no accessories is cheaper per unit to import than a 6" Legends figure with multiple head and hand parts and a BaF piece in a box. Personally, I think Dwight has put himself in between a rock and a hard place. I wouldn't expect Legends to go away anytime soon. While there definitely is a mainstream/impulse buy appeal, Legends is largely a collector focused line to begin with, and they already have cheaper alternatives for the more kid-friendly stuff. 6" seems to be much more popular on a collector-focused level given all the other lines we've seen move to that scale across various companies (Dragon Stars, DC Multiverse, MAFEX, S.H. Figuarts, Figma, ect.) And of course just a bit taller and you have other collector-oriented lines like Marvel Select, Mezco's One:12 stuff and the figures Storm Collectibles is doing for Street Fighter, King of Fighters, Tekken and Mortal Kombat. Realistically what I could see though is slimming down the line and not putting out the insane amount of product it's currently doing. Though that begs an interesting question. Why is it that there's so little collector-focused merchandise in the 3.75 inch scale? Particularly overseas? Last edited by hasbroherofan; 11-08-2018 at 12:39 AM..