Favorite size for collections

[cyborgt800]

How important is scale to everyone here and why?

I am planning on doing some new statue sculpting. These will be for me, myself and I only because they will be unlicensed characters That I either cannot find, do not exist or the examples that do exist are not to my liking. I tend to sculpt in two sizes; 8 ½" and 11 ½" roughly, depending on the character height. The next figure I want to sculpt about 18-20"...I currently have limited space though. I've never owned any statues, just action figures and one 12' vinyl terminator.

MY QUESTION to the COLLECTORS is this:What general sizes do you prefer and why? Or do you like a mixture of scales as long as the figure is cool?

We'll assume that each figure of a particular scale is in correct height relative to the collection. Without getting into specific scale issues let's assume most scale figures are around the general heights of; 6", 9", 12" and 18"


Thanks

[TNovak]

I like the bigger stuff (say 1/4 scale) but space is REALLY a problem with any collection of statues that size. Also cost goes up.


I have no problem with the Bowen/ARH standard scale whatever that was. It is big enough for detail but small enough that you don't need a gymnasium to display a decent collection.

[cyborgt800]

Do you know in inches what size the figures are?

[sith_apprentice]

Around 12 inches or so, like a Kotobukiya vinyl statue. Anything smaller could fall into the "squint" category, anything larger starts to get into the "Jesus Christ man you're a nerd! how much did you spend on this crap?!" category.

[ratchet]

I rarely care about scale - the way a statue looks is more important to me...

THAT and the subject matter...

[joefixit2]

As long as it is comic accurate and I can actually afford it, not concerned about size at all. If I had some cash, I would be getting the Hulk statue that '50 has in his house. Man oh man would I love to have the statue.

[rnbuda]

I kinda go by who produces the item. I have 1:1 items by Master Replicas/Sideshow and I have mini busts and statues from GG which I believe are 1/6th and I have the Iron Man Maquette which is 1/4. It's all about what you like, what looks good, and space!

[ratchet]

Originally Posted by joefixit2

As long as it is comic accurate and I can actually afford it, not concerned about size at all. If I had some cash, I would be getting the Hulk statue that '50 has in his house. Man oh man would I love to have the statue.

I am right there with you...

[cyborgt800]

So let's say money is not an issue, it's your favorite sculptor and it's your favorite character....They were sculpting this just for you as a gift but wanted to know what size you preferred within reason. Which size would you choose and why?

[lukvader]

I prefer 1/6 (up to about 13 inch), cause most cubes are not high enough to cope with 1/4. So space for the larger ones is very limited.