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By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:55:27 +0000

Good call. 2007′s Money-Face Leia was the non-animated “Snowbunny” Padmé.

By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:59:44 +0000

Banking on children for sales with this line was a huge gamble, and Hasbro lost. I’m part of the collector market they had hoped to attract, and Hasbro couldn’t draw me in with early releases they rushed into production to have merchandise at retail prior to the film’s opening. Of course, even if every collector like me had been blown away by the toys, it wouldn’t have made a bit of difference, because kids generally weren’t interested in the property. Retailers love a movie line, though, so if Spielberg, Lucas, and Ford make another one, I’d expect to see this line return, despite whatever lessons should have been learned.

By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:47:58 +0000

Yeah, Toys Я Us has them for $5 here, too, and the “exclusive” set they have is still full price. I suppose they’re content to let them hang there for the next couple of years.

By: Hellpop

Hellpop — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:44:18 +0000

I’ve seen the ROTLA (is that the official abbreviation?) based on the opening of the movie, and have been sorely tempted to pick that up. It’s a shame, because I think some of the vehicles were actually pretty neat. But I think you’re 100% right in that they overestimated the market for Indiana Jones (and I’m including George Lucas and Steven Spielberg in that!).

By: LastBestAngryMan

LastBestAngryMan — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:50:31 +0000

Nice job. If Indy vehicles were available here for less than $25 I might consider grabbing one and following suit. My TRU still has dozens of the figures on ‘clearance’ for $5.

By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:25:27 +0000

Will do!

By: CantinaDan

CantinaDan — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:25:22 +0000

I remember seeing Marion from the first wave hanging on the pegs and thinking: Uh boy, 2008′s Monkey Face Leia.

By: fresh monkey

fresh monkey — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:17:29 +0000

Thanks Jon

Here is what I’m looking for:

German Soldiers – 5
Indiana Jones (Rocket Launcher) KOTKS – 3
Ugha Warrior – 2
René Belloq – 3
Colonel Dovchenko- 4
Mutt Williams Snake or sword – 5

Feel free to shoot me an email.

By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:09:23 +0000

They still had some last night, but the only remaining figures are Raiders Indy with no jacket, Cairo Swordsman, “Monkey Man”, Mutt Williams, René Belloq, and Ugha Warrior. I think those are the early releases, and most likely stuff anyone interested in the line already has. If you need any of them, however, I’d be happy to pick them up for you.

By: fresh monkey

fresh monkey — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:28:24 +0000

Nice job Jon. Do you still see any of those $1.00 Indy figures floating around? If so drop me a line (billwmurphy@gmail.com) I’m still looking for a few of them and could use the help.

By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:25:10 +0000

Well, I don’t think Hasbro is ever going to come out and say, “Boy, we sure mucked up these things, didn’t we?” But even if the earliest figures had looked as good as the later ones, I still think it was too ambitious of a line. It was too big to be exclusively collector-driven, and I don’t think there was ever a chance of it being popular with children. That’s why I’d like to see a smaller company acquire an affordable license for limited releases in 6″ scale.

By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:16:16 +0000

Yeah, the Marvel run is easily my favorite version of G.I. JOE. In fact, my entire army of Cobra Troopers consists of the comic-style figures from the Cobra Legions five-pack.

By: Howard the Duck

Howard the Duck — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:05:24 +0000

Yes, while most of the Indy figures were junky and inferior, the Last Crusade wave was very good, and the final wave, Temple of Doom was supremely awesome.

Hasbro has yet to take any sort of blame with this line’s demise. They blame us collectors and the kiddies who didn’t want to buy inferior and substandard product in the first place.

By: kevfett

kevfett — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:28:31 +0000

Nicely done! That looks like something Cobra might use early in the Marvel run. Which happens to be my favorite era for GI Joe.

By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:08:42 +0000

Yeah, I’ve seen some of the later figures, but it was too late by then. If they couldn’t deliver a quality Indy, there was no point for me. Another film release is the only thing that could get Hasbro back in the 3¾” game with this property, but I hope someone like McFarlane or NECA does a 6″ line at some point.

By: Cantina-Dan

Cantina-Dan — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:40:09 +0000

That’s really sweet, CC! Good job on the custom.

I agree with your comments related to the Indy line. All I’d add is the figures did get better with subsequent waves. The TOD Willie is actually a pretty great figure with a good likeness. And the temple guards are rockin’ figures. But the first couple waves were completely disheartening.

You’ve made lemonade out of lemons!

By: ZAXILLA2

ZAXILLA2 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:11:01 +0000

Looks cool, thanks for sharing! I too can’t bring myself to purchase the Jones figures for one dollar. I did pick up a single indy figure last year, but that’s it. thanks again!