Pose-ability....Does it Matter To You?

[rob_moz]

Hi All,


As a lot of you already know, I'm only into custom Mego's ( here is a link to my thread http://megomuseum.com/community/show...-Hi-my-name-is ).

I really love the Pose-ability and look of the customs I collect.

I was wondering if Pose-ability was as high on others list as part of the action figure as it is on mine? or is just having a character more important?

In other words, I wouldn't sacrifice Pose-ability just to have a character in my collection.


If you look at my pictures I'm sure you can tell that I don't use doll stands or tape to hold their poses. It can take some time to get your figure in the right pose.

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Thanks Rob

[boss]

I love pose-ability in figures. Problem is that I rarely take advantage of it and my figures end up just standing there.

[VinMan]

Poseability is big for me!! Love and need it.... Your pics are dynamic Rob! Great shots

[sprytel]

After I experienced Megos with swivel arms, I find the lack of articulation in classic Megos very frustrating. I'm a little surprised new lines like Batman 66 didn't all go with that as the default. Sure, a lot of my figures now only sit in my display case, but they should be able to hold interesting poses: Superman with his hands on his hips, apes able to hold their rifles properly, etc. Type S isn't perfect, but it has pretty great poseability.

[rob_moz]

Poseability is big for me!! Love and need it.... Your pics are dynamic Rob! Great shots

Thanks Vin!!! You are the Bestest ever!!!

Well I just notice a lot of peoples photo's with the figures standing straight up and down and to me Mego type figures are some of the best pose-able action figures out there! I know Marvel legends and DCU have a ton of pose-ability but seeing all the joint's is just a deal breaker for me and I don't know if I want my figures toes to be pose-able anyway!

That's way I love seeing guys like Vinny really pushing the pose-ability of his figures in his post!

[Confessional]

It definitely matters to me, but periodically I might make a figure and sacrifice posing options over design details. The Mummy and the Winged Devilman come to mind, wanting them to look a certain way meant movement would be limited.

In the case of displaying toy collections, I think you see numerous pics of the figures *just standing there* due to space limitations. I reached the point that many Apes and Monsters needed to be posed in a simple manner just so I could have them on display together and enjoy them. This is also one of the reason I love Paul's stands… otherwise, when one Ape falls, many Apes fall.

Given the option, I'd like to pose them all up!

[rob_moz]

It definitely matters to me, but periodically I might make a figure and sacrifice posing options over design details. The Mummy and the Winged Devilman come to mind, wanting them to look a certain way meant movement would be limited.

In the case of displaying toy collections, I think you see numerous pics of the figures *just standing there* due to space limitations. I reached the point that many Apes and Monsters needed to be posed in a simple manner just so I could have them on display together and enjoy them. Given the option, I'd like to pose them all up!

Really good points made!!!

I'm not really talking about collection pics, I do understand that space has to play a large part in the way anybody would display their collection. I was just curious if pose-ability mattered.

I've seen some AWESOME figs created and they stand them straight up and down, again just me being curious

[madmarva]

I try to get the best looking, most posable figure I can afford and what I can afford varies with the character.

[MIB41]

The craft for me has always played to a nostalgic flavor both in what I had as a child or wish they had made. That being said, my ultimate goal is to collect based on those ideas as well as licenses that are timeless for me. So at the end of the day I want at least what a Mego could do. They should stand, hold a basic pose, and look visually appealing. Most importantly I want a package I can reseal because they all go back eventually. So if I had to choose for more posability over a package that reseals, I would go with the packaging first.

[piecemaker]

I think Mego-bility is fine for some figures but for some I like a little added pose-ability.

[SeattleEd]

Pose-ability....Does it Matter To You?

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Yes, big time. Why I was kinda bummed at the Muscle Zica body but they made up for it with the new Type-S.

But still like my hybrid kitbash body.

[PNGwynne]

^ I feel this way, too. I liked CAW & Type S is great. I don't need much more than that or it doesn't feel Megoesque.

[plaztekman]

I can't resist a good looking figure, but pose-ability is also important.

For instance, the new 6" bodies can barely stand up straight, much less strike a pose. I miss the days when you could scoop up Lion Rocks everywhere for dirt cheap. They were great for posing.

[Boywonder0]

The craft for me has always played to a nostalgic flavor both in what I had as a child or wish they had made. That being said, my ultimate goal is to collect based on those ideas as well as licenses that are timeless for me. So at the end of the day I want at least what a Mego could do. They should stand, hold a basic pose, and look visually appealing. Most importantly I want a package I can reseal because they all go back eventually. So if I had to choose for more posability over a package that reseals, I would go with the packaging first.

^^^ I agree with Tom & Boss! Its great to have super-articulation on Mego-Like figures but that is only useful if you are going to be "playing" with your figures... If you are just going to be "displaying" them its useless. I mean, you can always display super articulated figures in a super cool pose but... Isn't that what statues also do? Mego original poseability is fine with me...^^^

[rob_moz]

^^^ I agree with Tom & Boss! Its great to have super-articulation on Mego-Like figures but that is only useful if you are going to be "playing" with your figures... If you are just going to be "displaying" them its useless. I mean, you can always display super articulated figures in a super cool pose but... Isn't that what statues also do? Mego original poseability is fine with me...^^^

You don't "play" with your figure's?

I am always handling them, changing poses and scene's. OK i'm not taking them outside in the dirt or giving them to my kids but as far "playing with them" in a adult type of way...All the time! Probably 2 or 3 times a week.

Having these figures has inspired me to try and make different scene's and tap the artist in me that I didn't know was there. COUNTLESS hours of enjoyment for me and the minute I lose that...count me out!

I don't collect statues for that reason. Are there some beautiful statues out there that are mind blowingly awesome, Yes. Would I buy them , No.

I look at the figures I buy as pose-able art and the articulation pushes the art over the top for me.