Mkall wrote:Might not work so well as you might think. Certain tolerances are bad enough at the current scale that decreasing their size would make it too fragile for people to enjoy.
I agree and only put the word Decrease for some here who prefer some 3rd party toys to be made in a smaller scale.
Think going upwards and increasing the scale on some 3rd parties toys, Would force them to be stronger than the original smaller scale. As the upscaling might involve newer stronger joints, thicker plastic and possible more articulation.
Mkall wrote: It also uses up the one resource third parties struggle with as it is: time.
The way I calculate it. The art sketches and CAD files are already done and paid for, So that's some time and money saved already. All that's gotta get done is create a new test shot using the original test shot and increasing the parts to a bigger scale. Then create newer injected molds.
Mkall wrote:I would suspect there isn't enough return on investment if there's a divided customer base.
Obviously this is not meant for every 3rd party TF toy. Just a selected few, that sold well and the fan demand is their for a bigger scale. Think, UT Mania King would sell really well if it was upscaled to MP-10 Leader scale with rotate wrist. Think KFC Tempest would sell galaxies better at the Ultra-Leader scale than it's selling at the Deluxe-Voyager toy scale.