I understand that a lot of Mattel's figures—DC and otherwise—have been 7" scale. Still, going that route here feels like a gut punch to long-time DCUC fans.
It's possible that I'm unable to separate my own feelings here. I'm only interested in Mattel's new line to supplement (or replace, if they're good enough) my MAFEX DC collection. If these are 7", they'll get as much of my business as McFarlane. (Next to none.)
I was very much looking forward to a 6" Two-Face, Absolute Wonder Woman, Brainiac, etc. If they're going 1/10 scale, godspeed.
Someone please show me a 7 inch Mattel Multiverse figure that is not a build a figure.
At least we won't have chase figures anymore. Not knowing which figure you'll get until it arrives in the mail.
I absolutely pity you DC collectors over this and dread the day it infects any line I collect.It wasn't as often as people make it out to be. Perhaps if you only ordered from Amazon, but ordering from places like BBTS, EE, Best Buy, etc. I never once got a figure I wasn't expecting to get. You just never saw anyone making posts about getting the figure they ordered, so the "I got a platinum I didn't want" posts stuck out.
I'd say a third to half of the figures I ordered were the wrong one unless specified in the eBay mark up option.
In my opinion, the issue here isn't specifically just scale for DC-- it's that for over 20 years, DC's primary competitor has had a (mostly) successful action figure line which built up a huge brand name and consistent following, even when its had some really strong down periods. We've never had a DC line to match that. Not in quality, engineering, roster, scale, anything.
DCUC has an amazing roster, but when compared to even the Marvel Legends figures of the time, the Marvel Legends are just way more fun in hand. Both DC Multiverse lines are riddled with awful figures, awful roster selection, and really bad mold reuses. Not to say Legends hasn't had some low points in the same manners, but in 2012 we got Buckycap from Marvel Legends, while we were lucky if we got even just an ankle tilt that just slightly wiggles from Mattel DC.
I'm game for some texture in the basic sculpts, but I'd keep it simple. For spandex suits, I really like occasional folds and seams in the costume. Maybe some overlays and sculpted bits when applicable to the costume. Just depends on the character. I'd sculpt in logos for characters like Batman and Superman as well as seams/folds, and super texturous designs like Ragman or whatever would get unique molds. But extreme uses of textures on suits just doesn't look good, if you give a figure the correct plastic/paint finishes (and maybe a wash if you're feeling spicy), it'll do way more for the figure while being on-model. I'd make an exception to this general rule for giant characters though, size makes it easier to have texture be subtle.
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