Check out ZCWO 1/6 Articulate Body AB-01

The ZCWO 1/6 scale Articulate Body AB-01 will come with 2 pairs of hands, ankle extension joints, 4 pieces of interchangeable neck and an extendable neck. It's not clear whether or not the AB-01 comes with the 1/6 scale head sculpt. Since ZCWO announced their Mens Hommes MH010 1/6 scale U.S. Air Force Officer Service Dress Uniform for 12-inch figures recently (posted earlier in my toy blog HERE), we can be quite sure that this AB-01 articulated body is intended for that particular dress uniform ;p

Is the head sculpt supposed to be a replica of Hot Toys 1/6 scale 75th Ranger Regiment Terrence Howard head sculpt (see my earlier post HERE for pictures)? The resemblance to the actor is not so telling. Also the 12-inch figure body appears to be rather thin. Then again, thin bodies are easy to bulk up if necessary and this might just be what is needed, especially when you are going to pile on the uniform and assault vest plus pouches and gear as well as accessories. Hopefully, more 12-inch figure bodies being put onto the market means lower pricing for collectors with more options to purchase.

The longish looking giraffe neck and the size of the head sculpt (too big?) might be throwing off the proportions a little. Maybe adding a shorter neck and a smaller head might make the AB-01 look a bit better but that being said, once you start adding the clothes, things might just balance out a bit.

Figures like these are not meant to be 100% correct in proportions because most of the time you don't pose the figure naked i.e. without clothes. To get a correct picture of a proper proportioned 12-inch figure body that is ultra-realistic, you have to take a look at Hot Toys excellent Movie Masterpiece Series MMS114 1/6 scale 12" King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) collectible figure from the 2006 movie "300". Check out my REVIEW here with lots of pictures :)

Hot Toys King Leonidas is probably the last time we are ever going to see a fully seamless 12-inch male body. I suspect cost is the reason why they are not making any more of these seamless bodies. Soon after Leonidas, Hot Toys released the Hugh Jackman Wolverine Limited Edition Collectible Figure from the "X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)" movie and that body was anything but seamless (see my post HERE). And that has been the norm ever since.

Even ACI and Kaustic Plastik produced and released 1/6 scale Gladiator figures with bulked up bodies but they weren't seamless bodies either. Check out the ACI Flamma Gladiator pictures HERE and Kaustic Plastik 1/6 scale "Celadus" Roman gladiator 12-inch figure pictures HERE :) They are fine examples of 12-inch bodies designed to be displayed without clothes, not so this ZCWO 1/6 scale Articulate Body AB-01.

I'm pretty curious as to why ZCWO would include 4 pieces of interchangeable neck. Hot Toys only include two for their TTM (True Type Male) 12-inch figure bodies. There are no pictures of the neck pieces for show :(