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Originally Posted by ddarko

I think the reason is that most of the customer base will likely be adults, given the age of the cartoon. Adult collectors do tend to prefer statues to figures, since it does give a sense that they are buying something artistic and an accurate representation of a character (hence the scale).

Granted, there is still a market for 1/6 articulated figures or Dolls, but that tends to be a little niche. The reason you get a lot of Hot Toys purchase is once again to do with the accuracy of clothing and head sculpts rather than the articulation. The articulation in the Hot Toys figures tend to be very limited anyway, and if you keep them posed in a good action pose, you are looking at possible damage to the figure body too. In the case of exposed joints, then it becomes a nightmare to design them in a way that its still functional, but also aesthetically pleasing.

From the perspective of a company that produces these collectibles, you avoid all these problem by making statues, and you pick a cool pose/design to get your team to work.

What a joke, I doubt people will pay premium for statues of those things. Dino-Riders is a niche property and making statues instead of action figures for those collectors will just piss them off.