Many moons ago, there were toys that said "plays with" a more popular line. Please usually wear a third party bootlegs. But what I'm proposing is that a company made characters, vehicles, and playsets, specifically to be used as background characters for action figure photography and play.
A 1:11 line can blend with 1:12 and 1:10... the WWE Figures that Mattel makes are closer to 1:11 than 1:12 I believe AEW are 1:10.
So I'm thinking Vehicle with driver as a thing that can work with multiple lines:
This is isnpired by the Mattel wrekkin line. There is a Slam Mobile redeco with Lesnar that may or may not show up.
Also a red Slambulance redeco might show up this year. I looked at the pictures, and it seems that it's not a redeco. It's a brand new slambulance.
Limousine:
Picture a Limousine about 15 inches in length. It comes with a driver. Generic 6.5 inch figure with articulation similar to MOTU origins. Can sit 8 figures in the back. Has a panoramic sunroof that works. Figure can stand and yell like a drunk groupie.
F*****uck:
With a firefighter: Easily explainable... something about the size of the Slambulance but with a top extendable ladder shorter than the rampage rig crane.
Pizza Delivery scooter:
With a Pizza delivery guy: seems kinda self explanatory: a Scooter with a Pizza carrier on the back with a delivery dude figure to delover said pizzas.
Pizza Delivery old car:
A 1978 Honda Civic with removable driver and passenger seats...
Yes it's a reference. Also the car should have a removable pizzeria logo. Should come with driver and delivery bag. Driver should be female.
Armored truck:
Self explanatory. The truck should be about the same size as Mattel's slambulance... if Mattel were making this line, a modified Slambulance could be used here. This is onviously meant to be a vehicle to be attacked by criminals. Useful for Mattel's upcoming DC and TMNT lines... amd Hasbro Marvel Legends to name a few lines.
Jeep:
The Classic Jeep.
No... I don't want an 80s Jeep Wrangler because of Patti and Selma's victim... I was thinking it's a smart reuse vehicle...
No... I don't want an 80s Jeep Wrangler because of Patti and Selma's victim... I was thinking it's a smart reuse vehicle...
Civilian. Military, Lifeguards....
I'll stop there for vehicles... I would like to see motorcycles, pickup trucks, food trucks... hell even a Cybertruck...
Playsets:
Note these aren't meant to be super huge playsets. We aren't talking MOTUC Grayskull here.
These can be Generic locations and if the company is smart they can get away with some part reuse.
Bank:
The playset would be oriented horizontally.
You get the entrance, tellers, and safe. The safe wall and door MUST BE plastic.
4 plastic walls:
Front facade, entrance to safe (which can only be accessed from the teller side), safe door wall, safe back wall with functional deposit boxes.
The idea is that the bank can be used in facade mode or playset mode.
The 2 inner walls get put upside down while the front and back wall are placed normally. When sandwiched together, the Bank becomes a backdrop piece with enough space for a hero to brood while crouching as they watch the crime going on below. Comes with a female teller figure.
Diner/Pizzeria:
These two would have differences and similarities. The main differences would be the cardboard backwall and floor.
But it's a similar format:
Entrance counter with stools and a booth. Back wall implies bathrooms. Kitchen is implied in cardboard wall. Pizzaria gets an arcade machine, Diner gets a Jukebox. Both have a payphone on the back wall. The main difference is that unilke most playsets, these are slightly more modular and can be assembled to be mirrored images.
In backdrop mode, there is no space for a figure to stand. Comes with a cook figure.
Police station:
I'm thinking Front desk/Bullpen and holding Cell area. This one would be a bit different than most playsets. Unlike most playsets, the facade front is not the true front when the playset is in play mode. It has a breakaway entrance that is placed in front of the front desk. It's meant to recreate this
Abandoned warehouse:
would be very similar to the WWE Jakks backstage. Won't go into detail.
Apartments:
I know this almost falls in Barbie dream house territory., but hear me out.
THIEVES HIDEOUT, lower middle class apartment, upper middle class apartment, Fancy highrise... just to name a few. The platic walls would be the entrance door and a window. The window is useful for Middle Class heroes to make an entrance or an exit... (Spidey reference) The middle Class apartment could be for a Mild Mannered Reporter... or a lab assistant whose race and age changes depending on the iteration. The Fancy Highrise would be different as it would have clear plastic balcony windows. Could serve as Bald Supervillain's bedroom. (Fisk, Luthor, whatever)
I mentioned Figures... so, let's do these:
Hot dog vendor:
Comes with Hot Dog cart. You can do some reviews with most of the world. Because you can make it a white guy, you can make the black guy. You can make the Latino one.
Postal Worker:
Male, female, multiracial, multi shape... it could be a way for us to get action figure scaled mailboxes. NO TRIGGER HANDS FOR THE MAILPEOPLE. We can get the little cart thing some use, the standard mailboxes, building mailboxes, etc.
Religious folks:
Yes, random nuns, priests, pastors, Rabbis, mormons, Frumpy people with carts, their leadership...
Hell, we need a Televangelist with a fancy car.
Among others. We don't need Hare Krishnas though... they have pretty much disappeared. Also, not gonna ask for santeros or paleros, because African Religions scare protestants and liberals think their representation would be racist. I would love to have buddhist monks. Japanese and Thai... the latter for recreating Bison's stage.
Other Professions:
Office people come to mind as the tellers for the bank mentioned above. Exterminators come to mind, more specifically the bug exterminators. Bartenders, waiters/waitresses, chefs.
No, I won't suggest pimps and prostitutes. But if a company interested in more mature toys did it, I wouldn't be opposed.
Construction Workers would be nice. Mainly for catcalling. But their power tools are interesting accessories.
You get the idea...
