The Mattel Toyline that could have been.

[Dreddzilla]

These ''protos'' look pretty good for the time period these ''would'' have come out.
Shame we got those 2 inch messes and not these...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Prototype-Mattel-Judge-Dredd-Figure-Set-Hardcopies-/160496884108?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item255e5c198c

(and no these are NOT mine)

[Richmond Clements]

Nice find!

CF, where are you..?

[Buttonman]

Poor old Mrs Commando Forces - no Christmas present again!

[Dreddzilla]

Nice find!

Thanks. I didn't mean to find these, I just look up ebay everyday to make sure I don't miss out on any Dredd comics in CGC 9.8 and I just happen to find these.

[COMMANDO FORCES]

I shall have to have a good look at these in the morning, not sure about the price though!
There was a city playset in the works for this lot.

[Dreddzilla]

I shall have to have a good look at these in the morning, not sure about the price though!
There was a city playset in the works for this lot.

Really?

[Steven Sterlacchini]

Interesting that the Dredd looks more like the comic book version than the movie one, whilst the aspen guards look like the movie version?

They've also done characters not in the movie. Perhaps some of these were sculpted whilst still in early production.

I've had this experience whilst working on 'stuff' for films that are still in production. You often have to take a flyer and then correct it later on.

[Grant Goggans]

I want to say that Death and Fink were in the little two-inch line that resulted from this prototype's production being canceled....?

[CraveNoir]

Good find. Yes, Death and Fink were in the final production.
Prototypes for the smaller ones were on ebay in February 2005.
Everybody loves image-heavy posts, right?

[Dreddzilla]

SWEET!

[John Caliber]

Ah, how far toys have come since then. These would be comparable to the very first waves in Hasbros mid-1990s STAR WARS toy revival. Imagine what Judge Dredd/2000AD figures would look like now, with many more points of articulation, ball socket thighs (for LAWMASTER GRIPPING POWER!) more intricate paint schemes and multiple items of removable weapons/equipment.

[Pete Wells]

I've got the 3" versions of these kicking around the house somewhere. What's suprising me, looking at those pics, is that only fifteen years ago a kid's toy had a knife. I can't image that now in these namby pamby, whataboutthechildren, times.

What a silly society we live in...

[bluemeanie]

I've got the 3" versions of these kicking around the house somewhere. What's suprising me, looking at those pics, is that only fifteen years ago a kid's toy had a knife. I can't image that now in these namby pamby, whataboutthechildren, times.

What a silly society we live in...

While I was in the States I picked up the Joker figure from the Dark Knight movie. The version over here was the "oooh, it'll scare my baby!" one so instead of looking like Heath Ledger its a total cartoon version. Apprently the real ones were on sale here VERY briefly then got banned.

Took a pic of one against the other


Will admit though to being slightly surprised that the US version came with a knife.

[dweezil2]

They are really cool!
Thanks for posting the link! Well out of my price range though!

[Fatboydale]

Nice find , i may buy these just wind CF up ....hang on $600 for some doll's , im sure i have been down this road before ..