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« on: July 18, 2003, 08:17 AM »
Good thread Adam.
I only collect two lines: Star Wars (duh) and Marvel Legends. Obviously, ML doesn't have any vehicles, so scale is in relation to each figure. And for the most part, Toy Biz is fairly accurate. The one glaring mistake is Wolverine, who's scaled at around 6', where in actuality he's more like 5'4". He doesn't look right next to Magneto, Beast, etc. He needs to be shorter, Logan shouldn't tower over them. The other figs are good: Thor is considerably bigger than Cap, Torch and Namor. From the looks of wave V, scale is still good, with larger figs in the comics (Colossus, Abomination, Hulk, etc.) accurately portrayed in toy form.
Now on to Star Wars. Figure wise, Hasbro has been getting better over the last few years. For instance, Chewie Bespin with Bespin escape Leia. Looks perfect.
Vehicle wise, well its always been hit or miss, and I think the main issue with scaled vehicles is price. Would I love a more accurately scaled Millenium Falcon? Of course, but at what price? $200? $300? I don't know. Considering the one we have now cost $50 (back in 95 before the line took off, mind you) and the AT-AT was priced around $75, I don't think $200 for an accurately scaled Millenium Falcon is too far off. Will it sell? Probably not. Look at the Dagabah X-wing. Its one of the more accurately scaled vehicles in the Star Wars line and is reasonably priced at $40 and is still clogging shelves at TRU.
For the most part, I'm happy with what I've gotten from Hasbro. I think as long as the porportions are there, its really not that bad. I know the B-wing and Y-wing are larger in "real" life, but I personally think Hasbro did a great job capturing the scale with these two ships and still kept reasonably priced. Of course, I had to resort to
ebay for my Y-wing and paid over retail for it, but that's a topic for another thread and one that's been discussed to death.