Dayum. Have to wait until 2021?

[qz33]

Originally Posted by risingstar

It would be interesting to see what it would take to get collectors to embrace the 1/6-1/7 scale line again. For whatever reason, many collectors seemed to have since moved on to 1/4 scale and haven't looked back. You'd think there would be a scramble of some kind to fill the Bowen void but it hasn't really happened to any large degree which serves as some kind of compelling narrative on the subject. Is it Bowen or nothing for fans of that scale?


P.S. It's a shame the mini-busts trend has all but disappeared. Those were fun.

I think it's all about price. In Bowen's heyday 1/4 was more scarce. As the scale became more ubiquitous people were willing to pay a bit more. Now it's at the other end. If you're already wasting $500 for 1/4 scale $300+ for 1/6 isn't very appealing.
If what Igo over in the Sideshow forum says is true and long term buyers make a very small perceentage of sales then many people are just a few and done and don't mind spending more on those.

1/6 is great for the prolific collector.
If Bowen or any other company could sell enough 1/6 to make them an average of $180-$240 again I totally believe 1/6 would take off IF someone was actually making collections and not just 2-3 per year. Nobody wants to pay collector's market prices to get a collection going.

I hated the busts. Not because they weren't well done but I don't like missing the lower half of a statue. A bunch of busts display like knick knacks.

[xforce]

Originally Posted by MrJones

I'd even say in the 3 years I've been collecting that the dynamic has changed in this hobby. But with regards to the 1/6 - 1/7 line, I think it's more availability. Even in the last 6 months on facebook pages etc I see more people asking where to find Bowen statues and mini busts. I think because of all these companies producing 1/4 and 1/3 scale pieces and with costs getting to $599 for a 1/4 pre-order, people are just getting priced out and looking for alternatives. You are definitely right about the more obscure characters, but I think in the next year or so would be prime time for a 1/6 line at an affordable price like $199 - $249 would be very popular right now.

Totall agree prices keep going up I think an affordable 1/6 line that comes out more than twice a year would do very well. Bowen was so awesome because for every cap, thor and spiderman we got a warbird, goliath and yellowjacket.

[Philintheblank]

Originally Posted by qz33

I hated the busts. Not because they weren't well done but I don't like missing the lower half of a statue. A bunch of busts display like knick knacks.

You just have to display them the right way. They really flesh out a display if you set them up properly.

[Cougrcrumby]

Originally Posted by Philintheblank

You just have to display them the right way. They really flesh out a display if you set them up properly.

But they've gotta have arms. Armless mini busts are the dregs of statue collecting!!

[Philintheblank]

Originally Posted by Cougrcrumby

But they've gotta have arms. Armless mini busts are the dregs of statue collecting!!

Eh...even they serve a purpose.

[dugabrams]

I hated the busts. Not because they weren't well done but I don't like missing the lower half of a statue. A bunch of busts display like knick knacks.[/QUOTE]

Knick Knacks is right. I personally like a select bust or two to round out a shelf of full size statues. Like "The Watcher" next to a bunch of cosmic ass kickers.

[xforce]

was not a bust guy myself, tried the Bowen mini but found them to be gloried action figures. I went all in on the 1/6 but to each his own. Many people these days dont like 1/6 and only want 1/4. Heck even 1/3 growing in popularity.

I am sticking with 1/6 with a few 1/4 sprinkled in

[nbr3bagshotrow]

Originally Posted by xforce

was not a bust guy myself, tried the Bowen mini but found them to be gloried action figures. I went all in on the 1/6 but to each his own. Many people these days dont like 1/6 and only want 1/4. Heck even 1/3 growing in popularity.

I am sticking with 1/6 with a few 1/4 sprinkled in

I'm with ya!

[Quilon]

I will 3rd that

[Big Hulk]

Sucks that its going to be that long. I wonder what happened to Heather, Virginia, and Kelsey? They were just as well known as Randy and great employees.