>>10434266You're wrong about there being an engineering issue, because as seen with OP, the toys can still be well articulated.
>>10433909 proves it too
>>10434686>The labor and machine costs are the same as a 1:18 figurethis is bullshit and only became a popular lie thanks to 4H, who rips off their customer base as much as Mattel does.
There's a reason why companies like Jazwares and Spinmasters (and former Hasbro) are able to produce 1:18 toys for half the price of 1:12 scale. Even small collector companies like Hiya, Megahouse, etc are able to produce small figures for a lot less than 1:12 lines.
See also MegaBlok's mini figures, where their price goes down even more, thanks to their size (but also limited articulation).
