New Action Figures

[Brooks Rowlett]

I am just back on the main list, and found in the welcome mailing the info on 
this list.  I see no new merchandise announcements in the recent archives of 
thiis Announcements list, but since the charter for both says they belong here, 
I offer the following:

TV Commmercial: "Harry Potter Slime Chamber".  No comment.

Connected with this I saw in a toy store the new updated set of "action figures"

-Harry with cobwebs all over his robe (?)
-Ron with something narrow and silvery coming from the corner of his mouth... a 
slug?
-Hermione with cat face!
-Draco M. with a large stain on his robe (?)
Not seen, but shown on the back of the packaging for the above: Fred and George 
figures.  Funnily enough, they look to be identical. :-)  I believe they are 
also available in Quidditch robes.


In addition, at a flea market, recently I saw a Russian stacking doll set, 
painted with images of the movie actors from largest/outermost to 
smallest/innermost:

Harry - Ron - Hermione* - Hagrid - Griphook

*Nicely hand-painted except Hermione's hair was much too dark.

Ihe bottom was lettered "Mockba 2002" - Moscow 2002, and the dealer told me her 
husband had picked it up on a trip to Russia in early February.  It was marked 
$55 and I have no clue (since they only had one set) if these are, or are about 
to become, a 'commonplace' item.

-Brooks A Rowlett