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Friday, August 30, 2013

The prodigal son has returned. Stinky Pete The Prospector toy review!

I have bought nearly every single Toy Story character available on the market. Most made by Thinkway, but a few other companies have contributed, such as is the case with Stinky Pete. Back when TS2 was released, the closest thing to a full sized Pete that was made for wide release was a beanie baby which I also owned and might still have somewhere. However a Japanese company by the name of Young Epoch made a few limited sets of Woody's Roundup dolls. There is a blac and white, vintage, and full color version of each roundup member. All of the dolls seem to run $200+ now, but Pete is the most expensive with the full color version sometimes going for $500 or more! I was lucky and found one for $350 shipped after hunting for the past 4 years. And with no further delay, here is my review!
 




 Pete's box is a major part of his storyline. Having been never bought by a child and kept mint in the box by Al, it is not until his goal of lasting forever is threatened that Pete decides to leave his box. Only the full color version tried to replicate the box, although it does have a few differences. Basically, because this is not a talking doll, any reference to his talking features have been removed and altered to be something else. The design and placement however remains the same. The box is not taped shut so you can removed the inner box where Pete is tied to for a better look. Its worth noting his axe is on the wrong side of the box. Also one disappointmen is that the inside is just plain cardboard, lacking the wood design seen in the films and oin the TSC roundup gang. At the bottom of the review, there are some comparisons between the TSC Woody box and Petes.

Pete has a few accessories along with him. First he has a removable leather hat. The hat is a little too flimsy to stay completely upright but if you mess with it, its possible to get it pretty close. Secondly, his pick axe. As this is tied in firmly, I did not remove it to examine it further, however it looks exactly like the one in the film and seems properly scaled to the doll. Lastly, he has a doll stand. This stand is much nicer than the thinkway stands as this one doesnt clip on to the neck and cause damage over time. The bottom is made of real wood and the top is metal that goes around the sides of his neck, keeping him in place.




For whatever reason, they also gave him a mouth that can be pulled open. There's no trigger for it and its hard to do with your fingers so its kind of a useless feature.

 The doll itself is quite nicely made. The sculpted parts are very film accurate, other than the moveable mouth which is easy to overlook. His paint is very clean, although i wish they had painted his eyes more film accurately instead of the old mickey mouse style eyes. He doesn't have a talking feature like the rest of the gang, so he is just a plush doll. The lush parts of his body are quite firm and the plastic parts are attached securely. His neck and hands can rotate 360 degrees as well. He seems to be in great scale with the Thinkway toys as well, which means he will serve greatly in any Toy Story Collection.

 


"He's mint in the box! Never been opened..."
 


I love this toy. He is a wonderful representation of the character and fills a huge gap in the collection. It is unfortunate he is so expensive and rare now, as so many people are missing out on a great toy.

3 comments:

  1. Hello, I am curious about this toy, I actually got all four of the Roundup Series at an auction years ago and was wondering if they are rare, if they are considered collectibles, any info you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I couldn't find any on ebay so wasn't sure if they were being sought by collectors...thanks again for any info.

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    1. Io ho preso da poco stinky Pete e vale solo lui 1000 euro nuovo tienitelo stretto

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