Looks like Diamond Select Toys has INDY as well...

[IrishJedi]

Official release

Under a new licensing agreement announced today, Indiana Jones fans and collectors will see several new lines of collectibles in 2008 from Diamond Select Toys. Partnering with Lucas Licensing, a division of Lucasfilm Ltd., DST will design and manufacture large-scale roto figures along with bust banks, figural banks and feature banks, among other categories based on the rich and diverse Indiana Jones franchise!

The Indiana Jones Ultimate Quarter Scale line will include characters from all four feature films. Each figure will include cloth outfits and accessories as well as an authentic sound clip from the massive Indiana Jones franchise. This line of hyper-detailed and super poseable figures will begin this summer with Raiders of the Lost Ark Indiana Jones.

Additionally, DST will expand into new categories including banks based on fan-favorite characters and scenes with a variety of features. New lines of bust-style banks and unarticulated figural banks will begin in 2008, blending detailed action-packed sculpts with traditional bank designs. A companion line of feature banks will include everything from sound and voice effects to coin-activated motion features such as whip attacks and booby-traps from the iconic films!

So, we'll see 1/4 scale "talking" INDY figures as well. But if the Luke and Obi-Wan shown are any indication... :monkey4

[Captain Britain]

Official release


So, we'll see 1/4 scale "talking" INDY figures as well. But if the Luke and Obi-Wan shown are any indication... :monkey4

I've seen the obi-wan and didn't rate it - where did you see the Luke?

[Memnoch21]

All that stuff sounds really cheap to me.

[IrishJedi]

I've seen the obi-wan and didn't rate it - where did you see the Luke?

There was a picture of the Jedi Luke one in that thread in the "Star Wars" Forum. It was HORRID. Let me check...

[IrishJedi]

Here:

http://www.kid4life.com/yoda2/dc2008.jpg

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[ProgMatinee]

Man total oversaturation of the market.

[creature4000]

I like the boob gabbing action hands! :rolleyes:

[IrishJedi]

Man total oversaturation of the market.

As expected.

I have no problem with it, especially since INDY hasn't been whored-out for 17 years straight now like SW has.

[galactiboy]

I saw these mentioned before, no interest. As like you said I'm sure they will be the same *cough-cough* quality as the Star Wars ones.

[Captain Britain]

Here:

http://www.kid4life.com/yoda2/dc2008.jpg

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Thanks. That's hideous. I would be embarrassed to buy this.

[doesitmatter]

There will be an Indy. It's not ready and there were no photos allowed.

Don't judge by the Jedi Luke, They showed a Darth Maul, old Obi Wan and a Han in Hoth outfit that were beautiful.

[galactiboy]

Here:

http://www.kid4life.com/yoda2/dc2008.jpg

:monkey4 :monkey4 :monkey4

Ya know, I used to think that the Medicom Luke looked like Eric Foreman, but I think DST actually did a better job of capturing Topher Grace's likeness :lol

[Captain Britain]

There will be an Indy. It's not ready and there were no photos allowed.

Don't judge by the Jedi Luke, They showed a Darth Maul, old Obi Wan and a Han in Hoth outfit that were beautiful.

I've seen a photo of the old Ben and that too was awful.

[galactiboy]

I think the clothes, body and hands looked good for Ben, but the sculpt had more of a Hasbro fell than High End. I think if the sculpts were better they'd be pretty nice, still an oddball scale for figures, but at least good looking. But with the the sculpts looking as they do I'm not impressed.

[Collector Freak]

You'd think that they'd put out amazing sculpts for a line that's going to have difficulty penetrating a crowded market.

[IrishJedi]

You'd think that they'd put out amazing sculpts for a line that's going to have difficulty penetrating a crowded market.

That's a very good point.

[EVILFACE]

But a 18" Indy figure would be kinda neat.

[IrishJedi]

But a 18" Indy figure would be kinda neat.

If it's done well with a nice sculpt I'd definitely consider getting one... especially at the $75 price point.

Not holding my breath, though.

[The Mike]

I'm really surprised at how thin LFL is laying the licenses now.....even in Star Wars's hayday they only allowed one company to make one scale of a particular item....now it seems that they are allowing a ton of different companies to make the same thing. :confused:

[Darklord Dave]

I don't really see this scale as posable. And the same price as the 1/6th version? I'm wondering who they think they're market is. At that price they'll have to sell twice as many units as SSC does in 1/6.

[galactiboy]

I imagine this will end up at shops like FYE and Spensers. So probably a bit wider of a brick and mortar sales and then all the usual on-line dealers. But to me they take up more space than the quality would allow.

[IrishJedi]

I imagine this will end up at shops like FYE and Spensers. So probably a bit wider of a brick and mortar sales and then all the usual on-line dealers.

Yeah, that and comic shops, who make up Diamond's real market base.

[Mr_Vader]

A photo of Indy, courtesy of K_D at RS:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1453/diamondindianasz4.jpg

[gambit]

:pow :toilet_cl

Sorry but he looks horrible like the other 18" talking pieces :D

[trebor]

What is wrong with Indy's left hand?

[DarkArtist81]

What is wrong with Indy's left hand?

Indy had a stroke... :lol

[gatchatom]

Is it just me or is the hat totally wrong?

[galactiboy]

Indy had a stroke... :lol

Man, I hate to admit but I had the same thought, that or some kind of paulsy... what's up with that? Looked like Luke had the same thing?!?

It looks pretty good if you were going for an 18" toy or maybe for a younger collector. But I just don't see $75 here... but with that kind of price I could see them ending up on clearance after awhile.

[icruise]

Obviously the Sideshow version is WAY better in every way, but I don't think the face sculpt is too terrible, compared to some. That hand is bizarre, though.

[JustinLuck]

If it wasn't for those odd looking hands, they look halfway decent.

[JustinLuck]

I like how they call him "A New Hope" Luke Skywalker when he is wearing his jedi attire.

Here:

http://www.kid4life.com/yoda2/dc2008.jpg

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[galactiboy]

I think they are supposed be releasing a large amount of the ANH Luke, but the ROTJ one will be more limited... cheap-o's will probably use the same headsculpt :lol

[IrishJedi]

A photo of Indy, courtesy of K_D at RS:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1453/diamondindianasz4.jpg

That hand scares the crap outta me! :google :google

However, I must admit that overall it looks better than I'd expected.

[JustinLuck]

Luke looks more like Robert Leonard from House M.D.

http://content9.flixster.com/photo/31/47/91/3147911_tml.jpg

[DarthNeil]

With the hand like that he'd be great posed on the crapper :Flush really exerting himself or maybe curled up on the floor having a seizure....:google

[Blackhole]

What is wrong with Indy's left hand?

IT'S THE CLAW!!!

[Spiker]

That Diamond stuff is horrible. This company is totally outdated. Diamond pls stop it.

[AmanaMatt]

Their 18"ers are really pretty terrible looking.

[thedarkknight]

A photo of Indy, courtesy of K_D at RS:

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1453/diamondindianasz4.jpg

I have to say; it doesn't look as bad as I thought it would, but his hands make him look like "handy-man" from In Living Color.

[Andy Bergholtz]

That kung-fu hand is more compelling evidence that DST is indeed using the pre-existing Bruce Lee body that Art Asylum developed. It's no wonder the price point is so low on these.

[IrishJedi]

That's pretty cheap and cheesy, then. Even more of a reason to avoid these. :monkey4

[jedibear]

*shudder* thank the maker for Sideshow...

This thing makes the Hasbro one look like a high-end figure...

I have a bad feeling that we're seeing a little of the TPM syndrome here...everyone with a factory in China being granted a license to produce something from this property...flooding the market with TONS of crap...can the "applause" figures be far behind? Where's the talking bank? :lol

[IrishJedi]

And they haven't even announced the Burger King fast food tie-in yet, have they?

[galactiboy]

That kung-fu hand is more compelling evidence that DST is indeed using the pre-existing Bruce Lee body that Art Asylum developed. It's no wonder the price point is so low on these.

Good point, I figured it was the Lee body... no way DST would develop something that nice. But the hand is a kung-fu one isn't it :lol Oh man, they are so lame :rolleyes:

[Darth Waller]

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1453/diamondindianasz4.jpg

http://simpsons.ugo.com/images/halloween-episodes/monkeys-paw.jpg

[Billy Ray]

I like how he is wearing his bag like a purse. And what is that thing hanging off of his backside? I am assuming it is a scabbard or something...it can't be his whip...maybe it's a tail? Also, that hat looks like the one that came with Johnny West back in the day. Come to think of it, the headsculpt almost looks ike Johnny West too ;-) I guess this is the reason Diamond Select didn't allow photography at Toyfair. Hopefully, these are just mock ups and the real thing will be better.

[Prime Clone]

It's actually not as bad as I feared. Might pick one or two up. Looking forward to seeing more of the SW and Trek ones too.

[Nolocke]

Diamond is horrible, the company is trash and so are the products they make. Quality over quantity any day.

[icruise]

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1453/diamondindianasz4.jpg

http://www.action-figure.com/images/01/08/bruce.jpg

Gee, I hope that it's just for the prototype that they used this body, but I wouldn't bet on it.

[galactiboy]

Looks pretty similar, but with some smoothing down of features and an added wrist cut. Do you know if that Lee pictured is a production piece or a prototype?

http://tf08.figures.com/data/689/medium/DSC_0516.JPGhttp://www.action-figure.com/images/01/08/bruce.jpg

[icruise]

Looks the same to me -- just a different angle and color to the photo.

[galactiboy]

No they are a bit different, notice cut mid forearm on the new and no cut mid forearm on Lee. Also you an tell the sculpting (pretty sure) is a bit deeper on Lee's abs and more definition of his neck muscles, could be a paint effect, but it looks like sculpting is a bit different as well.

But that's why I asked if the Lee was a proto or production piece as those are details that could easily have changed. Although clearly if not exactly the same, they are related products. And it makes sense since DST took over Art Asylums lines.

[IrishJedi]

One would hope they at least design and produce a new, human left hand. :google

[galactiboy]

I hope so, no kung-fu/palsy grip needed on these guys :lol And to me what's funny is they show it on every figure so far... wtf?!?

[chuck20]

i hope someone told em that making new sets of hands is far cheaper than building a whole new body. still, once i get sideshow Indy, i won't need any other Indy collectable.

[galactiboy]

Yeah, the 18" talking version just doesn't do it for me. But I'm sure it will make some people happy.