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(More customer reviews)The Hasbro Titanium series was a great series and the vehicles from the Indiana Jones movies were in most cases way better than the Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica series which at the time of this review are the only other movie series they have done. Hopefully they will do more though.
These vehicles don't have a scale on the packaging but if you compare them to a standard 1/64 sized vehicle (the most common Matchbox, Johnny Lightning etc) they are pretty much the same size.
The motorcycle from The Last Crusade is easily the best of the series which is probably why it is the most popular, hardest to find and a lot more expensive than the other vehicles. It is worth it though, the paint job is well detailed with fading paint (as the one in the movie had) plus the figures of both Jr (Indiana) and Henry are very well done too (although up close their faces don't quite resemble the actors). They also come off the bike easy however there lower bodies don't move so you can't really display them much else. But for purist die-cast vehicle collectors who only collect the vehicles themselves this is something to know. Henry actually doesn't move at all but Jr's arms do. Because they do move you can see where they are joined on which is the only criticism of the whole vehicle.
For those who like their vehicles to roll, this motorcycle's wheels all move, in fact if there's even a slight degree on the shelf it will roll away.
The packaging of these vehicles is different to your normal die-cast vehicle blister pack and certainly provides the vehicles more protection while inside. The vehicles are actually a lot more fragile than your typical higher brand die-cast like Matchbox or Johnny Lightning, probably on a par with Hot Wheels in durability.
So should you take them out of their packets? Of course you should, they display okay in the packaging (best when the packet is laying down) but they also take up a lot more room. They all come with a little brown stand that is supposed to represent a rocky dirt ground but actually looks like something you might step in if an irresponsible dog owner hasn't picked up after their dog. It's the exact same one for all of them which is a bit stupid, especially with the plane, but does work well with the motorcycle.
So anyway the packaging although not the easiest to open can be opened with scissors in an Egyptian mummy coffin way to pretty much conserve the packaging for resale (all you'd have to do is put some tape down the side if you cut along the bottom, top and one side where the plastic meets the cardboard backing). It is worthwhile keeping the packaging as it does have some movie info on the back (see customer images) plus if you want to resell later you are likely to get slightly more. And you'll find no better way of protecting the vehicle in the post than the original packaging.
Not many people are interested in the Crystal Skull vehicles so they are the most easy to find and the cheapest as well. Other good vehicles in the series are the cargo truck with Indiana dragging behind it from Raiders of the Lost Ark. As well as also from The Last Crusade, the blimp escape biplane (which also has a Henry and Jr (Indiana) inside it.
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