Diamond and Lucasfilm team-up for some big time action
By TJ Dietsch
Posted 2/16/2008
The Force is truly with Diamond Select and they’re using it in a big way: a really big way.
Diamond announced plans to release a line of 1:4 scale, fully poseable figures starting with favorites like Darth Maul, Han Solo in Hoth gear and New Hope Obi-Wan Kenobi. They come with cloth costumes and boast 15-20 points of articulation. These are some of the coolest and biggest figures we’ve ever seen.
Speaking of big, Diamond’s not stopping there. They’ve also got a 1:3 scale, 24-inch Clone Trooper figure with 10 points of articulation on the slate for a price tag around $40 and a full size Yoda that will stand at 30 inches tall and have a sculpted body underneath cloth clothing.
Diamond also has plans for a whole line of banks including masked and unmasked Vader models, a Boba Fett version with lights and sound, a full size Storm Trooper helmet bank and a Millennium Falcon money holder.
The bankable ideas don’t stop with Star Wars though, Diamond also plans to make a series of banks based on George Lucas’ other film series, which you may have heard of: Indiana Jones.
In addition to banks based on the fertility idol and various characters, Diamond is also giving Indy the 1:4 scale treatment with a figure that you won’t be able to keep away from doom filled temples or final crusades.
