3.75" Collecting Thread

[Khev]

Re: 3.75" Collecting Thread

Wow, just found it. These figs are just superb. This is getting toward 1/6 level.

Can any of you explain why the new face printing tech gives that weird "speckled" look when looking at them up close? Why can't they have nice sharp paint in the eyes for instance. I often am blown away by pics on line and then when I pick up a new figure in a store and look at it I'm surprised at how, well, "speckled" is the only word I can think of to describe the paint apps.

For instance the new Dak pic they posted is insane but zoomed in on the Rebel Trooper I see the speckling.

 

[DiFabio]

I disagree. I bet I can find a better 3.75" figure to any 6" figure you want to put up For example, I think this 3.75" Luke is better than that 6" one.

https://jedibusiness.com/figureDetails.aspx?id=1151

That Hoth Luke is a great figure. There's a reason I didn't put him in that line up.

But I'll take your challenge, *****. Okay, find me a 3 3/4 figure of AT-AT Commander/General Veers that's better than the 6" Black Series Walgreens exclusive. You got 5 to choose from ranging from 1980 to 2010.

 

[Khev]

The recent 3.75 Cara Dune blows away the 6 inch version as well. *And* she has an entire Troop Carrier and Scout Walker to fight.

I just feel like it shouldn't be this back and forth as to which figure in which scale is better. Since 6 inch doesn't destroy 3.75 inch across the board then I'm just inclined to stick with the classic scale and enjoy the lower price point and vehicle/playset options for additional display.

 

[TheDucky]

Here is my mini Hoth display. Used to have a three foot section of my shelves dedicated to Hoth. Had that big Hoth AT-AT with a snowspeeder tying it up, the chicken walkers all about, had some vintage Hoth playsets in there, 50+ figures..... but had to downsize it to make room for other stuff I collect. Edit: The Hoth AT-AT didn’t fit... had to settle for an Endor one



Also, you will never be able to do this with a 6? display. I added more figures to this since then and these aren?t all my PT figures, maybe just half. And missing most of the vehicles.

 

[ShootingtheGalaxy]

I apologize for the wall of the text. I forgot the last time I had the chance to talk this in depth about 3.75



Smart decision. I went down this 6" path and at the end of the road was $700 gone and the figures in the boxes, never to be displayed again. That money could have gone a long ways in grabbing more older 3.75 stuff or more Hot Toys. I regret it and need to sell.




Must be. No other logical explanation. Outside of a few shock reveals like this Snowspeeder, it seems like the bare minimum is given to the SW line anymore. Go back 10-15 years, the modern golden age of 3.75. We should be in Golden Age Part 2 with the ST, Mando, Clone Wars.... and all we get is 2 figures. One of which I think is a repack.



There is no real reason to charge that much outside of scamming collectors or getting a valid reason to end the line. They have 3.75 collectors by the balls. Pay these clear scalping prices or have your line die.



Had that Spider-Man as a kid. It's awesome they are doing the 90s Spider-Man stuff. Marvel was the lone bright spot from Toy Fair today.



This won't happen. There are hundreds upon hundreds of unique figures in the 3.75" line. We won't get 25% of that in the Black Series. Go scroll through jedibusiness by movie and see all the unique figures. Hell, just look at all the different Padme's. Those won't happen.

3.75 Star Wars depth will be unmatched by any toy line ever.



I had this done with my 3.75 inch stuff. I had to settle for a smaller Hoth display though, so crashed the snowspeeder.




I disagree. I bet I can find a better 3.75" figure to any 6" figure you want to put up For example, I think this 3.75" Luke is better than that 6" one.

https://jedibusiness.com/figureDetails.aspx?id=1151



I have had more 6" Star Wars figures break on me in 1 year than I had 3.75" stuff break in my entire time collecting. Those early 6" figures were cheap, terrible joints, bad paint apps.

I disagree about shelf presence too. A proper 3.75 display is amazing to have on your shelf.

The idea that 6 inch won't match 3.75 is short sighted and doesnt take into account the fact that it took 40 years to be able to say that.

Again in the same amount of time the original vintage line existed 6 inch has had almost every character checked off from that run and even MORE figures from other films/media overall.

And yes 3.75 had a time where it was pumping out an unrivaled amount of unique toys yearly, that time is long over. Not to mention that within those 40 years the vast majority of those figures were releasing the same character as a new barely articulated figure in a new sculpt to make up for the lack of articulation.

In 40 years you think the line that puts out 90% new sculpts won't have as much depth as the line that's been reduced to spend 90% of its time re-releasing old figures with new faces?

I don't see how that adds up. Granted Star Wars toys could come to an end well before that. But given the same time to grow as the prequel and even sequel era fans grow up and collect, it's silly if not biased to think the line wont have that kind of depth.

And without the need to release 10 different versions of the same character posed slightly differently, itll do it in less time.

 

[DiFabio]

Granted Star Wars toys could come to an end well before that.

I wish it did. I was really hoping Hasbro had lost the license.

 

[ShootingtheGalaxy]

Here is my mini Hoth display. Used to have a three foot section of my shelves dedicated to Hoth. Had that big Hoth AT-AT with a snowspeeder tying it up, the chicken walkers all about, had some vintage Hoth playsets in there, 50+ figures..... but had to downsize it to make room for other stuff I collect. Edit: The Hoth AT-AT didn’t fit... had to settle for an Endor one

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Also, you will never be able to do this with a 6? display. I added more figures to this since then and these aren?t all my PT figures, maybe just half. And missing most of the vehicles.

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You guys keep saying never as if Star Wars is going to come to an end lol.

You realize time will continue marching on. 6 inch will continue putting out brand new sculpts, even vehicles and creatures. While 3.75, on its current trajectory, is working it's way literally backwards through its catalog releasing the same figures again with new paint.

 

[TheDucky]

That Hoth Luke is a great figure. There's a reason I didn't put him in that line up.

But I'll take your challenge, *****. Okay, find me a 3 3/4 figure of AT-AT Commander/General Veers that's better than the 6" Black Series Walgreens exclusive. You got 5 to choose from ranging from 1980 to 2010.

https://jedibusiness.com/figureDetails.aspx?id=1840

This one is equal at best.

The TVC one is pretty great too

https://jedibusiness.com/figureDetails.aspx?id=444

 

[DiFabio]

Re: 3.75" Collecting Thread

Can any of you explain why the new face printing tech gives that weird "speckled" look when looking at them up close? I'm surprised at how, well, "speckled" is the only word I can think of to describe the paint apps.

I want you to look at your computer/phone or whatever you're using to view these images. Now I want you to look at a picture. Zoom in as far as you can. Keep going. Now go further. Cloooooser. Ok. What do you see.

Now, go grab a magazine or newspaper. Open it up. Look as close as you can into all the images. What do you see.





You're seeing pixels. You're seeing printed half tones. It's printed on.

https://jedibusiness.com/figureDetails.aspx?id=1840

This one is equal at best.

The TVC one is pretty great too

https://jedibusiness.com/figureDetails.aspx?id=444

But not better than this.

 

[TheDucky]

You guys keep saying never as if Star Wars is going to come to an end lol.

You realize time will continue marching on. 6 inch will continue putting out brand new sculpts, even vehicles and creatures. While 3.75, on its current trajectory, is working it's way literally backwards through its catalog releasing the same figures again with new paint.

Let me know when we get a 6” Pod Racer with all the Pod Racers

Or multiple variations of Gungan Warriors.

Or Boss Nass.

Or Rabe and Sabe.

That’s just from TPM. And I could go on too.

6” will never get the depth of 3.75 inch. Never get as many vehicles either. Not a knock, just will not happen.

 

[Khev]

Re: 3.75" Collecting Thread

You're seeing pixels. You're seeing printed half tones. It's printed on.

Yeah, at half an arm's length away just holding the figure in the store. Holding a printed photo, magazine or any of the other examples you gave at the same distance doesn't give the same effect. I guess the printing tech with toys just uses really large "pixels."

 

[ShootingtheGalaxy]

Let me know when we get a 6? Pod Racer with all the Pod Racers

Or multiple variations of Gungan Warriors.

Or Boss Nass.

Or Rabe and Sabe.

That?s just from TPM. And I could go on too.

6? will never get the depth of 3.75 inch. Never get as many vehicles either. Not a knock, just will not happen.

And 6 inch currently has Rebels figures and others that don't exist in 3m75 unless you want 5poa cartoons (and even then).

On vehicles, no, I don't think that 6 inch will gain that depth (though pod racers are certainly in its size range.

It's not a knock against 3.75 but how could you possibly think 6 inch won't out pace 3.75 when it ALREADY outpaces 3.75 on the NEW stuff. Again, 3.75 has become the repack collection while 6 inch has a separate line just for repacks (Archive) or does it for special occasions with special packaging (Anniversary) while putting out a constant stream of new sculpts

 

[TheDucky]

Re: 3.75" Collecting Thread

I want you to look at your computer/phone or whatever you're using to view these images. Now I want you to look at a picture. Zoom in as far as you can. Keep going. Now go further. Cloooooser. Ok. What do you see.

Now, go grab a magazine or newspaper. Open it up. Look as close as you can into all the images. What do you see.


You're seeing pixels. You're seeing printed half tones. It's printed on.







But not better than this.

You have double the budget

Here is a compare tool for both of them.

https://jedibusiness.com/compare.aspx?id=1840&view1=view1&id2=15294&view2=view7

For being a 3.75 figure from 2006, I really do think it holds up well though. To be honest, I forgot that Veers was even made.

 

[TaliBane]

So why do the 6" figs have those big clunky "kneecaps" and holes on the side of the knees instead of scaled up "hidden" joints like the 3 3/4" figs have? I get that some of the 3 3/4" figs have bulged joints at elbows but surely there'd be enough room in a knee joint to hide it on a 6" fig.

I always thought it was a bit nostalgic for some older line like the rivets on the 2010s 3 3/4" GI Joe figs.

 

[TheDucky]

And 6 inch currently has Rebels figures and others that don't exist in 3m75 unless you want 5poa cartoons (and even then).

On vehicles, no, I don't think that 6 inch will gain that depth (though pod racers are certainly in its size range.

It's not a knock against 3.75 but how could you possibly think 6 inch won't out pace 3.75 when it ALREADY outpaces 3.75 on the NEW stuff. Again, 3.75 has become the repack collection while 6 inch has a separate line just for repacks (Archive) or does it for special occasions with special packaging (Anniversary)

And 3.75" has hundreds of more figures 6" doesn't

6" will get more figures currently, as Hasbro wants 3.75 to pretty much die, but in terms of overall depth, 6" line will never come close to matching.

I ask again, will 6" do all the Pod Racers, Rabe, Sabe, multiple variations of Gungan Warriors, Boss Nass? How about Valorum? Graxol Kelvyyn? Lott Dod? 10 different variations of Padme? You really think the 6" line is going to get to those figures?

 

[ShootingtheGalaxy]

So why do the 6" figs have those big clunky "kneecaps" and holes on the side of the knees instead of scaled up "hidden" joints like the 3 3/4" figs have? I get that some of the 3 3/4" figs have bulged joints at elbows but surely there'd be enough room in a knee joint to hide it on a 6" fig.

I always thought it was a bit nostalgic for some older line like the rivets on the 2010s 3 3/4" GI Joe figs.

I don't know why they.

But Hasbro is updating the joints and getting rid of those

But if they really bother you Hasbro isnt the only 6 inch game in town

 

[jye4ever]

Hasbro is now going with pinless hips no more wobbly legs lol


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[ShootingtheGalaxy]

So why do the 6" figs have those big clunky "kneecaps" and holes on the side of the knees instead of scaled up "hidden" joints like the 3 3/4" figs have? I get that some of the 3 3/4" figs have bulged joints at elbows but surely there'd be enough room in a knee joint to hide it on a 6" fig.

I always thought it was a bit nostalgic for some older line like the rivets on the 2010s 3 3/4" GI Joe figs.

And actually what are you talking about? 3.75 gets pinned joints when Hasbro gives them double joints

You're used to seeing the pins on 6 inch and not 3.75 because 6 inch consistently has more articulation than 3.75. So more pins. But again, Hasbro is updating the articulation for 6 inch to get rid of those pins while 3.75 cant even get rocker ankles anymore lol.

And 3.75" has hundreds of more figures 6" doesn't

6" will get more figures currently, as Hasbro wants 3.75 to pretty much die, but in terms of overall depth, 6" line will never come close to matching.

I ask again, will 6" do all the Pod Racers, Rabe, Sabe, multiple variations of Gungan Warriors, Boss Nass? How about Valorum? Graxol Kelvyyn? Lott Dod? 10 different variations of Padme? You really think the 6" line is going to get to those figures?

And I say, in the future. Because things take time. Again, you're being incredibly short sighted if you think the line on life support is not going to be outdone by the line consistently almost all new figures.

Someone on JTA argued with me that we wont everbget willrow hood in 6 inch as an example. Yet he was very close to being made for THIS wave. He will come too, given time, just like all things.

You have to look beyond you're own bias and remember the amount of time it took for 3.75 to build itself up. Not to mention how many of those figures now are completely obsolete.

 

[DiFabio]

Re: 3.75" Collecting Thread

Yeah, at half an arm's length away just holding the figure in the store. Holding a printed photo, magazine or any of the other examples you gave at the same distance doesn't give the same effect. I guess the printing tech with toys just uses really large "pixels."

How bouta magic trick.






Actual size (the size of a thumb)




ZOOMED IN ZOMG (the size of a baseball)

 

[ShootingtheGalaxy]

Re: 3.75" Collecting Thread

Actual size

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Yeah you can only get but so close to the photo re stuff before it starts looking terrible lol.

But the 6 inch photo real is also better than 3.75 simply because of the nature of the way photo real is. You can only make the printed dots so small with the technique they use. Theres more room on a 6inch scale face for detail compared to a 3.75 one