Indiana Jones 1/18 items this year

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Fri May 16, 2008 11:23 pm

Small Joes has the Russian soldier in stock although quite pricey at $14.99.

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Fri May 16, 2008 11:35 pm

Wal-Mart restocked with tons of Deluxe and some KotCS figures so I finally broke down and bought a German on bike instead of waiting to milk the Target deal...

I got a KotCS Indy too, as the paintjob was quite nice on it so I figured why risk not finding a good one. The German bike is everything I could imagine for $10, and so I'm anxious to get another 4 or 5 of these at some point.

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Sat May 17, 2008 9:04 am

Spotted the jungle cutter for the first time. Looked pretty

, but I don't think it would fit in with the other XD stuff.

General Blasto · Post by **General Blasto** » Sat May 17, 2008 4:02 pm

I found a Jungle cutter yesterday at TRU by Deb's work.
Some others were down at the TRU next to FL Mall

I'm not so pleased with the jungle cutter

The tracks are molded and don't turn is the worse thing for me

And there is little wheels underneath so it will roll. The rotary blades turn when you push it being they make contact with the surface under the cutter. I don't care for the design much, but plan to modify it into something more like a HUGE power tractor and it will be for the new "Boulevard Bolshaviks" I am making

HEre's some new pictures, mostly of the new Ruskie figures and the cutter is somewhere in there

Da General

ps. I finally got some of the "burp" guns made for soldiers

And I have some Female Ruskies too

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Sat May 17, 2008 4:08 pm

General great job on the burps, your red army is looking good.

Post by **aferguson** » Sat May 17, 2008 4:55 pm

hey GB.....how did you make the PPSH's? What's your formula?

ARMY GROUP 1 · Post by **ARMY GROUP 1** » Sat May 17, 2008 5:15 pm

Am impressed with the new motor bike rider. I have 8 and need 20. I have my own bikes and bikes with side cars and these riders easy fit and look the part. The bike that comes with the rider and his helmet do not look right to me, so I am disgarding them, a little bit of a waste I know. They fit very nicely on my wagons as drivers and I am hoping will be command vehicle drivers as well. This is releasing alot of my figures currently serving these roles and more importantly looking a better fit too. At last we have a decent figure that sits thanks to Hasbro. This will cost me $400 for 20 figures, but its worth it given the look. Best of all the local TRU 5 minutes away is stocking the entire line here in little old Adelaide Australia which for a change means I do not have to ship in from the USA.

General Blasto · Post by **General Blasto** » Sat May 17, 2008 7:19 pm

The Burp MG is really easy to make

I take one of those German sub MGs that come with the DAK commander or with the German Para Major or even with the D Day German 2 pack and I cut off the clip, then file a slot in toward the barrel from underneath, then I cut off about 3/16 " off of the German bread box, file it even - this makes the drum magazine and glue it into the slot on the sub MG. I should post pic.s of this and will the next time I make a dozen of them

Da General

kduck · Post by **kduck** » Sat May 17, 2008 8:17 pm

General Blasto wrote:The Burp MG is really easy to make
I take one of those German sub MGs that come with the DAK commander or with the German Para Major or even with the D Day German 2 pack and I cut off the clip, then file a slot in toward the barrel from underneath, then I cut off about 3/16 " off of the German bread box, file it even - this makes the drum magazine and glue it into the slot on the sub MG. I should post pic.s of this and will the next time I make a dozen of them Da General

I think the SMG is a Beretta. Do you mean you cut a slice off of the gas mask cannisters?

Post by **aferguson** » Sat May 17, 2008 8:46 pm

hm.....i don't have many Barettas. Any ideas what else i can use for the gun? I like the gas mask case for the ammo drum idea.

General Blasto · Post by **General Blasto** » Sun May 18, 2008 3:15 am

Ok, you talked me into it

I'll make some more today and show you how I do it

Da General

Post by **aferguson** » Sun May 18, 2008 9:54 am

finally found a couple of russian soldiers. Not bad....very usable. I've been waiting 7 1/2 years for russian troops so i'm pretty pleased.

I have given these first ones the designation '2 of 30'.

General Blasto · Post by **General Blasto** » Sun May 18, 2008 1:41 pm

I just posted a quick post in the Customs forum on "How to make a quick Russian burp gun"

It has pictures and a step by step guide on how I made them

Da General

dandaman · Post by **dandaman** » Sun May 18, 2008 4:43 pm

German soldiers are going out of stock online (at Walmart.com)...what's next the truck?

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... id=9134989

Save some for me!!!

kduck · Post by **kduck** » Sun May 18, 2008 4:57 pm

The truck already doesn't show up when searching TRU's website. Though I'm not certain it was ever available there.

dandaman · Post by **dandaman** » Sun May 18, 2008 5:12 pm

I have a question about IJ figures. When the newer waves come out, will figures like the German soldier and Russian soldier be a rarity?

In other words, are we doing the right thing by collecting/hoarding figures now, instead of waiting 5-6 months for that $2.99 each sale? Will they even be available then? Will we be kicking ourselves for not buying more when we had the chance?

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Sun May 18, 2008 5:15 pm

that's a really good question dandaman.
when the next waves come out i hope they still have the older waves to.

Razor17019 · Post by **Razor17019** » Sun May 18, 2008 5:39 pm

It's always a crap shoot to buy now or wait and try to buy later cheaper...

topnotch97 · Post by **topnotch97** » Sun May 18, 2008 11:47 pm

dandaman wrote:I have a question about IJ figures. When the newer waves come out, will figures like the German soldier and Russian soldier be a rarity?

In other words, are we doing the right thing by collecting/hoarding figures now, instead of waiting 5-6 months for that $2.99 each sale? Will they even be available then? Will we be kicking ourselves for not buying more when we had the chance?

i dunno. since they're movie figures, expect movie related figures to come and go.

i'm not seeing them as like long term toy line, like Star Wars or even GI Joe or anything like Transformers.

maybe, just maybe. but then again, who knows.

i just buy them if i want them. like the Russian soldiers, i got 4 of them right now.

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Mon May 19, 2008 12:25 am

Hasbro's claiming that Indiana Jones as a toy line and license is something they are going to produce for the long-haul. But here's some food for thought...

The line's being headed up by the same team that handles Hasbro's largest license, Star Wars. Star wars is running now since 1995's return of the basic action figures, and it's 2008. That's pretty well unheard of in the toy industry these days save for a handful of mainstays (girl's lines aside, which tend to have more "staying power"). The Star Wars license also runs till 2018, and Hasbro's actually doing better now with it than they were 6 years ago... Go figure.

Anyway, it's not unheard of for Hasbro to phase another brand into another license. In the toy world, for some reason, Star Wars and Indiana Jones have sort of gone together... Maybe it's because George Lucas created both stories, or because Harrison Ford's involved with both... Whatever it is though, there has been demand for an Indiana Jones line since as far back as I can recall, and that's a while now. I'd not be shocked to see, as the current film's mystique wears down, Indy figures mixed into the basic Star Wars line... A case of SW figures with maybe two Indy figures mixed in here and there.

I'm not saying that's what's gonna happen, or that I've heard anything to imply that's rumored to be the case, I'm just saying I wouldn't be shocked... They already mix some other licenses into their Titaniums line of 3" die-cast vehicles/ships.

I can tell you that they likely paid a pretty red cent for the license to IJ, as there were a number of companies vying for it I've heard, so you can likely count on it hanging around a while. So far, it's doing pretty well by my estimation too... That's not hard numbers, but I know my local WM has sold through deluxe at least 5 times now, and they've restocked pegs with basic figures 10 times or more since launch. There's no $20 vehicles to be found anywhere either.

If you want a litmus test for popularity, one needn't look any further than to see the more expensive items are simply moving out the door... Vehicles, gone. $10 deluxe figures, gone. Basic figures are plentiful and move quicker/get restocked faster generally, and around me they too are moving and new stuff comes in every week to take its place, and then it too moves pretty steadily. Some early pegwarmers, but that's the norm with any toy line.

To me, if you really like it you should buy it... Don't wait to buy a truck on clearance if you like it, just buy it. Don't wait to get a German cycle for $5, just buy it for $10.... unless you don't think much of it... Then hey, who can blame you for waiting, right? Just don't be shocked if it's not there for you to pick up.

So far for me, Russian grunts aren't overly common. I'm sure more will ship, so I'm not concerned, but I'm nabbing them here and there if I see them and have the cash. They're good figures for the most part, so I'm pretty happy to shell out some cash on the line right now. I'll pass on anything I find mediocre like "whip action" Indy, or Mutt Williams figures which are abundant.

Post by **aferguson** » Mon May 19, 2008 1:48 am

i would buy now the bare minimum you think you would want and if they go on sale at some point get some more to pad your reserves.

Keep in mind that this may well be the one and only chance we ever have to get russian soldier figures.

By the way, why are there TWO Mutt Williams figures? Like one isn't bad enough? I'm going to get some of the T shirt wearing Mutts only because it looks like me, when i was younger. The actor doesn't look like me but the figure does. Is it wrong to get a 1/18 action figure of yourself?

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Mon May 19, 2008 8:47 am

I wonder why they didn't make a russian 2 pack

Razor17019 · Post by **Razor17019** » Mon May 19, 2008 8:57 am

aferguson wrote: By the way, why are there TWO Mutt Williams figures? Like one isn't bad enough? I'm going to get some of the T shirt wearing Mutts only because it looks like me, when i was younger. The actor doesn't look like me but the figure does. Is it wrong to get a 1/18 action figure of yourself?

Andrew "Mutt" Ferguson may have to change his avatar now that we know the TRUTH!

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Mon May 19, 2008 9:31 am

aferguson wrote:Is it wrong to get a 1/18 action figure of yourself?

Most certainly not! After all, TKO211 has an action figure of himself in the new 21c Vietnam line. There's also a reason why I personally like the "Ace" figure from the old GI Joe lineup, with his red hair and all

dandaman · Post by **dandaman** » Mon May 19, 2008 5:02 pm

aferguson wrote:Keep in mind that this may well be the one and only chance we ever have to get russian soldier figures.

Thanks a lot. You just had to say that, didn't you? Now I have to rev up my spending engine once again...thanks a lot.

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