Stve McQueen Toys McCoy figure.

Posted by Curious from 1Cust13.tnt1.brunswick.ga.da.uu.net on January 27, 2001 at 10:58:16:

In Reply to: Re: Buy a loose one on eBay for $20 and forget the other one.... posted by bellosh on January 27, 2001 at 09:14:35:

: You're right, to say that opening it would be 'insane' was a bit strong. And thanks for your reply, it was interesting to read your thoughts on the 'emotionally-charged' issue of opening. . . BTW, did Toys McCoy manufacture a motorbike for the Steve McQueen? And was it actually a 'Great Escape' figure, or some other film? Regards, Bellosh

In the mid-nineties Toys McCoy made three or four Steve McQueen figures based on the movies "The Great Escape", "The Hunter", and that late-fifties TV western he got his start in playing Josh Randall (with the sawed-off rifle--I'm drawing a blank here on the title). And there might've been another one. Apparently the owner of Toys McCoy is a huge McQueen fan. I have the figure from "The Great Esape", but the leather jacket was sold separately. I found a G.I. Joe leather jacket that is identical to the one from the movie and put it on him. It barely fit because of the oversized physique McCoy insists on for their figures. (Not being judgmental here, but I suspect the designers of the Toys McCoys figures also draw gay porn cartoons--not that I've ever seen any, even accidentally while walking down the street in San Francisco when I lived there and passing thousands of shop windows.) The motorcycle I used is the 21st Century German WWII motorcycle with sidecar that came out before Christmas. I removed the sidecar and it's almost identical to the bike McQueen rode in the movie. The interesting point here is that in "The Great Escape" McQueen rode a thinly-disguised Triumph (painted gray), which is British made, as you well know, while real Nazis rode BMWs made in their country. In the early sixties when "The Great Escape" was filmed, Triumph was about it for large-bore stunt-worthy motorcycles (and were McQueens preferred rides), so the filmmakers exercised some creative license. Also, 21st Century's "German WWII" motorcycle is based on a Triumph and not a BMW. May be just a coincidence. Worked out well for me.

One more related thing to consider: in "Last Crusade", Indy and his father were pursued by Nazis riding heavily disguised modern (late-eighties) dirt bikes, which were far more capable of performing stunts than vintage German BMWs (and were far more expendable). When you watch that movie again, note the large equipment rolls that are draped everywhere to cover the forks and rear ends. They lowered the front fenders but still used knobby off-road tires that are anachronistic, but it's still so much fun to watch.

How did we get on this topic? Oh well, at least it's not about the new Disney toys for a change.

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Re: Stve McQueen Toys McCoy figure (slightly off-topic, but includes link to custom Indy 12" head site!)). Bellosh 13:17:47 1/27/2001 (2)
- Re: Toys McCoy figures Curious 16:26:13 1/27/2001 (1)
  - Re: Toys McCoy figures Nash 14:21:22 1/28/2001 (0)

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: : You're right, to say that opening it would be 'insane' was a bit strong. And thanks for your reply, it was interesting to read your thoughts on the 'emotionally-charged' issue of opening. . . BTW, did Toys McCoy manufacture a motorbike for the Steve McQueen? And was it actually a 'Great Escape' figure, or some other film? Regards, Bellosh

: In the mid-nineties Toys McCoy made three or four Steve McQueen figures based on the movies "The Great Escape", "The Hunter", and that late-fifties TV western he got his start in playing Josh Randall (with the sawed-off rifle--I'm drawing a blank here on the title).  And there might've been another one.  Apparently the owner of Toys McCoy is a huge McQueen fan.  I have the figure from "The Great Esape", but the leather jacket was sold separately.  I found a G.I. Joe leather jacket that is identical to the one from the movie and put it on him.  It barely fit because of the oversized physique McCoy insists on for their figures.  (Not being judgmental here, but I suspect the designers of the Toys McCoys figures also draw gay porn cartoons--not that I've ever seen any, even accidentally while walking down the street in San Francisco when I lived there and passing thousands of shop windows.)  The motorcycle I used is the 21st Century German WWII motorcycle with sidecar that came out before Christmas.  I removed the sidecar and it's almost identical to the bike McQueen rode in the movie.  The interesting point here is that in "The Great Escape" McQueen rode a thinly-disguised Triumph (painted gray), which is British made, as you well know, while real Nazis rode BMWs made in their country.  In the early sixties when "The Great Escape" was filmed, Triumph was about it for large-bore stunt-worthy motorcycles (and were McQueens preferred rides), so the filmmakers exercised some creative license.  Also, 21st Century's "German WWII" motorcycle is based on a Triumph and not a BMW.  May be just a coincidence.  Worked out well for me.

: One more related thing to consider: in "Last Crusade", Indy and his father were pursued by Nazis riding heavily disguised modern (late-eighties) dirt bikes, which were far more capable of performing stunts than vintage German BMWs (and were far more expendable).  When you watch that movie again, note the large equipment rolls that are draped everywhere to cover the forks and rear ends.  They lowered the front fenders but still used knobby off-road tires that are anachronistic, but it's still so much fun to watch.

: How did we get on this topic?  Oh well, at least it's not about the new Disney toys for a change.

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