I never thought the MEGO / Figures Toy Company approach to an athletic young boy hero (standing on left) was ever particularly convincing.
I therefore developed something... a little different (standing on right) for my 9Art custom Dick Grayson / Robin The Boy Wonder.
My upcoming custom Robin The Boy Wonder stands in perfect proportional height to the other character body types I have created for this line of custom figures. And he exists in accurate scale height when compared to a real life little boy of about 12 years of age.
The nude figure stands EXACTLY 6.375" in height. In 1:9 scale, that translates to a real-life boy standing 4' feet, 9.375 inches in height.
Stacked up against MEGO / FTC, the numbers are very revealing:
MEGO / FTC heroic adult males (who all stand the same height) are actually NOT 8 inches tall as advertised. When nude, the characters actually only measure 7.75 inches in height. In 1:9 scale, that translates to a real life man standing 5' 10" in height. While this might be acceptable for an averagely built character like Peter Parker / Spiderman, it does fall a bit short for heroic Olympian male archtypes like Superman, Batman, and Captain America.
The FTC "Teen Hero" body pictured above next to my custom measures 6.75" in height. In 1:9 scale, that translates to a real-life teen standing just short of 5'1" in height.
The 9Art "Athletic Boy Hero" body which i have developed is an all ball-jointed body (no bungee construction). It features 28 points of articulation for exceptionally dynamic posing. As a solidly constructed figure with tight, sturdy limbs, ABH features body parts that are solid (not hollow). This gives the figure unpresidented density, weight and posing / standing integrity.
I therefore developed something... a little different (standing on right) for my 9Art custom Dick Grayson / Robin The Boy Wonder.
My upcoming custom Robin The Boy Wonder stands in perfect proportional height to the other character body types I have created for this line of custom figures. And he exists in accurate scale height when compared to a real life little boy of about 12 years of age.
The nude figure stands EXACTLY 6.375" in height. In 1:9 scale, that translates to a real-life boy standing 4' feet, 9.375 inches in height.
Stacked up against MEGO / FTC, the numbers are very revealing:
MEGO / FTC heroic adult males (who all stand the same height) are actually NOT 8 inches tall as advertised. When nude, the characters actually only measure 7.75 inches in height. In 1:9 scale, that translates to a real life man standing 5' 10" in height. While this might be acceptable for an averagely built character like Peter Parker / Spiderman, it does fall a bit short for heroic Olympian male archtypes like Superman, Batman, and Captain America.
The FTC "Teen Hero" body pictured above next to my custom measures 6.75" in height. In 1:9 scale, that translates to a real-life teen standing just short of 5'1" in height.
The 9Art "Athletic Boy Hero" body which i have developed is an all ball-jointed body (no bungee construction). It features 28 points of articulation for exceptionally dynamic posing. As a solidly constructed figure with tight, sturdy limbs, ABH features body parts that are solid (not hollow). This gives the figure unpresidented density, weight and posing / standing integrity.
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