The Eternal Question

Unless its 1:12 weebz, cloth. If it is weebmodels, articulated plastic or soft plastic

>>5974781
Fabric cape with wire frame. Best examples being figma Sayaka and mafex armored Batman.

>>5974781
Really depends on the character or figure line it falls under.

Honestly I need Cloth, always. It just looks so much better to me than plastic

Best way is having both sculpted plastic cape for cool looking simple poses and fabric cape with wire frame for more dynamic posing. figma Sayaka is the great example of giving the buyer such variety.

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I can't deal with cloth for figures as small as these. A cape needs sculpted folds that match the rest of the figure's clothing. I personally feel pic related is the best solution. The cape is two posable pieces that can be overlapped to make it look smaller.

I've had a bad experience with the heavy plastic cape on Guts Band of the Hawk version. Fucking peg snapped off like it was nothing. Figure was a disaster.

>>5976345
THIS

Honestly, just give us three or more types of capes:
>cloth is a must. You just can't match the possibilities. Ideally it'd have replaceable wires inside and some kind of prop to... prop it up (like Mezco batman)
>basic plastic cape
>segmented/articulated plastic cape. Maybe have it modular so that there are no unsightly gaps when fully pulled apart

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I always really liked how this cape looked. Tetsuo from McFarlane's 3D Animation from Japan line. It's completely soft plastic.

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>>5976940
From the back.

>>5974781
I've seen it done good both ways. All depends on what you want the cloth to do.

Cloth done well:
Star Wars Black Series Kylo Ren(hood/tunic),
Boba Fett(little cape over shoulder),
Obi Wan (part of his robe that hangs below the belt)
Yoda (full robe).

Cloth done meh/bad: SWBS
Vader (fabric on the torso is good, cape is OK in person but its a little clumpy in pictures),
Palpatine (his full robe is only convincing from a few angles/poses and is not a great likeness).

Marvel Legends: Reed Richards with lab coat, Gambit with tranchcoat, Beast with labcoat. All three suffer from having cloth with a low thread count that make it look bulky and unconvincing.

>>5974815
This.

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plastic capes are superior.

Cloth ones like the Mezcos with wire inside them are mostly just display pieces, because that shit gets annoying fast with how weighted it is.
Stuff like OP's looks cheap as fuck. It's like felt.

The One Punchman figure in this thread has a nice cape, if somewhat disjointed.
The rubbery kind are the best. Holds a dynamic shape and is flexible enough to give way when needed.

Only figure I own with a cape/cloak is Charming Drossel. Personally I really like the wired fabric approach; it helps the fabric in question is pretty high quality. I'm generaly not a fan of soft goods on 6" or below toys but sometimes it's the best way of doing things.

I do like some plastic cloaks though, especially on anime-based figures where the sculpt can give that jagged, animated look to the cloak. The Revoltech Getters had some cool looking cloaks I think.

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>>5976940
>>5976941
to be fair, McFarlane has a cape fetish so their cape sculpts are usually pretty great. Probably the only exception i'd make for a plastic cape.

>>5976940
But thats akira...

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>>5974781

I'd go with soft rubber 100% of the time.
>can be sculped to have ripples or whatever and actually drape properly
>won't get dirty/dusty at the drop of a hat like cloth
>pliable enough that it doesn't mess with articulation

I guess longevity might be a thing, but I've had pic related for ages and it's fine.

>>5974781
Cloth with wire frame. Plastic capes in in the way of posing.

>>5978947
>won't get dusty or dirty at the drop of a hat
>that pic

>>5978930
that's Canada you dummy