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Oct 6 2023

Indiana Jones Adventure Series (The Last Crusade): Indy, Henry Jones Sr., and Grail Knight by Hasbro

I don’t think anyone was really surprised that Indiana Jones didn’t get a spot at the PulseCon a couple weeks back. With the Dial of Destiny flopping hard Hasbro seems content to push out the figures already revealed and sweep the rest under the rug. I really have to wonder what liability Disney has when they sell a license to a franchise and then run that franchise into the ground. The Ollies and the Ross stores around here are like a graveyard of Hasbro-Disney product all stacked high and on deep discount. Maybe this stuff will wind up there, but I was willing to support the line with pre-orders. And I for one am glad we got what we got, as this is probably the last time we’ll see Indiana Jones toys in my lifetime.

The last time I checked out the the 6-inch Adventure Series, we looked at three figures from The Last Crusade, and we’re doing it again today. The figures come in the same style of fully enclosed boxes and I like these quite a bit. The character art on the side panels looks great, especially when they’re all lined up on the shelf, and there are little scenes from the film down below. This is another Build-An-Artifact Wave, allowing you to build the table that held the various grails. I won’t be building it, because it requires you to buy two figures from Dial of Destiny and even when they do hit clearance, it’ll be too much to pay for figures I don’t want just to build the table. Thankfully, the three figures I’m looking at today come with some grails, so I’m happy to have those. Elsa Schneider is in this wave too, but she appears to be shipping later. Let’s start with Indy…

I won’t spend a whole lot of time with Indy, as he’s mostly recycled from the Raiders of the Lost Ark figure we got in the first wave, right down to his accessories. But hey, I liked this figure body the first time and I like it now too. The main difference is the re-sculpted collar and the necktie. As near as I can tell any other slight differences in the body and clothing are just variances in the molding process. I will say that the tab on the whip loop actually works this time, so I’m not sure if that’s something they changed or I just got lucky, but it’s a nice surprise. If it weren’t for the necktie, I’d happily take this figure as my all-purpose Indy figure.

The portrait is new and it’s rather perplexing. It has less paint, less sculpted detail, and yet somehow manages to look better to me than Raiders Indy. Now, I wasn’t completely down on the first portrait, but I wasn’t in love with it either. This one is a much better likeness to me, but it lacks some of the detail, like Ford’s ubiquitous chin scar. The hat is also actually removable this time, but I’m not sure why because if you take it off you just get a baldy head with a tab coming out of it. All in all, this is a big improvement if you weren’t keen on the first head.

You get the same three accessories that came with the Raiders release, which includes his revolver, a coiled whip and an uncoiled whip. They’re all identical and overall pretty good. The uncoiled whip doesn’t seem long enough at all, but that was a problem with the first release too. Pity they didn’t fix that.

The one new accessory here is the MP-40. It’s not up to GI JOE Classified weapons quality, but it’s a decent sculpt and looks great in his hands. So, overall I’m really happy with this figure and it’s a solid representation of Indy in the third film. It was definitely worth it to me to double-dip on the character. Moving on to the the senior Jones…

I didn’t have a lot of expectations for this Henry Sr, but boy there’s a lot to like here. The suited body is has some nice detail, but they could have done a better job matching up the sculpted sleeves with the vest part of the jacket. It can be finessed to look better, but it’s also going to have gaps which just seem extra obvious on this figure. For some reason I really love how prominently the bowtie pops. The vest also looks really good with the sculpted cinching around the buttons. I realize that a suited figure isn’t the most exciting thing around, but it feels like Hasbro poured some extra love into this body and I can appreciate that.

The portrait is excellent and I can’t believe that Hasbro pulled off removable glasses that look this good in this scale. Not only do they hook behind the ears and stay put, with the hat helping to keep them secured. On top of that I really dig this likeness a lot. I think it’s a tad stronger with the hat and glasses off, but it works for me either way. I think this is probably my first Sean Connery figure, so it’s nice to see they did him justice. Just a wonderful job all around!

Henry Sr. comes with three accessories: His suitcase, his umbrella, and his diary all of which are very well done. The only thing I’m going to gripe about here is that i wish they made it so you could pass the umbrella through the straps of the suitcase like he did in the movie. Big deal? Nah. I’m just looking for things to nitpick. Once again, the sculpts on all of these make it look like Hasbro put some love into them and the weathering on the briefcase is especially nice. Let’s wrap things up with The Grail Knight…

I was particularly excited for this figure, not just for the character from the film, but because I love collecting figures of knights in general. So, I would have bought this guy even if I wasn’t collecting this line and as it turns out he may be my favorite figure in the Adventure Series so far. Hasbro did a really nice job sculpting his quilted tunic, making it look sufficiently puffy to hide the chain mail hauberk that no doubt lies underneath. Even the symbol of The Knights of the Cruciform Sword on his chest is sculpted as well as painted. The exposed chainmail on the hands and lower legs looks amazing and has a nice silver finish. The belt is sculpted as part of the lower half of the tunic and has a peg hole to attach the sword scabbard to.

The cape both hangs off the neck and pegs into the back and it fits the figure well, hugging the shoulders tightly. Of course, that means that it also curtails the range of motion in those shoulders, or at least the right one in particular. Fortunately, if you want to go with some action poses, you can just take the cape off. The plastic has a cool texture that makes it look very cottony and you get another sculpted Cruciform Sword symbol on the left shoulder of the cape and also painted red.

The likeness to actor Robert Eddison is really spot on. This may be the strongest head sculpt Hasbro has produced in this line. The chainmail hood is sculpted as part of the head and frames his face perfectly, and they nailed the rather distinctive contours of his cheek bones. Even the printing and sculpt of the beard is terrific.

The sword fits easily into the scabbard, which pegs into the figure securely. The hilt is silver and looks to be strongly influenced by one of the hilt patterns attributed to Richard the Lionheart. It’s a nicely detailed sculpt, I just wish the blade was painted as well instead of left as gray plastic. Unfortunately, the hilt is rather loose in his gripping hand and that’s weird since it’s the only accessory he comes with that’s meant specifically for him to hold, but you can still make it work.

As I mentioned earlier, I won’t be building the table for this wave because I don’t want to pick up the Dial of Destiny figures, but the various Grails are a nice bonus.

This is a great assortment of figures and it really feels like The Last Crusade is getting most of the love in this series. I’m glad I double-dipped on Indy, because he has some improvements over the Raiders version. As for Henry Sr and The Grail Knight, well they’re both excellent figures in their own right with some superb head sculpts. It’s a shame that Dr. Schneider will be arriving late for the party, but I’ll be sure to check her out here when she arrives. In the meantime, I also have a Raiders of the Lost Ark based two-pack waiting to be opened, and I’ll check that out when I return to this line in a week or so.

Aug 14 2023

Indiana Jones Adventure Series (Raiders of the Lost Ark): Staff of Ra Headpiece by Hasbro

It seems like forever ago that the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny hype train pulled into the station with a wet thud and then chugged on off into the sunset. I’m on record saying that I didn’t love or hate the movie, it was just something I watched and have since mostly forgotten. But, just like Crystal Skull, at least it meant new toys, and while I’m waiting for more of the 6-inch Adventure Series figures to show up, I decided to have a look at today’s worthless bronze medallion.

OK, it is neither worthless or bronze, and I don’t even know what to call it. It’s not what I would consider a prop replica, so let’s go with roleplay item? Yeah, that sounds right. It’s officially part of the Adventure Series much in the way Hasbro has released helmets and lightsabers as part of their Star Wars Black Series. But it’s definitely aimed at collectors, because how many kids are running around asking their parents for a plastic toy of a Hebrew artifact designed to locate the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant? Actually, I would have loved to have this when I was a kid, but I guess I was a pretty weird kid. I’m almost positive this was an online exclusive, because I never saw it in any of the toy aisles. It comes in a simple fully enclosed box with some nice artwork of Indy using the Medallion in the Cairo Map Room.

Out of the box, the set includes three pieces: The Medallion, a very abbreviated version of the staff, and a base. You will need to have a screwdriver handy to pop in the two AA batteries needed for the light effect. I think Hasbro did a great job designing the whole display piece, as it’s perfect for putting on a desk or bookshelf and it has a pretty nice shelf presence to it without actually including the entirety of the really long staff. There are actually four holes that you can put the staff into, but only one is the correct one that will light it up. OK, that’s kind of clever, I see what you did there, Hasbro.

While the base isn’t terrible, I definitely think it’s the weakest element of the whole set. It is, however, fairly heavy, as it holds the batteries and electronics. In addition to the holes for the staff, you get some deeply cut hieroglyphs and some spray to look like sand. The edges are sculpted to look like rock to give it a kind of pedestal display effect. Like I said, nothing here is bad, but I think the hieroglyphs look a bit too chunky and fake. Then again, it’s a toy and not a high end replica, so I should probably cut it some slack.

The Medallion itself is actually quite impressive in terms of the sculpt and finish. I’ve seen some rather expensive replicas of this piece get the finish all wrong by making it shiny gold and not antiqued bronze. Yeah, there should be a bit more of a sheen to it than this one has, but it still looks better to me than a bright mirror polish I’ve seen on the metal ones. The sculpted detail is quite nice with with all the feathers in the bird and the Hebrew lettering laid out around the circumference. I also think the red crystal in the center looks great. Overall, it feels like it’s sized pretty correctly, albeit maybe a tad too thick, but I’m not even sure about that. The Medallion can be detached from the staff just by pulling it off, but it’s a bit scary because it locks in pretty tight. It would have been cool if Hasbro included a chain.

There’s a triangular button on the top of the front of the staff that will activate the lights when you press it and turn them off when you press it again. This causes the red crystal in the center (OK, slighly off-center) to light as well as the lettering around the edges. Yeah, Hasbro took some liberties with this effect, because I’m pretty sure the lettering on the prop was not intended to be lighting up when the sun struck the central crystal. Still, it does make for a really cool effect, and it’s more impressive than just the crystal being lit. So, a bunch of demerits for lack of screen accuracy on the light feature, but I’ll take back a few of those to honor the Hasbro designers who made a cooler looking effect. I will say the lights are pretty bright and readily visible even in a well lit environment.

Yeah, that’s it. A pretty short review today, but there’s only so much I can say about this thing. I picked up the Headpiece for just under $50, and I’m actually pretty happy with it, especially since I haven’t been seeing it clearanced out yet. Sure, it’s a plastic toy so it’s not going to win over the prop replica collectors, but I wasn’t about to drop a ton of money on any of those and this makes for a nice display piece among my Indiana Jones figures and vehicles. It’s an oddball item for sure, but I think it’s cool that Hasbro took a risk and delivered something like this.

Jun 28 2023

Indiana Jones Adventure Series (The Last Crusade): Indy, Kazim, and Donovan by Hasbro

The fifth Indiana Jones film hits theaters this weekend, and I’m still debating whether I want to see it in the theater or just wait for streaming. I wish I was more excited about it, but between its hugely troubled production history and the fact that even the trailer and John Williams score couldn’t get me excited, I’m just not feeling it at all. And that’s saying something since Raiders of the Lost Ark remains one of my all time favorite movies. But enough about all that, we’re here today to talk about action figures and The Last Crusade. It was the first Indy flick I was old enough to see on my own and I thought it did a great job toning down the darker themes of the second and embracing more of the rip-roaring adventure of the first. Throw Sean Connery into the mix, and you’ve just got a case of pure movie magic.

Hasbro released three figures so far based on Indy’s third outing. These were each stand alone releases not tied to any Build-An-Artifact gimmick. I’m also pretty sure these were each exclusive to various retailers. I was going to pass on these, as I don’t consider any of them to be absolute must-have releases… well, maybe one… but when it comes to Indiana Jones toys , I guess I’m an easy mark. The packaging is the same as what we saw with the Build-An-Ark Wave, so let’s just jump in and start with Indy himself.

This release was referred to as Professor Jones, but it’s really just the gray suit he wore while traveling to Venice. Obviously, this is not the most exciting looking action figure out there, but I’m surprised at how much I’ve taken to it. I think the pants and sleeves do look a little chunky, but overall the suit is executed pretty well, with the usual soft plastic vest and sleeves sculpted on the arms. The vest under the coat looks really nice, as does the striping on the shirt and the perfect bowtie. Bowties are cool! The outfit is rounded out with his brown leather shoes. There’s nothing extraordinary here, but it all looks pretty good.

The head sculpt is solid and this is the first time we’re getting Indy with no hat in this line. There’s some things I like about this portrait more than the regular Indy head, and I dig how prominent they made the scar on his chin.

Indy comes with three accessories, and surprisingly none of them are weapons! The first is the Grail Diary wrapped as a mail parcel. It’s simple enough, but well done with a sculpted string and some postage markings on one side. He can hold it pretty well in either hand. “I should have mailed it to the Marx Brothers!”

Next up is the rather grizzly makeshift torch that he constructed in the Venice sewer using a human bone. I love this piece and the flame effect looks really good. You could probably use this accessory in a number of different Further Adventures scenes as you play with your Indy figures!

And finally, you get one of the Grail Markers in the form of Sir Richard’s shield, and this piece is absolutely gorgeous. The large kite shield includes the inscriptions on the front with red and white paint, and a rather shabby looking back showing some rust and wear. The shield actually has two arm straps, so Indy could wield it like an actual shield, which would have been cool to see in that sequence. All in all, I think Hasbro delivered a solid figure here with all the right accessories to push it over the edge. Now let’s check out Kazim!

Kazim, member of The Brotherhood of the Cruciform Sword was a pretty cool side character. Having a secret organization designed to protect the artifact Indy was after was a new and interesting idea for the third adventure. And I have to admit, I’m amazed that we got a 6-inch scale figure of Kazim, because we didn’t even get him in Hasbro’s last 3 3/4-inch line, and that was pretty extensive. Kazim sports a striped double-breasted suit with a rose on his lapel and a sculpted collar and necktie under it. The suit looks a little puffy, but not too bad.

To me, the portrait looks a little more like a caricature than realistic. I can’t quite place the actor’s name but his fez is familiar. YEAH, I WENT THERE, DEAL WITH IT!!! Still, the face has a lot of character and I like the deep creases around his nose and the bushy mustache. To be honest, I was most excited about this figure because of the little arsenal he comes with, so let’s check out the guns!

First off, you get an awesome little C96 Mauser, which seemed to be the official weapon of The Order. I love the sculpt and the finish on this little pistol and it’s definitely a cool weapon to circulate around the Indy figures. The barrel is extremely thin and fragile though, so I gotta be really careful if I bag this figure with his accessories. I may wind up folding it in a piece of cardboard.

Next up is Mauser bolt action rifle, which looks to be a mish-mash of different styles. Even so, I think the detail in the sculpt is quite nice on this one, but it feels rather undersized to me. Even if it was intended to be a carbine, I think it would still be too small and besides, the barrel would look different. My only other grip here is that a little woodgrain sculpt or paint would have looked nice. Unfortunately, this one is a thumbs down for me. Although I was impressed that he could get into a pretty decent firing pose with it.

But all is redeemed with this sweet MP28. Yes, the sculpt feels a little toony and again I’d like to see some woodgrain on the stock, but I loved seeing this gun in action during the boat chase and I’m thrilled to have a version in this scale for my little plastic peoples. Kazim is a fun figure, but I probably should have waited until he turned up at clearance. Moving on to our last figure… Walter Donovan.

Donovan was a pretty cool villain for the third film, and I’ll admit I didn’t see his heel turn coming, but then I was a dumb kid when I saw this movie so that’s my excuse. It probably doesn’t hurt that I absolutely love Julian Glover and would you believe this is my third figure bearing his likeness? Obviously one of the others is General Veers from The Empire Strikes Back, and the third is Count Scarlioni from Doctor Who! Donovan comes sporting his desert expedition outfit, which consists of a military style coat, belted at the waist and some flared military-style trousers with high boots. The sculpting on the costume looks great and his black shirt and striped tie look really sharp.

The head sculpt is… OK. I don’t see a whole lot of Glover in it and I probably couldn’t guess who it was from just the head. It would probably go like this, “Who’s that?” “Julian Glover!” “Oooooh, right. I see it now.” I think the portrait is perhaps a little younger looking than it should be based on his appearance in the film. There’s a bit of slop on the gray paint along his hairline, but all in all I’m OK with what we got here.

You also get an alternate “He chose poorly” head, which is really cool. It’s not as mind-blowingly gruesome as Toht’s melting face from the first wave of figures, but it’s still pretty gnarly and a very nice bonus.

Donovan comes with three accessories, the first of which is a gun, which is a kind of piss-poor approximation of his Walther PPK. It’s just kind of chunky and bland and I don’t like it. But hey, it’s a gun.

Next is the piece of the Grail Marker tablet, and boy did Hasbro do a beautiful job on this piece. The lettering is so sharp and legible it just looks fantastic.

And finally, we have one of the false Grails that Elsa chose for Donovan to drink from. It’s a nice little sculpt and a pretty good representation of the screen used prop.

All three of these are pretty decent figures, but I think I would say that only Donovan is what I would consider a must-have, because it’s nice to have at least one villain from The Last Crusade. We did get Ernst Vogel in Hasbro’s last 3 3/4-inch line, so maybe it’s possible we’ll see him again, and Hasbro has already revealed that we’ll be getting an Elsa Schneider figure in a future wave, so that’s cool. Professor Indy wins me over with some excellent accessories, and while I like two of Kazim’s three guns, he’s the one I could take or leave. There was one more Exclusive released in this assortment, but it was Club Obi-Wan Indy from Temple of Doom. I haven’t picked that one up yet, but I probably will, and if so I’ll probably check him out with the rest of the Temple of Doom figures when they finally ship.

Apr 10 2023

Indiana Jones Adventure Series: Major Toht and Rene Belloq (Raiders of the Lost Ark) by Hasbro

Just last week I was telling one of my toy collector buddies how I thought Hasbro was probably done with Indiana Jones after this wave and the few exclusives we’ve seen. And then Hasbro went apeshit and showed off something like two-dozen more figures, so boy was I wrong. I guess it makes sense, as The Dial of Destiny has got to be the really, really last time they’re going to wring any money from this license. Also, that newest trailer did not do much for my anticipation. I mean, I adore the first three Indy films, but everything about that trailer seemed tired and old. Will I see it? Yup. And hopefully I’ll be wrong on that count too. Anyway…The rest of the Raiders of the Lost Ark wave from Hasbro’s Indiana Jones 6-inch Adventure Series arrived from Hasbro Pulse, so I’m going to check out the rest of figures in pairs. Today I’ll have a look at the baddies with Renee Belloq and Major Toht and then I’ll swing back next week to look at Sallah and Marion and the Build-A-Ark.

The packaging is the same as what we saw last time with fully enclosed boxes. Inside, the figures comes wrapped in tissue paper with a map printed on it in gold and the accessories and the Build-An-Artifact parts are in a separate bag. I commented about my issues with these enclosed boxes when I looked at Indy, so I won’t go into it again now. I will say that of all the windowless boxes Hasbro has used, I like the look of this series the most. The art design really invokes the film, even if the pictures of the figures can be misleading. Let’s start off with Toht!

I have to admit, I didn’t think Hasbro had the balls to do it, but here we are: A 6-inch scale figure of a Nazi Gestapo torturer is swinging on the pegs down your local toy aisle. I’m also a little amazed that community outrage hasn’t recalled him yet, but it’s hard for me to understand the spectrum of over-sensitivity that the world runs on these days. I found Major Arnold Ernst Toht was one of the more memorable characters in Raiders. He served as both intimidating villain and comic relief, and he had a twisted sense of humor, with lots of memorable moments. There’s a great scene where Indy stops the German caravan and threatens to blow up everyone with a rocket launcher and in the background you can see Toht just walk over to a rock and sit down, like he’s just tired of all this shit and thankful for the rest. I laugh every time! And maybe the reason I’m gassing on about film memories is because I don’t have a lot to say about this figure. It’s an evil guy in a black suit. He has a soft plastic trench coat that fits over his shoulders, very similar to what the vintage Kenner figure had, and looks really good on the figure. It has a little texturing and decent detail in the sleeves and tailoring.

On first pass I think the figure looks good, albeit this is not a figure that required a lot of paint or even sculpted detail. Like I said, it’s a guy in a black suit. I like the exposed white shirt cuffs peeking out from the jacket sleeves, and the white collar and red striped tie looks good too. They did sculpt the tiny pin on the side of his chest, but it is understandably scrubbed of any actual details showing Nazi insignia. He’s got black gloves, with a trigger finger on the right and an accessory holding hand on the left. There’s nothing spectacular here, it’s all very serviceable. But, even the wrath of God couldn’t get Toht’s elbows and knees to bend, so I had to soak him in hot water for about five minutes. I honestly don’t understand it here, because there’s no paint in those areas, just black plastic. What the hell is sticking on these figures? Anyway, the articulation is similar to what we saw with Indy, and while the rotating hinges for the elbows and knees were disappointing for him, they seem a little more appropriate here.

The portrait isn’t bad, but it does fall victim to the fact that it’s hard to do wire-frame glasses well in this scale. The arms of the glasses are kind of thick and the paint isn’t as sharp as it could be. Yeah, those specs look awful. The portrait is a passable likeness for the actor, especially when viewed from straight on. But, there are some horrendous molding seams running up the side of his face that really bring the whole thing down. When I first saw these, I honestly thought the face was detachable and that the swap-out melted face wasn’t the whole head. Lately, the issues of mold flashing and seam lines is something Hasbro needs to get there arms around.

I do find it kind of strange that they made his hat removable, while Indy’s was not, but whatever. It reminds me of the scene where he takes his hat off to wipe his head revealing his male pattern baldness. Let’s move on to accessories!

Toht comes with a Luger pistol, which has a bit more detail than Indy’s revolver. You even get painted grips, which is nice. It’s still very soft and gummy plastic though.

Secondly, you get a swap out right hand with Marion’s Medallion burned into it. I think the sculpting and paint look really good on this piece, but it doesn’t go into the wrist peg all the way and so it looks pretty bad with the peg sticking up like that. I could probably go in there with a razor and shave out the socket in the hand a bit, but I can’t be bothered. Seriously, Hasbro. How do you screw up something as simple as this?

The final accessory is an alternate head with the face melting away, and this is really well done. Sure, the glasses still look bad, but I still think the sculpt and paint look great, and I am absolutely stunned that Hasbro had the balls to include something this grizzly in with the figure. It almost makes up for the shitty fit on the extra hand.

Ultimately, I think Toht is pretty average. There’s a few areas where he excels and a few more where he fails. I definitely think he could have used a few more accessories, like maybe the poker from the bar in Nepal, or the coat hanger that looked like a torture device. Hell, they could have included the actual Medallion with him too. Maybe the extra head ate up the cost on any more accessories. OK, let’s move on to Belloq.

This is Belloq in the Hebrew ceremonial outfit he wore while opening the Ark. We got a similar figure in the original Kenner line and I believe Hasbro did him in the 3 3/4-inch line that came out with Crystal Skull. I’m tempted to say I would have rather had Indy’s rival in his regular clothes and not something this scene specific, but I’ll just come right out and say that this figure looks so good, I guess I’m glad they did it. Sure, this costume gave Hasbro a lot more to work with than Toht’s black suit, but it feels like they just poured the love into this one.

The sculpted robes have a great layered look and the checkered tunic is outstanding. In addition to the sharp paint, there’s some excellent texturing and sculpted floral motifs here and there. The sash is sculpted separately and hangs down the front, and the jeweled chest board is also separate and attached with sculpted gold chains at the shoulders. The paint on the various colored stones looks great! I was expecting the boots and legs to be reused from Indy, but to my surprise they aren’t. Also, there are slits up both sides of the robes so as not to inhibit the leg articulation, and that’s nice, but it’s not like Belloq was doing a lot action poses in this scene.

I think the portrait here is excellent. The likeness is there and you get some incredible definition in the facial sculpt. The creasing around the eyes is particularly impressive. The head wrap has some sculpted Hebrew lettering on the gold plate, and while there’s a little overspray from the gold paint, you have to get in pretty close to notice it. Also, the grim expression just oozes character.

Belloq comes with one accessory, and that’s the Ram’s Head ceremonial staff. The right hand is designed to hold it, while the left hand is flat and evocative of the scene where he holds it over the Ark while reciting the Hebrew liturgy. It’s a great looking accessory with a white ribbed grip running down most of its length and really nice detail in the golden head piece. I do wish we got a second head sculpt with this figure. I realize it would be tough to sculpt Belloq’s head exploding, but I would have loved to see his terrified expression right before it happened. It would look pretty cool displayed next to melted face Toht. Of course, I’d be surprised to get Herman Dietrich, so we couldn’t display all three together anyway, which is a shame.

And that’s the villains for this wave. Toht is merely OK. I don’t hate the figure, but I don’t really love him either. A lot of my issues with him would have been fine on a 3 3/4-inch release, but this is a premium $25 6-inch figure, so I expected more polish. Belloq, on the other hand, turned out to be the breakout star here. The sculpt and paint are top notch, and I love the head sculpt. And since we found out this weekend that we are getting a plain clothes Cairo version of Belloq, I’m happier with this release even more! Next week, I’ll finish off the wave with a look at Marion and Sallah, and we’ll hunt down the Ark of the Covenant!