I visited my Indy-obsessed pal yesterday so I got a chance to get my hands on these for the first time.
Overall, I was VERY impressed. Yes, the argument can always be made that these are overpriced gewgaws, but there's no denying they're really nice and the quality seems to be there.
The Fertility Idol has a great heft to it, and the finish is beautiful. I imagine hardcore cos-players are gonna love having this thing to go along with their outfits.
Sankara Stone was a LOT nicer than I thought it would be. There's just a ton of beautiful detail under the surface, and it looks lovely when it's glowing.
The Holy Grail was cool for what it is. I personally wouldn't need it, but it looks great lined up with the others, and also has a nice heft to it and the texture is great. It feels very "authentic" and you can hold it and imagine it really is the real thing if you ignore the tiny copyright printing.
My favorite of the bunch was definitely the Eye of Ra headpiece. Like the others, the best part is that it feels real when you hold it, not just a cheap piece of hollow plastic. I put it in my hand and pretended I was Toht getting it burned into my palm! The only drawback is that light can't pass through the jewels in the center, so that's a bit of a bummer, other than that, it's awesome.
Seeing them all lined up on a shelf is fantastic too. What would have taken years and hundreds (thousands?) of dollars to make a prop replica collection has not been made simple and streamlined by Disney. I'm jealous of my pal and everyone else that picked these up. If I weren't destitute, I'd have liked to get my own.
He passed on the voodoo doll and the Crystal Skull. I agree that those aren't as iconic as the others. The skull in particular would taken up a LOT of shelf space too, and it's not that cool looking, in my opinion.
I have no idea if these are still available or sold out, but I hope everyone that was interested can grab these...they're so cool!
And my buddy had one more item I didn't even know existed....the magic wand from Willow! That one is also really cool and just as well made as these. (He's a Willow fanatic as well as Indy....just obsessed with all things Lucasfilm.) No idea if there's any market other than my friend for Willow prop replicas, but it's a cool piece!
