Random minifig of the day: js008

Oh hell nah. I used to have some of these figures, but I threw them out because I thought they were action figures and not Lego.

I actually have one of these, from 4614, which I bought because A: it was cheap at Roses (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roses_(store) for those unfamiliar) B: it had some decent parts (I particularly wanted the white pieces used for the wings and C: for a Jack Stone figure, this guy is actually decent.

One of the better Jack Stone styled figures. The aviator cap gives it some style.

It's awesome that the only picture they were able to get looks like it got used as a chew toy.

Is this figurine more in scale with speed champion cars than the figurines included in
the sets?

@Brickeric said:
"Is this figurine more in scale with speed champion cars than the figurines included in
the sets?"

Probably. A minifig stands five bricks tall, which is four studs long, and represents ~6'. The James Bond car in that same scale would be about 25 feet long, while my own car is only about 15 feet long.

@Brickeric said:
"Is this figurine more in scale with speed champion cars than the figurines included in
the sets?"

Speed Champions cars are more or less scaled to the width of a minifigure, not the height. A Jack Stone figure has nearly the same width as a minifigure, but a more lifelike height in proportion to the width. So yes, these probably scale a little better to 8w Speed Champions cars than minifigures do. That said, I would much rather have 8w cars built around minifigures than 8w cars built around Jack Stone figures!

Somebody actually thought kids were going to want figures that looked like this.

The resemblance to Harry Cane might be coincidental, since it seems more likely both are based on a stereotypical pilot look, but it was still somewhat funny having 2 similar figures in different sizes...

I got 4614 and 4612 in a sort of Value Pack with Stunt Rally and Alpha Team (the 2000 games) around 2003. Almost forgot I have this figure!

The plane was a bit weird, to say the least, but the parts themselves had their uses.

Honestly, I think this has to be the best Jack Stone style fig of them all! Probably one of the only ones that I don’t have a strong desire to burn. Can’t say the sets are any good at all, though.

@PurpleDave said:
" @Brickeric said:
"Is this figurine more in scale with speed champion cars than the figurines included in
the sets?"

Probably. A minifig stands five bricks tall, which is four studs long, and represents ~6'. The James Bond car in that same scale would be about 25 feet long, while my own car is only about 15 feet long."

*sigh* Six studs long.

Now, this is oddly realistic looking...

Oh lord, the troubles I've had.

Can do.
Will do.
But please don’t.

Although reminds me more of a figure from a rival plastic toy company, worth buying if you are lucky enough to own 3451 or 10226, and may even fit into the later with a little modification.

@Maxbricks14 said:
"Oh hell nah. I used to have some of these figures, but I threw them out because I thought they were action figures and not Lego."

This looks like a Lego imposter. Even seeing this on Brickset, my mind still refuses to accept it is official Lego brand.

@iwybs said:"This ain't Harry Cane."

He's taller, for one thing.

@Blockwork_Orange said:
" @Worrissey said:
"looking at the sets guy comes in, clearly got some death wish...

and being a Jack Stone figure, I dont blame him"

I bought one of those sets just for this figure. I gave him a nicer ride as the pilot of my 3451. A bit off on the scale, but it still looked pretty good."

I thought about building a Snoopy to pilot my Camel. "I'll get you yet, Red Baron!"

This line from the Song 'Sky Pilot' by the Animals comes to mind with this figure:

'Sky pilot
Sky pilot
How high can you fly?
You'll never, never, never reach the sky'

...that, and the 1976 WW1 air combat film 'Aces High'.

@TheOtherMike said:
"I thought about building a Snoopy to pilot my Camel. "I'll get you yet, Red Baron!""

Except he never flies a Sopwith Camel. He flies a red doghouse that he pretends is a Sopwith Camel. I can’t build the top of his actual head, but I did figure out how to build him sitting on his doghouse, and the aviator cap hides the missing chunk of his head.

I’ll never wrap my head around the performative hatred for any Lego figure that isn’t the standard minifigure. I got a Jack Stone fig from a yard sale back in the day and treated him like a celebrity amongst my figures. He married Emma from Friends and together they parented a board game microfig.

Watch out. That pilot is drunk. You can tell by his face, the slight lean to his left, and the fact that he’s a pilot. Jk. Jk.

I understand why AFOLs dislike the Jack Stone line, but my three boys loved them. We even got the VHS “movie” and the “can do, will do, done” phrase was used a lot in our house. I have fond memories of Jack Stone and anyone that doesn’t should just let people be themselves. =)

@graymattr said:
"I understand why AFOLs dislike the Jack Stone line, but my three boys loved them. We even got the VHS “movie” and the “can do, will do, done” phrase was used a lot in our house. I have fond memories of Jack Stone and anyone that doesn’t should just let people be themselves. =)"

They are great for small kids when you don't want the figure to come apart and can take a lot of playful abuse at the beach / park / pond / bath.

For some reason, multiple people gave me 4615 (methinks because it was a cheap set that even grocery stores like Food Lion and Kroger sold) back in the day, so of course I had multiples of him.

My biggest complaint about Juniors figures--the fact that they didn't bend at the knees. Even back then I always wondered it.

I honestly don't get why these figures are so hated. They aren't great of course but for small children I can see them working and they are very sturdy. They also look a whole lot better than the figures that the Lego competitors come up with in order to circumvent the minifigure trademark. Granted, those companies aim for something of the same scale as minifigures while these are a bit bigger.

I now picture these type of...figures having a 'Steve Buscemi' voice, and saying "How DO you do, fellow Minifigs???"

Plus: I'd really like to know how these ones came about. I picture TLG's board sitting around the table:
Board Member 1: We should make a hybrid of a Minifigure and Duplo.
Board Member 2: That...would be a terrible idea.
B.M. 1: Oh...I already sent 'specs' to the designers and production...
Rest of Board: .............
B.M. !: Um...I'll just show myself out...:)

Kill it with fire before it lays eggs! :)

@CCC said:
" @graymattr said:
"I understand why AFOLs dislike the Jack Stone line, but my three boys loved them. We even got the VHS “movie” and the “can do, will do, done” phrase was used a lot in our house. I have fond memories of Jack Stone and anyone that doesn’t should just let people be themselves. =)"

They are great for small kids when you don't want the figure to come apart and can take a lot of playful abuse at the beach / park / pond / bath."

/mouth.

And for anyone asking why the hatred, remember that the sets were hot garbage, and that everything about them is emblematic of the major problems TLG needed to overcome or risk declaring bankruptcy. I think they somewhat replaced Town sets for a bit, but I’m not positive about that. They definitely didn’t earn their keep, and there were some uncomfortable internal meetings where they presented one of these sets as the mistake, and a minifig-based fire truck as “what we should be doing instead”.

@PurpleDave said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Brickeric said:
"Is this figurine more in scale with speed champion cars than the figurines included in
the sets?"

Probably. A minifig stands five bricks tall, which is four studs long, and represents ~6'. The James Bond car in that same scale would be about 25 feet long, while my own car is only about 15 feet long."

*sigh* Six studs long."

A minifigure is 4 bricks tall, not 5. The stud on his head that is.

"Every moment I live is agony" (The Simpsons S13E01) [https://youtu.be/M0CY4IThnmo?si=9g8M8N3zl0eGcjri&t=101]

@BelgianBricker said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @Brickeric said:
"Is this figurine more in scale with speed champion cars than the figurines included in
the sets?"

Probably. A minifig stands five bricks tall, which is four studs long, and represents ~6'. The James Bond car in that same scale would be about 25 feet long, while my own car is only about 15 feet long."

*sigh* Six studs long."

A minifigure is 4 bricks tall, not 5. The stud on his head that is."

…

I need to stop doing math when I’m half asleep. Still puts the Bond car at around 25 feet long, so I did get that part right.