Lance Quazar wrote:
My detailed review -
It does feel a little on the smallish side, but it still looks great with some neat features and gimmicks.
There's already a whip attached to the back to tow your figures with and a lever that lets you move it from side to side.
The retracting whip is clearly a nod to the same feature on the 1982 Kenner version.
I do wonder if the truck is in scale with the 1:1 version. I pulled out my own Kenner truck that cost me 3x the cost of the new truck about 10 years ago, which is surprisingly (and then, not) smaller than the new version and in comparison had very toy-like proportions, coloring, etc., if you know what I mean, as if it was patterned from the comic book adaptation of the movie. The attention and fidelity to detail on the Hasbro version also looks very very close for a toy (vs. that of BBI, 21C, etc., made to scale miniature standards) with minor deviations from the 1:1 version, such as the lack of the Mercedes emblems as mentioned and the general shape of the tire treads.
As a side, Hasbro's companion piece to the truck, the German Horch dubbed by Lucasfilm as the "Nazi Jeep" is similarly faithful in reproducing the details and features of the 1:1 film vehicle except of course the toy weapon that's just begging for a proper MG34. The German figures could also use some goggles among other things, though Hasbro might have been too accurate by giving proper MP40 pouches instead of the movie inaccurate rifle cartrige pouches!
Well...for fans of the movie like myself, these vehicles are a windfall and beg for additional modifications complete with groundwork, weathering, etc. to closely approximate a snapshot from the Raiders convoy chase scene (personally, I want to do the moment when Indy is about to transfer from the horse). Looks like Hasbro means business by this direction in toy design. If the new 3 ft. "in scale" Millenium Falcon that Hasbro is bringing out soon can be an indicator, for me it's a ray of hope for an accurate scale Flying Wing and at least the bike w/sidecar; hoping the series is popular since Hasbro did state they're taking a wait -and -see strategy to determine how much further they'll expand the line.
> But other wise the figure looks fine just the joints are very stiff so be careful and give them a"break in" period. 
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