With both Hot Toys and Enterbay announcing 1:4 figure lines, I wonder if a new category might be on the horizon.
Whether it was HT or some other manufacturer, Would having a 1:4 scale body system spur customization like in the 1:6 scale world? I for one would be interested in something along these lines provided the body construction was solid, there was some flexibility in lengthening and shortening heights by a 3-4 scale inches, and the figure could be locked into a pose.
I could see them doing perhaps 3 male types (superhero muscular, normal and narrow) and 2 female types (curvy normal and thin)--in Caucasian, Tan, African American and Asian.
PROS
- Could open the door to some great PF-style figures from both major manufacturers and small run/niche producers
- Could open the door to getting fill-in characters that otherwise wouldn't get made
- Larger headsculpts could have more detail.
- I think finding 1:4 scale seamstresses might be easier than 1:6
- Easier to create lines like Star Trek, Matrix, Pulp Fiction, etc. Where headsculpts and costumes are the only major variables.
- Customizations galore
CONS
- Still a "doll"
- Bodies would be constructed of plastic as opposed to resin
- 1:4 scale takes up more room than 1:6 scale
- Not sure if 1:4 props are as readily available as 1:6
- More expensive
- Ball joints would still be an issue especially on female characters with bare arms and legs unless some optional system was created
For my part this is something I'd likely be all over.
