Dig Site 1138 said:So, apart from Indy, Toht, Belloq and Henry Sr., (and Short Round? )who would you most like to see as the next action figure from Hot Toys/Sideshow ?
With the DX designation, I think it means we’ll be getting a PERS (parallel eyeball rolling system) version of Indy, with a ton of accessories too.
DX also usually means multiple outfits –
Dig Site 1138 said:I have serious mixed feelings. Hot Toys figures are fantastic. No mistake. The Pirates of the Caribbean figures they did were eerily lifelike.
They are also expen$ive.
On top of that, I feel sort of invested in the Sideshow figures I already have.
It sounds stupid, but I'm sort of finding this stressful.
Montana Smith said:I'm glad I only bought one Sideshow Indy, and only two too many Medicoms.
My Star Wars Sideshow loyalty is much stronger, and I couldn't afford to go all Hot Toys with that line!
Dig Site 1138 said:I'm warming up to the idea of a Hot Toys line, I just hope that:
a) my bank account can handle it and
b) they do a full line and not like 3 and done.
Dig Site 1138 said:I don't own any Medicom. I had a preorder for the Rocketeer v 2.5, but had to cancel it when I was downsized a couple years ago.
Is it true they're kinda short? Are they still using the old GIJoe based body?
Montana Smith said:That's the catch. Which is why I hope they only do one! (Or leave =very big gaps between them!)
I don't know what they based it on, but as a jointed body they're good, just very slight compared to most other makes. Medicom Mutt happened to be tallish for a Medicom, so he's okay with Sideshow Indy. Medi ROTLA Indy had a terrible face, even compared to Hasbro versions.
I.M.J. said:I thought the standard Medicom Indy head was pretty good, while the Crystal Skull Indy head left a lot to be desired, no?
The problem with the diverse licensing of the Indy IP for 12" is that ever company has to produce a "definitive" Indiana Jones and the lines usually peter out before experiencing any diversity.
Depending on how good the Hot Toys figure looks though, I might actually sell my Sideshow Indy towards the Hot Toys. I don't usually do that, but I don't want to keep buying what is essentially the same figure.
Besides, the body on the Sideshow Indy is pretty awful, and the 5 o'clock shadow on the head sculpt looks more like a bad wolfman beard.
Montana Smith said:For the record, here's Medicom ROTLA Indy (he's so bad I hide him behind everyone else now):
Sideshow ROTLA Indy is a much more life-like sculpt (even with his shiny sweaty face and neck). I was lucky with the Pro body on mine - it's tight and holds a pose (unlike my Lando who is really floppy):
I really like Medicom Mutt:
Medicom Young Indy, to the back or right of the photos, has never looked right. Just skinny and awkward with useless hands. I changed his really poor plastic shoes for DiD lace-up boots, but it doesn't really help much.
Dig Site 1138 said:Medicom's Young Indy wasn't too bad, apart form his sort of "manga" hair. I agree, though, that Mutt is the best of the lot.
I.M.J. said:Is the tan on Young Indy as crispy bacon looking as it appears in the picture above?
Montana Smith said:I got all three at much reduced prices.
Billy Ray said:HT Indy should be revealed sometime today...can't wait!