I had Feyd and Rabban when I was a kid , I picked them up right after my uncle took me to see DUNE in theaters in 1984 , he lied to me and said DUNE was like Star Wars , it was nothing like Star Wars , everyone was either whispering or yelling in the movie.. I was captivated , the characters , the costumes , the music , it was something a bit deeper then Star Wars was , it was better, it still is better.. over the years 1984 DUNE has become legendary for many different reasons.. in the 90's I picked up a complete loose and packaged set of these LJN figures for pennies , I have had them in my collections for almost 30 years now.. glad to see there is interest in them all these years later...
The device in Paul's neck is a microphone linked to a Sonic gun in his left arm. The whole set is called a Weirding Module and uses his voice as a weapon. This was created by Lynch for the film. It does not appear in the books.
Fyad's cat cage- Mintat fuffer Howard of house Atreides was captured by house Harkonnen, given a heart plug, and poisoned. To continue to live he must pet and milk the cat for the antidote daily.
@@eclat4641 a toy that not many people buy that just sits on the pegs in stores that toys hang from, usually figures of senators in star wars and things like that are peg warmers.
I absolutely adore both the OG Dune movie and the new one. I entirely skipped these figures back in the day but did grab a few of the Super 7 ReAction versions. Surprising that any toy company in the 80's thought this dark, serious and violent movie had kids toy line potential but alas, I'm glad they did or we wouldn't have these beauties.
Very good job and a very good collection you have. What a weird obscure toy line ljn had for this movie that's not really geared for kids but that's probably why it's so hard to collect these.
Dagger fights? Shovel? Sometimes the lack of knowledge around the lore/media of the toys you collect is shockingly funny. I dont mind (maybe I'm wrong) but you catch me off guard on just about everyone of your videos lol. Keep up the content.
The shovel thing is a worm tool (forgot what it's called) that the fremen use to hook into the warm segments and turn them to ride the worms. I'm actually surprised a thumper wasn't included with any of the figures LJN or McFarland... I bet Jessica would have come with it, the water of life jar and a dagger.
I have no idea what Dune was all about when gramps rented the Betamax video back then, probably because I was a kid who only enjoyed the visuals and the gigantic sandworms. I didn't even know there were toys released
You are correct. Also I think the sarlac is based on the sand worms too. Hence their appearance in the special edition, I seem to recall Lucas even saying as much in an interview.
@@tydiriumhanger1320 hey Mike..long time viewer man keep up the great work. Yea dune was first I just get a kick out of Herbert lovers that go after starwars. Keep up the great work
Thank you for the indepth review on these... I love them a lot because they are so representative of their time, but still don't understand their scale... they just don't go with anything else that I collect. Not having seen all the accessories made this video top notch! Thanks again!
They SHOULDN'T go with anything else you collect - they are their own toy line. That's the beauty of actual toy lines in the 80s and 90s, none of this "we must adhere to 6 inches" BS that we get today. Toy lines should look homogenous to themselves, not to other lines - THAT is how you stand out. LJN got that right...
@@ia5662 You mean like when LJN took over the Indiana Jones line and change the entire scale for the second movie? Killed the line. 🤷🏽♂️ Don't get me wrong, they are great figures! With regard to 6" figures... I don't own a single one... all my late 70s, early 80s figures are 3.75". Dune came out in 1984, and could have gone either way, but again their own choice to create their own scale killed the line, and that's just a fact. 🤷🏽♂️
Great video 😊, The daggers are called crysknifes. Dune came out way before star wars. Star wars rips off dune. The cat if for an antidote, the little black gun is called a “weirding model”, The shovel is for riding worms ( i cant remember the name.)
I would feel honored if you watched them, as one of my influences in doing this. Also I know they aren't all that well done, I'm still learning and need to work on pacing and organizing my thoughts better.
“I just watched the movie again recently” - doesn’t know what any of the accessories are. Dude!!😅 And the novel came out in 1965 - if anything Star Wars “took” the term spice from Dune!
Paul is wearing a sonic weapon called a weirding module. Dune did NOT copy Star Wars, it’s the other way around. In fact one of the working tiles Lucas had was Spice Wars Dune 1965 Star Wars 1977
Stilgar is holding a worm segment spreading tool - looks like a shovel but isn’t - helps them ride sand worms
I had Feyd and Rabban when I was a kid , I picked them up right after my uncle took me to see DUNE in theaters in 1984 , he lied to me and said DUNE was like Star Wars , it was nothing like Star Wars , everyone was either whispering or yelling in the movie.. I was captivated , the characters , the costumes , the music , it was something a bit deeper then Star Wars was , it was better, it still is better.. over the years 1984 DUNE has become legendary for many different reasons.. in the 90's I picked up a complete loose and packaged set of these LJN figures for pennies , I have had them in my collections for almost 30 years now.. glad to see there is interest in them all these years later...
The device in Paul's neck is a microphone linked to a Sonic gun in his left arm. The whole set is called a Weirding Module and uses his voice as a weapon. This was created by Lynch for the film. It does not appear in the books.
The thing on his neck is possibly a “weirding module”
Fyad's cat cage- Mintat fuffer Howard of house Atreides was captured by house Harkonnen, given a heart plug, and poisoned. To continue to live he must pet and milk the cat for the antidote daily.
Cool info
I remember Baron Harrkonan being a peg warmer back in the day.
Whats that?
@@eclat4641 a toy that not many people buy that just sits on the pegs in stores that toys hang from, usually figures of senators in star wars and things like that are peg warmers.
I saw the Dune toys at Universal City Studios Hollywood back in 85. Good times..
I absolutely adore both the OG Dune movie and the new one. I entirely skipped these figures back in the day but did grab a few of the Super 7 ReAction versions. Surprising that any toy company in the 80's thought this dark, serious and violent movie had kids toy line potential but alas, I'm glad they did or we wouldn't have these beauties.
It's not a moisture evaporator around his neck it's a sound modulator to use his vocal sounds as a weapon
Very good job and a very good collection you have. What a weird obscure toy line ljn had for this movie that's not really geared for kids but that's probably why it's so hard to collect these.
Dagger fights? Shovel? Sometimes the lack of knowledge around the lore/media of the toys you collect is shockingly funny. I dont mind (maybe I'm wrong) but you catch me off guard on just about everyone of your videos lol. Keep up the content.
Yep I am far from a Dune Expert but do not let me talk about battle beasts LOL
@@tydiriumhanger1320 Actually the only vintage toys I own are 4 battle beast so yes please.
The shovel thing is a worm tool (forgot what it's called) that the fremen use to hook into the warm segments and turn them to ride the worms. I'm actually surprised a thumper wasn't included with any of the figures LJN or McFarland... I bet Jessica would have come with it, the water of life jar and a dagger.
@@astron1701 maker hook
I have no idea what Dune was all about when gramps rented the Betamax video back then, probably because I was a kid who only enjoyed the visuals and the gigantic sandworms. I didn't even know there were toys released
Amazing collection....
Nice review, but Star War was inspired by the novel Dune not the other way around, spice comes straight from Dune.
You are correct. Also I think the sarlac is based on the sand worms too. Hence their appearance in the special edition, I seem to recall Lucas even saying as much in an interview.
This triggered me too but I think he meant they were trying to copy the star wars toys.
The jedi..error benjesuit..Lucas "looked heavily to dune for inspiration" lol
It is funny I have heard it both ways but does make sense
@@tydiriumhanger1320 hey Mike..long time viewer man keep up the great work.
Yea dune was first I just get a kick out of Herbert lovers that go after starwars.
Keep up the great work
Thank you for the indepth review on these... I love them a lot because they are so representative of their time, but still don't understand their scale... they just don't go with anything else that I collect. Not having seen all the accessories made this video top notch! Thanks again!
They SHOULDN'T go with anything else you collect - they are their own toy line. That's the beauty of actual toy lines in the 80s and 90s, none of this "we must adhere to 6 inches" BS that we get today. Toy lines should look homogenous to themselves, not to other lines - THAT is how you stand out. LJN got that right...
@@ia5662 You mean like when LJN took over the Indiana Jones line and change the entire scale for the second movie? Killed the line. 🤷🏽♂️ Don't get me wrong, they are great figures! With regard to 6" figures... I don't own a single one... all my late 70s, early 80s figures are 3.75". Dune came out in 1984, and could have gone either way, but again their own choice to create their own scale killed the line, and that's just a fact. 🤷🏽♂️
Lady Jessica and gurrny Hallock are the unreleased figures
I hope we get them one day maybe even just Super 7 Reaction at the least
Great video 😊, The daggers are called crysknifes. Dune came out way before star wars. Star wars rips off dune. The cat if for an antidote, the little black gun is called a “weirding model”, The shovel is for riding worms ( i cant remember the name.)
they're called maker hooks
@@spingus3689 yes ☺️
I barely remember them. Great review. I have the 2021 McFarland figures and reviewed them on my channel
I gotta check that review out!
I would feel honored if you watched them, as one of my influences in doing this. Also I know they aren't all that well done, I'm still learning and need to work on pacing and organizing my thoughts better.
“I just watched the movie again recently” - doesn’t know what any of the accessories are. Dude!!😅
And the novel came out in 1965 - if anything Star Wars “took” the term spice from Dune!
I would kill to have these in my collection.
This is a great time to buy them as prices have come down on these figures
I enjoyed your video but the accessories all have meaning and you watched the movie multiple times so you should know the basics.
Paul is wearing a sonic weapon called a weirding module. Dune did NOT copy Star Wars, it’s the other way around. In fact one of the working tiles Lucas had was Spice Wars Dune 1965 Star Wars 1977
Dune was written in 1965….12 years before Star Wars existed. Dune did not ripoff ‘spice’ from Star Wars. It’s the other way round
You watched the movie? That's not a shovel and that's thing around Paul's neck is an amplifier