The INDIANA JONES Thread

[doesitmatter]

Why is it Sideshow anounces the Reservoir Dogs license and has three figures up for preorder a week later while Indy was announced six months ago and still no pics?

This is simply complaining, I know.

 

[Captain Britain]

Here's what I've done with my Toys Indy... Weathered the jacket, removed the zipper (way out of scale) and did the water treatment thing to get the sleeves how I wanted them. Weathered the hat, shirt and pants, put on new, much narrower bag strap, new whip, and put the whole thing on a Dragon body because Toys articulation sucked. Smutzed around with the face a bit too.

But I think the jacket still looks too bulky. There is a guy who sells custom Indy's on ebay sometimes, and his jackets are made out of waxed cotton. His jackets look perfect. Exactly the right weight, not too bulky, lots of wrinkles in the right place, and perfect weathering. I'd take something like that over real leather any day.

Nice job. The hat especially looks wonderful weathered - we often saw it covered in dust. For the SS version I'd prefer a plastic hat that keeps its shape to a felt or soft hat that may look awful - memories of the Kenner 12" Indy!

 

[Wor-Gar]

Why is it Sideshow anounces the Reservoir Dogs license and has three figures up for preorder a week later while Indy was announced six months ago and still no pics?

This is simply complaining, I know.

Maybe Sideshow is gonna surprise us with several figures at once, like they did with the Bond line long ago. A blitz!

Indiana, Marion and Toht!

I know it's probably a dream, but it would get the line going right from the start, rather than rolling out one at a time each month. If they do it one at a time, and they start in Feb (Toyfair) that means we'd only get 3 before the Jones flick opens.

 

[Captain Britain]

I'd be really surprised if we get anything other than ROTLA Indy and his Dad, plus new movie Indy and Mutt. Much as I'd love, and would buy, a Mola Ram or Lao Che figure, I can't see them having much appeal beyond real hardcore collectors. I think Sideshow learnt it's mistake with the Bond line, where the edition sizes got smaller and smaller until it eventually folded.

But if they do Toht I want the exclusive to be a 'melting' head!

 

[YoNoSe]

But if they do Toht I want the exclusive to be a 'melting' head!

That might be THE best SS exclusive ever.

 

[icruise]

Why is it Sideshow anounces the Reservoir Dogs license and has three figures up for preorder a week later while Indy was announced six months ago and still no pics?

This is simply complaining, I know.

Technically they announced that Reservoir Dogs license many months ago and then for some reason made another announcement recently, as if it were news. But anyway, the answer is that Reservoir dogs is a very minor line for them (there's only 300 of the exclusives made, for example), while Indy stands a good chance of doing very well for them, especially if the new movie is well received. I would hope they're taking the time to do it right.

 

[Wor-Gar]

But if they do Toht I want the exclusive to be a 'melting' head!

That would be the best ever! Not sure which stage I'd want most -- fleshy, mid-melt... or melted gooey skull...

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

I'd be really surprised if we get anything other than ROTLA Indy and his Dad, plus new movie Indy and Mutt. Much as I'd love, and would buy, a Mola Ram or Lao Che figure, I can't see them having much appeal beyond real hardcore collectors. I think Sideshow learnt it's mistake with the Bond line, where the edition sizes got smaller and smaller until it eventually folded.

But if they do Toht I want the exclusive to be a 'melting' head!

I hope they'll also do a Short Round figure since they've got that new child/hobbit body.

 

[thedarkknight]

I hope they just get around to showing us something. It's a dream, I know, but a nice one.

 

[IrishJedi]

I hope they just get around to showing us something. It's a dream, I know, but a nice one.

I think we may only have to wait 2+ more weeks to see some cool INDY stuff. (i.e. Toy Fair is 2/17 - 2/20).

 

[galactiboy]

Melty head exclusives would be awesome

 

[thedarkknight]

I think we may only have to wait 2+ more weeks to see some cool INDY stuff. (i.e. Toy Fair is 2/17 - 2/20).

That would be cool. But let's not hold our breath.

 

[YoNoSe]

Melty head exclusives would be awesome

I wish that was the exclusive for EVERY SS figure! Melty Abe Lincoln? Melty Scully? Melty Nazi Kroenen?!

Okay, maybe I'm getting carried away. But wouldn't it be cool if they could do a variant The Dead version of all thier licenses? I mean, Indy is cool, but ZOMBIE Indy? With exclusive melty head???

Deep breaths...deep breaths...

 

[Wor-Gar]

I'll get a second Toht just to make one sculpt MELTY!

 

[Agent23]

I'm hoping we see Indiana Jones, Conan, and Elvira p.f.'s at Toy*Fair.

Couple more weeks...

(not to mention a p.f. Captain Jack Sparrow announcement)

 

[Collector Freak]

Where the **** did my posts about this go??

 

[Batty]

That looks like a giant ice-cream sundae gone wrong.

 

[Darklord Dave]

We lost a lot of posts in the revamp yesterday.

That thing is kind of cool, but it's like 3 statues in one - take out the center part and make it the statue.

 

[Collector Freak]

We lost a lot of posts in the revamp yesterday.

That thing is kind of cool, but it's like 3 statues in one - take out the center part and make it the statue.

Ooooooooh.

 

[King Darkness]

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