Hey, all. I'm developing an IP with multiple endgames in mind, one being an action figure line. The characters are generally fantasy-human, with base-scale humans and 1.5x-base-scale giant. A la Dino-Riders, one important aspect of the line will be animals, well-articulated, both mounts and pets/accessories/human-sized. This being the case: while I'd ideally want to include a line of 3.75" base figures with 5.5"-6" giant figures, I'm afraid the cost would severely limit the scope and breadth of what I want. So, my intention is to start with 2.5" base figures (MASK, Dino-Riders), with 3.75" "giant" scale figures. To give an idea:
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I've already released a book, first in a planned trilogy, and I'm meeting in August with people who want to give it a mass-market push, with potential support from (among others) folks involved with the ridiculous success of the Left Behind series. I'm also talking with a gaming company I've done concept art for about a miniature game - we've progressed from designs to sculpts to prelim miniatures, link below.
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The point is: at some near point, a toy line can happen. I want it to be ideal. Questions:
-Articulation scheme, especially for the 2.5" figures?
-Accessories - in sprues? I want a ton of them.
-Gear? Helmets, breastplates, etc? I don't know why MegaBlok figures - far more stylized "action figure" than Lego minifigure - could have widely-interchangeable gear, but a non-building toy figure couldn't.
-Packaging? My desire is to have 3.75" figures with accessories, 2.5" figures with accessories and smaller animals (think lion/wolf and smaller), and larger mountable animals with gear (saddles, weapons, etc) and pack-in figures.
-Start-up costs? Crowd sourcing? Anyone have any pro industry contacts?
That's (more than) enough for now. Really, I'd appreciate everyone's feedback. This is the place to hear informed opinions.
Book link: Antediluvian:Amazon:Kindle Store
Miniature designs and 3-D sculpts: Miniatures what? | ANTEDILUVIAN
I've already released a book, first in a planned trilogy, and I'm meeting in August with people who want to give it a mass-market push, with potential support from (among others) folks involved with the ridiculous success of the Left Behind series. I'm also talking with a gaming company I've done concept art for about a miniature game - we've progressed from designs to sculpts to prelim miniatures, link below.
The point is: at some near point, a toy line can happen. I want it to be ideal. Questions:
-Articulation scheme, especially for the 2.5" figures?
-Accessories - in sprues? I want a ton of them.
-Gear? Helmets, breastplates, etc? I don't know why MegaBlok figures - far more stylized "action figure" than Lego minifigure - could have widely-interchangeable gear, but a non-building toy figure couldn't.
-Packaging? My desire is to have 3.75" figures with accessories, 2.5" figures with accessories and smaller animals (think lion/wolf and smaller), and larger mountable animals with gear (saddles, weapons, etc) and pack-in figures.
-Start-up costs? Crowd sourcing? Anyone have any pro industry contacts?
That's (more than) enough for now. Really, I'd appreciate everyone's feedback. This is the place to hear informed opinions.
Book link: Antediluvian:Amazon:Kindle Store
Miniature designs and 3-D sculpts: Miniatures what? | ANTEDILUVIAN