Staff @Vivek , Just to clarify... When you say Funko 6" figures are you talking about the normal 6" funko POP's or the funko Legacy line?... Because I love the Legacy line! If they do BTTF like they did the Rocketeer that would Awesome!!
Neither. They are working on a new 6" line which hasn't been given a name yet. This was announced back in Dec 2015. I wanted to bring attention to it, but never got around to it.
Posted on the Funko forum by Brian on Dec 24, 2015.
http://www.funkofunatic.com/viewtopic.php?p=1329057#p1329057
"Alright guys... here's the last set of announcements... we are growing in a big way in 2016!
- An ICONIC toy character is coming to Funko!
- New sub boxes!
- Exciting new partnerships that will allow us to do some different things!
- And here's the major news... not one but TWO brand new collector lines joining the Funko family!
One is a 5" stylized vinyl line which will be called ROCK CANDY!
The other...
a classic toy line with a Funko twist! These will be brand new 6" articulated figures! Some of the first characters will include Ghostbusters,
Back to the Future, TMNT, Doctor Who, Sherlock, Walking Dead, Supernatural, and Willy Wonka!
Can't wait for you all to see what 2016 will bring!!! Happy Holidays!"
There is lot of speculation as to why there is a new line of 6" figures, instead of just continuing the existing Legacy line. GB and TMNT already have 6" lines with other toy companies, so maybe these will be slightly stylized versions (since they mention "Funko Twist") thus not competing with those existing 6" licenses, since two companies likely won't be given the same scale license. This way Funko can still get the 6" license even though that scale is already licensed to other companies. This is all mere speculation on my part and their reasoning could be something else entirely.
Either ways, I mainly want realistic looking figures, as I had enough of cartoony small BTTF figures. Many of you have already seen the
BTTF action figure wishlist I had written several years ago.
I have voiced my interest for a 6" BTTF line on the Funko forum before. But since the Reaction line didn't do that great, I wasn't expecting them to do any BTTF figures. So the news of a new line of 6" figures that will include Back to the Future was a big surprise to me. Here is hoping we get to see some update during SDCC, if not then sometime later this year.
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