JustinLuck
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I don't know if Sideshow has felt it yet, but from what I've seen, there has been a general downward trend in 1/6 figure Sideshow sales. The Star Wars line started out strong, but it has been in a lull, with many regular edition figures still sitting on store shelves at reduced prices. Other Sideshow lines have petered out, which I can only guess is to due to lack of sales.
Personally, I have become very selective on the Sideshow figures I purchase because I know I will have to buy a separate body from a different company to fill the inadequacies of the old Art Buck. Purchasing a new body pushes each figure's price to over $100, so I have to really like the sculpt and clothing accessories to consider a Sideshow purchase.
Sideshow not only has the potential to increase sales from its current customer base, but it would also gain many new customers that would not otherwise purchase from Sideshow.
If the body is designed to accommodate various wrist and neck adapters, to make it backwards compatible with heads and hands from other major manufacturers, the body would be very popular among those who purchase from Hot Toys, DML, BBi, DiD, etc.
The current Hot Toys body is close to ideal, but it has a major flaw in it's oversized shoulder joints. And the neck isn't long enough--especially when attaching Sideshow heads. The price is also $30 which detracts many people from purchasing it.
If Sideshow designs a body that corrects these flaws and makes bodies of different heights and sex, they could make a body design that would be desirable throughout the 1/6 scale community. If the price is set below the $20 mark for a body with no head, I believe it would be an instant best selling product. No matter if they produce a new 1/6 figure or not, they would still be constantly receiving sales from their 1/6 scale bodies that people would use for any 1/6 figure on the market.
Personally, I have become very selective on the Sideshow figures I purchase because I know I will have to buy a separate body from a different company to fill the inadequacies of the old Art Buck. Purchasing a new body pushes each figure's price to over $100, so I have to really like the sculpt and clothing accessories to consider a Sideshow purchase.
Sideshow not only has the potential to increase sales from its current customer base, but it would also gain many new customers that would not otherwise purchase from Sideshow.
If the body is designed to accommodate various wrist and neck adapters, to make it backwards compatible with heads and hands from other major manufacturers, the body would be very popular among those who purchase from Hot Toys, DML, BBi, DiD, etc.
The current Hot Toys body is close to ideal, but it has a major flaw in it's oversized shoulder joints. And the neck isn't long enough--especially when attaching Sideshow heads. The price is also $30 which detracts many people from purchasing it.
If Sideshow designs a body that corrects these flaws and makes bodies of different heights and sex, they could make a body design that would be desirable throughout the 1/6 scale community. If the price is set below the $20 mark for a body with no head, I believe it would be an instant best selling product. No matter if they produce a new 1/6 figure or not, they would still be constantly receiving sales from their 1/6 scale bodies that people would use for any 1/6 figure on the market.
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