Gawker should really open a new blog channel dedicated only to toys of all kinds. That would be cool.

Nintenboy01

@freakshow1: I second that emoticon!

I also DEMAND a follow up to the LEGO 'Falcon!

strider_mt2k

@freakshow1:

Dude.............BOB ROSS RULES(ED?)!!!!!!

Out2gtcha

@Spaceboy:
See Striders 3rd comment and link. Also, it technically wasn't fantasy. Although it neither made it into production nor service, it was an actual prototype from Blohm & Voss called the BV-38.
Black Sun models makes an all resin 1/72 scale model of it:
[www.starshipmodeler.biz]

@mrAnderson:
See same above.

Out2gtcha

my son got the set with the covered truck for xmas!

DoPeY5007

Where is the dog? Wasn't he named Indiana?

fastm3driver

@Sihanouk-s-Poodle: Can you even buy Indiana Jones films in Germany? At least they have the soldiers in khaki.

I want the German plane and the bald mechanic!

mrAnderson

@jesusdiaz:
Update on the Falcon please!

@Purple Dave:

Step away from the computer. Go outside. Take deep breath. Release. Repeat.

freakshow1

Harrison Ford is _not_ the only actor to be made into a minifig twice. Aside from Alfred Molina (as BloggyMcBlogBlog pointed out) and the plethora of costume changes (for pretty much every main SW character _except_ Leia and Amidala, the latter of which still hasn't shown up in the outfit she was wearing in the original LEGO Episode I logo), there's a valid argument that Temura Morrison holds the claim for the greatest number of minifigs, given that he has played Jango Fett, pretty much every Clonetrooper, and redubbed Boba Fett's lines for the DVDs. Given the sheer number of minor characters that have been given minifigs in the Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, and Spiderman lines (and the remote possibility that any of those characters were played by any of the NBA players or Ferrari race drivers that got their own minifigs), there's a lot more possibility for multi-minifig actors than I'd care to research (I'm not counting the Batman line because all of the minifigs in that property are archtypical, rather than being based on any specific movie/series, but if you allowed a rather large stretch you'd have to consider that the Joker minifig could be based on Mark Hammil's B:TAS portrayal, which given the hairstyle isn't a great stretch of the imagination when compared to that of the current anime-style series).

As to the Temple Escape set, the great thing is that they managed to include _EVERY_ booby trap in the model, including three that weren't notated in the article photo (the stone door, the pit, and the collapsing altar). Oh, and there's a snake to put in the front seat of the plane. The Well of Souls set actually comes with _10_ snakes (five red, five green) and an overhead dumper to drop them from, but no Sallah (no monkey either). The truck chase set is _very_ complex, even though it only features two vehicles, a horse, and three minifigs (the fenders alone are more complex than most LEGO cars). Ironically, the back of the truck holds a gold chest full of jewels and coins instead of the excellent Ark from the WoS or, more appropriately, a crate. Oh, and all four classic sets have shown up in both Toys "R" Us stores (expect a hefty mark-up) and Target locally, so they're all out in the wild.

Now, pics have already surfaced for the new Crystal Skull sets (this is by no means the only current source, but it does have pretty much every LEGO IJ photo that has been released to date):
[www.brickshelf.com]

For the Batman sets, the set names have been broken, but no photos have shown up as yet. One of my biggest gripes has been fixed, which is that while I've been able to make 100% LEGO custom minifigs of many supporting characters that aren't included in the official series (currently including Batgirl, Clayface, Firefly, Manbat, Mad Hatter, Red Hood, and Black Mask), I have not come across a happy solution for one of my favorite Bat-villains: Harley Quinn. The set names are for 2008 are:

7884 Batman's Buggy: The Escape of Mr. Freeze
7885 Robin's Scuba Jet: Attack of The Penguin
7886 The Batcycle: Harley Quinn's Hammer Truck
7888 The Tumbler: Joker's Ice Cream Surprise

Clearly #7886 will introduce Quinn in LEGO form (which means she should be included in the upcoming LEGO Batman video game), and #7888 will finally take advantage of an odd gap in their use of the license, which is the utter lack of current sets based on the new Batman movies. They're supposed to have the right to draw from the comics, and any current movies or TV series, but the closest they seem to have come to stepping outside the comic books is the Batmobile set, which looks vaguely inspired on the Burton-mobile, and includes a version of Batman that looks directly based on the Keaton costume.

@THE DUDE:
That's the Hovito temple from Raiders, not the Temple of Doom.

Purple Dave

@Sihanouk-s-Poodle: That's quite unfortunate. :\

Roflcopter_Down

If LEGO included SS minifigures, they would have been unable to sell the sets in Germany.

"Unfortunately, you'll be riding with a cargo of live poultry."

Sihanouk-s-Poodle

Gotta love marketing... bring out new games based on LEGO Indy and LEGO Batman, and then come out with toys to match.... nice move LEGO.

ColdAsIce

Sweet i can finally have my Aquaraiders vs. Nazi battles that i always wanted. Thanx Lego!

P3nnst8r

Und ziss is how vie say Good-bye in Chermony!

chuckwrona

speaking of planes, where's the fantasy lufwtwaffe bomber/transport from Raiders?

Spaceboy

@Out2gtcha: See my comments there. :D

strider_mt2k

@strider_mt2k:
@OMG!!! Ponies!!!:

Yes, we are not so very different. That is because Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father...

Windhawk

@strider_mt2k:

So does that set come with a big, bald sleeveless-shirt minifig with and clenched fists?

..........and maybe a little "lego" spatter on the rudder and wing right by one of the props.

Out2gtcha

Since Doc-Ock was a minifig, doesn't that make Alfred Molina the second actor to have two minifigs based on him?

BloggyMcBlogBlog

This is my favorite, though it's not official and there is the whole "symbol of hatred" issue being discussed over it.

[gadgets.boingboing.net]

strider_mt2k

Screw being 10 again. I'm so buying that Hydroplane.

Kaiser-Machead

Awesome! It's like a Harrison Ford movies make the best Lego sets. All the Star Wars based stuff, and the Falcon of course, and now these. I wish I was 10 again....

DickNervous

@dofermento: Yup. That was in the movie also. Hard too see, but it was one of those things Lucas does. Just like the R2-D2 head on the top of the pole in the ark opening scene. Also, did you notice the 2001 A Space Odysee pod in Episode 4 of Star Wars?

nightsky

I'm in on this. As a Lego Star Wars fan, I see Lucas has inked another deal that keeps my remaining credit card balance going to Lego once again.

chillywilly

Um, if that's not Marion in the Lost Tomb (7621), then who is the girl fig? Also, anybody else noticed that R2-D2 and C3PO are in the top, center glyphs in the Lost Tomb.

dofermento

@Windhawk: They're in there, they're just called "Badds," and their leader is called "Master-D."

92BuickLeSabre

Strider:

You and I are very much alike. Geekology is our religion, yet we have both fallen from the pure faith. Our methods have not differed as much as you pretend. I am but a shadowy reflection of you. It would take only a nudge to make you like me. To push you out of the light.

OMG!!! Ponies!!!

"Throw me the idol and I'll throw you the whip!"

I saw some of these at Toys r us last week. I was crushed when my kid showed no interest in spending he gift card on them...

Bender

@strider_mt2k: I hate snakes, Jacques. I HATE 'EM!

OMG!!! Ponies!!!

@aelver: C'mon, That's just Reggie!

Show a little back bone.

strider_mt2k

Indy could never bring himself to use Fishing Dude's services again after the 'boa incident'.

aelver

That's a SeaPlane. A HydroPlane is a racing boat that planes on top of, or just above the water. A HydroFoil has a water wing. A SeaPlane is an aircraft that has landing gear that floats on the water.

nightsky

Looking pretty swish I must say.

SnowLeopard

Minifig Sean Connery! Suh-WEET!

Still, the absence of Sallah makes me sad. Maybe they'll release a minifig-only set with Sallah, Marcus Brody, Marion, Short-round, and assorted Nazis.

finite_elephant

Dang, I was really hoping for a Sallah. "Asps. Very dangerous. You go first."

bms

Nice!

Oh man, LEGO Ark of the Covenant!

Don't look into it.

strider_mt2k

@jesusdiaz: Indy vs. Stormtroopers.

Sweeeeet....

Windhawk

Now they just need to come out with a set with Mola Ram from the Temple of Doom ready to rip out someone's heart. Kali Ma!

PeterMan2070

@Windhawk: fair comment. I guess Lego won't risk putting SS soldiers in their sets. What a PR clusterfuck that would be. Maybe they can put Star Wars storm troopers instead.

jesusdiaz

What? No Lego Nazi Black-shirts!?

Windhawk

I like the fishing dude. He knows how to have a good time. Seems a little out of place in the temple of doom but eh. He's gotta eat too.

THE DUDE

Incredible. Those look like so much fun. DAMN YOU LEGO!

Balance_In_Life

@Nintenboy01: Cool? That would absolutely awesome. But I think here in Gizmodo we already cover the coolest toys. After all, they are all gadgets. On the other hand, there's plenty of stuff out there, out of the usual ToysRus circles, that are not gadgets.

I doubt the market will be big enough.

@strider_mt2k: Strider, Freakshow, it's coming.

jesusdiaz

Actually I bought the Temple Escape set at Toys R Us before Christmas so it is certainly out before February 2008. shop.lego.com says it is just back ordered until Jan 18th right now.

And yes, I have built it and it is excellent.
Not as cool as my Falcon though...

briancarlstrom

The Lost Tomb set does indeed have snakes. In fact, there's a little lever in the back of the set that drops the snakes from above onto the minifigs below.

I'm also impressed with how accurately the Prof. Henry Jones minifig resembles Sean Connery.

Carda39

AWWWWWWWW no amrish puri???

ajile