Funko Mystery Minis Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

My sister gave me a new Funko Mystery Mini TMNT figure for Christmas, and really out of all of the characters I could get I would have been happy with any of them

Apart from maybe the Foot Soldier... But really, these things are great.

Just like all the Mystery Mini figs this comes in a black bag so you can't see the figure you get.

And I was delighted with who I got - one of my favourite TMNT characters ever!

Casey Jones! Aw yeah!

This is a really nicely sculpted, well painted and detailed figure. He's holding his bat (probably a Jose Conseco bat, hope he didn't pay money for that) and is wearing his hockey mask.

The paint is really nice on this guy with neat paint apps on his mask especially. I love that these mini figs are based on the 80's/90's TMNT cartoon, the 'toon I grew up with, so I'll definitely be looking for more of these soon.

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Jakks Pacific S.L.U.G Zombies Series One

A friend from the USA was kind enough to send me a couple of these fun little horror toys made by Jakks Pacific. S.L.U.G stands for Scary Little Ugly Guys and Zombies because... well, zombies.

This is the first series of this line and I loved the aesthetic as soon as I saw them - coffin boxes!! How cool is that?! In total there are 8 to collect

There were none of these guys that I didn't want to get - really, I mean look at those designs! I was going to be happy with any of them.

So upon opening the coffins the figures themselves are in small clear plastic bags. I got 2, so let's see who I got

Firstly, zombie cheerleader Rigamortis Lourdes! I love the fact that instead of pom poms she's holding heads, that's such a grotesque and brilliant touch. The sculpt on her is really neat too. Nice details in the skirt and hair, and especially the face. I like the rips in her clothes too. She even has a little "Z" on her vest!

Secondly - and I was extra happy to get this guy - Decayin' Dom

This guy must be an homage to Tarman from Night of the Living Dead!! Just look at him! I love this little figure and the sculpt is excellent!

The detailing in this little figure is great, the barrel with it's radioactive sign on it, the slime oozing off of Decayin' Dom and over the edge of the barrel, the bit of brain and exposed ribs... All of it is just excellent!

If you get a chance, I'd recommend picking one of these up. They're great sculpts and solid little figures made in a brilliant toxic green plastic, and all of the characters have great designs. If I ever see these in the UK, I'd have to add another to my collection. These really remind me of Monster in My Pocket and I freaking LOVED those when I was a kid.

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Funko Sci-Fi Mystery Minis

I pre-ordered these months ago, and they finally arrived! I love the Funko mystery minis, they're great little figures.

So this series of mystery minis are all sci-fi themed filled with a plethora of characters. In total there are 17 figures and 13 characters.

The characters available are: Xenomorph (both normal and metallic), Predator (normal, bloody, and "invisible" clear versions), ET, Captain Mal, Jayne, Robby the Robot, Tron (normal and glow in the dark), Spock, Robocop, The Rocketeer, Judge Dredd, Mars Attacks Martian, and Metaluna Mutant.

Out of these figures I really wanted: either of the xenomorphs, any of the predators, Captain Mal, Jayne, Robocop and Judge Dredd. But to be fair, I like these figures so much that any would suffice.

So let's take a look

The figures are a little less glamorous when they're out of the boxes and just left in their blind black bags.

Anyway, I ripped the first one open and found...

Glow in the dark Tron! Great looking mini fig, brilliant colour. Really captures the look of the movie character and even includes the throwing disc.

Second figure I got was probably one of the figures I wanted the least... Look I'm a Wars guy.

But don't get me wrong, this is another great looking figure with really neat paint. And it's fun that Spock comes with the weapon that he fought Kirk with in that one episode... I'm sorry, don't judge me.

And lastly I got one of the figures I really did want!

Murphy!! The real proper Robocop! (Not a fan of the Robocop re-make, I won't get into it) but this guy, is great!

Amazing sculpt, likeness and paint. Just great. Love this guy.

Like all the Funko mystery minis, these don't have any articulation, but when the mini figs look this good, articulation isn't needed.

I'd really recommend these if you're a fan of sci-fi or just the Funko mystery minis in general. Great stuff.

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Kid Robot The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror

Having a look in Forbidden Planet in London, I came across these blind box Minifigures. These were released last year and I picked up three then when I saw them in my local FP. I've always fancied a couple more but I didn't want to order them online, so when I saw them, I gladly picked up another couple.

Like I said, I already have three: Cat Marge (my least favourite), Doughnut Head Homer, and Mr Burns as Dracula (my favourite from the three).

Out of all the figures, my most wanted were Mr Burns (nailed it), Maggie as an alien (my favourite of the Simpson family), Kang or Kodos, zombie Krusty, or Groundskeeper Willie as Freddy Krueger.

Opening these guys up you find the shiny Kid Robot bag.

And my first opening gave me Zombie Krusty! With his very own partially eaten brain!

Look at him! He's such a good looking little piece! His tongue is even lolling out of his mouth which is a great little funny addition. Not a great amount of articulation on this figure - his head turns and his arms go up and down - but the paint job and great sculpt is what makes this guy worth having.

Next up I was lucky enough to open...

Kang? Kodos? Serak the Preparer?! Either way, this guy is my new favourite. Brilliantly sculpted with amazing paintwork, a brilliant accessory, and a plastic see through dome makes this a fantastically fun likeness to the aliens from The Treehouse of Horror episodes.

All together, they're a pretty great looking bunch of figures.

I'm very glad to have found a few of my most wanted, and maybe in the future I'll be lucky enough to find the others I want!

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Minecraft Mini-Figure Series 1 'Grass'

I was in Smyths Toys today and was having a look through the blind bag section when I saw these guys. I don't like Minecraft, it's just not my kind of game. I did however pick one of the boxes up to have a look at the kind of characters you can get.

When I saw that you could get a zombie villager, and more excitingly, a snow golem - which has no meaning to me, but he has a jack-o-lantern for a head! - so that made me want him! These guys were £2.99 each so I figured I'd buy just the one, and since there was really only a couple I wanted I cheated a little... I looked around the packaging and found a code above the barcode. You can kind of make it out in this picture.

So I looked online on my phone and discovered that the code that ended in F was the snow golem. I really don't usually use the codes to "cheat" like that but I really only wanted the little pumpkin headed guy! It also meant I could include him in Shocktober!

So I opened it up and found a small bronze bag with the minifig inside.

And inside that bag?

Yay! The internet didn't lie to me!

It's a relatively neat figure for it's size, but holy crap is it small! Like really.

It's about an inch tall - the box is positively over sized compared to the toy. I really wouldn't recommend such a tiny toy to anyone but serious fans of Minecraft, because really, even though they're cheap, these are not worth the money.

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