I’ve been in the sixth scale hobby for over 8 years. One consistent observation I made over the years is that the hobby is predominately male orientated; however, there are women who collect one sixth scale action figures as well. Interesting isn’t it? The majority of the genres/themes represented by sixth scale brands/manufacturers within the hobby are geared towards men. In recent years, the genres/trends evolved where women are joining the hobby.

How and why is that so? Generally speaking, there are a variety of hobbies where the hobbyists are predominantly and primary female centric and male centric in. There are some hobbies where the participation female and male collectors are normal and routine. For example, let’s look at the hobby of collecting comic books. The comic book collecting hobby steadily evolved over the years where it is now actively enjoyed by female collectors because comic book publishers addressed a variety of titles aimed to attract and bring in more female readers as well as from a business and creative standpoint.

What Draws Females To Collect Action Figures?

With regards to women who collect sixth scale action figures, who are they? What about the sixth scale hobby drew them? What do they enjoy about the hobby? These are just some of the questions raised. I belong to and participate in a few online sixth scale discussion groups and seen female members participate as well. The One Sixth Society is no exception. Depending on a particular subject discussion, female members participate from time to time ranging from lurkers to active participants that are no different from male members.

To obtain insight from women who collect one sixth scale action figures within the One Sixth Society discussion group, I posted a series of questions in an open discussion thread. The questions are based on general observations made over the years within the sixth scale hobby from a variety of discussion groups. A number of female members within One Sixth Society responded to the questions posted. In order to accurately and properly their responses, I’ll post the questions with each individual’s response.

PLEASE NOTE: The responses from the participants have been edited for clarity, grammar, prose, and spelling.

Now Lets Get into the Minds of Female One Sixth Scale Collectors