Recommended music: James Horner – The Sled Ride
Today from the archives, we’re still celebrating the Magic of Willow with Madmartigan!
Just because I already covered all of my Tonka Willow collection, it doesn’t mean I’m done talking about Willow toys. When asked a couple years ago “Which action figure line do you wish would come back out for the adult collector market?”, my first response was… Willow!
The Tonka line is certainly not up to the same standards as modern action figure collecting in terms of paint applications, likenesses, scale, or articulation. While Super 7 Toys has more recently shown off plans for a 4″ line of retro-style figures based on the film and the new television series, it’s still not what I’m personally looking for in an action figure line.
This is my custom 1/12 scale Madmartigan that I put together with parts from Lord of the Rings, Masters of the Universe, and Narnia, amongst other parts I can’t remember the origins of, to make up my ideal vision for a Willow toy line. I even sculpted the figure some giant hair, which I felt represented Val Kilmer’s glorious wig from the film.😁
The Willow film turned 37 years old this month! I figure there’ll be a new Willow item from my collection to share here for the rest of the month. Happy 37 years to the Magic of Willow!
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