On action figures bodies and customs..

 I wish more companies were in the 1:10 or at least 1:11 scale to work as an in-between for 1:12 and 1:10 like Wrestling figures.

Problem is that most figures are Asian 1:12 which is smaller than American 1:12. Then there is the head dilemma... American heads rarely fit Japanese bodies and viceversa.

I ended using Tetas grandes for Irma. The Arcueid skirt should fit if I pop off her torso and slip it in. Will get a smaller and tighter sweater during the year.

I wish FTC made a white skinned female figure wearing a skirt and the open toe shoes... that way I could leg swap and repaint to fix Tiffany.

Head I intend to use. Sadly, it's up to my shaky hands to paint. Won't look as good but fuck it.

Vernon is still a mystery... 

But back on topic. 

1/12 scale is ALL OVER the place. That is a problem... especially in the Western figures. Playmates 1/12 is smaller than Mattel's 1/12 Hasbro's 1/12 is smaller than Mattel's and despite being 1/10, Mattel swears that MOTUC was 1/12.

We need more 1/12 scale bodies. Clothed, nude, spandex, anatomically correct, etc. And as much as it pains me: Soft goods clothes are a necessity... 

I hope bigger companies could give us civilians even if they were Mattel Creations or Hasbro Pulse exclusives. I cannot keep using celebrities as random civilians. 

A WWE Scale, MOTU Origins styled Mix and match line could work for civilians. A sort of Rebirth of the Create a Superstar.

For example:

Businessman...

Soft goods blazer:

Figure would pop off at the neck (both at head level and torso level. For swapping parts among ethnicities without causeing artificial vitiligo)

Torso would pop at the waist and thighs. (For using said crotch for shorts)

Lower legs should pop off at sock level. Folks with long pants should have the pant pop off as well and swappable. (Ie, swap the lower leg from business socks and shoes to bare lower leg and slippers. The pant piece pops in place and the pants keep full length.)

The figure would be a 2 pack...

4 Heads: 2 Caucasian 2 black.

2 Torsos: business shirt with tie, business shirt with Suspenders. (Tie shirt is white, suspender shirt is blue.)

4 sets of arms:

Long sleeves and rolled up.

2 crotch and legs:

Slacks, Jeans

Interchangeable lower leg/feet Sneakers and Business shoes

Various hands for both ethnicities.

1 soft goods blazer

1 soft goods sweater.

The idea is to cover bodies that can also crosspollinate with WWE.

Hasbro could take the GI Joe Classified Cop and Fireman and repaint and re-release then under their own IP... Servicemen or something. Add Postal Worker, Line Workers... other servicemen who could get in trouble with Superhero stuff.

I've already mentioned many ways FTC could expand their lines. I will state that we need bare bucks... and heads. Brown hands... and some hands in Orange.

But while some companies have done some helpful things for civilian figures... we are way behind in the game, since many custom fodder figures are at import prices and they're insane.