To have a look at my custom Tinkertoy and my collection look at my Flickr account, it shows the different stages of the Tinkertoy;
flickr.com/photos/mrmike09-13/
Hope this helps.
Super excited about the Disney Store Hamm! I just ordered it, so I’ll be watching the mail closely until it comes! My girlfriend is gonna be super happy with it. 
I don’t have the previous Hamm that was sold on Disney Store, but I can take some photos of the new one with some of my TSC toys to compare size if no one else does by the time it arrives.
I hope I don’t disappoint you, but there is a huge size difference. This one is smaller.
I received Hamm from the Disney Store today. This is the first Hamm in my collection, so I don’t have anything else to compare it to. It does seem quite a bit smaller from the previous Disney Store Hamm compared to pictures I have seen from this forum. I didn’t see anyone take pictures of the smaller Hamm with some of the other toys for a size comparison, so I took a couple myself.
I’m sure that I am not as hardcore as a lot of other collectors, but the size seems pretty decent to me. It’s an adequate enough Hamm for my collection and beats paying huge cash from the eBay scalpers, in my opinion. 
I just did a comparison of the same alien to my Hamm and yeah, quite a big difference. The new Hamm is much much smaller. I could probably do the same size comparison shot and post later today if nobody beats me to it. Feel free to though! Ha.
Dang, that picture really spells it out. It still looks to be made decently, but a shame it’s so small.
Thanks for the size comparison pictures. And wow, that really is a huge difference.
I hope I can get the original/large size one sometime. It’s a shame that I missed it when it was on sale for around $7 on Disney Store.
Thanks for posting the comparison picture. I’m thinking the larger one was great for adult collectors, but not so good for kids who just wanted it as a piggy bank.
And a video review here courtesy of Pixar Post.
Obviously, a single glance at this figure indicates that he is in no way the correct scale to be a convincing replica of the Combat Carl in Toy Story of Terror, however, he is more or less the correct size for his 1/3rd scale counterpart, Combat Carl Junior! This is the reason I’ll be getting him.
A few screen-inaccuracies with the physical figure (at least to Combat Carl Junior) include no knee-joints,no visible pins in each limb and two straps instead of one on his knife holster. Also generally a more matte finish. Looks about the closest we’ll ever get to a physical reproduction however, and it’ll look splendid next to LEGO Bunny and the others as part of a display.
Unfortunately there is no UK retailer for this (surprise surprise), at least not that I can find, so it looks like another expensive international order for me and the rest of the UK collectors.
i want that so bad…could probably cusomize a black adventure from the AT line of joes…
I’ve mentioned before that Roller Bob was based off the G.I. Joe Action Pilot, but I’ve got a bit more to report here.
The light blue and yellow can’t be coincidence, though I don’t know if Roller Bob was inspired by this particular figure (though as far as I’m concerned, it’s the closest). The release for this guy was in 1994, so it could be. The actual design originated for the 1964 12" Action Pilot, which is the G.I. Joe line that influenced John Lasseter:
Only thing is that that was just the box; the actual figure looked nothing like that:
But wherever the look originated, it can definitely be traced back to G.I. Joe
Goes to show that 1) Pixar wanted to make the toys in the Toy Story Universe seem as if they would actually exist in the real world and 2) Hasbro are the masters of missed opportunities. 
Oh definitely. The concept of Toy Story itself was a gamble; having G.I. Joe’s only appearance being him being destroyed and mutilated probably didn’t help their doubts. Still, without their approval of Mr. Potato Head, Toy Story would have lost a lot of star power and one of the more memorable characters. Plus, Tinkertoys and their popular board games got some advertising in Andy’s room; seeing the tremendous effect Toy Story had on Potato Head alone, I’d say Hasbro made out pretty well. Funny enough, G.I. Joe finally got his mention in Toy Story 3.
Another bit of Toy Story history, the Green Army Men that Andy has are based on the molds of the famous Tim Mee M16 U.S. Infantry Troops from the late 60s.
thortrains.net/armymen/newpi … m16a1.html
All of the soldiers from Toy Story originated from this set, Toy Story 2 added a few more from this set, while the troops are all but unseen in Toy Story 3.
Then again, you have to take into account why toy companies would be hesitant to represent their products in a gamble such as Toy Story. Mattel at first denied Barbie being involved in the movie since they didn’t want to give Barbie a “defined role” for young girls. After the movie’s success, they decided to have Barbie and Ken appear in later installments.
It’s pretty cool how the animators at Pixar created the Toys in Andy’s room to be based off of toys from their childhood. Take Woody for example, his cowboy ventriloquist design is most likely based off of Howdy Doody from the late '40s.
As much as critics (like Armond White) call it consumerism, Toy Story wouldn’t be the same without the big brand names that would be remembered. In a movie about toys, it helps to establish an immediate connection with the viewer. The Barbie story is an interesting one; Mattel clearly saw what they missed out on, and were quick to jump back on. Barbie didn’t really have a role in Toy Story 2, but the name still helped sell the world. It was only with Toy Story 3 that Barbie served a purpose. True to what Mattel warned of, Barbie was probably the least developed out of the main cast; she served as a role model character, almost to a stereotype (they even poke fun at that when she confronts Lotso).
For starters, Armond White’s review on Toy Story 3 is utter garbage (Evil Doctor Porkchop is the villain 
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For Wreck-It Ralph’s case, the incorporation of actual video game characters made the fictional settings in the movie relatable to the viewer; the same tactic applies with Toy Story. The toys from the different companies have personalities and behaviors that are based on their design/the manufacturer’s intention (hence why Mr. Potato Head is cynical since his face falls off). For Woody and Buzz, their characters from their respective franchises had specific behaviors that contributed to their overall personalities.
On another note, the Toy Story of Terror Blu-ray/DVD includes 3 shorts for Combat Carl, Transitron, and Old Timer. In the short teasers for the toy commercials, there are actual toys made for Old Timer and Transitron. Here’s the link: [url]Trailer -- Toy Story Of Terror -- New On Blu-ray & Digital 8/19 - YouTube
It’s highly unlikely but I wonder if there are more prototypes of these toys made.
Its probably only a matter of time before we get a full scale Combat Carl in the vein of Zurg. They’ll never give him a toy story collection figure, but it’ll be close enough.
Better late then never I guess. He might be and exclusive sold at another D23 if Disney Store doesn’t want to pick up the idea.