It may be tired to a few who want something different to what is on general offer but, with CS, TG following the larger figures I would imagine that of the forum and in the real world of the majority of paying customers that sales would not show its tired.
You also have to address new collectors entering hobby and beginning collecting will become accustomed to the larger figures. They will then not accept any future changes possibly that will alter the look of the collection they have and, may possibly not continue. Some people can't handle change!!
Mitch,
These two statements are the crux of the matter.
In regards to the first, I readily admit that K&C dominates the hobby as far as market share/sales. That's why companies like TGM, Figarti, and TCS copy the 1/30 scale vehicle paired with1/28 scale figure formula, to ensure financial success. No argument there.
With the second point, I disagree. I don't think it is so much the new collectors. I think it applies more to older collectors who have, in your own words:
"become accustomed to the larger figures. They will then not accept any future changes possibly that will alter the look of the collection they have and, may possibly not continue. Some people can't handle change!!"
And I get that. People who have hundreds of 1/28 figures with tons of 1/30 scale vehicles don't feel like changing. People get emotionally invested in their collections.
It's a simple thing to measure these figures and vehicles, then multiply by 30 to see what the dimensions would be in real life (FL figures average about 5'10 to 6'1" in real world height; Figarti, KC, TGM, etc. figures would average between 6'9" to 7; in real world height. Even in this thread, though, we've had people ignore the math and defend Figarti, KC, and TGM miniatures as being true 1/30 scale and demand the manufacturers not change so as not to mess with their collections.
You yourself have been extremely resistant to change in the industry, decrying TCS in more than one post when they upscaled their vehicles to 1/28 to match the figures better and demanded truth in advertising when labeling something 1/30. At the same time, though, you seem not care that manufacturers don't scale figures appropriately at 1/30. You seem to have accepted the situation as is, and are against change as well. And that's fine too, if you're happy with your collection.
We've had plenty of discussions on scale, and honestly I've found the collectors most resistant to change are the older ones who have been doing this for years. The newer collectors seem much more responsive to correcting the industries scaling discrepancies in my experience.
Anyway, we'll all continue to vote with our pocketbooks, and nothing will change until the mainstream manufacturers start losing enough figure sales to their competitors who make "true" 1/30 scale figures. It may never happen, but 'll still express my views and try to get the manufacturers to go that way.
Cheers.
