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Classified figure proportions.


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I would assume this has been discussed in the main Classified thread. But seeing as I don't really collect GI Joe anymore, and I just want a small discussion on this subject, I really don't wanna sift through 70+ pages of that thread. So, I shall post this here, and I will check back in on it. I bought the Snake Eyes Origins Scarlet figure (a couple actually) to use the heads for customs, since she was on the cheap and I really like the head sculpt and face. The woman they got to play her is gorgeous imo. And I noticed the body proportions are off. She has really long, and somewhat thick legs, with short skinny arms and a somewhat tiny head, with an extra long neck. The head thing is perfect for what I wanted to use it for. The body she is on is way too tall though, for both the actress and almost anything else I would wanna do with it. Are all the Joe figures like this? Because I want to get the Helix head for custom reasons as well. And I may try to use the body for something else I had in mind. But if it's gonna be outa wack and much bigger then the Star Wars Black figures like the movie Scarlet it may hinder what I wanna do, in which case I may not buy it and look for something else. I also preordered the Vintage Card Scarlet, cause she's my fave GI Joe character (Snake Eyes is number 2) because that figure looks really cool and comes with a bunch of weapons. But her legs look a bit long and thick compared to the rest of her body, a bit like the movie one as well. I never got the first Scarlet so I unno what she looked like proportion wise, or if she's sharing some parts. I'm wondering on that one if I should actually keep the preorder. 

And to actually prove to myself I wasn't seeing things I compared her limbs to Bo Katans. Her arms are shorter then Bo Katans, but her legs are quite a bit longer. The head is about the same size. I know you can say a little of the height comes from the heels. But that doesn't account for all of it. Those heels aren't that big. And the thighs are a bit thicker then they should be. I'm not even sure what to maybe try with the bodies at this point, but I don't really want them to go to waste.

I will also probably be buying at least 2 more of the movie Scarlets on the cheap for the heads. And that's 2 more bodies I won't know what to do with.


   
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