Ever since Mezco showed off the first figure from their One:12 Collective, people have had a lot of the same questions. How does the fabric clothing look on a 6-inch figure? What’s the articulation like? Does the fabric hinder the articulation and prevent the figure from holding a pose?
The line has produced a handful of figures now, and the answer to these questions continues to be: Nice. Very good. No and no. And yet if you haven’t actually held one of these figures in your hand, it’s easy to remain skeptical. It just doesn’t “make sense” that a figure like this could work. But it does. They do.
One thing the Dark Knight Batman, the Mutant Leader, and Judge Dredd figures have had in common is a somewhat stylized, oversized sculpt. Their bulkiness seemed like it might be forgiving in relation to articulation and the way soft goods may “wear” on a 1:12 scale figure. But now Mezco has expanded the line with a wide breadth of figure types, including very realistic, human bodies with their Star Trek line. Mezco was kind enough to provide us a sample Mr. Spock and we put it through the paces for you. It’s still only photos, so you may not believe your eyes . . . but it’s the best I can do.
The articulation on this guy is pretty much as good as any 6-inch figure on the market. There are some Japanese figures I’ve never handled that maybe have more points of articulation? I dunno. All I know is I could get this guy into pretty much any pose I wanted.
You’ll notice in the pictures above that don’t have his display stand — the figure is standing pretty easily and solidly on his own. Even in those poses. That’s a very well-balanced figure.
Despite the line’s name of “One:12 Collective,” another question people have is “What size are these darn things, anyway?” It’s an understandable question given what companies will call a “6-inch” figure nowadays. This figure is pretty much right in scale with Marvel Legends. You may not feel the realistic aesthetic meshes well with the comic-type figures of Hasbro. But purely size-wise, it is right on.
I don’t know if Mezco’s Marvel figures will be exactly this same size (they’re on slightly different bodies), but it seems promising for those of you fantasizing about threading them into your Marvel Legends displays.
What can I really say about the likeness? If you don’t think this is a perfect Leonard Nimoy circa 1966, then . . . I don’t know what to tell you other than you will never be satisfied with any toy for the rest of your life, which is a little sad.
Before you ask — this figure did not come with accessories or alternate hands or heads, so I can’t show you any of that. But hopefully this gives you a better idea of what to expect with these figures, if you haven’t been able to see one in person yet.
Yes, they’re a little pricier than your basic 6-inch action figure, but when you get to see on in-hand, you see why.
Big thank you to Mezco for providing this sample to the Fwoosh.
