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Title: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Scott on February 21, 2008, 12:00 PM
According to Wizard...

http://www.wizarduniverse.com/021508nytfindyprev.html

Indiana Jones
Dr. Henry Jones
Elsa
Young Indy (River Phoenix)
Grail Knight
Vogel
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: evenflow on February 21, 2008, 02:48 PM
I really hope its true about the grail knight.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on February 21, 2008, 03:21 PM
The list is cool, but the grail knight wasn't as high on my list...  Would've rather gotten Sallah with Fez, or one of the grail protectors from Italy.  I'm wondering what Temple will bring, other than the big Thuggee.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Scott on February 21, 2008, 03:35 PM
I want the fat Boy Scout who blows the bugle

(http://images.wikia.com/indianajones/images/0/04/Herman.jpg)
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on February 21, 2008, 03:37 PM
Young Indy is going to need something to go with him...  He's kind of a stand-alone now.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Nathan on February 21, 2008, 03:45 PM
^

(http://images.wikia.com/indianajones/images/1/1e/Fedora.jpg)
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: speedermike on February 21, 2008, 09:06 PM
Does that guy even have a name?  He's about the only part of TLC that I don't like...he just looks way to 1989...it's almost like making a movie wth your friends, and they really want to be in the movie, but they won't cut their hair.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on February 21, 2008, 09:21 PM
He's Bizarro Indy.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Scott on February 21, 2008, 09:27 PM
Does that guy even have a name?  He's about the only part of TLC that I don't like...he just looks way to 1989...it's almost like making a movie wth your friends, and they really want to be in the movie, but they won't cut their hair.
I was reading on the IndyWiki page today that originally he was supposed to be Abner Ravenwood...also...

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Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: speedermike on February 21, 2008, 10:47 PM
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...I think Abner is the "Cemetery Warrior" from TCS line.  John Hurt plays an old man in the film, and he looks like he's been out in the jungle living with that natives.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Nicklab on February 21, 2008, 10:56 PM
According to Wizard...

http://www.wizarduniverse.com/021508nytfindyprev.html

Vogel

I would bet that Vogel comes in the blue/light grey uniform from the scene with the tank in the desert.  Since it appears that Toht isn't on the Raiders list, it seems like Hasbro *might* be trying to steer clear of the characters and likenesses that might be deemed controversial. 

At the McFarlane booth where they were showing off their new WWII figures they made a point of referring to the Germans as GERMANS and nothing else.  Even though they were only showing a couple of American soldiers.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: David on February 22, 2008, 12:14 PM
I'm sorry, which one is Vogel?  :-[
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: CHEWIE on February 22, 2008, 12:24 PM
If they're trying to steer away from Toht because they fear he might be too controversial... I just lost a lot of interest in this line.  I doubt that's the case though.  He's in the movie and has a big role.  They should make him (and with an interchangeable right hand that has the medallion burn mark).
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: David on February 22, 2008, 05:59 PM
I agree, Toht MUST be done. Melted and unmelted versions.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Mikey D on February 22, 2008, 06:35 PM
I'm sorry, which one is Vogel?  :-[

The Nazi who took a tank dive off the cliff...
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: David on February 22, 2008, 10:04 PM
Thanks, right after I asked I did a little research. It's cool that we're getting a figure of him!
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on February 23, 2008, 12:59 AM
(http://thecia.com.au/reviews/l/images/last-crusade-5.jpg)

Here's Vogel and Elsa, in Vogel's SS black dress duds...

I believe the other baddie is "Donovan", no?
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTb_kPtr9HzVEA3RqjzbkF/SIG=12av3d38t/EXP=1203832719/**http%3A//www.ttuhsc.edu/SOM/Success/grail%2520poorly.jpg)

I believe in the Q&A's Hasbro mentioned to us (I think it was us anyway) that Toht was coming...  I doubt there's any real conspiracy behind the whereabouts of Toht, at least not at the moment.  See if I can find that Q&A...  Not that the Q&A hasn't been full of bologna before though either.

Ah, yes, here it is...  Not sure what to make of it, other than they seemingly do acknowledge a figure of him is coming at some point...

From JD:  And our monthly Indy question - Toht. We've seen the new figures for Indy, Sallah, Belloq, Marion, and the rest of the Raiders gang, but no sign of Toht yet. Can we expect to see the creepy man in black in 2008? (JD, 02/01/08)

From Hasbro:  Not in 2008; we just couldn't fit him in. Hold tight for news on him, and some others, further down the road.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Matt on February 24, 2008, 12:31 PM
God, the villains in Last Crusade suck.  Raiders spoiled us.  Belloq and Toht are so much more fun to watch than Vogel and Donovan, it's not even close.

Speaking of Toht, it sounds to me like he's definitely on the way.  Probably in Wave 5 or 6, late this year or early next.  Wouldn't be surprised to see them tackle some of the other Raiders people, like the German mechanic and Marion in the white dress, as well.  Maybe we'll find out in San Diego.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: David on February 24, 2008, 03:20 PM
God, the villains in Last Crusade suck.  Raiders spoiled us.  Belloq and Toht are so much more fun to watch than Vogel and Donovan, it's not even close.

Donovan was pretty boring, but I liked Vogel.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Matt on February 24, 2008, 03:37 PM
Donovan was pretty boring, but I liked Vogel.

Vogel was more interesting than Donovan, I agree, but a moldy loaf of bread would also have been more exciting to watch than Donovan, so that's not really saying much.

It's a good thing that Hasbro's (apparently) doing Vogel before they do Donovan, I guess.  (Slightly) better character, better costume, should make for a better action figure.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Scott on February 24, 2008, 03:44 PM
One thing I always like about Donovan (and Elsa for that matter) though was the double cross, I never saw it coming and it worked well the first time I saw it
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Matt on February 24, 2008, 04:02 PM
I can see that, I guess.

I don't remember what I thought about them when I first saw LC.  I was probably surprised, I suppose, but it's been so long ago I just don't know for sure. 

I do know that in each subsequent viewing, Julian Glover's line delivery has irritated me more and more.  There's something about the way he talks or the way gives his lines that just bothers the hell out of me.  And Vogel--I really hate the scene where he's slapping Connery around with his gloves.  And I know I'm supposed to hate that, so it's doing it's job, but it's still uncomfortable to watch.

But then again, nearly the whole movie is uncomfortable for me to watch these days.  The villains are just a little part of that.  Anymore, when I want to watch an Indy movie that isn't Raiders, I'll go for Temple of Doom every time.  (Because the dinner scene and the heart-being-ripped-out-of-chest scene--they're not uncomfortable to sit through, at all!  (http://images.dvdtalk.com/images/smilies/lol.gif) )
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: JohnH on February 24, 2008, 04:37 PM
Damn, am I the only one who's favorite is The Last Cruasde?  :)  Actually, it's a toss up between ROTLA and TLC. 

Regarding the toys, I don't think they're quite up to speed with Star Wars but nice none the less.  They're making some pretty cool characters and I think it's about time the Indy saga has some quality action figure represenation.  I'm sure I'll pick some up, if not all of them.

John
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: evenflow on February 24, 2008, 05:52 PM
I love the last crusade. Its right up there with ROTLA for me. I thought the betrayal was good in the film and that they were just as good as villians.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Paul on February 24, 2008, 08:33 PM
TLC is either 1 or 2 for me, Temple of Doom is a distant third...

I just think the Movie has a larger amount of unique characters.  Plus we might get a Hollywoodized WWI Tank out of the deal.  Horses, Camels, Trucks too.

I think the Vogel figure gives Hasbro a chance for repaints too...(I know I hear the groans, but it is Hasbro, we all know it is coming)

As far as Toht goes...the average soccer mom is not going to know what the Gestapo is...they'll think it is something they heard Rachel Ray talk about cooking on Regis and Kelly.
Besides as the guys said, Hasbro said be ready for future news.

With the total lack of Decent OT stuff in Star Wars this year, Indy will be replacing SW in my collecting budget this year.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: speedermike on February 24, 2008, 08:35 PM
I like all three films.  IMO, Raiders is 50% Spielberg and 50% Lucas.  It's got the best of what each has to offer.  Temple is like 75% Lucas, 25% Spileberg.  It's dark and odd and has more action than it really needs, and it's totally unblanaced.  I really didg it, but it's a the black sheep of the group.  TLC is 75% Speilbeg and 25% Lucas, it's light, breezy, very funny and has the best characterizations.  The father and son stuff really makes that movie, I still cringe when Sr. falls of the tank tread, I always feel that it's happning to my own dad.

I'm hoping Crystal Skull is about a 50/50 again...
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on February 25, 2008, 01:05 AM
ROLA, then TLC, then TOD...  That's my order right now, but I don't really know why.  I guess I found Indy's dad a good character, I liked Sallah's return, I wasn't really bothered by the Marcus Brody character, and the villains were no better/worse to me than Rene Belloq and Col. Dietrich (am I getting his name right?) and Toht... 

I think they went the extra mile with Vogel to make sure he OOZED Nazis though, compared to Dietrich and co. from Raiders...  Donovan I dug because of the double-cross like Scott said, but really Belloq delivered cooler lines, I agree with that too. 

I liked Raiders' story more though, in general.

I'm really hoping this line goes obscure...  I know, I know, it's probably wishful thinking, but I'd be down for a ton of obscurity from Raiders.  The mechanic is almost a main character compared to my list.  :)  I want the flying wing pilot, Cairo Gestapo agents, Belloq in jungle duds, Indy's pilot friend, the captain of the U-Boat (was he played by Michael Sheard?  Or am I not remembering correctly?), the freighter pirate captain, and all kinds of crap.  I'd love figures like that, but I know there's probably not as much hope.

I think Temple has less figure selection than any of them...  Club Obi-Wan I think would be getting obscure, but possible...  Once you're in India though, your choices become a bit more limited it seems, and you've got the big Thugee, a generic small one, Indy damaged, Indy normal, Willie, Short round...  Stuff just seems to get limited though.

The Last Crusade seems to really have the better character selection overall, at least to me anyway.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on February 25, 2008, 03:54 AM
Speaking of Last Crusade, and things that make you cringe...  I don't speak German, but I've always wondered what the two guys in the tank are talking about when Indy's face is slammed off the periscope...  The guy sort of says something he seems to think is funny, and I've always been curious what he said...  Maybe I don't want to know.   :-\

EDIT:  Sorry, did some research on my own and actually found out that he says, "Americans, they all fight like girls", or something close to that...  IMDB's just a wealth of useless knowledge, it's really rather impressive.  I find all the James Bond ties to Last Crusade interesting, namely that Henry Jones gets shot with a Walther pistol just like James Bond always used...  Slick thinking on that little inside joke.  As a history buff I find it equally odd/interesting that the Germans at the book burning sequence are almost all wearing authentic uniforms from the period found in storage...  Or so IMDB claims.  Interesting if true, as they'd be worth a ton of dough as historical items, and I'm sort of surprised they'd be used like that.

Anyway, I answered my own question, sorry.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Brian on February 26, 2008, 10:10 AM
We actually just re-watched The Last Crusade over the weekend, and I really enjoy that movie (well, all three) as well.  Its definitely my second favorite, and close behind Raiders at some times.  I guess I really like the father-son stuff between Ford and Connery, and still get a chuckle out of the motorcycle chase where Indy seems to be waiting for some sort of approval from his dad as he takes out their pursuers, but Sr. seems less than impressed for the most part.  It was nice seeing Sallah back as well, kind of wish he was in the upcoming movie as well.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: CHEWIE on February 26, 2008, 01:33 PM
I dig Raiders the most, but love the Marcus Brody parts of Crusade... "How does one get off this thing?"  ;D
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Scott on February 27, 2008, 08:16 AM
See, I hate how they changed Brody for Crusade from where he was at in Raiders.  He turned in to a buffoon.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: CHEWIE on February 27, 2008, 11:19 AM
I loved the character... showed true personality... I think the comedy was needed.

(http://www.artandeth.com/Gallery2/ActorsE/5244-9434.gif) 

He might very well have displayed some of the same comedy in Raiders too, had he actually seen some action. 
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Matt on February 27, 2008, 01:59 PM
He might very well have displayed some of the same comedy in Raiders too, had he actually seen some action. 

Nah.  He was a cool cat in Raiders, and in Raiders, all the humor was situational.  Whereas in Last Crusade, the humor felt much more forced, and Brody was a clown.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: speedermike on February 27, 2008, 08:23 PM
Yeah, in Raiders Marcus says something like "I'd go after it myself, if I were younger."  Doesn't seem like talk from a guy who gets lost in his own museum...on the other hand, my Grandfather was kind of a badass most of his life (he jumped from a motorcycle onto a car chasing a girl...he then spent 6 months in the hospital..he built houses, boats, had a canon...) anyway, he changed very quickly into an old man about the time he hit 65, and puttered around and could'nt find his way across town...
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: evenflow on February 27, 2008, 08:33 PM
I dont think they changed the character all that much. It seems all the reference comes from that one line. In TLC he still seems to know what he is doing when Indy gives him the cross and when they are reviewing the map in the grail diary. He may be all talk about wanting to go if he were younger. Maybe TLC was his first actual field expedition. Just a thought.  ;D
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Artoo on March 2, 2008, 12:41 AM
Brody wasn't a buffoon in the U.S. just everywhere else. Maybe he gets homesick. :P

I don't see how Toht would controversial he doesn't have any swastikas on him. He's a bald guy in a cloak.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: David on March 2, 2008, 11:12 AM
I thought Marcus was just fine in TLC.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Diddly on March 18, 2008, 08:37 PM
For me, the order of Indy movies is RotLA, then TLC in a very close second, and finally ToD. I disliked ToD mainly because of Willie's constant shrieking. I also liked the Brody stuff, it's pure character development. We never saw him do anything but talk in Raiders, so for all we know he's one of those guys who can't back up what he says.

As for the figures... I like the list for the first wave. Really looking forward to the Jones Sr. figure, for obvious reasons. I'm looking forward to seeing the Elsa figure too, as I find her to be the most interesting of all the Indy girls... not sure why. I know I'm in the minority, but I'd like to see Donnovan and Brody get made. Hell, they can't sell any worse than some of the crap Hasbro has forced on us over the years in the Star Wars line.

Also, anyone else hoping we get a Michael Sheard as Hitler figure? I know there's absolutely 0% chance of getting one but it'd be cool to get as an online exclusive or something (that way it won't be in stores, collectors will be happy, etc.)
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: evenflow on March 18, 2008, 09:00 PM

Also, anyone else hoping we get a Michael Sheard as Hitler figure? I know there's absolutely 0% chance of getting one but it'd be cool to get as an online exclusive or something (that way it won't be in stores, collectors will be happy, etc.)

I would love one and have been suggesting it since my first Indy wishlist years ago. Some type of exclusive or mail away wou
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Matt on April 1, 2008, 03:02 AM
This wave is now confirmed via the new Indiana Jones store:

   
Indiana Jones Action Figure Case - Wave 3 Round 1 (http://shop.indianajones.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=1218466;category_id=1208628;pcid1=;pcid2=)

   
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*  1x Indiana Jones (Temple of Doom)
    * 1x Indiana Jones #1 (Crystal Skull)
    * 3x Indiana Jones (Last Crusade)
    * 1x Henry Jones
    * 1x Elsa
    * 2x Young Indy (Last Crusade)
    * 2x Grail Knight
    * 1x Vogel

I believe the "Temple of Doom" Indy is just the jacketed Indy with the fertility idol from the Raiders wave.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: David on April 1, 2008, 12:51 PM
That's cool that they're actually making the Grail Knight. They've chosen wisely. I'm also glad to see Vogel out before Donovan, he's the second best villain in the trilogy after Toht IMO. :)

I hope we're getting Marcus later, though.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Morgbug on April 1, 2008, 02:41 PM
That's great news and I like that wave quite a bit.  I might leave Young Indy behind though. 
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: CHEWIE on April 2, 2008, 03:11 PM
Too many Indy figures in that wave = pegwarming...

Glad to see Henry Jones!  Awesome!

Vogel... is he the Nazi the crashes over the cliff in the tank?
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Artoo on April 2, 2008, 07:07 PM
Yup.

I think Hitler could be a CC exclusive inventionally, maybe in a comedic packaging display with Indy beating the sh*t out of him.  :P
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: ctonra on April 13, 2008, 05:22 PM
check out HTS for pics of this wave
grail knight, young indy, henry jones sr.  and more
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: ctonra on April 13, 2008, 05:32 PM
(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/tonra56/40665237a59f_Main400.jpg) (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/tonra56/406667d245f_Main400.jpg) (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/tonra56/406632b1deaf_Main400.jpg) (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/tonra56/406621fb38df_Main400.jpg) (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg91/tonra56/40664c996af_Main400.jpg)
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: speedermike on April 13, 2008, 05:34 PM
Wow!  These look great.  Oddly, Henry Jones is the weakest of the bunch.  His clothes look too monotone.

That River Pheonix face is amazing.

Why no Crystal Skull stuff on the HTS site?
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: ctonra on April 13, 2008, 05:48 PM
yeah I agree on henry
odd we actully see these from hasbro first
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: ctonra on April 13, 2008, 05:48 PM
and note the col. arm band is blank
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: speedermike on April 13, 2008, 07:35 PM
I'm fine with the blank armband.  I thought it was actually a smart choice, as opposed to no arm band, or not making him at all.  He's a real cool figure.  I'm going to get the rest of the figures from stores, but I wonder if this wave will be worth ordering.  Second waves/shipments during movie years can be really tough to find, especially if the first 17 sell slowly...
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: JangoTat on April 13, 2008, 08:16 PM
Man with all the new and amazing SW product coming out and the very high projected costs i am putting toward it, it  just pisses me off when i see hasbro throw together great figures in the Indy line. I keep telling myself i cant afford to collect two lines but these figures are just too cool!

But i think i will only get Henry, the Knight, and maybe the girl. Im just hoping WM sells these figures at $5 like they did when the Pirates and spiderman toys came out for their movies. if they are indeed $10 i might only pick up a couple Indy's, his dad, his GF from each movie and maybe a German soldeir or two.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: speedermike on April 13, 2008, 08:31 PM
Jangotat, I hear ya...but that's what Bush Bucks are for!
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Morgbug on April 13, 2008, 10:26 PM
Jangotat, I hear ya...but that's what Bush Bucks are for!

No Bush bucks for jangotat, he's a Canuck.  And he's dreaming if he thinks Hasbro product will be sold at $5 a pop.  Those are guaranteed $9.97 retail in Canada, just like the SW stuff.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: JangoTat on April 13, 2008, 11:02 PM
Jangotat, I hear ya...but that's what Bush Bucks are for!

No Bush bucks for jangotat, he's a Canuck.  And he's dreaming if he thinks Hasbro product will be sold at $5 a pop.  Those are guaranteed $9.97 retail in Canada, just like the SW stuff.

Hey spiderman is Hasbro and that went to $5 a pop, you never know what can happen, and it never hurts to hope for it.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Matt on April 14, 2008, 12:41 AM
There's supposed to be a Last Crusade Indy included with this wave. . .
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on April 14, 2008, 02:38 AM
A pretty great wave of figures...  Elsa is outstanding looking, and I agree on the Young Indy River Phoenix likeness.  I don't think Dr. Jones looks bad at all though so I don't agree there.  I feel he's quite decent, and ultimately the deco can change easier than the sculpt...

I'm glad to see a higher-ranking German baddie mixed in now.  It gives me hope for a Col. Dietrich for the RotLA figures since he's never had one.  I'm pretty happy overall with these though.  Indy is oddly absent though...  I was looking forward to maybe a slightly older Indy with a necktie to mix things up a bit.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Ben on April 14, 2008, 03:15 AM
These look a lot better than the first two waves, I have to admit.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: evenflow on April 14, 2008, 08:23 AM
They look awesome! Bst we have seen so far.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: ctonra on April 14, 2008, 10:50 AM
I am loving this wave the more I look at it.   
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Brian on April 14, 2008, 11:34 AM
Nice surprise to get pics of this wave via HTS.  Like others have said, these look to be some of the best figures yet.  I'm sure there will be differences from these press photos to the final product, but looking at those now, the likenesses are pretty well done (Young Indy in particular).  I think I'll be picking up this whole wave the way it looks.  It seems like HTS doesn't have anything from KOTCS up yet, I suppose for "spoilers" or some reason.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: CHEWIE on April 14, 2008, 01:14 PM
All of these look great.  A lot better than I was expecting.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Diddly on April 14, 2008, 02:30 PM
I'm eating this wave up with a spoon! Those glasses are going to suck on Henry though. I had problems with sunglasses when I used to buy wrestling figures in that they would never stay on the head. We'll see if Hasbro can do any better.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Matt on April 22, 2008, 12:39 AM
There's supposed to be a Last Crusade Indy included with this wave. . .

(http://www.hasbro.com/common/images/news/indianajones/indy_crusade.jpg)
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on April 22, 2008, 01:03 AM
Best Indy so far?

Looks great in that image to me anyway, and he even has his necktie, sachels, and his MP-40 that he shoots the **** out of Germans with and frightens his old man.  I love that figure. :) 
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: CHEWIE on April 22, 2008, 01:14 AM
That easily looks to be the best Indy that I've seen so far.  Looks damn near perfect.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Brian on April 22, 2008, 09:07 AM
Yeah, it looks to me like its the best Indy yet, so that's good.  Very cool figure overall, and nice to get the official image of this figure (and the rest of the wave).  It looks like a pretty nicely rounded wave overall.  There is going to be a lot of Indys on the pegs this year, but at least many of them seem to be fairly significantly different (at least in some way).
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Artoo on April 23, 2008, 09:26 PM
I think I'll skip Raiders Indy for this one.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Brian on April 24, 2008, 04:16 PM
Just as a heads up regarding the Indy figure mentioned earlier in this thread, it is up for preorder at HTS, and if you use the new code (HBRFF20) it comes to $5.59 with free shipping.  Who knows if Hasbro will change the stipulations to "in stock orders only", but I'm half tempted to order some of the other Indy stuff so there isn't quite as much to look for next week (plus, saving 20% is nice too).  At any rate, it worked for me to order one - since sometimes it seems like the later waves of movie lines like this are tougher to find.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: John C on May 3, 2008, 06:26 PM
I think I will buy an extra of the TLC Indy and put the extra head on the Raiders body.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Darth Broem on May 4, 2008, 10:17 AM
I got a decent Raiders Indy as far as the paint apps go.  I am pretty happy with the figure myself.  But yes, that Indy does look pretty great.  More than likely I'll end up with an entire army of Indy afterall...sigh.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Brian on May 12, 2008, 10:36 AM
TNI (http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=262&itemid=12927) has some nice carded and loose pics up of Wave 3 (The Last Crusade) if anyone is interested.  This really looks like a nice wave overall, looking forward to it.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: speedermike on May 12, 2008, 09:59 PM
I wonder if we'll get a Vogel Repaint in all black, like he wore in Austria.   It does seem like the exact same unifrom.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: David on May 12, 2008, 10:40 PM
I hope so. Maybe it could be in a deluxe pack, with Jones Sr. and Jr. tied to the chairs, to recreate the "This is how we say goodbye in Germany" scene. :D
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on May 12, 2008, 11:30 PM
I wonder if we'll get a Vogel Repaint in all black, like he wore in Austria.   It does seem like the exact same unifrom.

It more or less is...  Paul could probably comment more on accuracy details, but I'd think what keeps an "all black" Vogel from the pegs is how clearly it is an SS uniform...  There's a set of SS in parade black uniforms made by 21st Cent. Toys, and they're sold with legal disclaimers and things, so I'm not banking on an all black uniformed Vogel.  The Desert duds are pretty slick though and make for a satisfactory figure, it just sucks if we get other figures from the castle I suppose.  Jr./Sr. tied to the chairs would be pretty cool though.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Darth Broem on May 14, 2008, 09:56 AM
Yeah, I was thinking of just buying an extra and trying to paint it black.  I am not a good customizer but might be able to paint at least. 
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: CHEWIE on May 14, 2008, 02:31 PM
Yeah, I was thinking of just buying an extra and trying to paint it black.  I am not a good customizer but might be able to paint at least. 

If you do try it, good luck around the joint areas...
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Paul on May 14, 2008, 05:52 PM
I wonder if we'll get a Vogel Repaint in all black, like he wore in Austria.   It does seem like the exact same unifrom.

It more or less is...  Paul could probably comment more on accuracy details, but I'd think what keeps an "all black" Vogel from the pegs is how clearly it is an SS uniform...  There's a set of SS in parade black uniforms made by 21st Cent. Toys, and they're sold with legal disclaimers and things, so I'm not banking on an all black uniformed Vogel.  The Desert duds are pretty slick though and make for a satisfactory figure, it just sucks if we get other figures from the castle I suppose.  Jr./Sr. tied to the chairs would be pretty cool though.

Do you want historical accuracy or Film accuracy?  That tan/gray uniform he has on is pretty close to the black one.  If you are gonna customize one, i'd go with Rit Dye so the joints don't show.  I will have to watch the movie again. 

As far as the castle Germans go...they all look to be Waffen SS (which did not exist at the time the movie suppossedly takes place, but then again neither did MP40s or the Afrika Korps during the ROTLA era) so I would doubt we see too many Castle Troops.  Besides they made Vogel's armband Black instead of the RED that is associated with the NSDAP, so he is fairly harmless as far as toy WWII Germans go.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Darth Broem on May 15, 2008, 09:55 AM
Yeah, I was thinking of just buying an extra and trying to paint it black.  I am not a good customizer but might be able to paint at least. 

If you do try it, good luck around the joint areas...

Yeah, it won't look beautiful but I just doubt Hasbro re-releases that character in black.  I will give it a shot. 
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Reid on May 24, 2008, 09:15 PM
Last Crusade Indy In Stock At HTS (http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=869&SBR=628&ST=SO&ID=21663&PG=1)

Hmm. I guess the rest of the wave can't be too far behind. I'll probably pick up the Grail Knight, Young Indy, and Vogel from this wave.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Pete_Fett on May 25, 2008, 08:23 AM
Last Crusade Indy In Stock At HTS (http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ProductsByBrand.htm?BR=869&SBR=628&ST=SO&ID=21663&PG=1)

Availability:  This product will begin shipping on or about 07/17.

It reads as in stock, but you're going to wait a while before it ships.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jeff on June 12, 2008, 02:26 PM
I read in the latest BBTS newsletter that they are expecting this wave to arrive next week...

I wonder how long it will take for them to show up at Target/TRU/WM?  Hopefully not much longer!
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: JohnH on June 15, 2008, 09:17 PM
Entertainment Earth has TLC cases in stock.

http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HND40070C

John
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: David on June 15, 2008, 10:52 PM
Henry and Vogel are 1 per case? Yikes! :-\
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Reid on June 15, 2008, 10:59 PM
Worst part is, both Vogel and the Grail Knight are only in the first case... No revisions... And those are the two figures I want the most...
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Artoo on June 17, 2008, 12:16 AM
What!? Vogel looks like an awesome figure why is he only x1 & in the first revision?! Curse you Hasbro!....& my run-on sentence! *Shakes fist angrily*
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: David on June 17, 2008, 05:34 PM
Damn! >:(
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: jedipurge on June 17, 2008, 07:55 PM
Yeah scored TLC at walmart today, just got back.  But only had enough for an Indy.  Elsa's paint apps weren't as good as I'd hoped, but I'll still buy.  Col. looks really good but I'm only buying Indy stuff to custom into SW so unless Chewie makes something really cool to copy  :P I probably won't buy.  Same with the Knight.  Mr. Jones is fairly good, but for a guy wearing a 3 piece suit what do you want.  Glasses suck.  Took a couple pics with the camera phone, but they're a little bleary.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Reid on June 17, 2008, 09:41 PM
TLC wave is out? Pics?
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: jedipurge on June 17, 2008, 10:42 PM
TLC wave is out? Pics?

Sending pics to Jeff.  I don't have a site to host the pics.  It looks like I got pics of all of them except the knight.  I'll take a closer one of Indie one I open him, pretty much the same as the others except he has a tie, and I think the head is a different sculpt.  Definately not the same as Raiders, but with the hat on I couldn't tell if it was the same as Crystal head minus the Grey hair.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: jedipurge on June 17, 2008, 10:49 PM
Hmmm can't PM Jeff, borrowed computer right now if anbody here can PM him, or Chewie, that there's pics of them coming to them I'm sure they can host the pics.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on June 17, 2008, 10:51 PM
JP, send them to me if you can here or jmccracken@jedidefender.com if you'd like.  I'm already posting a story on it and I'll just update it with photos if you have them.  Also, can you recall if Vogel's armband was black or red/white?  Both styles showed up in pictures from Hasbro but they didn't say which they're going with.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: jedipurge on June 18, 2008, 11:48 AM
JP, send them to me if you can here or jmccracken@jedidefender.com if you'd like.  I'm already posting a story on it and I'll just update it with photos if you have them.  Also, can you recall if Vogel's armband was black or red/white?  Both styles showed up in pictures from Hasbro but they didn't say which they're going with.

Jesse PMing you.
Vogels are band is black, but who knows if it might be a running change and I missed out on a rarity.  Also his hat looks to be of the nonremovable type.

Indy is just as the others except new head and torso.  The hat is actually glue onto the head and the head is sculpted so that the hat willfit snugly onto it, he'd have one helluva bad hair day if removed.  To me this is the best Indy head if one wanted him with hat, it doesn't look like a sombrero on his head. 

That being said I've only been buying Indy for SW custom so if anyone wants to trade this head for a Indy w/rocket launcher head from Crystal let me know as I thought the hat on this one was removable.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on June 18, 2008, 11:43 PM
Thanks jedipurge, I'll put that up to replace the generic button.  Thanks for the shots.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Diddly on June 24, 2008, 06:17 PM
Found Wave 3 by accident at my "Holy Grail" Wal-Mart, which isn't holy anymore as it appears someone found out they had a ton of the Force Unleashed army builders because they were all gone. But that's another story for another day. Anyway, I noticed they replaced the small SW endcap with Indy figs and I decided to paw through them just for kicks. I ended up finding Grail Knight, Tie Indy, and Young Indy (figures the 3 figs I want most, Henry, Elsa, and Vogel would be the ones they didn't have).

I'll give a more detailed report (with pics) after I get back from work tonight and have time to open them. Grail Knight is flawless, except his sword is bent by the damn packaging, which pisses me off to no end. Young Indy has a decent paintjob, I can't tell if he's mad or squinting but he looks good and will work well in an action pose with Fedora and his gang. Tie Indy sadly looks like has a horrible paint job again, this time with his ears/hair/sideburns. He's also kind of pale, not as bad as 30AC Ceremonial Luke, but significantly lighter in skin tone than the other Indys I have.

Like I said, I'll take pics and give a (hopefully) more detailed report around midnight tonight.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: jedipurge on June 24, 2008, 07:24 PM
I saw a lot of different paint apps on the "stuble" on Indy from very dark, almost a beard, to 5 o'clock shadow.  Young Indy looks a little like the scene where he runs into his house to tell his dad about the cross and he get berated to count to 10.  good face sculpt but some of the hair paint apps were on his face.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Diddly on June 25, 2008, 02:28 AM
NONE of the figures had a Ticket to Adventure order form, so I hope you've saved all of yours if you're planning on buying multiple Crystal Skeletons.

- Indy is a nice figure, pretty much the Raiders figure with a new head and torso, and he has the awesome belt used by the KOTCS Jacketed Indy. Has the same machine gun as the German soldiers (and I don't know my WWII era weaponry, sorry)and it fits nicely in his hand. Like I said, mine had a messed up paintjob on the right ear, as the hair goes over the ear. I took a picture which I'll put up later. I might be picking up a second Indy if I ever find a better head (same with the Raiders Indy). I'd go A- overall, for the nonremovable hat (plus the messed up hair painting on mine).

- Grail Knight is kind of a disappointment actually. He has no wrist or ankle articulation (ball joints everywhere else except the waist) and he's sculpted in some sort of hunched over stance that makes it hard for him to stand. The cape is plastic and has cool details. His sword case is like Spalko's in that it's nonfunctional, which is another bummer. He comes with the real Holy Grail, which is crazy cool. They did a good job painting it, now why can't we have these good paintjobs on Indy heads? I'd say B overall, the details are awesome but the stance brings the grade down.

- Young Indy is probably my favorite of the wave. Like the Knight he has no ankle or wrist articulation but he's in a pretty neutral stance so it doesn't matter. The only thing this affects is the whip. You can't keep your wrist stiff when you're whipping a whip. :P The detail and painting is really nice, as they sculpted the Cross of Coronado into his belt. The likeness is pretty much perfect, and the snake accessory is cool too. Indy's bandanna is removable. I'll go A, for a perfect figure brought down only by a lack of super articulation.

Relics: Indy comes with a Thugee Medallion, Grail Knight comes with Sir Richard's Shield, and Young Indy has the Cross of Coronado, which should be in a museum. ;)

Can't wait to pick up Vogel, Senior, and Elsa.

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Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Darth Broem on July 1, 2008, 11:15 AM
Thanks for the pics.  Yeah, that is a letdown with the Knight a bit.  I will still buy it though. 
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: jedipurge on July 1, 2008, 06:39 PM
Diddly I can't remember from when I saw them & bit hard to tell from the pics but does young Indy's belt come off?
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Darth_Anton on July 2, 2008, 09:44 AM
Thanks for the comparison shot of Indy. Nice to see the differences in how they are engineered.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Brian on July 2, 2008, 10:25 AM
This wave has been up for preorder again at HTS (although Henry Sr. and Elsa are now out of stock) for the past couple of days, but every time I try to check out I get an error message.  I haven't done anything different than usual, but for some reason I'm having a problem.  Anyways, no big deal, but there's no sign of these around here yet so I thought I'd order them online and not have to worry about it.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: evenflow on July 2, 2008, 10:43 AM
Any good promo codes for HTS?
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: David on July 4, 2008, 02:04 PM
I found this wave (sans Henry Sr. and Vogel :( ) at Wal-Mart yesterday.

Indy- This is without doubt the best Indy so far. There's really not much more to say about it than that, it's pretty much a dead-on likeness with super articulation and great detail. I do wish he could've had another accessory or two, but the machine gun's neat. Oh, and the horns/ears (?) on the relic were all bent in different directions when it came out of the crate, so that was slightly annoying since I like displaying all my relics together. However, this relic is definitely not the most disappointing in this wave. That title belongs to a certain shield that came with a certain Grail Knight...

Young Indy- Another neat figure. I like how he's got the cross in his belt, but I do wish it was removable. I like how they sculpted a different whip for him and painted it like the one from the circus train, the little extra effort there was appreciated because they could've just as easily repacked an older version and gotten away with it. The snake is a nice little bonus accessory and the separately sculpted scarf is cool too. I wish he had wrist and ankle articulation but he's still reasonably poseable so it's not too big of an issue. Now I just hope we get some of the looters from that scene so he's not all alone in 1912.

Elsa- This is my favorite female figure from this line so far and one of my favorite female action figures overall. It's an excellent sculpt, they chose a good outfit, and she's got tons of articulation. The False Grail is a little rubbery but it's still a cool accessory, and I like how they once again threw in a little bonus by including the gun. If I have any complaint at all, I wish they had included her hat and goggles from the Kazim attack/tank chase.

Grail Knight- I was surprised they even made this character at all, let alone so soon. So I was thrilled when I found out they were and was really looking forward to buying it. Out of the four figures I found from this wave, this is definitely my favorite. However, he's not without his problems, which are many. His legs are sculpted very strangely and it makes it hard to stand him up, although I did manage to do so after playing around with it a bit. Another issue I have that I also had with Mutt and Spalko is that his sword is messed up by the ******* packaging, which drove me crazy to see happen with this figure! After a while I figured out a cool solution which was putting it in both hands like when he was handing it to Indy to 'vanquish him' with, and it looks really nice when I do it the right way, but I still wish he could raise it in one hand like he did before he fell over. Oh well. My biggest issue is actually with the relic. It's a floppy piece of crap and it's really annoying to look at. >:( Again, oh well. I still dig this figure.

I'm really looking forward to Henry Sr. and Vogel, I think the two that are hardest to find will end up being my two favorites. I just hope they show up before I resort to eBay, because I really, really want to get my hands on Henry, Sr.

This is definitely my favorite wave so far, it's really, really a superb group of figures. I might just like it so much because this is my favorite Indy movie, but I really enjoyed tearing these open and playing with them examining my collectibles. ;)
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Matt on July 4, 2008, 03:21 PM
NONE of the figures had a Ticket to Adventure order form. . .

You have some very nicely-trimmed fingernails, young man.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Diddly on July 6, 2008, 11:47 PM
I've since found Elsa and Vogel at WM but the damned Elsa has 2 right lower legs so I have to buy a new one. >:( Both are great figures though.

Diddly I can't remember from when I saw them & bit hard to tell from the pics but does young Indy's belt come off?

It's a separately sculpted piece but it's on there pretty tight. I suppose if you stuck him in boiling water for a minute to stretch it out it could come off but I'm not going to try it.

NONE of the figures had a Ticket to Adventure order form. . .

You have some very nicely-trimmed fingernails, young man.

Thanks. I don't know whether to be proud or frightened.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Matt on July 8, 2008, 03:14 PM
Thanks. I don't know whether to be proud or frightened.

Who says you can't be a little bit of both?
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Scott on July 10, 2008, 12:19 AM
I got my set of figures today from BBTS and while I thought the Wave 9 Joes were my favorite wave of things for the year, this wave of Indiana Jones figures totally blows it out of the water.  All 6 of these figures are superb, the likeness and intricacies sculpted into them is flabbergasting.  I absolutely love the Grail Knight (although the lack of knee/ankle articulation blows a little).  Elsa is great likeness and the captured here expression from the movie spot on.  Tie Indy is way way way better than any of the ROTLA Indys and on par with the KOTCS versions.  Vogel absolutely blew me away, the little frillies on his uniform and well done articulation and belt etc it is a great figure.  Little Indy is also a wonderful figure with some really great accessories (I wish the Cross of Coranado was removeable) but everything else is great great great.  I saved the best for last...because I absolutely hated pictures of Henry Jones Sr that I have seen around the net. The glasses and hat were way too goofy looking but after cracking him open and just making a few simple adjustments, he is easily one of my highlights of 2008 toys.  Again, spot on likeness and wonderful accessories. 

It is finally good to say that I don't regret buying something for once and it is times like this that make me realize why I buy this crap. These totally exceed the ROTLA and KOTCS waves across the board and I wonder if the first two waves suffered from a rush to market.   I also sure hope everyone has luck getting these things because the retail situation is about as dire as it can be IMO...bbts still has cases of 12 in stock

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS15280&mode=retail&picture=out
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: David on July 10, 2008, 06:43 PM
I got the four 'common'-ish figures from this wave while I was out of town last week, but I am getting worried about acquiring Henry Jones (http://cgi.ebay.com/Indiana-Jones-Last-Crusade-DR-HENRY-JONES-SR-MOC_W0QQitemZ280243223583QQihZ018QQcategoryZ155333QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) and Vogel. :-\

And then there's the Temple of Doom wave, which probably will never even see shelves, at least in my area. :'(
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Brian on July 15, 2008, 11:13 AM
Glad to hear the positive remarks on the wave Scott, thanks for sharing.  I'm already starting to wish I had kept my preorder for that set as well.  I received the Indy from this wave via HTS yesterday, and got a shipping confirmation for the Grail Knight and Young Indy today.  I tried several times to order Elsa/Henry/Vogel when they were up for preorder at HTS, but for some reason I always get an error message when I try to order anything there now.  Nothing has changed profile-wise, but something is just wrong there.

Anyways, glad to hear the wave is looking good.  I went ahead and ordered a set of the ToD wave at BBTS, despite the higher prices, because the retail situation here isn't that great either.  I keep checking WM for the new wave (since that seems to be where people are finding them), and ours is just packed with the first two waves (and all of the figures from those waves, in multiples).  Target and TRU seems to basically have the same few figures on the pegs that they've had for awhile, so I guess there is hope there.  I'm curious how much retail space Indy will continue to have going into next year.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on August 6, 2008, 01:30 AM
I've still never seen this wave of figures anywhere.  I'm a little sad/disappointed at the lack of availability on these.  Way too many 1 and 2 waves to the point they're hanging off endcaps and of course falling off pegs in their designated area. 

I'm not hopeful of fidning these any time soon, and as much as I love IJ's toys, I'm thinking I may just bail on the line in general.  I'm not going on specific hunts looking for these figures.  I just can't justify that kind of a waste in my gas money at this point.  I really was diggin' getting Henry Sr., Vogel, and Ilsa too.   :-\
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Brian on August 6, 2008, 09:33 AM
I've still never seen this wave of figures anywhere.  I'm a little sad/disappointed at the lack of availability on these.  Way too many 1 and 2 waves to the point they're hanging off endcaps and of course falling off pegs in their designated area. 

I'm not hopeful of fidning these any time soon, and as much as I love IJ's toys, I'm thinking I may just bail on the line in general.  I'm not going on specific hunts looking for these figures.  I just can't justify that kind of a waste in my gas money at this point.  I really was diggin' getting Henry Sr., Vogel, and Ilsa too.   :-\

Same here Jesse, I've never seen any sign of this wave at retail here.  TRU and Target have very little on the pegs for the most part, and Wal-Mart has so much of the first two waves its in three different sections of the toy aisle.  I managed to get the Indy, Young Indy, and Grail Knight off of HTS, but haven't been able to grab the others yet.  Henry Sr. is one of the figures I want the most, so hopefully they will become more easily available before too long.  Otherwise, I'm glad that Target has that battle pack, so I can at least get two of the three from this wave.  I went ahead and preordered the ToD wave at BBTS just because I don't see a great outlook for those at retail here either.  It makes me wonder again how this line is doing, and how long it will continue on from here.  There's a lot of stock to go through around here before we'd see much of anything new.  Plus, I'm guessing Indy is going to get a smaller "section" at retail in the post-Christmas resets.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Paul on August 6, 2008, 10:05 AM

I'm not hopeful of fidning these any time soon, and as much as I love IJ's toys, I'm thinking I may just bail on the line in general.  I'm not going on specific hunts looking for these figures.  I just can't justify that kind of a waste in my gas money at this point. 

That is where I am too.  This line had promise and a Window..(no Star Wars stuff to compete with almost all Summer).

I have not even heard Rumors of the TLC figs being in DFW for a month or so.

If I see the next few waves I may pick them up, but this line has moved to 3rd in my collecting priority.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Darth_Anton on August 21, 2008, 09:57 AM
Finally saw one of these figures, the Indy, on the pegs at a Target.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Brian on August 23, 2008, 11:52 AM
It looks like I was a little late on the other two, but Henry Jones is currently in stock at HTS (as of 10:50 AM CST).  If you're still looking, hurry over.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Ben on August 23, 2008, 05:57 PM
Got my order in just now at almost 5 PM Central time. I threw in a Combat Heroes Snake Eyes.

I'm going to go ahead and assume that this order is going to be canceled. No way that this guy would still be in stock this long while all the other TLC figures are out of stock.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Brian on August 25, 2008, 10:15 AM
Got my order in just now at almost 5 PM Central time. I threw in a Combat Heroes Snake Eyes.

I'm going to go ahead and assume that this order is going to be canceled. No way that this guy would still be in stock this long while all the other TLC figures are out of stock.

I'm starting to wonder that as well, as he still appears to be in stock.  Unless Hasbro really started cranking out Henry Jones figures, I'd be surprised if he would have stayed up this long.  I really hope it works out though, as this is one of the characters/figures I really wanted - and I was figuring I would have to wait for that Target battle pack to get one at all (likely without accessories).  Now if I could just get Vogel and Elsa, I could be caught up (if this order works out).
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Brian on August 27, 2008, 10:44 AM
Got my order in just now at almost 5 PM Central time. I threw in a Combat Heroes Snake Eyes.

I'm going to go ahead and assume that this order is going to be canceled. No way that this guy would still be in stock this long while all the other TLC figures are out of stock.

I just got shipping confirmation for my Henry Jones figure, so hopefully you'll have the same luck Ben.  I did find it strange that he was still in stock (and still is) while Vogel and Elsa have been out the entire time from what I've seen.  Hopefully those two will pop up at some point too.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Morgbug on August 27, 2008, 11:54 AM
Actually they already did Brian.  Very briefly listed as in stock and when I went to order they were gone before I could finish ordering.  I've been waiting for them to come in stock as well, plus I need to fill a number of holes from the first two waves yet ($6.99 on HTS, $9.99 up here) with Jeff's discount code.  No luck yet, but I'll keep trying. 
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: evenflow on August 27, 2008, 11:55 AM
I think Hasbro added abucnh of Henry figures to the mix becuase the other day when i picked one up at walmart they a bunch of him (and TLC Indy) and no other TLC figures. Not even one.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: CHEWIE on August 27, 2008, 04:54 PM
Old Man Jones... the last hope of the Indy line.   :P
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Ben on August 30, 2008, 07:44 PM
Found a Henry Jones at a small town WM. There were two Young Indys and one other Indy from this wave there. No Elsa, no Grail Knight.

I found this after I bought one from HTS, so one is up for trade for the last TLC figure I need, Elsa Schneider.  :)
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: speedermike on August 31, 2008, 09:52 PM
Yeah, there's gotta be some new "Indy" case out there.  I found Henry Sr., Tie Indy and Young Indy today in two different KBs...but no other figs from the wave.  All I need is that damn Grail Knight!
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Darth_Anton on September 2, 2008, 09:58 AM
Finally have seen all these figures on the shelves. At first, all I could find was Indy with the tie. Then Young Indy, then Jones Sr., then the Knight while the other two remained elusive. Finally saw those two yesterday.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: speedermike on September 2, 2008, 09:52 PM
Would it kill ya to say what stores they were in? ;D
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Brian on October 3, 2008, 04:15 PM
It appears that this entire wave is currently in stock at HTS (as of 3:15 CST anyways).  If you're still looking - hurry up!  I ordered Elsa and Vogel, which would make my collection complete once everything ships (and if we don't see anything after the ToD wave).  Hopefully the order goes through ok.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Brian on November 10, 2008, 02:40 PM
If anyone is still looking, Vogel is currently in stock at HTS.  I know he was in the recent Target packs as well, but I just thought I'd pass it along if anyone was looking for the individual figure.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: JohnH on November 29, 2008, 12:18 AM
Not sure if it's indiciation of other TRUs across the country, but I found the Last Crusade wave (all six figures) at a TRU in KC today.  They appear to have had a couple of cases of them.

First time I'd seen the Knight, Elsa or Vogel.

John
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Nicklab on December 1, 2008, 01:37 AM
I've found almost all of the TLC wave at TRU.  I'm just missing the carded Vogel and Elsa at this point.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: darth punkinhed on December 1, 2008, 12:12 PM
Elsa and vogel were all that I was missing too. I finally broke down and just got them off the bay. $22.50 for both including shipping. Not the way I wanted to go out on this line but since I'm complete on ROTA and TOD I figured the hell with it. I'm fairly complete on TCS too but only because I ended up picking up a case of wave 2 early on. Not too concerned with finishing out that line. Too bad that's the end of it.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Nicklab on December 1, 2008, 02:17 PM
I won't go the eBay route for Vogel.  I got the version from the Battle Pack, so there's no need to buy it at an inflated price in order to get the carded version.  But I may go that way for Elsa as well as the TOD wave.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: darth punkinhed on December 1, 2008, 04:31 PM
That was how I was feeling about it too but I kept getting outbid on Elsa and knew I was going to have to pay a premium for her anyway. It was then I found a BIN at $20 for the pair and since I needed both I got sucked in. Plus I had a 10% discount coupon at ebay. The way I see it is that for $22.50 if I subtract $5 for shipping it was $17.50 for the pair. I just paid $7.50 ($6.99+6.75%) for Mola Ram at retail. I figure if I look at it that way I just paid retail for vogel and got elsa for $10. I wasn't ready to bite on the BP but I agree with your thinking on this.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Ben on December 1, 2008, 10:34 PM
If you're looking for TLC figures, I'd keep your eyes on K-Mart if you have one local. I saw Elsa and Vogel at my local store about a week ago, but they were $9, so I didn't pick them up for trade.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: ruiner on December 2, 2008, 12:46 PM
Nine bucks?!
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Ben on December 2, 2008, 01:03 PM
I'd have rather paid that for Elsa than the $20 that I paid through ebay. I think some Targets in the nation are charging $9.19 for Indy figures. Is it any wonder this line failed?
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: CHEWIE on December 2, 2008, 01:27 PM
Yeah, all three Kmarts in my area charge in the ballpark of $9 on Indy figs.  One is even $9.79... unreal. 

$5.44, which Wal-Mart and most Targets are now doing really should have been the original pricepoint.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: David on December 6, 2008, 10:23 AM
I was stunned to see some TLC figures at Target yesterday (Indy, Young Indy, Henry, Sr.). I never thought any of the TLC/ToD waves would make it over here. :o
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Captain Piet on January 1, 2009, 11:48 AM
Saw the whole wave at a Marshall's Sunday. Seems that's the place to go.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Matt on January 6, 2009, 09:04 PM
Have two extra carded Vogels that I recently picked up for $4 each at TJ Maxx.  Do I:

A)  Return them to Target using a receipt (which expires Friday) from when I bought the Last Crusade there back in October, netting around $16 back?

B)  Try to trade or sell them at cost to anyone who may still need one here?

C)  Hang onto them in hopes of someday doing a ****** "black uniform/swastika emblem" custom with them which, in all likelihood, I will probably never get around to actually doing?
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Morgbug on January 6, 2009, 09:22 PM
A
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on January 6, 2009, 11:52 PM
C, as there's a dying technique you maybe could do/try that might work on Vogel pretty well...  But yeah, you're on your own painting a swastika that doesn't look like ****.  :-\
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Morgbug on January 7, 2009, 11:10 PM
Couldn't you find an old Tamiya model kit with decals in it?  Granted we're talking really old stuff, but I used to build a ton of their old models of WWII stuff and I really loved the German military stuff.  The figures you had to build, paint and put the decals on and they came with SS decals for the helmets of some (usually you had a choice so you could designate the Branch of service you wanted).  This is waaaaaay back in the 1970s though, when you could be historically accurate rather than just politically correct.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Matt on January 7, 2009, 11:18 PM
Given that nobody said B, and that option C now seems like entirely way too much trouble than it's worth, option A it is.  Back to Target they go!

Thanks fellas.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Jesse James on January 7, 2009, 11:43 PM
Actually Brent, there's tons of model kits of figures and things out, some about scale, that would work.  I think there's companies that make common emblems/symbols of WW2 stuff in all different sizes too, if you were interested in going that route...

Complicated yes, but if you honestly wanted to do it, it really wouldn't be that bad.  I'm gonna wind up with an extra Vogel for cheap actually, so I may give the dye-job a chance.  See how it works.  It tends to work well on light plastics as I understand it.

I'm quite pleased with my Cairo Streets Indy right now...  Even unpainted.  That's a darn tootin' figure, if I may say so.  I can't wait to get my "ultimate" RotLA (or any other younger Ford era Indy film) Indy done though.  Indy should've been done right once to save the moolah.
Title: Re: Hasbro 3.75" - 2008 Wave 3 (TLC)
Post by: Matt on January 9, 2009, 01:28 AM
Just so the story has a conclusion:

Took the Vogels back today, along with another figure, got cash and a gift card back, then I turned around and bought two more clearance figures I still needed, then after watching the game, I went to Wal-Mart where I found one of the figures I had just bought at Target for almost half the price I just paid for it at Target.

Phenomenal.