Indiana Jones - new toys!

[Rogue]

Besides MWC's reviews of the awesome deluxe figure sets, Cool Toy Review has started reviews for the basic figures!

I don't know about you guys, but I'm stoked! My brother and I loved our Kenner Indy toys way back, and these new figures are really bringing out the nostalgia. But it's nostalgia+++ because we're getting so much more than just toys from the first movie Today I need to be cleaning up my room and doing other things around the house, but it's all I can do to stop myself from going on a toy hunt to look for Indy stuff. Even though the street date isn't until May 1st, I think ;D


Edit: went food shopping and a mini-toy hunt this morning. No Indy toys other than the Lego sets which I've seen before. Cool Toy Review has a few more basic figure photo galleries, check them out!

[inadvertent imitation]

Well, tomorrow is the day. No store locally leaked anything early, so they damn well better have something tomorrow.

I'm almost afraid that I'll go all over hell and not find the Indy w/ fertility idol, or worse, find that nobody has stocked these at all.

[Thorn Of Deucalion]

All I really want is the Indiana 12" Sideshow and/ or the bust...

[Kenobi]

I don't know if you follow such things, but GG will have an exlcusive Indy bust at GenCon (if you're going, that is)

[inadvertent imitation]

Man, what a disappointment. The local Wal-Marts and Target didn't put anything out yet. TRU did, but they only had two cases of basic figures, one for Raiders and one for Crystal Skull. The CS figures all had bad eye paint, so I didn't buy any of those, but I did find Indy and Belloq from Raiders, so I bought them.

Then, across the store, I saw a full-on display of Speed Racer junk that nobody touched yet.

[Rogue]

Yeah, I'm pretty disappointed in my local Target (not surprising, that store blows chunks) where I stopped by after work just a little while ago. Doesn't anyone realize that those cases of Indy toys that we know they're sitting on are street dated for today? Geez. I'm going to hit some Walmarts later, maybe even head down to the TRU to see if they have anything good. I would think that stores would make a big push for this movie... it's got to be as big, if not bigger, than the superhero offerings this year!

[Kenobi]

I think they're just holding off. They do know that Indy will be the big seller, and as such can't risk putting it out. Iron Man, Speed Racer, and Narnia all come out before, and once everyone spends their cash on Indy, not many will buy from the other 3. From what Ive read at Fwoosh, it seems most Targets/TRUs are holding off until the middle of the month.

[mayorwilkins]

I got one of each of the basic figures that were released so far. 17 total figures as well as the jeep. The figures are pretty freaking sweet. Be careful though some of the indy figures have bad paint jobs you have to hunt to find a good.

[Rogue]

Well, I finally got a few figures. Haven't seen much, and what I did see had terrible face paint apps. There's a great photoshopped, real-life image of Indy at the Cool Toy Review forum showing what Hasbro based their paint apps on ;D

I've gotten:

German with motorcycle (awesome!)
German soldier
Indy with horse (these had the worst paint apps)

I'm tempted to leave the Indy with horse on the card since the horse should be white, and I can see Hasbro correcting these at some point. Though it would be neat to have a few 3¾" scale horsies around for my other figures

The German with cycle is a great value! Rubber tires, brake and throttle lines (represented by black plastic cables), and kickstand on the cycle. There seems to be a plug on the side that a sidecar will presumably be added to later in the line. That would be great! The German soldier is great, with a soft goods lower half of his long coat, removable helmet, and his pistol stows away in his holster! The single carded German soldier is neat, nothing absolutely incredible, but very well done. I had to hairdryer his right hip since it was stuck. Now he's fine. I might pick up a few more, but I'm more likely to want the Deluxe two pack since it's more bang for the buck

I saw both vehicles last night, and was very tempted to get one or both, but passed for now. I really want that truck! It's heavier than the German car. More bang for the buck there, too

It's a good thing Star Wars and GI Joe are seeing something of a hiatus, because I wouldn't have the money to keep up! I want so many of these Indy toys, even the somewhat kiddy Deluxe price range playset type pieces.

[Thorn Of Deucalion]

Thats cool Rogue, I now want a few of them, I plan on calling a few places to see if they have any in stock.... I want a Indiana Jones, Marion Ravenwood, Sallah, Irina Spalko, Mutt Williams, Young Indy and Willie Scott..
and if I find the rest half price I will pick them up too...

EDIT: today I picked up Indiana and Marion and I think that will be it for now..

Does anyone know when the next set of figures come out ?

[Thorn Of Deucalion]

There are better pics here....
www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=browse&brand=869

[Artistix]

Found some in Target today here in Oz.

Picked up Horsey Indy (gotta have Horsey!!), Marion & the German with motorcycle. There was only 1 Marion left unfortunately, & her paint job isn't amazing..but ok.

I think they are heaps of fun...& very cute looking. can't wait for my Elsa Schneider...& to see Willie Scott!!

[Thorn Of Deucalion]

I also went to Target today , but I didn't get any, next time I go I would like to get the German with the motorcycle... your Marion doesn't look to bad , I saw some really bad ones but I was really lucky that I went the first day they got them in...

Me too , I can't wait for Elsa and Willie , do you know what outfit Willie will be wearing ?

[Artistix]

I thought I was pretty lucky with Marion too, considering some I've seen reviewed.

May 8, 2008 0:59:56 GMT -5 Thorn Of Deucalion said:

do you know what outfit Willie will be wearing ?

Some people on other forums were thinking the red dress as that is what the mini figure is wearing...but I don't think they would go with that for the initial action figure release.

mini figure:


This is the outfit I would say they'll give her, as it allows more movement than the red dress or the princess type outfit:


Which is the same outfit as the original unreleased prototype I believe:


Hopefully they'll make her in all the outfits she wore (& Elsa).

**

This is the main outift I would like to see for Schneider:

[Thorn Of Deucalion]

do you think that they will make more Elsa figures ?
www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=browse&product_id=21665
I like her in pants.

I like the outfit that you like too ....

and I like that outfit for Willie.

[Artistix]

I hope they make more Elsa, Willie & Marion figures....& that the line itself continues for a long while.

I guess it will depend how these initial sets for each movie sell.

I'm glad they went with that outfit for the first Elsa, as she is most playable...but I hope they manage the grey suit.

[Rogue]

I'm hoping for more figures, but also for better paint apps! ;D

[rossjenkins17]

I'd like the grey suited Elsa as well but I'd rather see the castle Elsa first. They could also make her in the Berlin outfit. As for Willie , I'd like them to do the red dress first and then maybe some dancers to display with her.

[Artistix]

Hi-Res images of Last Crusade over at TNI:

toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=262&itemid=12927

The River Phoenix figure doesn't look nearly as nice as he did before.

[Rogue]

The Last Crusade figures look pretty good! I wonder if young Indy's cross is attached to his belt, or if it's removable? Same for Henry's hat and glasses.

I bought a shitload of figures the other day and today. Here's a pic of my first haul; in addition, I now have Mutt in jacket, another Indy with horse, and the cargo truck.

img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/garbageboxlove/toys_zmisc/indy-toys_05-10b.jpg

Still need Mutt (with decent face paint apps, lol), Irina, and the four figures I had preordered from HTS but now wish I hadn't bothered with since I've found them in the stores several times (Monkey Man, Belloq, Swordsman, and Marion).