China Action Figures

A Beginner's Guide to Chinese Action Figures: 1/6 and 1/12 Scale

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

If you are discovering Chinese action figures for the first time, this guide covers the essentials: what the two main scales mean, which brands matter in each, and how collectors usually buy.

The two scales

1/6 scale — one-sixth the size of a real person, roughly 12 inches (30 cm) tall. At this size, manufacturers can reproduce working zippers, fabric uniforms, metal weapon parts, and realistic head sculpts. It is the standard scale for high-end military collectibles.
1/12 scale — about 6 inches (15 cm) tall. The fastest-growing corner of the hobby: smaller figures cost less, take up less shelf space, and still pack impressive articulation. A great entry point if you are just starting out.

The major Chinese brands

China dominates this segment of the hobby. The names to know first:

INART Action Bruce Lee: The Yellow Jumpsuit in 1/12

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

INART Action is INART’s 1/12 line, and its most culturally significant release to date is officially licensed: Bruce Lee in the yellow jumpsuit — arguably the most recognizable outfit in martial-arts cinema history.

The figure

At 15.5 cm, this is a proper small-scale Bruce: lean, defined musculature, and the yellow-and-black jumpsuit in real fabric rather than sculpted plastic — so the wrinkles follow the pose instead of fighting it. Two head sculpts (calm and action expressions) swap the mood from standoff to strike.

INART Saruman: The White Wizard in 1/6

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

INART, the premium 1/6 label of China’s Queen Studios, continues its march through Middle-earth. After Aragorn, Gandalf the Grey, Legolas, Gimli and the Nazgûl, the newest licensed addition is the one wizard nobody wants to cross: Saruman the White, from The Fellowship of the Ring.

The likeness

The head sculpt is the headline — a strong Christopher Lee likeness with long rooted white hair and beard, deep-set piercing eyes, and the stern, faintly contemptuous expression Lee brought to Orthanc. INART’s rooted-hair treatment (their usual Deluxe approach) gives the beard and hair a natural fall that sculpted hair can’t match.

LADoTOYS ERA-001 Liya: The Fox Mechanic That Launched a Brand

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

LADoTOYS is one of the newer Chinese studios in the 1/12 space, focused on original furry-eared girl characters at prices that undercut the established names. Its debut release, ERA-001 Liya AlopexFix, is the figure that introduced the brand — a fox-eared mechanic, toolbox included.

The character

Liya is a white-furred fox girl in mechanic’s gear: crop top, shorts, tool belt, goggles, and a tail with real presence. Three interchangeable faces (smiling, shy, angry) use movable eyes, and the accessory count is generous for the price tier — eight hands plus a full tool set: pipe wrench, screwdriver, spanner, axe, wooden mallet, and wooden sword.

Longshan LS-Meid.S-01A Mysuru: A 1/6 Sniper Maid

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

龙山重工 (Longshan Heavy Industry) is a new Chinese studio entering 1/6 with a concept that needs no translation: maids with military hardware. The Maid Knight Corps (女仆骑士团) line opens with LS-Meid.S-01A Mysuru (米苏), the team’s sniper.

The concept

Mysuru pairs a fully tailored black-and-white maid uniform — lace trim, apron, headdress, thigh-high stockings — with a scoped sniper rifle and tactical pouches. The contrast is the whole point: parade-ground maid aesthetics carrying a precision weapon, posed like she means it. A pistol sidearm and sword round out the loadout visible in the official photos.

Longshan LS-Meid.S-01B Anchira: A 1/6 Grenadier Maid

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The second member of 龙山重工 (Longshan Heavy Industry)’s Maid Knight Corps (女仆骑士团) is LS-Meid.S-01B Anchira (安琪拉), the squad’s grenadier — and a very different personality from her sniper sister Mysuru.

The character

Where Mysuru is cool and composed, Anchira goes for bookish firepower: round glasses, twin braids, cat-ear headdress, and a full maid uniform reworked for combat — with a grenade launcher as her primary weapon. The official photography leans into the contrast: soft maid silhouette, heavy ordnance.

Rocket Toys ROC-003: Uchiha Itachi in 1/6 Scale

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Rocket Toys is a Chinese studio working in the 1/6 anime figure space, and its ROC Naruto line has become a reference point for collectors who want their favorite shinobi at 12-inch scale. The ROC-003 Uchiha Itachi is one of the line’s defining releases.

What you get

Itachi ships as a complete 1/6 figure: an anime-proportioned body, a portrait-accurate head sculpt, and a tailored fabric Akatsuki cloak outfit — the layered look that defines the character. Like other ROC releases (Kisame as ROC-007, Sasori as ROC-010), the figure leans into display presence: this is a shelf centerpiece, not a toy-aisle figure.

Romankey Cocoon Series PPX001 JIJI: A 1/12 Original Done Right

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Romankey is one of the Chinese brands pushing 1/12 scale beyond licensed subjects. Its original Cocoon Series of articulated 1/12 figures introduces small, strange, personality-packed characters — and the second release, PPX001 JIJI, is a perfect example of why collectors are paying attention.

The character

JIJI is a mischievous little traveler, defined by the insect perched on their head and the wooden basket strapped to their back. Branches, a freshly caught fish, and other small treasures peek out of the basket — the whole figure reads as a wanderer mid-journey. At just 9.3 cm, it is tiny, but the sculpt sells the story.

SexyIce VERMIN B0200 Locust: A 1/12 Insect Soldier Loaded for War

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

冰感工作室 (SexyIce) is one of the most distinctive original-IP studios in China’s 1/12 scene. Its VERMIN (虫系列) line turns insects into humanoid “artificial evolution” soldiers — and Experiment B0200 Locust is the line’s most heavily armed release yet.

The design

B0200 keeps the locust’s long antennae, compound eyes and exoskeleton-like segmented body, stretched onto humanoid proportions. The torso and limbs are covered in segmented plating, so it reads as a lab-grown insect soldier walking onto a battlefield. Three interchangeable mask modes (A / B / C) change the head’s whole expression.

Snail Shell RA-02 Tactical Maid Kazune Tokiwa in 1/12

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Snail Shell (蜗之壳) has built its reputation on 1/12 figures that mix anime character design with serious articulation — movable eyeballs, deep accessory counts, and a house style collectors recognize instantly. The RA-02 Tactical Maid Kazune Tokiwa, a collaboration with Japanese retailer amiami, might be the purest expression of that formula: a maid, fully kitted for combat.

The loadout

Tokiwa ships with a complete rifle system: assault rifle, advanced combat optic, laser unit, silencer, angled foregrip, alternate stock, and seven magazines — plus a tactical belt to carry them. The maid side is not an afterthought either, with a mini skirt, headdress, and cloth elements in the mix.

About

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China Action Figures is an English-language guide to the world of Chinese action figures — known in Chinese collector circles as 兵人 (bīngrén, “soldier figures”) and, more broadly, 可动人偶 (kědòng rén’ǒu, “posable figures”).

We cover the major Chinese brands across the two most collected scales:

1/6 scale (about 12 inches / 30 cm): the classic military figure format, led by brands like DAMTOYS, EASY&SIMPLE and Soldier Story, plus anime-style figures from studios like Rocket Toys.
1/12 scale (about 6 inches / 15 cm): the fast-growing segment for original characters, blank bodies and stylized releases from brands like Romankey and SexyIce (冰感工作室).

Expect brand spotlights, single-product deep dives, and collecting advice for overseas collectors.