Nintendo Amiibo Mario Super Mario Classic Collection

I'm so nearly there. I've nearly picked up all the Amiibo I'm interested in getting!

Mario, for me, was a must have, but I was never sold on that first Smash Bros incarnation of Mario. This classic version is much more up my alley.

The pose is classic Mario and that's made all the better by the sculpt work and neat paint apps.

Mario is in his typical bright red and blue suit with his brown shoes, shiny gold buttons, and hat with 'M' nicely applied.

Like Toad, Mario's stood on the red base with grey checkerboard instead of the black and god Smash Bros base.

So like I said, nearly there with the Amiibo I want to pick up, but undoubtedly there'll be more released that I want!

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Amiibo Number 41 Ganondorf Super Smash Bros Collection

How could I not go for Ganondorf seeing as I already have both Zelda and Link?! Ganondorf is one of the most impressive Amiibo to date in my opinion.

The detail in his face is amazing, and the moulding and paintwork throughout is just brilliant.

His green skin one is nice and mat, and the armour that he's wearing is so cool, especially when combined with that bad ass cape!

The only real complaint I have with mine is that the gold on his chest looks more like a watery yellow which is a real shame compared to the rest of him.

That gripe aside, I really like Ganondorf and I'm glad to add to the villain side of my Amiibo collection!

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Nintendo Amiibo Number 2 Link Super Smash Bros Collection

As a Legend of Zelda fan, and a new fan of Amiibo, picking up Link was a no brainer!

Just like the other Amiibo - no articulation but these look great.

Link is in his usual green tunic, and this Link is from Skyward Sword. Firstly, the elephant in the room: That yellow stand. Why?! It could have so easily been clear!! Besides that one (pretty glaring) error, this figure is an excellent little representation of Link.

The detail and paintwork in the intricate areas such as the shield and sheath are spot on and look game accurate.

They've even gone so far to mould detail and add paint in behind the shield which is a nice touch, as are the small touches around the edges of the tunic and the stitching work in his cap.

Again, I totally recommend these things. I would say you'll get more use from them if you have Amiibo compatible games, but that's minimal really, these are just great looking little figures!

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Batman Arkham Knight Scarecrow

I spotted this Scarecrow figure in Forbidden Planet, passed on it, but eventually caved and returned to pick him up. This is from DC Collectibles and is sculpted by Gentle Giant. The others in this first wave are Batman, Harley Quinn, Arkham Knight (who is released later this year) and, if you live in the USA you're lucky enough to also be able to pick up Red Hood from GameStop.

I loved Arkham Asylum (apart from the final Joker battle. It was fine, but a bit weird). I really didn't enjoy Arkham City, for me the open world took a lot away from what made Asylum so good.

Funny story about City: I traded in City as I, foolishly, bought it brand new. The guy at the store said (without a hint of humour or sarcasm) "didn't you love this game?! Swinging through city made you feel just like Spider-Man!" I just looked at him for a few long seconds and said "I bought it to feel like Batman though". He stared at me and said nothing. I don't think he fully understood what had just happened.

I didn't even buy Origins. But Knight is looking pretty good, and if these figures are anything to go by, I have higher hopes.

In packaging I loved the look of this figure. I loved the detailing, the sculpt work, and the overall look of Scarecrow - I was ready to be disappointed when he was out the box.

The only problem I initially had with this figure was the fact that I couldn't get this guy to stand! But after a while I got him to stand on his own wch, for me, made this figure even better.

Scarecrow comes with a brilliantly creepy mask which, I'm going to assume, is what his goons will wear in game. Pure speculation on my part though.

Articulation on Scarecrow is really pretty good. Firstly (and this is great!) Scarecrow's hood is attached to his head so it doesn't really hinder the neck movement which includes side to side and a little bit of tilt. The shoulders move up a little, my Scarecrow can't get his arms to 90 degrees, there's a bicep swivel, elbow bend and his hands turn 360 degrees.

Scarecrow has waist rotation, his hips move out, there's a thigh cut that rotates, single jointed knees and the feet move up and down at the ankles.

So there's not bucket loads of articulation but there's a good amount and the sculpted details and paint work really make this guy worth your money.

From the front, Scarecrow has fingerless gloves on both hands, and his right hand has his fear toxin injecting needles on the back. The detailing in the wrist piece is excellent too and painted with a nice metallic dirty grey. He's also wearing a knee brace - either he loves Stone Cold Steve Austin or he had a bad time being left alone with Killer Croc.

You can also see all of his extra vials of fear toxin (or blood?) on his chest and shoulders with pipes leading all around his torso, along with stitches, belts, buckles and pouches. And a personal favourite of mine: his boots are untied and the tongue of his right boot is hanging down.

From behind there's not quite as much going on, but it's still very cool. There are oxygen tanks which feed a pipe under his left shoulder and go straight into his mask. The tanks are nicely detailed and pained with very neat silvers and greys, you can see all the stitches in his hood and down his coat and you can see the split in his coat too.

Lastly, I just want to pint out how absolutely great Scarecrow's mask is. It's creepy, brilliantly sculpted and painted, and conveys a lot of character.

I would highly recommend this figure if you're into the games or you just collect figures from the Bat books. Here in the UK you should be able to get him sub £20 and I really do think he's worth every penny. He's creepy and sinister looking and I'm really happy to have him added to my Bat collection.

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S H Figuarts Injustice: Gods Among Us Batman

Bandai Tamashii Nations have started to produce figures for the videogame Injustice: Gods Among Us through their S H Figuarts line. And when I saw just how cool these things looked, I found it very hard to turn down Batman.

Batman is one of my favourite superheroes (isn't that the same for EVERYONE?!) but I like getting him in some different costumes, and a new armoured up suit, complete with die cast pieces, had to become part of my collection.

Batman comes in a nice window display box, which shows the figure inside off nicely and displays the accessories. And Batman comes with a few.

Batman comes with several interchangeable hands (one of which kind of holds his grapple gun)

The grapple gun is surprisingly over sized. I really would have thought it would fit nicely into Batman's hands, but nope, it's sadly too big to fit well.

The grapple gun also comes with 2 attachments. A grappling hook and a grappling hook on a bendy wire

There are 2 batarangs which re nicely sculpted

Batman also has an interchangeable head. It really adds to Batman's overall look I think. It gives him this fantastic armoured up, ready to do battle look

And lastly, this isn't so much an accessory, but you also get Batman's cape which comes in 3 sections. Unfortunately the cape is a hard plastic mould which means you can't really pose it. In saying that though, it does look really nice. It's got a nice blue tinge to the blackness and the tears and tatters on the bottom are sculpted really nicely.

You can put Batman's 'middle' cape on separately but he looks much better with all 3 pieces clipped into place.

The work that's gone into this figure is just great. The details and paint work is just absolutely brilliant, and those details go right through the figure.

The gauntlets on Batman are incredibly sharp, as are the points of his ears but they look amazing!

Batman is super poseable too which should be expected from SH Figuarts. His head rotates and there's a joint at the base of his neck, his shoulders have a ball hinge joint, there's a bicep swivel, elbow joint and swivel, and his hands rotate round, up and down.

There's an ab crunch, swivel, hips swivel, double jointed knees, his ankles swivel rotate and pivot. And his cape swings out. In 3 places. Really, there's no lack of articulation in this guy!!

But for me, as much as I love the articulation, the best thing for me about Batman is the look. The gorgeous silvers, greys and blacks used on this figure look amazing, and the metallic blue on his armoured mask really pops.

There are a few die cast metal pieces on this figure too - the thigh guards and the ankle bracers. These help give the figure some nice weight and help him stand nice and steadily.

DC heroes, Marvel heroes, Star Wars and more coming your way soon! Go Figure!