This week at TRU all 3.75" Indy figures (Basic and DLX) are "Buy 2, Get 1 Free".  That works out to about $5 each for the basic figs, even better than the Target coupon price!

I was able to grab 3x German Soldier 2-packs today for just $21.28 - about $3.50 per fig! 

It's time for a new Give-Away!



JediDefender.com is giving you the chance to win a complete set of the Target exclusive 2008 Order 66 2-Packs! It’s a great chance to add a pile of Clones, ARC Troopers, and a few new Jedi to your collection so follow the instructions on our new Give-Away page for your chance to win!
 
Give away ends Saturday, May 31st, 2008.

Good Luck!

Wow... very nice.

Time to start a thread...

Thanks for quick payment on the Kubricks!  Good luck on the chase figures!

OK, after looking through the collection budget and countless hours of going back and forth in my mind, I finally decided to dive into this line... thanks for all the arm-twisting everyone! 

I was planning on starting a May 1 checklist/what are you buying thread in the next couple of weeks--or someone else is more than welcome to start it now if they want.

I attempted to whip up a Probable May 1st Checklist for my own use, but thought I'd post it since no one else had yet.  With that, here's what I am planning on buying from the May 1st Launch stuff...


3.75" Basic Figures
Wave 1 - RotLA
___ Indiana Jones (Jacket/Hovitos Temple) - yes
___ Indiana Jones (Open Shirt/Cairo) - yes
___ Marion Ravenwood - no
___ Monkey Man - yes
___ Belloq (Ceremony) - yes
___ German Soldier - maybe... have to see how much difference there is from the DLX version
___ Sallah - yes
___ Cario Swordsman - yes
Wave 2 - KotCS
___ Indiana Jones (Shirt/Bazooka) - yes
___ Indiana Jones (Jacket/KotCS) - yes
___ Irina Spalko - maybe... I'll wait until after I see the movie
___ Colonel Dovchenko  - maybe... I'll wait until after I see the movie
___ Mutt Williams (Snake) - maybe... I'll wait until after I see the movie
___ Mutt Williams (Jacket)  - maybe... I'll wait until after I see the movie
___ Russian Soldier  - maybe... I'll wait until after I see the movie
___ Ugha Warrior - maybe... I'll wait until after I see the movie
___ Cemetary Warrior - maybe... I'll wait until after I see the movie

3.75" Deluxe Figures
Wave 1
___ Indiana Jones with Horse - yes
___ Indiana Jones with Temple Pitfall - no
___ Indiana Jones with Temple Trap - no
___ Indiana Jones (Map Room) with Ark - yes
___ Marion Ravenwood and Cairo Henchman - yes
___ German Soldiers - yes
___ German Soldier with Motorcycle - yes

3.75" Vehicles
___ Cargo Truck - maybe... still on the fence
___ Troop Car - maybe... still on the fence

12” Figures - not interested
___ Indiana Jones (RotLA/Jacket)
___ Indiana Jones (RotLA/Whip Action)
___ Cairo Swordsman
___ German Officer
___ Mutt Williams

Adventure Heroes
___ Indiana Jones (Idol) & Tribal Warrior - yes
___ Indiana Jones (Whip) & Cairo Swordsman - yes
___ Indiana Jones (Map Room) & Marion Ravenwood - yes
___ Sallah & Mummy - yes
___ Indiana Jones (Gloves) & German Mechanic - yes
___ Rene Belloq, Ark, & Ghost - yes
___ Indiana Jones (Crystal Skull) & Colonel Dovchenko - maybe... I'll wait until after I see the movie
___ Indiana Jones (Gun) & Ugha Warrior - maybe... I'll wait until after I see the movie
___ Mutt Williams & Irina Spalko - maybe... I'll wait until after I see the movie

Mighty Muggs - not interested
___ Indiana Jones
___ Cairo Swordsman
___ Mola Ram

Other Stuff
___ Taters of the Lost Ark - maybe... still on the fence
___ Role Play Whip - no

Looks like rumors are aleady popping up...  from the folks at StarWarsActionNews and Rebelscum:

SWAN reports: Celebration V is very likely in 09, with Chicago the frontrunner as the venue.

Sansweet: We are hoping to do a Celebration in the U.S. next year, and we’ll be looking at Midwest locations like Chicago as well as some further east.


Speaking as a person who lives within driving distance of Chicago, that would work just fine for me.

Since I don't want to sully Matt's nice Warehouse thread with discussion, I thought I'd start a separate thread.

First up - no Midnight Madness plans for Indy yet.  This kind of surprised me.  I thought the odds would be good for some kind of thing... maybe someone will wise up to that eventually and get something going.

Also this week, Hasbro passed along word that they are not planning on doing a separate dedicated Indy Q&A, but said again that we are more than welcome to keep submitting them as part of our site's three SW questions.

Since this wave has been confirmed in a few places in the Q&As, let the speculation begin...

Here's what I'm hoping for:
- Coruscant Gray #41 repaint
- Queen of Alderaan
- Padme (Jedi Temple Burning)  - poor sad Padme... 

Would be nice to get those to round out some scenes...