In all the complaining for the demise of the line, dont forget to complain about how much were gonna have to shell out for those last TOD figures...if they can be found at all
Even if the TOD figs are produced in a more limited run as is being said, they're going to be selling through the holiday season. That means more stock moving and potentially much more being shipped out to stores much more often. We're comparing a summer dry-spell to a holiday season; there really isn't even a comparison. We're bound to see WAY more Indy figures moving during the coming months due to that fact alone. Sure, it won't save the line, but maybe the TOD figures won't be so hard to find as many expect them to be.
Stopped by Toys R Us today to pick up a few games for my Xbox 360, and went down the action figure aisle(s) to check out the Indy figures, just on the off chance they had something I needed. I got lucky and picked up the Cairo Henchman/Marion deluxe pack (wanted the Henchman for army-building purposes), and also saw the Akator playset was available. I didn't pick it up, because I've got to pay my car insurance and car payment this week (always kills me), but I'm heading back to TRU next Friday (I love getting paid every week instead of every other week) to grab it. Can't wait!
Even if the TOD figs are produced in a more limited run as is being said, they're going to be selling through the holiday season. That means more stock moving and potentially much more being shipped out to stores much more often. We're comparing a summer dry-spell to a holiday season; there really isn't even a comparison. We're bound to see WAY more Indy figures moving during the coming months due to that fact alone. Sure, it won't save the line, but maybe the TOD figures won't be so hard to find as many expect them to be.
the problem is that they had a VERY limited production run..Now they also have to find shelf space....It's not impossible but come on...MANY collectors here don't even have the entire LC wave yet and it's been out for a good bit now. The TOD wave will have a LOT going against it.
the problem is that they had a VERY limited production run..Now they also have to find shelf space....It's not impossible but come on...MANY collectors here don't even have the entire LC wave yet and it's been out for a good bit now. The TOD wave will have a LOT going against it.
Well I'm just trying to keep a little optimism. Personally, I'm unsure enough about it that I went ahead and ordered them online, but I do hope that we'll be able to find them in stores, too. I'd like to be able to pick up a few more Thuggee Guards to army build with if possible.
Well I'm just trying to keep a little optimism. Personally, I'm unsure enough about it that I went ahead and ordered them online, but I do hope that we'll be able to find them in stores, too. I'd like to be able to pick up a few more Thuggee Guards to army build with if possible.
I kow, not to mention that the darn cases that they are in are pretty much 1-per case. I will go broke buying doubles on ebay if I have to..Because I will Not wait for them to hit stores.
I've been having an awful time finding the remaining Last Crusade figures I need. I can't imagine Temple of Doom will be any easier. Thing is, I won't buy them online because of the paint apps. I've even passed on some of the newer figures because of this as I'd rather not have the figure than have one that's badly painted.
In the end, I've done okay so far. I'm only missing on figure from the initial release and I've picked up a few Last Crusade figures. I'll be patient. I'd wager big money against anybody that I have one of the best painted sets out there right now. For every figure I've purchased, I've turned down 100 - and that isn't an exaggeration.
I've been having an awful time finding the remaining Last Crusade figures I need. I can't imagine Temple of Doom will be any easier. Thing is, I won't buy them online because of the paint apps. I've even passed on some of the newer figures because of this as I'd rather not have the figure than have one that's badly painted.
In the end, I've done okay so far. I'm only missing on figure from the initial release and I've picked up a few Last Crusade figures. I'll be patient. I'd wager big money against anybody that I have one of the best painted sets out there right now. For every figure I've purchased, I've turned down 100 - and that isn't an exaggeration.
I still don't see what is always so wring with the paint apps.. .I can understand paint blotches and bleeding. But come on...I have a BUNCH of perfectly painted figures.
Now, at 1st, the eyes were screwed up because the 1st plant Hasbro was using just did not care. However, by the 3rd week of May, even the Raider's Idol Indy was spot on.
This from the Q&A over at Indiana Jones Collectors:
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IJC: Recently images have appeared online for the Akator Playset that now features two additional bonus figures (Mutt and Spalko). Is this an exclusive or will it see a full release to all stores?
H: It is a retailer exclusive at Sam's Club this Fall in the U.S.
I could give a fig about Mutt and Spalko...I am rushing to TRU to by one as soon as I get paid next week!
I bought this with the $10 target coupon. $40 was too much, $25 was much more reasonable.
As a toy, I think it's a great item. A few fun play action features and it definitely has a cool Indy vibe to it.
If I was a kid, I think I'd be all over this item. It certainly seems cooler than the few SW offerings in the playset line over the past decade.
But, as an adult collector, I probably won't keep this one around.
Though I'm an old man who still buys toys and who, yes, has a painstakingly set-up series of poses and mini-dios on my desk, this item has little value to me.
Like I said, fun for the kids, but bulky and kinda pointless as a grown-up.
It looks good for a toy, but not nearly good enough to pass muster in any of my diorama attempts or even (dare to dream?) a photonovel.
I'm not going to spend hours sliding figures down the mountain into the quicksand, nor flinging plastic boulders through the air.
For display purposes, it's too big and way too compromised in its appearance. I'm looking for form, not function.
I'd much rather have something like the Lars Homestead (though its outrageous price keeps me from taking the plunge). Something movie accurate and more "grown up" (if such a term can be applied to toys at all.)
I will probably try to find a local charity that won't mind an open (though new) toy or sell it at a loss.
That said, I'm keeping the two figures. The Indy, though he is the "Raiders" version with the wonky holster, has a phenomenal paint job and I could always use another Ugha for army building.
I'm going to have to register myself as a charitable organization.
You could always register as "TBA"...anyone? Anyone?
Pretty much every Target in my area has these, so I would check there. TRU has them too. I think it is a great set, much more suited to Indy than the Mustafar playset that the mold was originally used for. I love the sculpting on the door area and the statue thingy that becomes the staircase. My kids love it! Even my daughter, who is more into My Little Pony, loves playing with it...though she gets to be Indy all the time and I have to be the Ugha Warrior. My 2 yr old is fascinated with the "quicksand" and cannot figure out how the figures get inside the temple after dissapearing down the trap. Heck, even my wife thinks it's cool and she could usually not care less about my "toys".
I picked this up yesterday at Sam's Club. With the Bonus figures. Yes I know it's just Mutt and Spalko. But I am sucker Sam's Club exclusives and on top of that. With the line ending I am getting as much stuff as I want so i am not going to regret it later. I will probably open the one I got at Toys R Us and Display it and keep the Sam's Club one sealed. Also look what the Sam's Club exclusive Mustafar playset or ARC-170 Sam's Club Star Wars exclusives go for some time on ebay. It's crazy! I am glad I have them in my collection.
Personally, I'm unsure enough about it that I went ahead and ordered them online, but I do hope that we'll be able to find them in stores, too. I'd like to be able to pick up a few more Thuggee Guards to army build with if possible.
