Jul 2, 2024

Action figure related thoughts:

Sometimes, we get some crazy ideas regarding toys. Sometimes we get logical ideas. So let's get cracking!

-Aside some Asian bodies with very little variety and a bit smaller than true 1:12, we rarely see blank bodies for customization. At best we get Figures Toy Company to make some custom bodies, but they're very limited and feel as flimsy as those Asian bodies I've mentioned. I may have to look at these to make a Pizzaface, since it might be highly unlikely we get an official one. So, it would be easier for me if I had access to fat bodies... to make Pizzahead... or other civilians. 

-playsets have been turning into Cardboard display pieces with a few plastic bits... we need more Plastic Playsets that have DisPlay and This Play elements. Also, I'm not necessarily talking Huge ass playsets like Grayskull, Cat's Lair, or USS Flagg. You can have smaller playsets that work for play features AND Display features.

-Remember the Original Marvel Legends/Spider-Man Classics Dioramas? We need more stuff like that. I know SpAcE iSsUeS, but being Able to display Spider-Man hanging from a webline is far cooler than using a black or clear stand. The X-Men would look badass on a Danger Room set of display stands. How come Hasbro hasn't made Iron Man Hall of Armor pods to display your Iron Man armors? Something semi generic like the 2008 NECA TMNT STREET Stands that came with the turtles themselves. Something like that could work on so many lines. 

-pets... for action figures... and other 1:12 or 1:10 animals. Sure.I could get random onpossible snakes at a dollar store. I'd have my fill for a snake pit if I were doing Indiana Jones or something regarding Snakemen. I once bought a The Spirit figure for his cat. It's somewhere in the toy chest or I lost it during the move. I used it for a small TMNT strip that is now dead thanks to Photobucket attempting to extort me... I'm talking moderately Articulated 1:12 animals.
Lions, tigers, and bears... oh my! But seriously, 1:12 rats, we need those. Alley cats, service dogs, pigeons, stray dogs, just to name a few. Not going to mention a 1:12 Harambe...

-circling back to displaysets. I mentioned the NECA Mirage TMNT 2008 "diorama stands" well. Let's expand on that. Backdrops... plastic backdrops that look like buildings. But the beauty is that these backdrops are modular and you can print out signs  to use on doors, windows etc. What on a Batman themed Display would be the Entrance to Wayne Tower, on a GI Joe Display would be a Bank, and so on. Metropolis PD could be NYPD for Spawn. Ninja Pizza on a TMNT Display could be the HISHE Coffee shop on a Mattel DCUC, etc. The idea is to have options without requiring a 3D printer or a degree in Arts and Crafts.

-this idea is an even CRAZIER version of the Displaysets... Are you ready? 
Pre made Themed Display Unit:
72 cubic feet with 24 of those being storage area for extra accessories.

For example: Gritty City theme has some street level buildings,  a skyline backdrop, and a Sewer section. The Tropical Jungle theme has a jungle with a tree canopy and an underground cavern area. The Frozen landscape would be, well frozen, etc.

Modular elements could be bought separately like: Futuristic Space station that you could combine with Mansion and have your X-Men display, or City with Volcanic Cavern to have a Spawn display, etc

-selfie series was a good idea badly executed. We need it to return.

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