The Lone Ranger 12'' Action Figure Released Online - First Look
When I saw
The Lone Ranger Deluxe 12'' Action Figure released online this morning (May 31, 2013) on the US Disney Store website, I was anxious to get him as soon as possible. So I called my local DS, and they did have him in stock. I got two of him, and also a nifty looking
Lone Ranger Journal. I was able to get 15% off the total by using my D23 card. I asked the manager about the Tonto doll, and she said that she didn't know when he is coming out, but hopefully by the time the movie opens (July 3).
Here's a review of the doll, followed by some photos.
He is a fully posable doll and is 12'' tall. He has molded dark brown hair, small dark blue eyes that are staring straight ahead, scruffy beard. He has the standard Disney Prince body, which means large hands and feet, a husky torso, and jointed neck, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees (internal). His head can only rotate around, and cannot tilt up or down. His forearms can only bend forward and backward about 90 degrees, and cannot rotate about the elbows. His internal knee joints can bend about 20 degrees forward, and 40 degrees back. He is fairly stable free standing, so I was able to take all my photos of him without using a doll stand. However for displaying the doll, I would recomment putting him on a doll stand, as he would be much more stable that way, and highly resistant to tipping over.
His outfit consists of a removable mask, a white hat, black jacket and vest, white shirt, red neckerchief, brown pants, and faux leather boots. His jacket and pants have fake dirt stains, as though from riding in rough country. His hat is flexible vinyl, and fits his head snuggly. His black mask is fitted on his head with a thin black flexible string, and the two openings are just large enough to show his eyes. I was a little disappointed to discover that his vest is sewn onto his jacket, so is not a separate piece. His boots are pointy toed and ribbed on top, instead of the usual Prince rounded toe boots with smooth surface.
His accessories include two six-shooters and a gun belt with two holsters. The flexible plastic guns have long barrels, light blue handles, and are painted to look well used. They are fairly realistic looking, but are missing triggers. One of the guns was placed in a clear plastic holder, which fits his hand like a glove. Since I didn't want to figure out how to secure the gun to his hand so it looked natural, I left the gun in the holder when posing him with the gun in his hand. The holsters hold the guns securely, and the gun belt has molded silver bullets.
His skin is not as realistic in texture as the DS OZ (Oscar Diggs) doll, and his outfit not quite as good in quality, which can be explained by the fact that the OZ doll is $10 more than the Lone Ranger. However he is a very good looking doll, and seems to be quite movie accurate.
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