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Return to a 6" Joe Line.....
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08-25-2012, 01:32 AM
PhantomStranger
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No. It's not as if I dislike 6" figure, but I do not wish to collect Joes in the size format. The biggest problem is going to be with Vehicles. You simply cannot have the level of variety that you can with a 3 3/4 line. Not to mention price. If Hasbro were to make a VAMP for a 6" line, chances are it would be around the cost of a Skystiker if not more. Personally I'd rather have the 1/18 plane for the same price.
Granted they could keep to small vehicles like the Ram as stated, however the small vehicles will only go so far.
The other big problem is criticism of detail. Yes the POC and 30th lines are fantastic, but if the figures were increased in size, a lot of detail would either have to be lost, or kept at the price of higher costing figures.
Take a look at Hasbro's new Marvel Legends Punisher figure. He pretty much has a scaled up version of the Shock Trooper AK-47, whatever the hell the Retaliation Cobra trooper comes with, and Flacon's pump Shotgun. He has some nice features like a removable drum Mag, and a simple but accurate piece of Webgear.
Now the price of ML runs about 17-19 depending on where you get them. Now imagine the cost if he had a helmet, highly sculpted web gear fitting the whole torso, a gas mask, goggles, MP5K, Sledgehammer, Batons, and a shield. I just don't see getting a decent price out of that. At best the price probably could be kept at around 17 or so, but the figures accessories would have to be to the level of Renegades Scarlett to accomplish that, or have remarkably simple tooling as trade in for weapons.
Really if 6" Joes were to be a thing I don't think they should go for being like the POC/30th only bigger. Perhaps a better Idea would be for Hasbro to lend the rights to another company in much the same way they did with Sideshow. NECA for example would be perfect. For one you don't have to worry about Hasbro ending the regular line, and you don't have to worry about only having one Joe line being available at a high dollar cost.
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