Indiana Jones Toys Available NOW! Or not…
Rebelscum.com recently posted a news item with the title, “Indiana Jones Toys Available Now.” After nearly crapping myself with excitement, I read the rest of the article that said Entertainment Earth has the first wave of figures available for pre-order. LAME.
Listen damn it, pre-order is NOT available now. Available now means that the figures will be shipped by some monkey in a warehouse as soon as I click on the payment button. I don’t know in what world May 2008 means available now, but it aint my world. If you can’t tell, yes I am pissed. Shame on Rebelscum for posting such a misleading headline and getting me all rilled up for those few seconds. It almost stinks of a paid post… Not that I’m against paid posts. If anyone wants to give me money I’m willing to do dirty things to appease sponsors.
Regardless, I can’t wait for May of 2008. Those pics look flipping sweet. I desperately need an Indiana Jones figure to whip some Cobra ass.
What’s great is that isn’t the entirety of wave one for the 3 inch figures pictured on top. There’s three other “mystery” figures that will be announced later. And in case you’re wondering, the case pack breakdown for the action figures is as follows:
1x Mystery Figure, 1x Marion Ravenwood, 2x Indiana Jones, 2x Mystery Figure , 2x Cairo Swordsman, 1x Belloq, 2x Mystery Figure, 1x Monkey Man.
It seems like a fairly good assortment. I’m surprised that there aren’t three Indiana Jones figures per case though, considering everyone who is going to buy figures in this line is to buy at least one Dr. Jones. I’m slightly afraid of only finding ten Monkey Mans and Belloqs and no Indiana Jones figures.
By the way, check out my want list of Indiana Jones figures if you haven’t already and let me know what you think.
December 5th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Are they going to finally put out “Melting Face” figures from Raiders?
December 5th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
I agree with you about Nazi army builders. There’s more than a few collectors out there that would love to have a diorama of the lid opening ceremony from Raiders.
Me? I just want Indy and a camera, so I can get pics of him running from gutter balls at my local bowling alley. XD
I’m also starting to wonder if the pre-order/spoiler news isn’t getting a little ridiculous myself. Some collectors absolutely MUST know about it once the initial character concept is given the green light for development, but that won’t get you your figure any faster.
You’ll just have to go through your backdoor factory worker in Hong Kong like everyone else. >;D
-PJ
December 5th, 2007 at 10:00 pm
What I really like are the sites that are offering individual preorders. Like there’s someone out there who said to themselves “holy crap, I need to order Mystery Figure #2 TODAY! But nothing else.”
December 5th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
Wow, these… look terrible.
December 5th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
Terrible Monte!? I think they look pretty damn good.
December 6th, 2007 at 5:47 am
I can’t tell you why, but I hate, hate, hate the 2-inch(?) figures. Of this or any other genre.
Re: the 3-inchers…. I approve.
December 6th, 2007 at 8:27 am
I’m waiting on that 7″ Disneyland/World exclusive Indy…I was hoping he’d be available when I was in Disneyland a couple of weeks ago, but sadly, no.
http://www.theraider.net/news/fullstory_merchandise.php?id=368
December 6th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
Poe, I was at Disneyland two months ago, and it was killing me to think I missed that one. If you had got one, the envy would’ve finished me off…
December 6th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
They all look pretty cool. I’m just waiting to see Short Round.
December 6th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
“Terrible Monte!? I think they look pretty damn good.”
Buford ‘Mad Dog’ Tannen said it best:
“You thought wrong, runt.”
Articulation looks weak yet massively intrudes on the sculpt, and the Indy likeness… meh.
December 6th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Monte, Hmm the one I saw in person looked fine.
GWS, you are insane. The small guys are so cute! I love the tormented spirit!
February 8th, 2008 at 7:02 am
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February 11th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Whoa! Jump back! These guys have what, six points of articulation!?! Maybe eight or nine if the head swivels? Even G.I. Joe’s Red Ninja has FOURTEEN and doesn’t actually NEED the included stand to stand!
Come On! The 1982 Indy had seven poins of articulation. Are you telling me Hasbro 2008 can’t do any better than Kenner 1982? Sad.
February 12th, 2008 at 12:20 am
One man’s trash is another’s treasure. I think as long as they look good, they don’t need 14 points of articulation (see a lot of the star wars figures). I’ve also seen them in person and I was suitably impressed.
February 12th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Hold on… “Trash” is a little strong. I agree, sometimes photos just don’t do justice. I was just commenting on the articulation. The costume detail looks great and I can’t wait to see them in stores.
I’ve been a BIG fan of Indy since I saw “Raiders” in the theater and still have my 1982-83 Indy, Nazi Uniform Indy, Toht and Swordsman figures. I’m just not a fan of “action” figures that are not posable. Street Fighter came out with a line that, while looking awesome and having minimal articulation, would not stand, even with the base, if the feet or legs were moved from a certain position. They might as well have released the sculpts as statues.
I’ve pre-ordered the cute “chunky” sets and can’t wait to add them to my Star Wars and Marvel chunky collections.
Anyway, enough ranting.
This is the last you’ll see of me. Ninja out.
February 12th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Well thanks for the comments. I don’t know why you have to quit commenting, I didn’t mean anything by trash I just realize that with anything one person might love something while another might dislike it.