Tron

Tron

Diamond Select - Kingdom Hearts

'Member Tron?  Tron Legacy?  You know...the successful revisiting that turned a profit but Disney shelved any potential sequels after they bought out Star Wars?  Fuck you, Bob Iger...

Anyway...new Classic Tron figures!  And they actually look like Bruce Boxleitner and David Warner!  I hope someone gives Mr. Warner one of these or it was part of a likeness deal because, with all the great movies he's been in, I don't think he's ever had a figure like this.  There's still hope that "Evil" will see the light of day on account of a new Time Bandits series in the works.

The figures look great and sport more articulation than was expected from the early promo images.  They looked like they may not have any knee articulation.  Final product?  Double-jointed knees!  The paint and lines are clean and my only gripes are that the costume is a bit restrictive with elbow movement and they did not come with identity discs...but I stole some fudge-ably scaled, glow-in the-dark ones from their smaller, retro counterparts!

Sora and Goofy look awesome, all decked out for the grid.  Articulation is similar with earlier versions of these characters.  Sora has the Tron-ed out Keyblade and Goofy gets nothing.  Aw, c'mon!  Small weapons getting cut as saving measures can't reduce cost all that much!  Not as much as you would save cutting a full character from...hey, where's Donald?!  Ugh...guess we'll have to keep our fingers crossed for a Walgreens budget release...

The lack of Donald is even more baffling considering the third pack from this Kingdom Hearts wave.  Mickey in his robes is the main draw here, and the larger Heartless is all-new...but another standard, inarticulate Darkness?  Sure, he's got a nifty, translucent purple paint job, but we couldn't even get a reused Keyblade for the Head Cheese?!  At least these negatives aren't as disappointing as the world selection for KH3!

I threw in a Tron Legacy Clu figure that I picked up on Ebay.  I didn't buy these with the movie's release, as they were slightly larger in scale than most figures I collected.  He's about 7.5 inches tall...so not too bad next to these new figures.  The articulation is not great, but I did always think the electronic gimmick was neato.  With the press of a button, a young Jeff Bridges flickers in the helmet and spouts several lines of dialog, appearing to be moving his mouth in an old school video sort of way.

If you like Kingdom Hearts, these figures are a win.  If you like Tron, these are a super win.  Get 'em while the gettin's good.  It's surprising that Disney let these guys out to play.  Tron isn't even featured in KH3...must be some big fans over at Diamond Select!  End of line...

Indiana Mickey and Adventure Kermit

Indiana Mickey

and

Adventure Kermit

Disney Parks exclusive/Palisades Toys

Outside of Mutt Williams puzzles and overproduced copies of The Last Crusade, finding Indiana Jones stuff is pretty rare out and about at flea markets and second-hand stores.  That's not really a complaint, as it makes finding a diamond in the rough that much more special and it's a collection that doesn't get that out of hand like some others.  Every once in a while, I hit Ebay for some pieces I missed or were not readily available to me at the time of their release.

Indiana Mickey was a Disney Parks exclusive so, living in Missouri, it's quite a drive to the nearest Adventure Outpost (1,100 miles and some change).  He is close to the 3 3/4 inch scale like the Kenner/Hasbro Indy or Star Wars

lines.

He only has 4 points of articulation: swivel head, arms, and waist.  Not the most posable of figures, but animated characters don't usually lend themselves to action figure articulation easily.  Sure beats a plain bendable figure at least.

I got one sealed on card as a display piece and a loose incomplete one to play with.  Missing out on the whip (and idol) that came with the packaged one, I gave him a spare from one of my many Indy figures.  These are pretty inexpensive on Ebay, ranging from $8-12 plus shipping.  I think I snagged the loose one for just a couple of bucks.

Adventure Kermit was a traveling convention exclusive from around 2004.  This was well after Disney had enslaved bought the Muppets, but well before they enslaved bought Indiana Jones.  So you won't find any official Indy logos or branding on the packaging, only a reference on the back to make sure they could get away with something like this under the guise of loving parody.

His hat sticks to his head with magnets and he comes with a whip, a gun, and Golden Gonzo idol.

He is close to 5-inches tall and has multiple points of articulation: swivel head, jointed shoulders, hinged elbows, swivel wrists, swivel waist, t-crotch legs, hinged knees, and swivel feet.

Kermit wasn't too terribly expensive online.  I think I got him for around $18 shipped.  Both are random but fun pieces of Disneyana and Indiana Jones collectibles.  Cheesy, but not Star Wars excessive cheesy.  Speaking of cheesy...I found a "Kindom of the Crystal Skull" popcorn bucket at a local "antique" mall.  Not exactly the find of the century, but for $3.50 it makes a nice Toht tote for better collectibles.