12-inch versions of vintage 4-inch figures?

[MattG]

What the...? Gentle Giant is making 12" versions of the vintage 4" action figures...not the characters, the actual figures!? Starting with a stormtrooper as a ComicCon exclusive.

[Reverend Strone]

I'll be frank. I don't get it. This really feels like GG stretching to find viable product.

What a bizarre and incredibly niche notion. I can't help but think this is doomed to fail.

[reelcollectibles]

hmmm... strange indeed. Whilst a big fan of GG products in general, can't say we'd stock these in any great hurry. Be interesting to see if we get any orders for them.

[MattG]

I agree that it's a weird experiment, and that the market will likely be pretty small... but... I have to admit to being a little tempted as the Kenner Stormtrooper was my very first figure back in '78, and kicked off my subsequent decades long addiction.

[Harvey Mushman]

As terrible as this idea seems, it doesn't seem half as bad as the absolute crap that is the Stormtrooper Super Shogun and the Star Wars Transformers line.

[Deadalus Thorn]

could be worse...........
someone could do a costume of the original 4" figures.

lol imagine Obi wan and Darth Vader with their big vinyl capes........

Hmmmm
perhaps I should add that to my to do list of costumes parodies.

[Anaria]

I wasn't around when the original vintage figures came out, so they don't bring out any nostalgia, but I think it's a cute idea Not sure how much further they'll take the line - will be interesting if they plan to make the complete original set - I'd probably get a 12" vintage Leia

[MattG]

could be worse...........
someone could do a costume of the original 4" figures...

Considering that there have been wearable costumes of the characters from the Star Wars LEGO games, I'm surprised we haven't seen them yet.

I did see someone do life-size versions of the simplified/under-detailed blasters once, and was prompted to draw up plans for a scaled up "Kenner E-11". And, I have to admit to having toyed with the idea of doing a life-sized version of the 1978 R2-D2, complete with two-dimensional printed sticker details.

[Anaria]

There was that carded vintage Luke costume at Celebration 3, I thought that was quite well done - but yeah, though someone would have a try at the vintage troopers by now

[Deadalus Thorn]

do it!
it would be hardcase...........

Hmmmmmm I am seriously considering doing a 4" scale up for a laugh now.

only problem is the head on the face characters always seems really small on long necks.