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When was that comic made?
After 2015?
And i really don't know much about Transformers. I've bought a couple in the past decade, but never really looked at their construction and don't even know what a deluxe or scout is. All i know is that most of them aren't even the size of a ML and sometimes not even the size of a vintage GI Joe.
I vaguely recall paying more for those smaller TFs than a 1:18 figure, but that's okay since it's probably made of more pieces due to it being able to transform.
>And the old reasoning from getting rid of 1:12 is that companies like 1:18 because they had smaller retail footprint allowing for more product to be sold.
That's a reason why 1:18 figures still get made. Logistics are just cheaper.
But at the same time, did you know that Hasbro switched the GI Joe line to being 8" figures, because they thought the bigger packaging would attract more customers? Plus, the bigger price tag would mean they'd make more money too. They did this when GI Joe was selling well too, so it wasn't even a desperation move. They were just taking striking while the iron was hot and would have be a brilliant move.... if people actually wanted 8" figures.
Unfortuantely they didn't and it's probably part of the reason why Hasbro killed the ML line, because GI Joes sold a lot better years later when they launched the 25th line in 1:18.
Anyway, only reason the industry has pivoted to 1:12 so hard is because toy sales are down and you can charge more for 1:12 figures. If someone can only buy a single Wolverine figure this year, they'd rather you pay $30 instead of $18.
Also, since people are into habit buying, they tend to stick to one scale. So if 1:12 is popular, that only makes 1:12 more popular, making more companies produce more 1:12 figures instead of 1:18 ones.
... and on that same token, it's why i've slowed down a lot in toy buying, because i prefer 1:18. There just aren't as many 1:18 toys being produced now.
