“Yesterday belongs to us, Doctor Jones”
Hasbro’s 3rd general releasewave of their Indiana Jones Adventure Series figures was themed predominantly around The Last Crusade, but as with wave 2, they have also shoe-horned in a couple of figures from The Dial of Destiny. Jurgen Voller is packed in the now-established Adventure Series square window-less box packaging with the decor paying homage to the Indiana Jones red-line travel map overlaid with images of the figure and the generic Indy logo.
The side art is sand coloured and character-specific, while the alternative spine includes a checklist of releases and a breakdown of the various ‘build-an-artifact’ parts spread across the wave. Only on the rear of the box is any reference made to Dial of Destiny as the source of the figure alongside a visual guide of the figure, the accessories, and the build-an-artifact parts. There is no inclusion on the packaging of any synopsis for the movie or background info for the character.
The Jurgen Voller figure is designed on his look during the hunt for the Dial in 1969. He is designed in his brown suit which is all cast in its base colour with the only paint app the blue cuffs of his shirt at the end of each sleeve. The shirt itself is a cast torso in light blue with a separate collar section with painted blue collars and a brown tie that extends down over the shirt as a flexible plastic piece. The majority of the suited body is carried forward from the Professor Indiana Jones figure and was also used on the recent Marcus Brody, only the suit jacket is updated for Voller.
The head sculpts on the Indy figures are very much finding their feet and the Mads Mikkelsen likeness on the figure is pretty strong with his eyes in particular executed well via the photo-real decor application. The glasses are OK considering the scale and include actual clear plastic lenses, although the rims and arms are a bit on the thick size. I was surprised they can actually be removed from the head, revealing the full sculpt beneath. Sadly, the hat is not removable although it is an individual piece with a flexi-plastic rim glued on the head sculpt.
The suited body of Voller has 19 points of articulation including the usual elbow, knee, and shoulder joints, the latter also including the butterfly joint under the coat. These are all pin-less and fairly well integrated into the sculpt of the suit and disguised further by the darker brown colouring of the clothing. Everything works well enough, with the exception of the ankle rockers which are not quite aligned to get a flat-footed pose easily.
The figure comes with a single accessory, Voller’s satchel. It is cast in a darker brown than the suit and includes sculpted clasps that are picked out in gold. The bag uses a flexible plastic strap that allows the bag to be shoulder slung and it also includes a handle that can also be used. The figure fails to deliver on any weaponry, despite having a trigger finger right hand, and the big miss is the lack of the actual Dial of Destiny which is still missing from the line.
Jurgen Voller is another suited figure in a line dominated by suited figures and while the figure is a predominant re-use of existing bodies, this doesn't cause any particular concerns. The outfit colouring and the cut of the newer jacket are relatively accurate with what we see Jurgen wearing in the movie and the look is further enhanced by a strong head sculpt. The glasses kind of work and the removable aspect is a nice touch, and it is a pity that the hat wasn't also similarly removable. While the bag accentuates the costume the lack of any other accessory is poor - particularly the Dial of Destiny itself which remains absent in the line.
For fans of the latest Indy movie, the release provides us a representation of the key protagonist to display with Indy and Helena, but is nothing particularly spectacular in a wave that has some much more impressive figures visually.
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