There seems to be only one piece of concrete evidence about just what the Macguffin is in Indy 4 and bizzarly enough thats the 'lego' set.
If one examines the photo.......
you can clearly see that there are 4 figure that arent as yet identifiable, 3 'skeleton type figures with blue heads' and one 'coquistador' with a very obvious skull face.
I believe the 3 skeleton types are the 'aliens' the blue head/face hard to make out as they are crystal.
The coquistador a 'ghost' of sorts.
It may also be significant that these figures are out standing mixed with other characters suggesting they are 'alive' and interact with the others.
In other images of other sets the skeleton characters are just 'dressing' for the set.
Also if one looks at the kit there are very obvious booby traps, puzzles and levers that operate play features that relate to the action of the film as in other kits.
The levers towards the top have skulls attached, this could suggest that the crystal skulls are simply a part of the mechanism within the Temple as a whole.
What I find most significant about the kit, and incongrous about the temples design is the 'two armed device at the top' which is I think is the MACGUFFIN.
What its purpose is I dont know but from a little research into crystal skulls Soviet history etc I have gleamed the following.
Kruschev in 1957 was very interested in creating an EM weapon. The skulls are reputed to have EM properties too ( coincidence ?). Perhaps this is what the Device is or a property it has that the Russians wish to pervert.
Of course all of this is mere speculation but if anyone else has any thoughts or observations....
If one examines the photo.......
you can clearly see that there are 4 figure that arent as yet identifiable, 3 'skeleton type figures with blue heads' and one 'coquistador' with a very obvious skull face.
I believe the 3 skeleton types are the 'aliens' the blue head/face hard to make out as they are crystal.
The coquistador a 'ghost' of sorts.
It may also be significant that these figures are out standing mixed with other characters suggesting they are 'alive' and interact with the others.
In other images of other sets the skeleton characters are just 'dressing' for the set.
Also if one looks at the kit there are very obvious booby traps, puzzles and levers that operate play features that relate to the action of the film as in other kits.
The levers towards the top have skulls attached, this could suggest that the crystal skulls are simply a part of the mechanism within the Temple as a whole.
What I find most significant about the kit, and incongrous about the temples design is the 'two armed device at the top' which is I think is the MACGUFFIN.
What its purpose is I dont know but from a little research into crystal skulls Soviet history etc I have gleamed the following.
Kruschev in 1957 was very interested in creating an EM weapon. The skulls are reputed to have EM properties too ( coincidence ?). Perhaps this is what the Device is or a property it has that the Russians wish to pervert.
Of course all of this is mere speculation but if anyone else has any thoughts or observations....