I don't see how you get more than a dozen figures per film and even that is a stretch. I mean does anyone want, say, Satipo from Raiders or Chattar Lal from Temple? Mostly their just dudes without distinctive faces or costumes or accessories.
Henry Jones Sr, Grail Knight and Mola Ram have been leaked thanks to product descriptions for the line https://twitter.com/preterniadotcom/status/1613610016090750976?t=oCJ05KpJYdFa1EiP4V1r0w&s=19
guess that leaves Elsa, Willie, Irina and maybe older Marion as some of the last major characters left to fill out the line... I imagine there will be at least a few more Dial figures, a few more Indy variants too... gotta think that kiddie line is probably going to shelfwarm really bad, but they may have been obliged to do something for kids if they had the license...
Yes! I'm in for this entire line. For being a beloved franchise with several films, there's just been SO little produced over the years.
Just saw the Donovan figure. I love how the aging head swapped on his normal body makes him look like a Fletcher Hanks drawing.
Wow, first I forget about the livestream, then I catch it and remember why I forgot about it. The vintage remakes do nothing for me. There's a reason I was only collecting robots in the 1980s. Great if you have nostalgia for those derpy sculpts but I don't. The "worlds of adventure" line does nothing for me. Does anybody else remember a few years back when Hasbro did a similarly named Star Wars line? It started as almost like an offshoot of MLP Equestria Girls Minis. Freshest take I'd seen in a long time. Then they soft relaunched it with cut costs and then it disappeared altogether. This looks too close to Imaginext. The exclusive reveals do nothing for me. My Walmarts are barren as the moon's surface for ten months of the year. The last two, they drown in newly-arrived leftovers from the first two. There are about a dozen figures that I want from the 6-inch line. I know we're either not going to get them or they'll be bungled. Like if they do a Marion in her white dress, they're only going to do the bottom half in soft goods. That looks absolutely awful every time they do it but apparently never awful enough for them to think twice. $25 says she's molded with only one shoe (even though she wore both the entire time she was trying to drink Belloq under the table) and can't stand as a result.
as retroblasting said on his youtube show...the choices they are making with Indy aren't exactly best...I mean everyone wants Ceremony Beloc and wrong tie suited indy with the knight shield over Temple of Doom Indy and Shortround. sheesh. Its like Hasbro put all the people who were actually fans of their products on gi joe and transformers and said hell with star wars and marvel since they have to share the profits anyways.
I care about Indiana Jones. It's Star Wars that I don't give a shit about and, to this day after over four decades being alive, never understood the pandemonium around it.
Oh yeah I do at least want Indiana Jones I’m just saying theres not enough demand for Indiana Jones in the market that I don’t see this line selling well. And yeah at this point I’ve lost a lot of interest in Star Wars and somewhat in Marvel (more into DC) to find Hasbro’s offerings worth the price.
I just don't care for 7" scale as 6" is already really pushing what I can really enjoy... I tried 12" figures for a time, and though they had the most poseability and gear options, especially clothes, it was just hard for me to enjoy having any really quantity.
Oddly enough, Indy is one of the relative handful of 12" figures that I have. But largely because BBTS had clearanced them down from Hot Toys prices. Sega or Takara, I think, had solicited a $300 or $400 one that looked really nice but never materialized. Yeah, they had a meteoric rise about 15 years ago. They used to sit around $50 (specialty) to $100 (imports). Then practically overnight Hot Toys and the like shot up to $300. Even at retail level, Marvel Icons nearly tripled in price when Hasbro took over the license. Not 1:6 but Play Arts Kai went the same way.
I really can't see this line lasting for over a couple years. Indiana Jones just doesn't lend itself to a toyline that keeps going. I really don't see many kids being into the line. The vast majority of people buying will probably be adults. What's with the HUGE boxes for that kids line? When I first saw a photo of them, i thought they were board games. The toys won't even take up a 1/3 of the inside (some not even 1/4). Thought Hasbro was gung-ho about cutting down on excessive packing. I guess their thinking is a bigger box makes the price seem more justified. Obi-Wan Indy & Professor Indy really should have been Pulse exclusives. They scream massive pegwarmer. Guy in a tux/suit. Wow, little Johnny sure wants this over a X-Box game. While I'm glad they aren't in the mainline, it seems like kicking Walmart & Target in the teeth and expecting them to support future exclusives. "Hey guys, I know several of your stores burned down due to the pegwarming turd, I mean figures, we suckerd you into offering. Want another? How about the guy who said "Top Men"? " They should have offered them someone more action oriented so they would move quicker and motivate them to want additional figures. I really am surprised (it is 2023 after all) Toht is in the Retro line and has the clear Hail Hitler pose possibility. They aren't even trying to hide it. As I said before, too many Indys too quickly. Spread them out a little more. I'd like to see a Deluxe figure of Indy in the Map Room. Indy in the arab gear, a baseplate of the city & a staff with an attachable piece showing the beam from it to the spot on the floor. While this can 100% can be done in the regular line, this is Hasbro after all. Maybe a horse/indy set. If we really go insane, a truck vehicle (AND NOT A HASLAB) Raiders give us Swordsman, German Mechanic, Indy (soldier uniform) with rocket launcher., Belloc not in ceremonial gear, Marion in white dress & a german soldier. That covers that film For Temple of Doom, give us figures (besides ones we know are coming) of Willie, Thugge guard, the big Thugge guy & I think we can call it a day on that film. Can't think of any other major figure-worthy figures from that film. (Lon-Che? maybe) Last Crusade: Young Indy, Elsa, German General Guy, Sallah from that film & Brody Kingdom of Crystal Skull. - NO FIGURES. Hasbro has to know people don't like that film and figures didn't sell jack when it came out based on them. Maybe if this line has used up the other films, a Mutt, Irina, Indy's friend, & a Russian Soldier EDIT: My lists above do not include characters like Mola Ram, Grail Knight or Indy's father since we already know they are coming.
IMO the line won’t make waves in my part of the world Asia too. To-date none of the import shops in my country have opened POs for the line…I’m kinda worried as I really want to collect the 6 inch figures.
