McFarlane Toys' line of racing heroes makes for great gifts 10 years after release
Besides creating tremendously detailed tributes to NBA, MLB, NFL and NHL players, famed figure-maker McFarlane Toys also started producing action figures of auto-racing personalities with the launch of the NASCAR and NHRA lines in 2003. The Series I wave of figures featured NASCAR drivers like Rusty Wallace, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Dale Earnhardt Jr. on store shelves.
McFarlane Toys made a name for itself with its award-winning line of action figures for the "Spawn" comic book franchise in the early 1990s, and in the early 2000s they expanded their offerings to action figures of movie characters and professional athletes. The company's figures quickly earned praise for their hyperrealistic sculpts, poseability, extensive accessories and innovative packaging, and they continue to surprise with recent lines from TV series "The Walking Dead." Virtually all of McFarlane Toys' products were ahead of their time, and their expansion into the sports genre was welcomed by sports fans and action-figure collectors alike.
What was different about McFarlane's take on sports personalities were the designs of the figures and their obsessive attention to detail, even when it came to the smallest items on the figures and their accessories. So even tiny details like the decals on the racing helmets and the interior lining of the helmets are just right -- no corners were cut.
Just like the company's other lines, the figures featured very lifelike reproductions of the racers' faces, in addition to great action poses. About the only things that were lacking were the actual cars to put them in. McFarlane did a number of versions of each racer in different racing suits, and in 2004 Bobby Labonte, Richard Petty and Jimmie Johnson were added to the mix.
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