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=== Scale === Action Figures come in fixed scales to allow compatibility within (and sometimes between) toy ranges. {| style="clear:both" class="wikitable" ! Ratio !! Inches per foot!! Size !! Examples<ref>[http://www.actionfigurefury.com/action-figure-scales/ '''Action Figure Fury:''' '''''Action Figure Scales β All You Need to Know''''' (9 September 2012)]</ref> |- | 1:32 || 0.375" [9.5 mm] || 2.125" [54 mm] || 2.12-inch HASBRO ''Star Wars: Unleashed'' toy soldiers and [[Britains|Wm.Britain Ltd.]] plastic figures, farm animals and vehicles. |- | 1:30 || 0.4" [10.16 mm] || 2.36" [60 mm] || Used for detailed metal toy soldiers (King & Country, BlackHawk, Wm.Britain). |- | 1:24 || 0.5" [12.7 mm] || 2.5" [63.5 mm] || 2.5-inch mini Action Figures (Hasbro's [[Playskool]] and ''Star Wars: Galactic Heroes''). Also called ''1/2-inch scale'' for children's dollhouses. |- | [[1:18 scale|1:18]] ||0.67" [16.93 mm]|| 3.75" [95.25 mm] || 3.75-inch action figures (Kenner [[Kenner Star Wars action figures|''Star Wars'']], Hasbro ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', Mattel ''Jurassic World''). Also called ''2/3-inch scale'' for children's dollhouses. |- | 1:16 ||0.75" [19.05 mm] || 4" [101.6 mm] || 4-inch action figures. Also used for most plastic toy animal figures and [[Ertl Company|Ertl]]'s toy farm sets (animals, structures, and most vehicles). The Hasbro 3.75-inch ''G.I. Joe'' figures' vehicles are closer to this scale. |- | 1:15||0.8" [20.32 mm] || 5" [127 mm] || 5-inch action figures (Kenner ''Jurassic Park'', Bandai ''[[Power Rangers]]''). |- | 1:12 ||1" [25.40 mm]|| 6" [152.4 mm] || 6-inch action figures (Toy Biz ''[[Marvel Legends]]'', Hasbro ''Marvel Cinematic Universe'', Playmates ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', and [[DC Direct]] ''Action Figures''). Also used for "Classic scale" model horses and called ''1-inch scale'' for dollhouses. |- | 1:10 ||1.2" [30.48 mm] || 7" [177.8 mm] || 7-inch action figures (Mattel [[Masters of the Universe|"classic scale" ''He Man and the Masters of the Universe'']], [[DC Universe (toyline)|''DC Universe'']] and most [[National Entertainment Collectibles Association|NECA Figures]]). |- | 1:9 ||1.33" [33.87 mm] || 8" [203.2 mm] || 8-inch action figures and dolls ([[Mego Corporation|Mego]] [[Mego Corporation#World's Greatest Super Heroes!|''World's Greatest Super Heroes'']]). Also used for "Traditional scale" model horses. |- | 1:6 ||2" [50.80 mm] || 12" [304.8 mm] || 12-inch Articulated figures - Action Figures like [[G.I. Joe|Hasbro "classic scale" G.I. Joe]], [[Dragon Models Limited|Dragon Models]] ''New Generation Life Action Figures'', and [[Hot Toys]] ''Movie Masterpiece Series''. [[Fashion doll]]s like Mattel's [[Barbie]] or Volks' [[Dollfie]]. Also used for static display [[Model figure|figures]] (commonly of [[anime]] characters). |- | 1:4 || 3" [76.20 mm] ||18" [457 mm] || 18-inch highly detailed larger action figures and [[fashion doll]]s. |- | 1:3 || 4" [101.60 mm] ||24" [609.6 mm] || 24-inch highly articulated large [[Ball-jointed doll|ball-jointed]] fashion dolls (Volks [[Super Dollfie]]). |}
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