Indiana Jones Crystal Skull Adventure Projector Review
Officially licensed by LucasFilm: Indiana Jones(tm) Crystal Skull Adventure Projector, #14005, by Uncle Milton.
Yes, that would be the Uncle Milton of ant farm fame. I wonder what an "Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" ant farm would be like? ;-)
Hard translucent blue plastic skull measures 9-1/2 inches long, 4-1/2 inches high, 4 inches wide. Battery-operated light mechanism (3 "C" batteries) creates a surprisingly bright beam.
Box art includes full LucasFilm Ltd. markings in addition to the Uncle Milton logo. The base of the skull also bears both LFL and Uncle Milton trademark and copyright information.
The lower jaw is hinged and movable.
Set includes Skull Projector, set of 3 8-frame cardboard transparency strips, and an audio CD featuring narration to accompany the slides. The slide transparencies appear to be 16mm size film stills. Batteries not included.
As I said above, the light is surprisingly bright, in that, for example, if you point it straight at your eye (not recommended), you'll wish you hadn't. Once the slide strips are inserted, however, unless the room is absolutely pitch dark, you won't be able to see much. Even the slightest amount of ambient light washes out the images, most of which consist of scenes from the various "Indiana Jones" franchise films. Additionally, the images are small. While the 16mm film frames could, in theory, be projected quite large with a high level of detail, the fixed-focus lens on this projector, in addition to the limited brightness, require keeping the projector quite close to the screen or wall, resulting in a small image, perhaps little more than 12-inches (30 cm) in height.
An included audio CD, meant to synchronize with the slides, features a narration by a Harrison Ford sound-alike actor, who does quite a good job. I have listened to the CD in my car stereo a few times; it's rather entertaining on its own, without the slides. Slide transitions are signaled by a whip-crack sound effect; changing the slide strips is indicated by an airplane engine sound.
I suspect most kids would grow tired of watching the 24 small, dim slides rather quickly; but the skull itself is pretty cool. I actually removed the projector mechanism from the projector skull I purchased and installed a low-wattage light bulb, creating a spooky glowing Crystal Skull night light. The surprising amount of detail molded into the projector makes this a great crystal skull prop (about 1/2 scale, I would estimate, compared to the on-screen skull) for Indy film fans.
Indiana Jones Crystal Skull Adventure Projector Feature
- What secrets are in this skull? Project another time and another place on your walls!
- Includes loads of photos!
Indiana Jones Crystal Skull Adventure Projector Overview
Join the class as Professor Jones leads you on a tour of famous archeological discoveries. Turn off the lights and this Crystal Skull shares its secrets with you as images beam from its glowing eye. As the images are projected, students will be led through a fascinating audio tour. Includes skill projector plus audio CD with five slides and five images. Projector requires three "C" batteries, not included.
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