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Community => Other Toy Lines => Well of the Souls => Topic started by: jadesfire on July 28, 2007, 09:32 PM
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Intersting news that Hasbro and Sideshow are both going to make the 12" scale figures. I am quite sure I'll pass on Hasbro's but you never know.....
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Just saw that on the front page. As soon as I saw that the 12" will have "whipping action" you know what I thought of? The new 12" Marvel figures. All sculpted instead of using soft goods with the GI Joe-style body. I have a feeling they're going to be very much toys for kids.
Even if Sideshow wasn't doing 12" figures all I really wanted from Hasbro was a decent hat and jacket because the rest I can easily kitbash. I've even got a decent head sculpt that's probably better than what Hasbro would do, but not better than Sideshow's if the proto is any indication.
I'll hold judgement on this but I'm thinking it'll really be a kids toy line that collectors won't be interested in much.
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Chances are i wont be buying the Hasbro version and stick with the sideshow version. I too imagined an all sculpted 12 inch action figure.
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Hasbro previews their 12" Indiana Jones figure, slated for release in 2008 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/starwarsblog/929760202/), from the SW blog.
(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1398/929760202_d6fbc272ec_o.jpg)
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Surprisingly not bad. I'd almost buy that for the head and accessories. Have to wait and see what they do with their 12" line.
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Well i guess we were wrong. Its not too bad.
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I agree-it's not that bad. I'll see what Sideshow throws my way but I could pick the Hasbro version up if I find a good deal on it.
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Okay, so the pictures are posted of the ark and I gotta admit....I might just plunk down the cash for the 12" figures to get the ark. I was pretty excited to see that you can open it (hey, it's Hasbro....one never knows).
(http://www.jedidefender.com/gallery/files/gallery/Conventions/Toy_Fair_2008/Hasbro_Indiana_Jones/100_0354.jpg)
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I was pretty excited to see that you can open it (hey, it's Hasbro....one never knows).
Unfortunately, none of my pictures turned out but the interior of the 12" ark they had on display they had was fully sculpted with "holy sand" inside.
No angels of death appeared when they opened it though... :D
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I wish they hadn't done the Ark as a mail-in promo. I'm betting that Sideshow will do an accessory set for Indy that will include the Ark and I'll probably hold out for that. I can't see myself buying four Hasbro 12" figures for that promo.
Unfortunately Hasbro isn't using anywhere near their best 12" body sculpt for any of those figures. Still, the Indy with the jacket is slightly tempting just for the outfit.
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That Ark is a thing of beauty, but I couldn't care less about any of the 12" figures.
Some of those 12"ers have clearance written all over them. The mail-in is good until the end of October. Surely Wal-Mart or Target will be closing those things out before then?
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I feel the same way about the ark but dont see myself buying for 12 inch figures for it. I am hoping Sideshow releases one but one can never tell. Sucks that it takes 4, maybe if it was 2 i would consider it and give the figures away to a nephew but 4 is too much.
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So, has anyone picked up any of the Indy 12" figures (the Hasbro ones anyways)? As much as I'd like to get the Sideshow version, I just can't really afford it, so I've been considering picking up one of the cheaper Hasbro ones. I'd kind of like to have a 12" Indy figure, so I've been thinking about picking up the jacketless version. I believe this has "whipping action", and I'd rather have one with a jacket - but the "talking" version looks kind of off to me. I may just pass on these totally anyways, but I was wondering if anyone here has picked any of them up.
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I haven't but I've looked them over pretty good a couple of times. I was hoping to get the talking Indy for the outfit but can't quite bring myself to do it.
Ideally what would be best is to get both and transplant the outfit from the talking Indy and the head from the whip-action Indy to a super articulated GI Joe body. I'm not going to spend $40 to do it, though.
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I am thinking about it, because do I really need to spend $80 on Sideshow's version? Or should I settle for the much more affordable $20 version from Hasbro? Hasbro's is actually a better buy for what you get. SS is about $40-$50 overpriced.
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At least these versions of Indy actually look like Ford compared to the disney/gi joe version.
(http://outlandct.com/catalog/images/gijoeindy.JPG)
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That Disney figure was never meant to look like Ford. It's to represent the attraction at the park and, I believe, there's a logo for it on the back of the jacket. The figure also came in an Afican-American version.
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A couple years ago when Formative was still selling 1:6 scale military figures at retail they had a boxed figure with a head sculpt that looked quite a bit like Harrison Ford. I picked it up for that reason, intending to do an Indy custom.
Head sculpt (http://www.imperialholocron.com/photos/hasbro/indianajones/indy-12-head.jpg)
I put the head on a Super Articulated GI Joe body. I had a decent likeness of the boots, pants, shirt and a workable belt. I had a whip from one of the Joe Adventure Team sets and a stand-in pistol and holster, both of which were relatively easy pieces to replace if I wanted. I also had a shoulder bag from another Formative set that was kind of plain but I was going for a toy and not a high end piece so it worked.
I never found a decent jacket or hat substitute that I liked so the figure sat around unfinished. This week with the sale at Target I decided to get the talking Indy figure for his outfit. Well, hat and jacket mostly, but I ended up using the whole outfit for now. I added the shoulder bag I had and the Idol relic from the Belloq figure as the scale was a little better than the one in the 1:6 Indy set.
Indiana Jones (http://www.imperialholocron.com/photos/hasbro/indianajones/indy-12-full.jpg)
I didn't take a photo of it last night but I also have a custom 1:6 scale Grail Diary that I picked up from Mark Poon a couple of years ago. I'm thinking of either customizing the shoulder bag to look a little more accurate or see if the other 12" Indy figure goes on clearance and rob that set for it's bag. I may also go back to the pants I had before. They're lighter in color and with a little work to add pockets and belt loops they might be a little more accurate.
I'm also contemplating taking a shot at a custom whip. Just because I think it would be fun to do and having a scale 10' whip would rock.
Otherwise I'm pretty happy with this figure. It's not a $90 Sideshow piece but it's a great toy that you can take out and get a little dirty or whatever.
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TNI (http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=262&itemid=13017) has a look at an upcoming 12" figure - Dovchenko with fire ants. Kind of cool that he comes with the ants.
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Yeah, I like the ants as well! Pretty cool touch.
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I was kind of surprised last night to see that most of the 12" figures have sold at my local Target store. They didn't even move that many items when they were on sale a week ago. I think maybe part of it might be due to people buying one or two and finding out about the Ark and that spurred them to buy more.
Hopefully that's a good sign for the future of the line, though.
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I didn't really look at these too closely until the other day. I had no idea that INDY'S JAW MOVES when he talks! If you haven't seen it, it's really silly!
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I didn't really look at these too closely until the other day. I had no idea that INDY'S JAW MOVES when he talks! If you haven't seen it, it's really silly!
When I saw this I couldn't believe it either. They used this horrible gimmick on a 12" GI Joe Duke figure three-four years ago. It sucked then and it sucks now.
It would have been nicer if they just spent the money on making the head sculpt look good instead of making the doll talk.
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Well with Sideshow charging $100 plus for Indy I will buy the Hasbro versions instead.
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Michael Crawford of Captain Toy (http://www.mwctoys.com/sdcc2008_hasbro_indy_bottom.htm) has a couple of pics up of Indy in German uniform w/bazooka & Mutt in his Fonz outfit with Crystal Skull.
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Has anyone seen the 12" Mutt w/ Jacket or the Indy w/ bazooka in stores? I'm hoping to find a decent price on the Mutt figure (meaning no eBay if I can help it) but so far the only reports I've seen of him being found in stores appears to be Krogers and their sister stores. None of which are in my area of NY.
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This is Indy?
(http://www.mwctoys.com/sdcc2008/images/sdcc2008_hasbro_indy_1.jpg)
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Yep. That's the one that shipped with the Mutt w/ leather jacket.
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I saw some of these in the clearance aisle at Toys R Us. It's just sad.
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I bought the talking Indy figure back in May when they were first released. I stole the clothes and outfitted another figure with them and then left the Indy figure on the bottom shelf of my coffee table where he's been since then.
Last night I was picking up and decided to take the batteries out of that figure and store it. I was surprised to find that most of the rubber on the face has cracked and basically degraded to the point that it's about ready to come off the head.
The hair part is still in good shape but from the neck up to the hairline it's all falling apart. There's also somewhat of a waxy oil coming out of the rubber and when I rubbed it with a paper towel some of the paint rubbed off.
Now, I'm not completely shocked that this head degraded since other attempts at this type of head from Hasbro have done the same. The talking Yoda figure from a couple years ago comes to mind, but I was kind of surprised that it happened this quickly. A couple of weeks ago I noticed that the whip that came with the same figure had cracked and was starting to come apart also but at that point I hadn't thought to check the figure. It's not from use, because other than playing with the figure for 15 or 20 minutes when it was new, it's just been laying around. And the whip has been on my shelf with the Indy figure that I kitbashed.
Very disappointing all around that a toy has less than a 6 month lifespan. Neither of the Indy figures were that impressive, but still, as toys go, very disappointed.
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Found the 12" Colonel Dovchenko for $7 at TJ Maxx today! ;D
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Awesome score. I may have to check my store out tomorrow.
Anyone ever found the Mutt and Indy in German disguise at TJ Maxx or Big Lots or anywhere like that?
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