One of the hotly debated affairs among action figure is: what is, and what isn't an action figures. This labeling affair stems from the actuality that no one has anytime taken the time to ascertain what an action figures technically is. We generally have a ambiguous abstraction that an action figures is a small, plastic character designed for playing by the children. They can be accessories can be placed in their hands, but so can Barbie dolls, and a lot of beneficiarys will absolutely cry out that Barbie is not an action figures.

The first step in defining an action figure is to look at them alongside their closest cousins, figurines and dolls; all three of which can fall under the major category of simply "figures." By defining all three, we should see how they are related and where one ends and the other begins.

Types of Figures

Figurines: Figurines are often small, sculpted and painted representations of personified characters (superheroes, movie characters, etc.) that have no moving parts.

Posability: None

Size: From extremely miniature (e.g. 6mm model train figures) up to approximately 6 inches (anything larger is generally considered a "statue").

Other Features: Often figurines will be molded permanently on a base to help them stand (e.g. plastic green Army men).

Action Figures: Action figures have to acquire a large amount of posability, generally referred to as"points of articulation ". These figures will be manipulated into various poses. generally they appear with changeable accessories such as weapons or snap-on backpacks.

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