stahlratte - interesting reading. 
I do agree that if you were going for total realism then these facts should be taken into consideration. When I design my characters I do try for as realisticly proportionate figures as possible but in reality, there are many people whos proportions are very different to others & also how many people would notice if the body shape was slightly off? I do think it's worth trying to achieve though.

"Miki´s body was patterened after Czech model Anetta Keys" - I never knew this! I must admit that from what I can think of Miki & Anetta, I can't really see it. Maybe I'll have to do a comparison.