tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28627859817848113412024-03-18T03:02:24.956+00:00Herbie's World of Kitsch & ToysHere's where I come to shout about the cool and strange things I find on my travels through CyberSpace...Being doll mad you can expect to see a lot of doll related and toy posts...I'm currently on a crazy one over papertoys so will be adding links and pic's of the things I find in due course...Herbie Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291794445963147762noreply@blogger.comBlogger523125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862785981784811341.post-88833087014318692532023-10-13T18:22:00.003+01:002023-10-13T21:21:20.468+01:00Ghostbusters Hot Dog Munching Slimer - Funko Pop! Movies Number 747<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In terms of differences between the two, they are the same size (around 4 and a half inches) They weigh around the same in your hand, but there may be a slight weight difference.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But I was pleasantly surprised to discover, they didn't just use the same mould and stuff a few hotdogs in his mouth, they really put some thought into it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Hotdog version isn't as wide as the original version as he is in the process of filling his face so his hands are busy around his face ad not in the outstretched about to slime pose of the first figure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> His facial expression is different too, he clearly needs to concentrate on munching and so his brow is more expressive in the newer version, he is a shade or two darker too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Out of the two, I don't have a favourite, I love them both for different reasons and I'm really pleased to not only finally have a Slimer, but now have two Slimers depicting my favourite scenes from Ghostbusters, which I must admit is also still one of my favourite films.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, take care all,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Speak soon,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Herbs x</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Being an 80's child I like most of my peers really got into the Ghostbusters
craze when the first film was released in cinemas in 1984, of course my
brother Carl and I hassled my parents to take us to the cinema to see
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Going to
<a href="http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/9397">Walthamstow Cinema</a> was
always a huge treat not only because we were going to watch a film but because
the building itself was so magical to me as a child.
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It was only a 10 minute walk from my house but in those days it felt like an
adventure as we had to go along the main road which was always scary but after
a few minutes there we were in front of the huge building, having been built
in the 1930's it was decorated inside with what I later learnt to be Art Deco
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Alfred Hitchcock who grew up in nearby Leytonstone (where I used to go to the
Swimming Pool with my friends every week) was a regular visitor to Walthamstow
Cinema as a boy, I like to think this is where his love of films originated
and what drove his desire to make iconic films in later years.
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As usual I've digressed but if you'd like to read a little more about the
place; there was a recent push to save and restore it which you can read about
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Slimer was my favourite character in the film, of course, what 8 year old
wouldn't be impressed by a bright green blob that loves to eat and when
interrupted, covers the offender with gooey ectoplasm?<div><br /></div><div> I have to say though, I
never did understand his need to eat, what with being dead and all, or why he
looked the way he did, but he was cute and funny and he let Peter Venkmen have
it after being called an "ugly spud" so he was great in my book! </div><div><br /></div><div>As for toys,
well back then, I don't remember any on sale, or I would certainly have begged
for a Slimer! We didn't have the crazy amounts of merchandising we do now, also
being an American film, merchandise would have needed to be imported so most
shops didn't do that unless they knew they could shift the stock.</div><div><br /></div><div> It wasn't
until or 3 years later, after The Real Ghostbusters Cartoon became a hit, that I
started to see Ghostbusters toys in shops. </div><div>I had a few of those, Peter, Ray,
Winston, Egon and a few ghosts... Mr. Staypuff, Granny, Dracula, Frankenstein's
Monster but sadly, no Slimer. In case you're wondering, yes I still have them! </div><div><br /></div><div>It wasn't until the 90s when Extreme Ghostbusters came out that I finally found
a Slimer and bought it for my son as he loved him as much as I did.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpHrDWDg9euP4wQ5tfpDDDIoqv3dTZbOMEeRfOeDnaqUjuVz9vXc3dlleXz73JbOlaiVhErLVr3CNFn0wFVI-URDFfzfHTUHHiNLeCvLkVs3RjzBx7gWNlRMDlIpTFiiw6aC9-b2Cy1SHJX086B5HTK7tFBqOoR-fHhML9mZoAIP8OMeIkh69XhTXBWI/s1113/s-l1600%20%282%29.png" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="897" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpHrDWDg9euP4wQ5tfpDDDIoqv3dTZbOMEeRfOeDnaqUjuVz9vXc3dlleXz73JbOlaiVhErLVr3CNFn0wFVI-URDFfzfHTUHHiNLeCvLkVs3RjzBx7gWNlRMDlIpTFiiw6aC9-b2Cy1SHJX086B5HTK7tFBqOoR-fHhML9mZoAIP8OMeIkh69XhTXBWI/w517-h640/s-l1600%20(2).png" width="517" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So, when Funko released their Funko Pop! Ghostbusters range in 2014, and I saw their version of Slimer, I had to have one, it took me several years before I managed to find one but when I did, he was worth the wait...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiiw2IBie-dYKDKdq5l8GqjtXATA9seyNCcYg6o_0A4knc9zsDXFt0FKMxopwPYRDgyigASjbO_MWTcy-wNDxKOgC5A0aT-rKwG9TEx0GgUjBcU-OsXCXRG4xICA843iLJpnuPteh2wrmscgaF_1EKZ1fR_sQztOZxSj2lAhApCj2NsGHVI6DGQB-WxY/s2978/20200630_053220.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2978" data-original-width="2624" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiiw2IBie-dYKDKdq5l8GqjtXATA9seyNCcYg6o_0A4knc9zsDXFt0FKMxopwPYRDgyigASjbO_MWTcy-wNDxKOgC5A0aT-rKwG9TEx0GgUjBcU-OsXCXRG4xICA843iLJpnuPteh2wrmscgaF_1EKZ1fR_sQztOZxSj2lAhApCj2NsGHVI6DGQB-WxY/w564-h640/20200630_053220.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Isn't he the cutest?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> I love how they've moulded the slime in such a way that it gives him a stand but also makes him look like he's floating, like he does in the film.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I love that the slime looks wet even though it isn't and that they haven't over done it, there's just enough to look like it's dripped off him and formed a puddle on the floor but not so much that the figure loses </span>detail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In case you're wondering, he stands at around 3 and a half inches tall, that doesn't sound like much but he certainly feels substantial in your hand, and is balanced very well weight wise, so never tumbles over while on display.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: black;">.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrL5B2ei32K0DLmerMnCEZi0G8aTHkhZBhmBjpF2I9x5fa1LO1WsURKwl86_JTUOkpHGc4au99Q037ojEJgTKLxtBuidI9FmMZAhZr6yo6LtoETFupCx2aYUunDEM8629RoXuwlUf9lfyJaw8tgxFFnHAiv4zl6xxGpDuD2XVd978gjX9bQJJnhevtAjY/s3183/20200630_053235.jpg" style="display: inline; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3183" data-original-width="2211" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrL5B2ei32K0DLmerMnCEZi0G8aTHkhZBhmBjpF2I9x5fa1LO1WsURKwl86_JTUOkpHGc4au99Q037ojEJgTKLxtBuidI9FmMZAhZr6yo6LtoETFupCx2aYUunDEM8629RoXuwlUf9lfyJaw8tgxFFnHAiv4zl6xxGpDuD2XVd978gjX9bQJJnhevtAjY/w444-h640/20200630_053235.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Several years after this figure came out, I managed too find this one, he didn't come with is box but that's ok, I wanted to put him on my shelf so I could look at him often anyway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you've read any of my previous Funko posts, you'll know that although i have a few, I'm not that enamoured by most of them. I find the human figures mostly non descript which is why my collection mostly consists of non human entries, except for my Bob Ross keyring, which I'll maybe get around to showing you someday and my Grady Twins which I've already posted about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Anyhoo, that's it for now, I have another Slimer to show you, so I better leave off here and post about that one... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Take care,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Herbs x<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrL5B2ei32K0DLmerMnCEZi0G8aTHkhZBhmBjpF2I9x5fa1LO1WsURKwl86_JTUOkpHGc4au99Q037ojEJgTKLxtBuidI9FmMZAhZr6yo6LtoETFupCx2aYUunDEM8629RoXuwlUf9lfyJaw8tgxFFnHAiv4zl6xxGpDuD2XVd978gjX9bQJJnhevtAjY/s3183/20200630_053235.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/herbies-world-kitsch-toys-13906499" style="text-align: left;">Follow</a>
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</div>Herbie Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291794445963147762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862785981784811341.post-69284872560936545042021-05-08T12:24:00.003+01:002021-08-13T13:53:27.546+01:00Salad Fingers by Unbox Industries.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vNGTXgMdrYA/YJRCitUQuOI/AAAAAAADNvI/JWAA3kYf3sg4W6oakAC8C35TnnN1HHOlgCLcBGAsYHQ/s620/salad_fingers.0.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="620" height="329" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vNGTXgMdrYA/YJRCitUQuOI/AAAAAAADNvI/JWAA3kYf3sg4W6oakAC8C35TnnN1HHOlgCLcBGAsYHQ/w600-h329/salad_fingers.0.webp" width="600" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">https://www.theverge.com/</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the early 2000's I discovered an animated series made by a British animator called David Firth. It centred around a cute green being, who has very long fingers, an obsession with rusty spoons and nettles and has several friends who appear to do finger puppets and may or may not be real.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Salad Fingers, lives alone in a landscape that appears to be post apocalyptic and populated by strange mutated characters whom he occasionally interacts with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> As the series progress, you learn more about Salad Fingers and his situation, his family and are introduced to the possibility that everything you see may be an illusion taking place inside the mind of a possibly mentally ill person that takes the form of Salad Fingers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was obsessed with the series when I discovered it and showed it to everyone I could. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over the years, an occasional upload would be released continuing Salad Fingers story until the final upload in 2013... And that was that, Salad Fingers was over and all there was to be discovered about his origins, life and back story were all contained in those 10 episodes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That is until January last year when I received a notification that David firth had uploaded an 11th episode of Salad Fingers... after 6 years, and so began my obsession all over again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few months later, I discovered that there was now a Salad Fingers Action Figure, and of course I wanted one!</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For one reason or another, I didn't manage to get my hands on him, until December came around and I discovered that Aaron had brought me one for Christmas... What can I say, my son is awesome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bBZsv2yG8v8/YJRCJBTVfXI/AAAAAAADNu0/2ZbUSUO5vFkEWwHRDlUmDDchRkwKkWyrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210505_084242%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1102" height="449" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bBZsv2yG8v8/YJRCJBTVfXI/AAAAAAADNu0/2ZbUSUO5vFkEWwHRDlUmDDchRkwKkWyrgCLcBGAsYHQ/w256-h449/20210505_084242%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="256" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And so, I now have my own Salad Fingers to play with... He now lives inside his blister pack on my wall until I have a new rusty spoon to show him, or discover a patch of nettles for him to rub on his teats to make the milk drip out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FiSXNKD04kY/YJRB3fpFd-I/AAAAAAADNuk/ojq9z3otQNcrCrOj6AYn3YUij4i3eeXlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210505_084756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FiSXNKD04kY/YJRB3fpFd-I/AAAAAAADNuk/ojq9z3otQNcrCrOj6AYn3YUij4i3eeXlwCLcBGAsYHQ/w434-h640/20210505_084756.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He stands around 7 inches tall, has articulation at the shoulders, ankles, wrists and neck, which means his head can rotate 180 degrees, but that just looks silly because then his face is on upside down!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VbMOQFlPf1U/YJRB2AAcM-I/AAAAAAADNuc/YBOMBx_aGFsf27oto3dzbpwHCAf49VNIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210505_084751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VbMOQFlPf1U/YJRB2AAcM-I/AAAAAAADNuc/YBOMBx_aGFsf27oto3dzbpwHCAf49VNIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210505_084751.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">His hands are moulded into touchy scrape position, but as they turn at the wrists it is possible to make him hold things, although he much prefers running his elongated fingers along spikes or against rust particles.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BE4GUaSTpto/YJRB0ITY6RI/AAAAAAADNuU/RmrnwD08j_AxfkXHaod4RzcJWUqLbDZ6wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210505_084713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="406" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BE4GUaSTpto/YJRB0ITY6RI/AAAAAAADNuU/RmrnwD08j_AxfkXHaod4RzcJWUqLbDZ6wCLcBGAsYHQ/w420-h406/20210505_084713.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He doesn't quite manage to stand up by himself, probably having jabbed his finger on one of those aforementioned spikes and losing too much red water... But he can be posed with his feet turned in different directions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sY-KSmVGuvE/YJZxxnuVz5I/AAAAAAADNvY/KLcoGcFVANkHTO80-DA3tghM5Ojd6qDWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20210505_084707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sY-KSmVGuvE/YJZxxnuVz5I/AAAAAAADNvY/KLcoGcFVANkHTO80-DA3tghM5Ojd6qDWgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/20210505_084707.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>I recently discovered there is another version of this figure.. Mine is the Red Water Edition, but there is also a Teeth version, which shows off his cracked and decaying teeth to full effect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_vHnqSKA4hY/YJZuHlpdcZI/AAAAAAADNvQ/3Jcmm7smte4x-uaU6hQ7RC-3nuRLv3rdACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/salad-fingers-action-figure-teeth-edition.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="437" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_vHnqSKA4hY/YJZuHlpdcZI/AAAAAAADNvQ/3Jcmm7smte4x-uaU6hQ7RC-3nuRLv3rdACLcBGAsYHQ/w377-h437/salad-fingers-action-figure-teeth-edition.jpg" width="377" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unbox Industries.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've also discovered that there is a third version, one where Salad Fingers is smiling, by smiling I mean his closed mouth kind of smug expression.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All three versions were designed and produced by Unbox and I'm not totally sure if this is correct, but I have read on another site that each edition is limited to 300 pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyhoo, there's my little guy, and none of the reasons why I love him because I can't really put into words how he makes me feel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So check out the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9383CC2C6DBD902F" target="_blank">cartoon series</a> if you haven't already, the episodes are pretty short so it won't take too long out of your day and if you like surreal, slightly creepy stuff you're sure to like it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well that's me done, so take care...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R7M_WB6hfow/YJZ0VYzZG_I/AAAAAAADNvk/uXJ0gon88E8B1hOzvst4sdYTDqFhyI4IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s200/lunapic_Transparency%2B%2B%25282%2529.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R7M_WB6hfow/YJZ0VYzZG_I/AAAAAAADNvk/uXJ0gon88E8B1hOzvst4sdYTDqFhyI4IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/lunapic_Transparency%2B%2B%25282%2529.gif" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Herbie Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291794445963147762noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862785981784811341.post-1689175868932033752020-07-11T21:13:00.007+01:002021-08-13T13:57:05.287+01:00Living Dead Dolls Presents: The Joker<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rEMU-fO-ZAo/XtxjYJVxTmI/AAAAAAADLTU/3eutl3waqs851YiJ9KJUMX9HEUcR7MNvgCK4BGAsYHg/s1500/s-l1600%2B%252833%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rEMU-fO-ZAo/XtxjYJVxTmI/AAAAAAADLTU/3eutl3waqs851YiJ9KJUMX9HEUcR7MNvgCK4BGAsYHg/w609-h640/s-l1600%2B%252833%2529.jpg" width="609" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you read my LDD Presents IT Pennywise (2017 version) you'll know that my son bought me a couple of dolls for my birthday this year... Pennywise was of course one and the other was this awesome little guy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I first spotted his doll as a pre-order announcement email from Mezco in September last year and really wanted him, as he wasn't going to be sent out until around April this year it worked out better because Aaron bought him as a present for my birthday instead!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before I get into talking about the doll himself, I think I should take a few minutes to tell you about my relationship with The Joker and the various incarnations of him that have been seen in films and on TV for many years for longer than I've been alive..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eFsPmAahI6M/Xt5RoE5tpfI/AAAAAAADLWk/4zj_Dj4LI24iXliHgoO7gV5QyIcE4v76QCK4BGAsYHg/s1200/DrbWXh5XQAA4sHO.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1200" height="498" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eFsPmAahI6M/Xt5RoE5tpfI/AAAAAAADLWk/4zj_Dj4LI24iXliHgoO7gV5QyIcE4v76QCK4BGAsYHg/w614-h498/DrbWXh5XQAA4sHO.jpg" title="google images" width="614" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My favourite Joker throughout my childhood was played by Cesar Romero who portrayed the enigmatic villain in the TV Series which also starred Adam West, Burt Ward, Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt among many others.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He played the role so quirky and silly but also ingenious in his schemes and fitted in so well with the cartoon / comic book style of the show.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Out of all my favourite Jokers (spoiler alert, I now have 4!) he is still my favourite and the only on to have played the role more than once, having portrayed the maniac villain from 1965 to 1968 and in that short time was in some of the most memorable episodes of the 3 season series as well as the film Batman: The Movie which came out in 1966.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X8_LcZpnmmI/Xt5RxcfA0FI/AAAAAAADLWw/5BUHEJyIKPYD5YyUez8CyOLNN9DRXybBQCK4BGAsYHg/s1100/589925f98275e823008b4837.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="1100" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X8_LcZpnmmI/Xt5RxcfA0FI/AAAAAAADLWw/5BUHEJyIKPYD5YyUez8CyOLNN9DRXybBQCK4BGAsYHg/w615-h320/589925f98275e823008b4837.jpg" title="google images" width="615" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Growing up Cesar Romero's Joker was the ultimate Joker to me but then in 1989 a new Batman film was released, and with it came a new Joker. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This time played by one of my favourite actors; Jack Nicolson I was a little dubious at first as while I love Jack Nicolson's ability to play weird, edgy and over the top characters, I really wasn't sure how he would fare as The Joker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I needn't have worried as when I went to the cinema to see the film, I loved his portrayal so much that I went back the next night, and the next until I ran out of pocket money and had to wait for it to come out on video instead!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whereas Cesar Romero's Joker has a kind of childlike quality to him Jack Nicolson's Joker had a kind of Gangster appeal and along with it a vicious streak which I thoroughly enjoyed, so I now had 2 favourite Jokers, besides The Joker from the Arkham Asylum graphic novel, but I might talk a bit about him later...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4XZXhb8Lwxc/Xt5R6gE7raI/AAAAAAADLXA/KsjlJOnoPaYd_9qs3KXz6GTbGBtTBqEBwCK4BGAsYHg/s2048/heath-ledger-dark-knight-joker.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4XZXhb8Lwxc/Xt5R6gE7raI/AAAAAAADLXA/KsjlJOnoPaYd_9qs3KXz6GTbGBtTBqEBwCK4BGAsYHg/w616-h480/heath-ledger-dark-knight-joker.jpg" title="google images" width="616" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Throughout the 90's I watched the new Batman films as they were released but apart from loving Jim Carey as The Riddler and Danny Devito as The Penguin, nothing much sticks out from those films, and for the most I didn't enjoy them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But then came the 2000's and with it new Batman films... in 2005 Batman Begins was released I found it pretty boring, except for Cillian Murphy as The Scarecrow... (I'm sensing a pattern here!)...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Christian Bale's Batman voice was stupid and grating which didn't help, so I was really unsure about whether I was going to bother with The Dark Knight when it was released in 2008, Aaron being a fan of Batman, and wanting to see how they portrayed his origin story, convinced me to do so, and I have to say I'm very glad he did!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'd only seen Heath Ledger in three films; A Knight's tale, Ned Kelly and Candy so I really had no idea what to expect from his portrayal, what I'd seen of his acting was a sensitivity, firmness and determination which he expressed so well in those films, but how was that going to work for The Joker?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pretty bloody well it turned out!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--b7v--wP42U/Xt5SMHXxyXI/AAAAAAADLXY/Zjgb0uNgSrs_65IaFNMG11hFDrVJhHtJACK4BGAsYHg/s1080/MV5BMTlkNjY2NTMtNDBmNC00OTc3LWFmNGEtNjc1ZTQ0MGFmNjU0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyOTMyMjYwNTA%2540._V1_.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="1080" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--b7v--wP42U/Xt5SMHXxyXI/AAAAAAADLXY/Zjgb0uNgSrs_65IaFNMG11hFDrVJhHtJACK4BGAsYHg/w615-h360/MV5BMTlkNjY2NTMtNDBmNC00OTc3LWFmNGEtNjc1ZTQ0MGFmNjU0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyOTMyMjYwNTA%2540._V1_.jpg" width="615" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">IMDB.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And so we come to one of the best depictions of the Joker I've ever seen... 2019's The Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix. When I first heard he was going to play the role, I again was sceptical but it turned out that once again I was very pleasantly surprised...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Joaquin Phoenix was the perfect choice to play this role, his Joker is an amalgamation of of my favourite Jokers, except much much darker and I love him and this movie for it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Like Cesar Romero's Joker he has a silly, playful side, combined with the ruthfulness of Jack Nicholson's Joker and the psychotic villainy of Heath Ledger's Joker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-80mCCfOv6_c/Xt5Safzo3BI/AAAAAAADLXk/B8aVDnehQZUeUBomXXqdj_IeMjw3TAwbgCK4BGAsYHg/s1280/joker-killing-joke.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1280" height="313" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-80mCCfOv6_c/Xt5Safzo3BI/AAAAAAADLXk/B8aVDnehQZUeUBomXXqdj_IeMjw3TAwbgCK4BGAsYHg/w617-h313/joker-killing-joke.jpg" width="617" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another of my favourite Jokers just happens to be the one that most inspired the 2019 film, he is the subject of the 1988 DC Comics graphic novel Batman: The Killing Joke.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Like Joaquin Phoenix's Joker, Killing Joke's Joker is also a failed comedian who has a stressful home life and after one too many hard knocks, loses his sanity and resorts to murder.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This Joker's psychosis leads him into a far more evil mindset than the other's mental illnesses do, and so his crimes are harder to forgive or even understand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He doesn't care if his victims are undeserving or if his crimes go way beyond retribution and are just cruelty for cruelty's sake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When he decides to toy with someone it isn't playful or a silly scheme like Cesar Romero's Joker or to some extent Jack Nicholson's his is a game of torture and pain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyway, it's time to show off my little man now, which of course is why you're reading this so I'll shhh about the depictions of The Joker and tell you about the Living Dead version instead!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O9L9jL4jLXI/XtxjhqgpWWI/AAAAAAADLTo/MrmpQL3kFa041nKnBRsqFSP5T4nJW6MaQCK4BGAsYHg/s1500/s-l1600%2B%252837%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="625" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O9L9jL4jLXI/XtxjhqgpWWI/AAAAAAADLTo/MrmpQL3kFa041nKnBRsqFSP5T4nJW6MaQCK4BGAsYHg/w604-h625/s-l1600%2B%252837%2529.jpg" width="604" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I totally fell in love with the promotional images Mezco send out for this little guy, he's so quirky looking... Although I can't decide which if any Joker he is based on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z4Eqj36op1I/XwoZr1LPzAI/AAAAAAADL0s/TH2UoItd0iI8dqcXKsynhoA854PrgSL2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/BeFunky-collage.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1733" height="781" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z4Eqj36op1I/XwoZr1LPzAI/AAAAAAADL0s/TH2UoItd0iI8dqcXKsynhoA854PrgSL2gCLcBGAsYHQ/w619-h781/BeFunky-collage.jpg" width="619" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">His box puts me in mind of Romero's Joker with the addition of Heath Ledger's Joker's playing card / calling card, and the colour suit of Jack Nicolson and Heath Ledger's Joker coupled with the pinstriped trousers of Cesar Romero's Joker's outfit...with it's bright purples and greens... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While the box has loads of Ha Ha Ha's all over it and inside a hypnotic green and purple swirl which really makes me think of the 60's tv show, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fydzgWt3QDo/XvimV3xXopI/AAAAAAADLvc/nGfhAnYXBVUDq_PY655btQL3zehPOCzkgCK4BGAsYHg/s5312/20200606_232757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5312" data-original-width="2988" height="976" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fydzgWt3QDo/XvimV3xXopI/AAAAAAADLvc/nGfhAnYXBVUDq_PY655btQL3zehPOCzkgCK4BGAsYHg/w549-h976/20200606_232757.jpg" width="549" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He has the same articulation points as other Living Dead Dolls - 8 points, as he is based on the same body type used for normal Living dead dolls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The quality of the fabric used for his outfit is really good and well sewn, so he displays perfectly either inside his box or outside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vhR06BV5ESU/XwoasakaGcI/AAAAAAADL00/D4r4zlGvlYQTl4UHU83uDvj9I6LxXoOhACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200630_054144.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="2048" height="404" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vhR06BV5ESU/XwoasakaGcI/AAAAAAADL00/D4r4zlGvlYQTl4UHU83uDvj9I6LxXoOhACLcBGAsYHQ/w615-h404/20200630_054144.jpg" width="615" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He comes with a cute little gun, which is a mini replica of the one Jack Nicolson's Joker used in Tim Burton's Batman. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is moulded in it's "shot" position, showing the "Bang" flag which pops out when the gun is shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is moulded in such a way so that his finger fits perfectly against the trigger and it is firmly held in place by the moulding of his hand so doesn't slip or fall even if the doll himself does!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm sure it goes without saying, I love this little guy and am very pleased to have him in my collection - Thanks Aaron!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fmp3bAnH99c/XwodRjubtoI/AAAAAAADL08/eRK5VLXamgU3BTn-4PyoqC1DNGq16YzDACLcBGAsYHQ/s200/lunapic_Transparency%2B%2B%25282%2529.gif" style="clear: left; 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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-moM5W64a_nA/Xkos43e_i7I/AAAAAAADK5s/NkiflUncWtsJyeS3QlIj-C99pmwT3aFUQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/20180319_173317.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="1044" height="358" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-moM5W64a_nA/Xkos43e_i7I/AAAAAAADK5s/NkiflUncWtsJyeS3QlIj-C99pmwT3aFUQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h358/20180319_173317.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While I found the character of The Governor annoying and felt his story ark when on too long, especially the stuff with Angela being an idiot vs Michonne; I loved it when we got to see how he lives behind closed doors, with his fish tanks full of Zombie heads and his infected daughter, Penny, whom he keeps locked away, often with a bag on her head - Apocalyptic parenting 101!</div>
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The box contains 292 Lego-like pieces which take 40 minutes to an hour to put together, depending how fiddly you find it.<br /><br />
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<br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The furniture and Penny are have only one peg they can fit on, sure they could be moved from peg to peg but the best and most authentic display is to place them in their intended spots.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This is the perfect set for any Walking Dead / Zombie/ Horror fan who enjoys making models, dioramas or even one who loved Lego as a child - or still does... I'm not judging, I can't resist Lego myself!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wnem-bRbE1k/XvgdxV3s9rI/AAAAAAADLsY/1kXSteciT38IqTkoFRLWoS3w1CXkcKE0gCK4BGAsYHg/s5312/20180320_050222.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="5312" height="351" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wnem-bRbE1k/XvgdxV3s9rI/AAAAAAADLsY/1kXSteciT38IqTkoFRLWoS3w1CXkcKE0gCK4BGAsYHg/w625-h351/20180320_050222.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="text-align: left;">I love this set and enjoyed making it so much that I bought another, not Walking Dead though, this time I got my hands on The Throne Room from game of Thrones, but that one has been giving me a hard time so I put it away. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VZQNq-nx1s8/XvgeHLso1EI/AAAAAAADLss/6N0qqvIekzkN27TzvEVk4wD_RDSxG4W3ACK4BGAsYHg/s5312/20180319_193616%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="5312" height="351" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VZQNq-nx1s8/XvgeHLso1EI/AAAAAAADLss/6N0qqvIekzkN27TzvEVk4wD_RDSxG4W3ACK4BGAsYHg/w625-h351/20180319_193616%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I really should start again on it soon though, I would like to see it completed, and when I do... Expect another Construction Set post!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Before I go, I'd like to add, I think this type of kit is really good for anyone who is into dioramas and also modelling, it's a great entry into the hobby, especially if you're worried about painting or gluing tiny pieces together, as it is all already done for you and you just need a little bit of hand dexterity to snap the pieces into place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyhoo, that's it for now folks, so stay safe, take care, keep those masks on and away from idiots who think it's ok not to wear one, and yeah that's it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Laters,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zl2ni903xTo/Xvgf4eNbc7I/AAAAAAADLtI/k3SIacRbDYkOOVe4YRkP7ZXCZtItL02AQCK4BGAsYHg/s200/lunapic_Transparency%2B%2B%25282%2529.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zl2ni903xTo/Xvgf4eNbc7I/AAAAAAADLtI/k3SIacRbDYkOOVe4YRkP7ZXCZtItL02AQCK4BGAsYHg/lunapic_Transparency%2B%2B%25282%2529.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/herbies-world-kitsch-toys-13906499">Follow</a></div>
Herbie Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291794445963147762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862785981784811341.post-61665681767478988162020-06-12T12:42:00.000+01:002020-06-12T12:42:05.833+01:00 Motorhead (Snaggletooth) Warpig - Funko Pop! Rocks Number 163.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IVJ1GNatQI4/XsSZCuPq9gI/AAAAAAADLK4/GptZF6tOf9AeGzPTgjfiWHS7EijADFHqwCK4BGAsYHg/2820bdfaaa15d29d3eff58c2fec36633.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="389" height="122" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IVJ1GNatQI4/XsSZCuPq9gI/AAAAAAADLK4/GptZF6tOf9AeGzPTgjfiWHS7EijADFHqwCK4BGAsYHg/w400-h122/2820bdfaaa15d29d3eff58c2fec36633.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Before I go into information about this figure, I'd like to take a few minutes to tell you about the mascot that became known as "Snaggletooth" or "Warpig" and how he came into being.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">After Lemmy left Hawkwind in 1975 he formed a band called Bastard, which was later changed to Motorhead to ensure they would be able to play on mainstream music shows such as Top of The Pops - a weekly music show that ran on the BBC in Britain from 1964 to 2006, showcasing the most popular bands and songs from the weekly charts - It was a pretty big thing in it's day as it was an easy way of getting your music out to the masses and introducing new bands to people who wouldn't normally get to hear what you have to offer. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Lemmy chose to rename his new band Motorhead, after the last song he wrote for Hawkwind.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> In 1977 the band released their first album, which was as many bands first albums are, self titled Lemmy wanted an image for the band that would become a mascot of sorts and so he contacted Joe Petagno, an artist who Lemmy met when he had done some work for Hawkwind in 1975.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">After discussing ideas, in typical Lemmy fashion - over a few drinks, Joe left to go home, on his way he past by the library and decided to look few a few books to get some ideas to incorporate into the themes Lemmy had already given him; Lemmy wanted something that wouldn't look amiss on a cut off over a biker jacket and could be scaled down for a patch or up for an album cover without loosing detail and would be easily recognisable as a symbol for Bastard, and later Motorhead... </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PlgwPJLAe5I/XsSamISzN-I/AAAAAAADLLo/VCN2etjmD9kUNET5b7bl7gSDJwAy33ZgwCK4BGAsYHg/09d6952bc68aa9521dd5dc6059f5af1d.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="126" data-original-width="461" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PlgwPJLAe5I/XsSamISzN-I/AAAAAAADLLo/VCN2etjmD9kUNET5b7bl7gSDJwAy33ZgwCK4BGAsYHg/s320/09d6952bc68aa9521dd5dc6059f5af1d.png" width="320" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This was a a fortuitous idea on Joe's part as he began to look through books on animal anatomy he hit on the idea of an animal skull this idea, during initial sketches developed into a hybrid creature's skull that was a cross between a canine skull, with a gorilla's cranium and huge oversized tusks from a wild boar, after adding a few more touches and ideas from Lemmy, such as the chains, iron cross, a human skull dangling from one of the tusks and spikes coming out the top of the skull; the iconic creature that would become known as Snaggletooth, Little Bastard, War Pig etc, was born.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Out of the 22 studio albums Motorhead released, there are only two that do not feature Snaggletooth on the artwork in some way. as a consequence Snaggletooth became as synonymous with Motorhead as the music itself.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_AtgJbSijY8/XsM5kRFowbI/AAAAAAADLJY/KbZ7RL4sxWMrDhLW4_Ag7SZgeGPhOI6ngCK4BGAsYHg/maxresdefault.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_AtgJbSijY8/XsM5kRFowbI/AAAAAAADLJY/KbZ7RL4sxWMrDhLW4_Ag7SZgeGPhOI6ngCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h640/maxresdefault.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google images<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">He would first appear on the cover of Motorhead's first album released in 1977 as shown in the picture above and would continue to make an appearance on albums, t-shirts, badges, patches, and all manner of merchandise for the band over the next 40 years of the band's existence!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">So it was inevitable that at some point Funko would add this iconic figure head to their line up of Motorhead themed Funko Pop! Rocks figures.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">In 1982 Motorhead released thier 6th studio album, Iron Fist, which went to number 6 in the UK Album Charts, with the album came the Iron Fist Tour the same year. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">As with any tour, there was merchandise, one such piece of merchandise was a t shirt which depicted Snaggletooth as an anthropomorphic being wearing a biker jacket and jeans.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jEDRCweIObg/XsSXf2-uE5I/AAAAAAADLKg/JbPVf2UTcVkCcKS4hJz33Fji8p0daV9hACK4BGAsYHg/Screenshot_2020-05-19-01-16-57.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="1287" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jEDRCweIObg/XsSXf2-uE5I/AAAAAAADLKg/JbPVf2UTcVkCcKS4hJz33Fji8p0daV9hACK4BGAsYHg/w566-h640/Screenshot_2020-05-19-01-16-57.png" width="566" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iron Fist Tour t shirt, Worthpoint.com<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It was this image that Funko decided to model their Snaggletooth Funko Pop! on, in my mind it was an inspired choice and of course, as you should know by now as soon as I discovered him, I just had to have him... And so I did!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9al9fR0jD4c/XuNcyaChWwI/AAAAAAADLhM/Emokol_qzJUjpC1WUUmbWV6Kp6T0oYL6ACK4BGAsYHg/s377/9a460e1d1bca0cb2cd7d021779e75e60.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="121" data-original-width="377" height="103" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9al9fR0jD4c/XuNcyaChWwI/AAAAAAADLhM/Emokol_qzJUjpC1WUUmbWV6Kp6T0oYL6ACK4BGAsYHg/w320-h103/9a460e1d1bca0cb2cd7d021779e75e60.png" width="320" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Now I've whetted your appetite it's time to give you a look at the cute little guy, so here he is...</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7JMlg4UzwN8/XuL5UfsnbII/AAAAAAADLdo/DbhvRcW3s8cjFQ5e5oxsxk7me0cWBIXCgCK4BGAsYHg/s3673/20200612_031702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3673" data-original-width="2857" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7JMlg4UzwN8/XuL5UfsnbII/AAAAAAADLdo/DbhvRcW3s8cjFQ5e5oxsxk7me0cWBIXCgCK4BGAsYHg/w498-h640/20200612_031702.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Doesn't he look adorable in his little box?!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NPN5U0FWr48/XuL5lK_vUGI/AAAAAAADLe8/Wn4jUuSikdUm7acBTdq1STwkc02LhPhgQCK4BGAsYHg/s3682/20200612_031726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3682" data-original-width="2849" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NPN5U0FWr48/XuL5lK_vUGI/AAAAAAADLe8/Wn4jUuSikdUm7acBTdq1STwkc02LhPhgQCK4BGAsYHg/w496-h640/20200612_031726.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The back of the box is pretty basic,with nothing to give any information on the character himself, but at the same time it's anything but plain... <div><br /></div><div>If you are a motorhead fan or know anything about the mascot you really don't need any more information, in a way this is a very motorhead thing to do, they were a no frills band in a lot of ways and very down to earth in their individual outlooks to fame and it's trimmings.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zRZtK7yRiZc/XuL5n2v2gLI/AAAAAAADLfE/FYYoD_0ol-4lG-WlK-VpdDj3akln4jBGwCK4BGAsYHg/s3763/20200612_031849.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3763" data-original-width="2886" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zRZtK7yRiZc/XuL5n2v2gLI/AAAAAAADLfE/FYYoD_0ol-4lG-WlK-VpdDj3akln4jBGwCK4BGAsYHg/w490-h640/20200612_031849.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I couldn't wait to release him from his cardboard and plastic prison, so I didn't!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0XhebJGJdCA/XuL5mzivkzI/AAAAAAADLfA/kKq1KIJrbAgdjRmK9kwEjKG0Vi-cMKQwQCK4BGAsYHg/s3194/20200612_031829.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3194" data-original-width="2667" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0XhebJGJdCA/XuL5mzivkzI/AAAAAAADLfA/kKq1KIJrbAgdjRmK9kwEjKG0Vi-cMKQwQCK4BGAsYHg/w534-h640/20200612_031829.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He's absolutely perfect and so dwt - he stands around 4 inches tall, but because of his head he is quite chunky, although fortunately not top heavy, which would have been very easy to have done with this size head.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because he is perfectly weighted, he can stand up by himself without fear of falling over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Detail wise, he's spot on, right down to having a little skull hanging from the right side of his chain, and in keeping with the fact he's a Funko Pop, the skull is a "Funko shaped" skull instead of a human shaped one!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kZskDvxGKto/XuNjFXuxCrI/AAAAAAADLhk/2ezanfDWQUMbSlH4zc3P6OHHgQ_M5PbiwCK4BGAsYHg/s3264/collage%2BSnaggletooth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="3264" height="310" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kZskDvxGKto/XuNjFXuxCrI/AAAAAAADLhk/2ezanfDWQUMbSlH4zc3P6OHHgQ_M5PbiwCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h310/collage%2BSnaggletooth.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When you rotate him and view him from all angles, you can see that a lot of thought has gone into making him look as close to the source material as possible - He even has little rivets holding his back plate onto his metal skull!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the fact his little axe is blood stained because it should be, it is a "battle axe" after all!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YGVuHOB9B34/XuL5ujCY3uI/AAAAAAADLfo/N0Anz5FDvJwDjXRao0kSIgbnzzbSxTVIACK4BGAsYHg/s3460/20200612_032014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2987" data-original-width="3460" height="552" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YGVuHOB9B34/XuL5ujCY3uI/AAAAAAADLfo/N0Anz5FDvJwDjXRao0kSIgbnzzbSxTVIACK4BGAsYHg/w640-h552/20200612_032014.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unusually for a Funko figure, he also has a lot more detail on his jeans and leather jacket than I've seen on other figures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">His jeans and leather jacket have little belt loops on the waist, the back pockets of his jeans have stitching detail, his jacket has sliver press studs to hold down the collars and zip details on the pockets and main body... 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Remember on my Edna Mode post I mentioned she didn't come with her instruction sheet so I wasn't able to check out her interactive abilities in detail.<br />
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Well, I emailed Thinkway Toys to ask if it was possible to get hold of a copy so I can try her out properly and...<br />
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Today I heard back from Thinkway Toys who were kind enough to send me a copy of the "Chat List" that originally came with this doll! Yay!!<br />
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So I decided I'd share it here in case any of you have this doll, but don't have the instructions for her... And here they are: <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/rw8z7rgkq1laiww/00121-_Interactive_Edna.pdf/file"><span style="color: blue;">Interactive Edna Chat List / Instructions for use.</span></a><br />
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On the 24th April last year, I posted about my new Living Dead Dolls Presents IT Pennywise (1990 Mini Series version), you can read about him <a href="https://heresherbie.blogspot.com/search/label/IT">here</a> if you'd like.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
At the time I was waiting for my IT Ultimate Pennywise Action Figure by Necca (<a href="https://heresherbie.blogspot.com/2019/04/it-ultimate-pennywise-clown-action.html">2017 version</a>) to arrive, click the link above if you want to read about him or my IT Ultimate Pennywise Action Figure (<a href="https://heresherbie.blogspot.com/2019/05/it-ultimate-pennywise-1990-action.html">1990 version</a>) also by Necca who arrived on 7th May... </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">In one of those posts I mentioned I wasn't into the new IT film (Part 1) when I watched it, at the time I decided I wasn't going to bother with Part 2 but I did like Bill Skarsgård's portrayal of the demented clown and that was totally true at the time, but recently something weird happened.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I was rereading IT by Stephen King and I suddenly got the idea that I wanted to see how close to the book the second film was so I watched part 2 and I really enjoyed it!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Well after that I decided I'd give the first part another go and for some reason all the annoyances I'd felt the first time I viewed it where no longer there, and I found myself enjoying that part too!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I know, right?!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />There were a couple of choices they made I wasn't so keen on (changes to the story) but in the context of the film it worked really well; just don't compare it to the book or the Mini Series and you'll be alright!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Lm6Ih6ZyjM/XtxxOjoM0TI/AAAAAAADLUs/K74sUvGIWIIDWi_qyW3f8s4eAtga01AjwCK4BGAsYHg/s750/b6b0ab08-7c98-480d-b727-c2558a74d589.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Lm6Ih6ZyjM/XtxxOjoM0TI/AAAAAAADLUs/K74sUvGIWIIDWi_qyW3f8s4eAtga01AjwCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h640/b6b0ab08-7c98-480d-b727-c2558a74d589.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Anyhoo, as I liked the films this time around, and my birthday is this month and because I've been struggling with not being able to see my boyfriend Paul for several months now, due to the Corona Virus Lockdown Aaron decided to cheer me up a bit by giving me my birthday presents early... Yay!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">The first one I opened was the Bill Skarsgård version of Pennywise and I have to say he is so cute!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rXvZKBEWd8Q/Xtx0YMjLm-I/AAAAAAADLVc/nqmDIaXqxzoQRHpkTyeGQ_LbuduCmgPeQCK4BGAsYHg/s5275/20200606_232928%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5275" data-original-width="2666" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rXvZKBEWd8Q/Xtx0YMjLm-I/AAAAAAADLVc/nqmDIaXqxzoQRHpkTyeGQ_LbuduCmgPeQCK4BGAsYHg/w324-h640/20200606_232928%257E2.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">His outfit looks to me to be an exact replica of the film version, right down to the feel of the fabric I had the idea that <span style="text-align: left;">Bill Skarsgård's</span> Pennywise was wearing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The style is archaic, reminiscent of Harlequinade, a form of pantomime, which was adapted from the Italian Commedia dell'arte<span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">,</span> of the 17th to mid 19th century, which were fashionable among theatre goers in England during those time periods. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWBUwjJaLh8/Xt5UjH0EYpI/AAAAAAADLYU/cnDsWOgwK080hYrUjUsh3ZtTKSpqKo2AgCK4BGAsYHg/s5312/20200606_233105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5312" data-original-width="2988" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWBUwjJaLh8/Xt5UjH0EYpI/AAAAAAADLYU/cnDsWOgwK080hYrUjUsh3ZtTKSpqKo2AgCK4BGAsYHg/w360-h640/20200606_233105.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Of the principle players of this genre the one Pennywise's outfit most resembles is Clown with his baggy breeches and ruffled shoulders, pom poms and floppy double ruffs at the neck.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Like the outfit worn in the film, the Living Dead Doll's outfit also looks old, faded and tatty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I like to think that this outfit is a nod to the fact that the creature that shows itself to The Losers during the films/ book is older than the town of Derry itself, and therefore when a child expresses a fear of clowns, IT being an ancient being casts it's mind back and comes up with the image of a clown from hundreds of years into the past because this is the image IT is most familiar with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Pennywise's hair is also a nod to the clowns of that era, namely Joseph Grimaldi (one day I may tell you my family connection to him)...</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B0DtqUUvesw/Xt5UxVHSxCI/AAAAAAADLYw/5ZlBFzwD_cccj_bkfhVvyeYNMrOoYG9igCK4BGAsYHg/s4210/20200606_233225_HDR%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4210" data-original-width="2853" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B0DtqUUvesw/Xt5UxVHSxCI/AAAAAAADLYw/5ZlBFzwD_cccj_bkfhVvyeYNMrOoYG9igCK4BGAsYHg/w434-h640/20200606_233225_HDR%257E2.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The balloon is of course a more modern addition to the ensemble... Doll Pennywise holds it in the same way my other Living Dead Pennywise Doll dues, with the aid of a small peg which you push into the hole in his left palm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This allows you to move it a little for posing and also has the bonus that it isn't going to fall out if the doll gets knocked or something.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FMpuCQUzANE/Xt5UydMv-iI/AAAAAAADLY4/STNeEzGxuyYykptG5cPv0hlgm9J9raGCACK4BGAsYHg/s5068/20200606_233321_HDR%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5068" data-original-width="2142" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FMpuCQUzANE/Xt5UydMv-iI/AAAAAAADLY4/STNeEzGxuyYykptG5cPv0hlgm9J9raGCACK4BGAsYHg/w270-h640/20200606_233321_HDR%257E2.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Inside his box is a black and white background of a street scene in Derry, complete with Police Car in which the occupants ignore the presence of Pennywise and your obvious distress!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've posed him against it in these photo's but have just realised I should have taken a photo of it minus him so you can see what it looks like, no time for that now unfortunately so I'll have to add it to this post another time, if anyone is interested in seeing it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o3-qeQ43fIc/Xt5UzzO5oGI/AAAAAAADLY8/-z_1qwq9SXkUPqOv4wt2B0zeYEiSV2qcACK4BGAsYHg/s5312/20200606_233330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5312" data-original-width="2988" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o3-qeQ43fIc/Xt5UzzO5oGI/AAAAAAADLY8/-z_1qwq9SXkUPqOv4wt2B0zeYEiSV2qcACK4BGAsYHg/w360-h640/20200606_233330.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">His make up is as you'd expect for a Living Dead Doll, film perfect, he even has the grey lines around his hairline which resemble veins, but could actually be metaphoric for his mask slipping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">His two front teeth protrude slightly, which on a child might be considered cute but on a clown is downright unsettling!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yuCIzstAlyA/Xt8OKJDqu4I/AAAAAAADLac/eyFlea0UUfQuZAdGQlIwXi6WUSEt-cFAQCK4BGAsYHg/s3264/BeFunky-collage.jpg" style="clear: left; 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text-align: justify;">The back reads: <font face="times">" Based on the blockbuster Warner Bros. film "IT", </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><font face="times"> Pennywise The Dancing Clown emerges from the sewers of Derry</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><font face="times"> to join the Living Dead Dolls family and feed on your fear!</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><font face="times"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><font face="times"> The shape-shifting demonic clown</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><font face="times"> features bright orange hair</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><font face="times"> and wears signature clown suit</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><font face="times"> with ruffle detailing.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><font face="times"> </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><font face="times"> Pennywise can hold his infamous</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><font face="times"> red balloon in his left hand."</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-71gcM6JnS94/Xt8NvmlyXPI/AAAAAAADLaI/Re6yIS0dZggd9jDcqNTlJESVS-39TGTIwCK4BGAsYHg/s5312/20200606_234637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5312" data-original-width="2988" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-71gcM6JnS94/Xt8NvmlyXPI/AAAAAAADLaI/Re6yIS0dZggd9jDcqNTlJESVS-39TGTIwCK4BGAsYHg/w360-h640/20200606_234637.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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At first I thought it wasn't a good idea as they began fighting... Using balloons as swords.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After they settled down I discovered a few things he has the same 5 points of articulation as 1990's Pennywise; neck, shoulders and hips.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">They both are supposed to be 10 inches high, but side by side <span style="text-align: left;">Skarsgård Pennywise is slightly taller than Curry Pennywise, a good couple of cm maybe an inch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UfNzBXuNX0A/Xt5VWiWk0DI/AAAAAAADLZY/c2HIkhNjCIckZeQdXEz2maK3JbKFbylwgCK4BGAsYHg/s4761/20200606_234515%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4761" data-original-width="2694" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UfNzBXuNX0A/Xt5VWiWk0DI/AAAAAAADLZY/c2HIkhNjCIckZeQdXEz2maK3JbKFbylwgCK4BGAsYHg/w362-h640/20200606_234515%257E2.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After the initial fight, they got on really well, perhaps too well... So I'm going to go and trap them both back inside their boxes before they decide that I'm a Loser and start coming up with schemes to scare and eat me!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Take care, stay safe, 6 feet away and don't forget your mask and sanitiser when you're out and about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hugs,</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OpFvuutv5YM/Xt8ovg2wyNI/AAAAAAADLa4/ZAG7tIBCoqM53d-TAFNzOtKYsFjm_P9AwCK4BGAsYHg/s200/lunapic_Transparency%2B%2B%25282%2529.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OpFvuutv5YM/Xt8ovg2wyNI/AAAAAAADLa4/ZAG7tIBCoqM53d-TAFNzOtKYsFjm_P9AwCK4BGAsYHg/lunapic_Transparency%2B%2B%25282%2529.gif" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/herbies-world-kitsch-toys-13906499">Follow</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
Herbie Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291794445963147762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862785981784811341.post-22132618553610246842020-06-03T18:14:00.005+01:002020-06-07T04:13:33.558+01:00Krampus - Funko Pop! Holidays number 14<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's in German, and the subtitles don't work in an other language, but if you watch it on Amazon you'll have no problem with watching it with subtitles in other languages...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx43eyI0KvwKpuueCvghL30XFcUp42TwIZJ7t1Yh5KfXa-FDGa0gK5b4eVq4A6XE7sid6vjZKmofdjZcut6wQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Due to weird changes in Blogger, I haven't been able to upload the video direct from youtube but if you'd like to watch it there and give the uploader (Thimfilm Filmverleih) their dues, here's the link:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL-8JafTvWU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL-8JafTvWU</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I loved this documentary, I found it quite inspiring and now have plans to make a Krampus style doll, as well as more experiments with painting and sketching variations of him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It has also inspired me to make a point of one day take a Christmas holiday and attend one of these parades, hopefully I'll have a mug of cocoa and a ginger biscuit in my hands as I do!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Anyhoo, time to show off my adorable little man...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As you can see he really is a handsome little devil, and as per tradition he is wearing chains. There isn't that much of interest to the design of the box, unless you are curious to know what the pattern in the red areas is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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When you turn the box around and look at the back of it, you can see what the pattern is... It's taken from a vintage Greetings Card which looks, judging from the art style, to be from the 1800's. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MZFaxcly140/XtZAfljcLBI/AAAAAAADLPM/gd29XIbqcQs70o0pAKVvimp7x4TQaMK2QCK4BGAsYHg/Gruss_vom_Krampus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="510" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MZFaxcly140/XtZAfljcLBI/AAAAAAADLPM/gd29XIbqcQs70o0pAKVvimp7x4TQaMK2QCK4BGAsYHg/w402-h640/Gruss_vom_Krampus.jpg" title="publicdomainreview.org/" width="402" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here's a copy of the original, which being colour shows the details in the image a lot better than the black lines against the grungy red colour shown on his box...</div>
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<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">He's just so cute, I love his little curly horns, his swooshy tongue and his little cloven hooves, in fact everything about him is adorable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">He is holding a switch of birch branches that he uses to hit naughty boys with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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When I turned him around I discovered his "secret" ... He's found a very naughty boy to cart off to gawd knows where and be punished for not listening to his parents throughout the year.</div>
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<br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Since getting my hands on this little guy a year or so ago, I've noticed there are a few more variants Funko released... This one is my favourite though so I'm more than happy with him.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">If you chose to get one for yourself, I'm sure you'll feel the same way too!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Well, that's it for now - check out that documentary if you get the chance, I cannot recommend it enough.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Stay safe, keep those hands washed, wear a mask and keep away from stupid people!</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hugs</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QmVwIPIK3NA/XtfaT3M9U0I/AAAAAAADLRM/_1YKAl6DDUs62-_y2rDHYU1g2oF89w2_ACK4BGAsYHg/s200/lunapic_Transparency%2B%2B%25283%2529.gif" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="118" data-original-width="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QmVwIPIK3NA/XtfaT3M9U0I/AAAAAAADLRM/_1YKAl6DDUs62-_y2rDHYU1g2oF89w2_ACK4BGAsYHg/lunapic_Transparency%2B%2B%25283%2529.gif" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="https://www.bloglovin.com/blogs/herbies-world-kitsch-toys-13906499">Follow</a></div>
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I watched the first Incredibles film with my son when it came out because he was in the age bracket and wanted to see it and while I found it quite an ok film, I can't say I really remember much about it.<br />
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I'm afraid the second film completely passed me by, in fact I didn't even realise there was a second film until a year ago.<br />
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By the time it was released in 2018 my son was no longer 9 years old and no longer interested in these characters, being 23 by then and as he wasn't particularly impressed by the first film, he had no interest in it's sequel so I never bothered watching it either.<br />
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That said, you're probably asking yourself why the heck I'm writing a post about a character who appeared in these films and why I happen to own not only a toy from the franchise but an interactive toy to boot?<br />
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Well, it was kind of an accident, as I mentioned I hadn't paid attention to the film so had no idea that there were new characters in it, so it wasn't something I set out to get my hands on...<br />
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<br />I was doing my usual, nosing around on Ebay which normally consists of something catching my eye and then seeing what else the seller is offering. So there I was minding my own, having a little nosey through a seller's listings and then I spotted this very quirky looking lady who really appealed to me... I placed a bid and a few days later, she moved in.<br />
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The first thing that struck me was just how big and heavy this doll is...<br />
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<br />Her wrists are articulated in such a way that her arms can be turned 360 degrees and up and down, but her hands are moulded in such a way that they cannot grip or move out of the pose they are in - her right is open palmed with her index finger pointing, while the left is moulded into a "thumbs up" gesture. </div>
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The lens portion is made from magnifying plastic so when they are lifted away from her face her eyes look a lot smaller; this doesn't make her look less quirky, but to my mind she looks much cuter when they enlarge her eyes.</div>
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As for the interactive bit, well her box told me she has over 55 sayings in her original voice and that she is able to respond to your voice and answer back.<br />
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I replaced her batteries and tried her in both test and play modes but again, without the "Chat List" I cannot really say whether this is a cool function or not and as I hinted at earlier, this wasn't the reason I bought her anyway.<br />
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The above video depicts my first interactions with her, spoiler alert it got a bit frightening!<br />
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Also Roxy got scared too and decided to shout at her, so sorry about that!<br />
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I had planned to customise her or take her apart and use bits of her to make another doll, but since handling her I've changed my mind a bit and am not not really sure what I'm going to do with her.<br /><br />
While I was getting to know the doll, I couldn't help wondering if she had been modelled on a real person, her look was vaguely reminiscent of someone I've seen on my travels in Art History.<br />
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I kept thinking black and white photos, 1930's so I did a little research and discovered this little titbit...<br />
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Many people seem to think that Edna was based on Edith Head; an amazingly talented costume designer who was responsible for many of the most iconic outfits seen on the silver screen during Hollywood's Golden Age of the 1930's - of course there are many similarities between the two in terms of surface looks, but I personally believe she is actually an amalgamation of several iconic women.<br />
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Also, Edith Head was such an iconic and talented woman who's career spanned 44 years and designed some of the most beautiful gowns and outfits I've ever seen, that I feel it wouldn't do her justice to talk about her her as a footnote to a Disney Pixar character so I will be writing a separate post where I can go into more detail and show you the gorgeous things this woman brought to life soon.<br />
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So I'll leave it to you to make up your own mind if Edna is secretly Edith... And in the mean time I'm going to go and tweak some other posts I'm in the middle of writing...<br />
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Take care, stay safe, keep washing your hands and don't go outside without a mask.<br />
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As a child I used to read loads of stuff on mysterious creature sightings and legends and watch anything that even hinted at these things. One of the most intriguing to me was a sighting of a humanoid owl in Cornwall in 1976 when two schoolgirls spotted this strange creature and drew pictures to show what they saw.</div>
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Over thirty years have past since I discovered These creatures but my fascination for them remains as strong as it was when I was little.</div>
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Around 7 years ago I came across a trailer for an indie horror from Scotland called Lord of Tears, in it where images of an Owl Man and so of course I just had to see this film.</div>
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The events are played out through a series of feelings, repressed memories, nightmares and strange things taking place, so that the whole story only makes sense at the end when you piece together what you saw.</div>
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This Christmas, I got my wish - my son and his girlfriend bought it for me (yay!) so of course I had to watch it again right away!</div>
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Which is exactly how this film plays out; it centres around a School Teacher called James Findlay who visits his old childhood home - a mansion in the Highlands after the death of his mother where he discovers deep secrets of his past that his parents kept from him through their estrangement and unravels the strange repressed memories that had been haunting his dreams.</div>
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The thing that really drew me to this film was the image of Moloch (the Canaanite God associated with child sacrifice) who appears to the main character several times throughout the film in the guise of a man shaped being with an owl's head and long talons for hands, which is why another name for this film is OwlMan.</div>
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Since buying my cute little Cthulu Funko 2 years ago, I've found out there are several variations of the adorable little fellow and although I'm very happy with my Eldritch God, I can't help wanting them all, even if there are little to no changes in the design of them. </div>
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There are a couple of others, I haven't listed here such as a Black And White version exclusive to Books A Million and a 10 inch version which has a slightly different face mould but as I don't want the Black And White version and I only want to talk about the ones that are identical to mine in size and mould here, I've decided not to include them in this post.<br />
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My Cthulu is the standard green version with lidded black eyes. He was released in March 2015 and stands almost four inches tall, making him slightly larger than a standard Funko Pop figure.<br />
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The Glow in The dark version was released in 2015 as a Entertainment Earth exclusive. In terms of differences - apart from the glow in the dark of course - he has staring red eyes and a dark green seaweed? doodah covering...</div>
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A gold version was released in 2016 and sold as an exclusive through Books A Million on their website. Again using the same mould as the other two I've already mentioned but this time reverting back to the hooded eye look of the original.</div>
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A green, metallic version was released in 2016 again as an exclusive for Books A Million, in some ways I find him better than the gold version as the two tone effect gives him more depth of colour and light plays on him in such a way that it accentuates the patterns he has moulded onto his skin.</div>
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A Neon Green variant was produced for Books A Million as an exclusive "Special Edition" which was released in 2018. While he isn't as "naturally" coloured as the original and glow in the dark versions, there is something very appealing about his colour palette to me, he puts me in mind of Pop Art and I think he'd look really good displayed against one of my psychedelic paintings.</div>
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In October 2015 a bronze version was released as a Limited Edition exclusive to Comic Con New York. Like the others the only difference is the paint job, but it gives him a really cool statuesque appearance.<br />
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Nerd Cthulu is my favourite out of all the ones I haven't got, this little guy appeals to me the most. Until I discovered this bespectacled little guy, my favourite was the Bronze version, but since I found this one, he's been usurped in the top spot of Funko Cthulus on my wish list.<br />
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I have Buckley's of getting my hands on him though as he was made exclusively for Emerald City Comic Con in 2016 and released as a limited edition of only 250 pieces so for now, I think like the great Eldritch God himself, for now I'll just have to dream!<br />
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A few months ago I discovered that Funko had made tiny little versions of certain characters, made in miniature so they can be worn as keychains.</div>
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I discovered a Dobby and I just couldn't resist, while I'm not a Harry Potter fan - I have read all the books and seen all the films (comes with having a "child" of a certain age) some aspects of the franchise appeal to me (Dobby, Cornish Pixies...) but for the most part I can't understand the huge appeal, but anyway I digress...<br />
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As they were designed to be used as keychains they are tiny and only stand at one and a half inches tall which makes them even cuter..<br />
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As he is a keyring, I removed the screw hook and chain from the top of his head to make it easier to pose him and because it looks quite clunky with him being so small.<br />
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One of my favourite films is The Exorcist from 1973, of course it's a classic that has many many fans, but for me watching it for the first time as a child I found it so creepy and it stayed with me for many years after I first watched it.</div>
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From the Catholic imagery and priests battling a demonic entity with all the Catholic rites and symbolism that entails to the archaeology scenes and uncovering of an image of an actual demon, I was hooked. </div>
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My young mind lapped that up, I got myself a copy of William Blatty's book so I could rewatch the film in my mind as I read.</div>
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When Mezco released a cute little Living Dead Dolls version of Regan from The Exorcist in 2017, I of course couldn't resist getting my hands on one, it took me a couple of years to hunt one down but I finally got one...</div>
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She stands at 10 inches high and comes wearing an exact flower patterned replica of the nightdress Linda Blair wears during the infamous bed exorcism scene in the film.</div>
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As her body is made from a similar mould as most other Living Dead Dolls she has the same posability; shoulders, hips and head but the arms and head are on ball joints so they move easily round 360 degrees.<br />
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Her face has lacerations from where the demon Pazuzu torments her, these are not only painted but her face has been moulded so that they are deep lesion like markings on her skin.<br />
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She also has a cool little hidden homage to the movie in the form of the words "Help Me" carved into her stomach, which I discovered to my happy surprise when I did my usual peek under the clothes of my new doll.</div>
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Like all my other LDD Presents and Exclusives her box displays attention to detail that I absolutely love about these dolls; inside her box she has a photo background which depicts the infamous window from Regan's room. </div>
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The right side of the box has the iconic image of the Priest silhouetted in the glow of a streetlight which was used on the original poster advertising the movie and later on the cover of the video and dvd releases of the film.</div>
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While the back of the box has an image of the doll posed to depict another iconic scene from the film, where Regan's head spins around and she talks to the priest with her head on backwards.</div>
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<i><b>"The Exorcist burst onto the cinematic scene in 1973 and quickly cemented its place in film history as the 1st horror film nominated for an Academy Award. The film tells the terrifying story of the demonic possession of a young girl and her Mother's attempts to win back her child through an exorcism conducted by two priests. </b></i></div>
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<i><b>Now The Living Dead Dolls welcome the tormented youth into their family with a new doll that is sure to make heads spin. </b>B<b>ased on the groundbreaking FX used in the film to portray demonic possession, The Living Dead Dolls have created an all-new head sculpt to capture the instantly recognizable appearance of the main character.</b></i></div>
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In case you haven't already guessed, I love this doll, I think she is just perfect and a great new addition to not only my Living Dead Doll Collection but also my Horror film Dolls collection!<br />
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A couple of years back I pledged to a Kickstarter for a Lammily doll sized wheelchair. I have wanted a 1/6th Sized wheelchair for some time, but they were as rare as hen's teeth to find... </div>
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I tried to get my hands on "Share a Smile Becky" (Barbie's friend) from 1996, a few times but, well you know Ebay, it's not always easy, especially when they item you are after is very very sought after. </div>
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Again, she isn't that easy to get hold of and to be honest, I don't really want the doll, just her wheelchair, which unfortunately wasn't available to buy on it's own and the time of these dolls' releases.</div>
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Until 2016, that is, when Lammily announced their <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1504918014/bring-back-the-wheelchair"><span style="color: magenta;">Kickstarter campaign</span></a> for the Lammily wheelchair, of course I headed straight over and pledged. </div>
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The unfortunate thing was it took ages to arrive. </div>
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I had not received an invoice for the shipping fee so had a bit of a chase to get shipping sorted out and the wheelchair on it's way to me.</div>
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Once that was sorted out the wheelchair arrives really quick though, so no big woop!</div>
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One thing I have to say I love whenever I've dealt with Nicolay Lamm, he has been so easy to deal with and very helpful, which in turn makes me happy to buy or recommend his dolls as even if there is a problem, he always does his best to help, politely and in a reasonable time period too,unlike a lot of companies nowadays, who seem to lose all interest in their customers once they have received their money!</div>
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Inside was a small sealed package, decorated with body positive imagery, which rattled like something was broken inside!<br />
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The funny thing is not long after I received my Lamily Wheelchair, Mattel announced that they were soon to be releasing one for Barbie as part of their Fashionistas Line.</div>
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The finally released her earlier this year. As well as the wheelchair she also has a ramp to make play negotating the doll easier, having released a Barbie with a prosthetic leg last year it seems the logical progression, however, it does seem a little iffy to me that her's is also blue.<br />
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Barbie's comes with either a dark skinned or white doll whereas the Lammily one doesn't come with a doll, and instead of a hard backed plastic seat, you have a fabric one on Lammily's wheelchair, but the you do get the bonus of supporting not only a really good small toy company but also 5% of the proceeds of the sale go to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Ayitadance/"><span style="color: magenta;">Ayita Wheelchair Dance</span></a> and <span style="color: magenta;"><span style="color: magenta;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BigDreamsCF/"><span style="color: magenta;">Big Dreams Children's Foundation</span></a></span></span><span style="color: magenta;"> </span>both of which are very worthwhile causes.</div>
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My first experience of McDonalds was going to a birthday party one of my class mates was having at the newly opened McDonalds in Walthamstow back when I was about 8 or 9.<br />
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I can't say I was massively impressed, even at that age... it was colourful and fun, and I was excited 'cos I was at a Birthday Party, and it was somewhere brand new where only a couple of us (20 or so children, who'd been invited) had been before, but I also found it a bit weird... </div>
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Like it was trying too hard to appeal to children and the burgers were tiny and rubbery, nothing like my mum made at home... </div>
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Anyway, back in those days, a birthday at McDonalds meant accompanying McDonald things such as a plastic glove puppet of Ronald. </div>
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A Frisbee with the clown spread-eagle in the centre... and even an appearance by the freaky bugger himself!</div>
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In those days (early 1980s) Ronald McDonald looked just like the one above, on adverts etc, but it wasn't always that way...<br />
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The first McDonald's restaurant opened their doors in 1948, becoming a franchise in 1955, although at this time there was no Ronald McDonald - he wouldn't come into being until the early 1960's.<br />
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In 1963, Willard Scott, who had been working on WRC-TV under the moniker Bozo The Clown was approached to record three television adverts for the food chain.<br />
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In doing so he invented a disgustingly scary looking thing that was named "Ronald McDonald the Hamburger Happy Clown" who's outfit he cobbled together from the restaurant's food packaging, as you can see from the image above, the result was terrifying.<br />
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Clearly, McDonald's realised that the packaging covered Ronald was a terrifying freak of a mascot, and so the design was altered and became more like the Ronald my generation came to know.<br />
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Over time, Ronald gained a huge group of friends who all lived in McDonaldLand with him, several of which were even freakier looking than the clown himself, but I digress.<br />
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This eventually led to a line of toys, featuring the clown and his friends from McDonaldLand that were made by Remco Toys in the early to mid 1970's.<br />
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By 1976, Ronald McDonald, Big Mac, Mayor McCheese, Hamburglar, Captain Crook, The Professor and even Grimace had been made into 6 inch high figures which could be played with on their own or as part of the MacDonaldland Train Set.<br />
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The train set was pretty cool, it was approximately two by three feet in diameter and included not only a wind up train and track but also a passenger car and Hamburglar's Paddy Wagon; for taking him away in, once he'd been caught up to no good.<br />
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The train track had a decorated mat to rest on, with a folded side which when folded up forms a backdrop (11 inches high) both of which were decorated in the same style as the McDonaldLand Murals which used to adorn the walls of McDonald's Restaurants.<br />
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As well as a bridge, mini McDonald's Restaurant, complete with seating area and Apple Pie Tree swing, the set also came with a bridge which makes sense as there is a pond in the centre of the play mat and a pair of stilts which your McDonaldLand figures can wear, these are free standing due to the base, but honestly, I can't figure out why they are included in the set at all, I can't remember a time when I ever saw Ronald or his Friends / Bad guys wearing stilts, so I'm clueless as to their inclusion.<br />
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So far, I've only managed to get my hands on 2 of the action figures; Ronald and Hamburglar...<br />
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Hamburglar is in storage so I unfortunately can't show you him right now, he's missing his cape anyway, but my Ronald did come out with me on my birthday a couple of years back when <a href="https://heresherbie.blogspot.com/2014/06/tangkou-of-dead-ooak-custom-creeping.html"><span style="color: purple;">Creeping Stink Flesh</span></a> got her name and The Hujoo's and Pendle Makie went sunbathing in Langland Bay in Swansea, so here's a picture of him from that day...<br />
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The only other pictures I have of him right now are from his Ebay listing, I bought him from an American Seller, which is as it should be, anyway, these are the images that made me want to give him a home...<br />
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As you can see he is in great condition, his outfit is in perfect condition and so his hair... you've probably also noticed that little round toggle thing in the middle of his back, it allows you to move his head up and down, side to side, do the scene from The Exorcist, etc<br />
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Here he is sans clothes, in a photo I lifted from another Ebay listing (for a nakie Ronald) while I was waiting for him to arrive.. as you can see his arms and legs are moulded in red plastic, his shoes are not removable as they are moulded onto his feet, his gloves are painted on and in terms of articulation, apart from the rotating head button, he is only able to move his limbs at the hips and shoulders, making him best suited for posing standing up.<br />
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The plastic he is made from is good quality so not likely to bend, warp or snap providing you don't go crazy, his hair is also good quality, rooted firmly to his head with no loose hairs that I've noticed, not bad for a doll which is now 43 years old!<br />
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There's not much I could find out about this doll, except she was released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" song, which is weird in a way cos Ziggy Stardust came out 3 years later, so why not wait 3 years or dress this one all in silver and give it a mullet... Yeah I know out of the two this one is more iconic so it makes sense really, just a little weird anyhoo, I digress... Back to Barbie..<br />
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Her hair is slick back and poofed up, more of a bouffant than a mullet - It looks similar but not quite, but then again it isn't supposed to be a Bowie replica, it's a tribute piece.</div>
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Her make up is beautiful and themed to match the colours in her jumpsuit, there is no red blush around her temples or cheekbones like Bowie wore but it's very pretty and immediately recognisable regardless, perhaps because she has the "Astral Circle" on her forehead, to match the one David Bowie wore, during this time. </div>
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Her outfit is almost an exact replica of David Bowie's striped, metallic jumpsuit - As you can see from the picture below it is a really good likeness.<br />
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She also comes wearing the same patent looking platform boots as David Bowie wears as part of this outfit.<br />
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She is presented in a transparent box, against a background of multiple photographs of David Bowie in his many incarnations over his career.<br />
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In 1996 Walt Disney Pictures got togtehr with Tim Burton to make a part live action, part animation version of one of my favourite books from childhood, James and the giant peach.</div>
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As my boy was one year old at the time and as I loved reading the book by Ronald Dahl as a child, I went out on a whim and bought him a copy of the film as soon as it was released on video.</div>
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It was the live action bit at the start that really annoyed me. </div>
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They used the same boy (Paul Terry), who would later show up in the BBC/Disney Channel's Microsoap and unfortunately made him sing... a lot, too much, far to much.</div>
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Anyway, long rant short, the boy loved it - except the "I'm James, James" song, not surprising, he's a chip off the old block but anyway the animation bits were really good and were used to relate the story from the point when James enters the peach and meets the insects who will become his friends and begins his adventure.</div>
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Once removed, he stands at 15 inches tall and is very posable, (within reason) all his arms move and his legs have 3 points of articulation, so he is pretty posable, however his shoes are moulded onto his feet and his outfit is not removable, so you have to be very careful when posing not to put him near anything that might mark it as if it does, you'll have to clean it on the doll which I'm sure would be blooming awkward!<br />
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I've always loved The Munsters and The Addams Family, ever since I was little, now I'm an adult, I don't laugh as much at the jokes and situations as I used to but there is something weirdly wholesome and sweet about they way both those families just accept anyone, no matter how weird they look except "normal looking folks" that is, except of course for Poor Marilyn Munster, who seems to have been brushed with the ugly stick by the family's standards!<br />
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One of my Favourite character's from The Munsters is Uncle Gilbert, played by Richard Hale, who only appears in one episode, "Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights" and only for a few minutes at the end.<br />
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In the episode, poor unlucky in love Marilyn gets taken in by an opportunistic Bank Clerk who wants to get close to her to get even closer to the crate full of Gold Doubloons Uncle Gilbert sends to the family to look after for him until he arrives.<br />
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Being The Creature from The Black Lagoon, he has collected this huge treasure (a total of $180,000) which he got from savaging shipwrecks etc<br />
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Lily doesn't feel good having that much money in the house and so decides it's safer to deposit it in the bank while they await Uncle Gilbert's arrival, and it is there that Marilyn meets a young gold digging bank clerk who takes an interest in her and more especially, Uncle Gilbert's treasure.<br />
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That said it will come as no surprise that I was really pleased to discover that Diamond Select Toys produced a range of four Munsters action figures which included Uncle Gilbert as part of the range.<br />
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This was back in 2013 as you can see from the above picture which was a preview photo from the Diamond Toy Fair of that year, that the other three figures in this series were Hot Rod Herman, Race Way Lily, Hot Rod Grampa and of course Uncle Gilbert.<br />
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While I found it weird that they included Uncle Gilbert in this set as the theme was obviously The Munsters Hot Rod episode from 27th May 1965, but Love comes to Mockingbird Lane was aired on 22nd April 1965 and has nothing to do with Herman's stint as a Road Racer, I am very glad they released him as part of the set, I would just love to know why!<br />
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But sadly, I didn't manage to; he was the last one on Amazon when I purchased him for £17.70 and yesterday, I decided to look on Amazon to see if he is now available for sale, the good thing he is, the bad thing is he now is listed for £91.33! </div>
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One thing I have to say, which should come as no surprise, if you've read any of my other posts and know that I have a thing for The Creature from The Black Lagoon, is that I really love this sculpt.<br />
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The artist <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://bloodbathandbeyond.tv/7-question-session-with-sculptor-jean-st-jean/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Jean St. Jean</span></a> </span>did such an awesome job on this figure and even though he is clothed in the style of his Munsters incarnation he is not only a very true likeness to that incarnation but also to the character Uncle Gilbert is based on.<br />
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I love the paint on his eyes too, they really do look similar to a toad or frog's eyes. I would love to be able to hold him and check out the rest of the sculpt in person but until I get another, and knowing it would set me back 91 quid to get one, I'm going to have to keep that wish to one side for now.<br />
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Until I received him and discovered that each figure comes with a section of The Munster's staircase and if you do get the rest of the figures, you can display them on an awesome diorama the staircase of The Munster House at 1313 Mockingbird Lane, Mockingbird Heights, California.<br />
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I absolutely love this diorama set, and really want to have it so I could display a loose Uncle Gilbert or Herman walking down it, or as the above photograph shows, with a miniature version of Eddie Munster's pet "Spot" who lives under the stairs and comes complete with nasal flames as part of the finished piece.<br />
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But alas, that too will have to wait a while as they are all averaging at £42 on Amazon now, and like I said to remove them the packaging has to be destroyed, which will considerably lower their value so even if I did have them, I'd probably keep them in their packaging too and then try and find more of them loose or for cheaps so I can remove them form the package without feeling bad about it!<br />
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Around 2010/2011, I noticed a very cute and very strange style of handmade cuddly toys being sold on Etsy by a very talented woman called Mrs. McGettrick ...<br />
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The thing that made these "teddies" stand out and gave them their appeal to myself and many others was the fact they had teefs... proper human - bite you in the bum when you're not looking teefs!<br />
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By then it was 2017/2018 time, and I had procrastinated so long that I had apparently missed my chance...<br />
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Mrs. McGettrick's shop was now closed and all that was left to let me know I hadn't hallucinated their cuteness was a few pages of reviews from lucky customers who didn't stupidly wait until it was too late to bring home a Fuggler to love...<br />
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Now I know this will surprise you all but this made me want one all the more, so armed with the name Fuggler I went searching to see if someone had had enough of their one and wanted to sell him to me, instead I found something even better; and also the reason why Mrs. McGettrick had to close down her Etsy store...<br />
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As you can see from this thread I found on her facebook page ... Spin Master have taken over Mrs. McGettrick's Breeding Programme and began releasing them, so on the plus side, there are more chances for me to find and adopt the Fugglers of my dreams but on the con side, they are of course mass produced and not handmade limited and slightly different quirky hand sewn little buggers like the original ones were... Swings and Roundabouts I guess.<br />
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Another thing I discovered was an interview with Mrs. McGettrick about the inspiration for her Fugglers and subsequent handing over the breeding programme to Spin Master Toys, you can read it <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://mojo-nation.com/fugglers-creator-louise-mcgettrick-ebay-listing-bag-false-teeth-inspired-line-plush-monsters/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">here</span></a> </span>if you're interested.<br />
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I checked out Fuggler.com and discovered a cute little page called <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="http://www.fuggler.com/the-fuggler-story.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Home, Horrible Home</span></a> </span>it was so adorable that after I'd had a good look all around the site I just had to take the opportunity to get myself one this time.<br />
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So now the problem was which one?<br />
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The Sketchy Squirrel - brown bushy tailed Fuggler and the Suspicious Red Fox Fuggler, perhaps because I see and hear their mammalian counterparts on a daily/nightly basis...<br />
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Anyway for a start they would do, closely followed by the adorable Mr.Buttons a furry orange haired little bugger, Annoyed Alien , Grey Burlap Nightmare Bear and Grey Sickening Sloth!<br />
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The problem is, I always tend to want the more obscure or harder / more expensive versions of everything and of course Fugglers are no exception!<br />
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The other 2 I'm after are even more obscure; one is a cute little fluffy bunny, in brown or green and the other was called Sexy Beast but as that one is a semi-naked humanoid male with a 5 o'clock shadow and dirty grundies, it's very unlikely that Spin Master will release that one for children to snuggle up with any time soon!<br />
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The Home page of the website, has a lot of quirky little notes, such as a link entitled: What the heck is a Fuggler? When you click on it, this pops up...<br />
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So seeing as I'm in the U.K I had to get "creative", by that I mean check out Ebay and Amazon to see if there were any U.K based sellers of these adorable critters and if so, if they have one of the eight I'd happily give house room to...<br />
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Another thing that will really (not) surprise you, is while I was writing this post I couldn't stop myself from seeing who else was on offer and ended up buying Mr.Buttons as well, so you can expect a post on him soon too!<br />
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Herbie Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291794445963147762noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862785981784811341.post-64850720578863373322019-08-03T13:25:00.001+01:002019-08-16T15:20:40.865+01:00👣Bigfoot Action Figure by Archie McPhee 👣<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Several years ago I discovered that the wonderful people at Archie McPhee had created a Bigfoot Action Figure.<br />
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At the time I had a devil of a time finding somewhere who sold it either in the UK or shipped to the UK for not crazy amounts of money...<br />
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Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to pay shipping but if the shipping comes to more than the cost of the item I want to buy, that's where I draw the line and start looking elsewhere for an alternative.<br />
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Well anyway, roll on several years and I remembered that he existed and went looking for somewhere that would met my criteria on shipping costs... and I finally did, so he ended up in my collection a few years ago, waiting for his turn in the limelight and on my blog...<br />
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Today's that day, and here he is!<br />
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First off I have to mention his box, I love the attention to detail that goes into Archie McPhee toys, along with the quirkiness of the subject matter, they always manage to produce packaging that not only compliments and shows the figure off in excellent detail but also is beautifully themed and so adds a little something more to the "lore" of the figure itself!<br />
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Another thing I really like about Archie McPhee Action Figures is their use of holographic labels on the packaging, which ensures that unless you buy the item loose somewhere, you are getting a legitimate product, which is of the quality you expect when you buy their "toys".</div>
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As you can see from the front and side panels of Bigfoot's box he's having a lurk in a most likely North American Pine forest, I say North American cos any further up the map would make him a Sasquatch! </div>
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But anyway, I digress, he's left his little? footprints over the box, which is pretty typical I would say, Bigfoot goes where he likes after all!</div>
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On the back of the box is written some very interesting information, such as where Bigfoot can be found in the wild and what size shoes he takes, a question which I'm sure has plagues Mankind for Centuries...</div>
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Inside the box he sits in a moulded plastic package which keeps him posed in his iconic "Pattersoneque" pose...</div>
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This is placed against a removable cardboard background which depicts the wild woods of America which he calls his home.</div>
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His arms are moulded into a bent "Pattersonesque" pose, as for other points of articulation, his arms move up and down at the shoulder joint and up and down at the elbows. </div>
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His waist moves from side to side, and his legs are hinged at the knees and ankles.</div>
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His head does move slightly but it is kind of impeded by his bulky shoulders...</div>
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So he isn't hugely posable, but in terms of the Patterson/ Gimlin type movements, he has it down pat!</div>
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The bottom of his box has a cute little message, encouraging the buyer to respect the environment or risk making Bigfoot cry!<br />
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By the way, if you have no idea what I'm talking about when I mention Patterson - Gimlin and their film; Here's a little intro into the subject...<br />
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It's a pretty famous video, taken in 1967 in North California and it's authenticity has been hotly debated ever since...<br />
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It runs for around a minute and depicts a possibly female Bigfoot which the two companions happened upon one day while horse riding in the woods...<br />
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There is a lot to this story and the apparent "encounter" so if you are interested in all the intrigue, I suggest you start by reading this <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson%E2%80%93Gimlin_film"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Wikipedia article</span></a>.<br />
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Another good article which includes a really interesting short documentary and footage from the original film, it also includes some "Bigfoot" evidence and comparisons etc, anyway check it out here: <a href="https://www.opb.org/news/article/bigfoot-patterson-gimlin-sasquatch/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">bigfoot-patterson-gimlin-sasquatch</span></a><br />
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I've also found this stabilised version of the film on Youtube, which is very short but a pretty cool watch, especially after you've gained a bit of insight into the subject, anyhoo, it's <span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q60mSMmhTZU"><span style="color: #cc0000;">here</span></a> </span>if you are interested!<br />
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My little guy look a bit more human than that Bigfoot (he does have the pronounced bottom jaw though) and although he is only around 8 inches tall but he's pretty good all things considered... </div>
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Plus the problem is if you play upon the Primate look of a lot of Bigfoot/Sasquatch sightings when making a plastic plaything then you tend to end up with King Kong rather than Bigfoot, and while I do love King Kong, it's just not how I like to imagine Bigfoot to look!</div>
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Herbie Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291794445963147762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862785981784811341.post-27140248503125295722019-08-03T11:59:00.005+01:002020-06-07T04:37:32.328+01:00🍎 Black Phillip - The VVitch - Funko Pop! Movies #612 🐐<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I'm not a massive fan of Funko pop Figures, aside from the The Grady Twins (Rock Candy) Funkos, which I wrote about in an earlier post... I have six other Funkos: Slimer, Cthulu, Michionne's Pet Zombies, Krampus and Black Phillip.<br />
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It's a weird one, I wasn't overly enamoured with the film at first but it's a slow burner that grows on you, and it has a goat as a star, I've kept goats as pets and for milk and I totally adore their silly natures and gorgeous eyes. They are also very loyal and make awesome friends if they bond with you.<br />
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I never had a goat that looks like Black Phillip unfortunately, my boy goat, Snowy was neutered, half angora with very soft curly white fur, but I did meet one who looked identical to him who lived in the garden of a pub, he was very smelly as un-neutered male goats tend to be and apparently he was pretty wild and scary not to me though he was happy to come over and be petted by me!<br />
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Anyway, back to the Funko Pop... Black Phillip was a "havetohave" I couldn't resist him as soon as I saw him, what can I say? I love goats and he has the cutest little face and even comes with his own little apple, which is cute in it's own right.<br />
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He's pretty top heavy so needs support to stand up outside his box, but a little bit of blue tack works wonders on that score, so it's not really an issue.<br />
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He's very cutesie looking facially which I absolutely adore but I would have liked his eyes to have a more realistic look to them, yeah I know Funkos aren't known for their realism but a girl can dream huh?!<br />
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One of the things I really loved about our goats was their beautiful eyes, the shapes inside the iris and the elongated pupil gives them a character all of their own.<br />
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Anyway, in lieu of him having proper goat eyes, I decided I'd paint them in myself, and while I'm at it I'll give him a general "tidy up" and hopefully bring more "depth" into his fur while I'm at it.<br />
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One thing I really love about this figure is the attention to detail; if you look at his horns, the blood isn't just in the areas you'd immediately notice. Also his horns have a realistic texture with all the grooves and bumps you would find on a real horned Bovidae.</div>
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I would have liked him to have come with a stand of some sort though as out of my other Funkos, he is the only one who cannot stand up by himself and falls flat on his face if I try to make him... Not exactly a "Devilish" way to behave!</div>
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Another thing to come from getting this adorable little guy is that I decided I should re-watch the film, and this time I discovered I really like it? Go figure... So much so that it's now up there amongst my favourite films!!<br />
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I guess I was having a weird one the first time I watched it!<br />
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Herbie Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291794445963147762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862785981784811341.post-70381033138797345402019-06-14T14:16:00.002+01:002019-06-14T14:20:31.698+01:00✿。•*¨*•。 VIP Pets Anthropomorphic Hybrid Custom Dolls •*¨*•。✿<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I spotted The VIP Pets series of toys, when they were released a few years back, I really liked their vibrant hair colours and one or two of their faces, but not their bodies, so I decided to add them to my list of possible customs when and if the inspiration struck me.<br />
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A couple of weeks ago, I found two for sale on Ebay at a good price, so I decided finally bring my ideas into fruition and snapped them up.</div>
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After a little research, as I had only seen these toys in passing, I discovered the orange haired one is called Alex and the blue haired is called Taylor.</div>
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Taylor has a more natural coloured skin tone, compared to Alex's more orangey tone (I'm thinking she'll likely have a Monster High body once finished.</div>
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I had a spare Azone Body in my victim's box so I thought I'd see how well Taylor's head matched and if it would work well with that body, and so this little girl was born.<br />
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I was pleasantly surprised to find I didn't need to tweak or alter the neck or neck hole in anyway, her head just popped straight on, turns fine with no wobbling and is a really good match colour wise too!<br />
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I thought the little collar she originally came with was so cute so I put it onto her new body, where it looks even cuter!<br />
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The little dress she is wearing was made by a very talented Ebay Seller called <b><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/spider8lesley/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=">spider8lesley</a></b> who makes very cute outfits for Blythe / Azone sized and Monster High Dolls... If you'd like to check her out, click the link in her name above.<br />
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As she now has an Azone body, she has the full functionality those bodies offer.<br />
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Unfortunately, these bodies only come in natural skin tones, which mostly is a good thing but sometimes an unnatural colour is required, like for Alex's orange skin tone which is why I'm thinking of putting her on a Monster High Body, hopefully her head won't be too heavy for the body.<br />
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At the moment I'm working on giving her a new face, I was originally going to do the same with Taylor, but once I saw how cute she looked on the Azone Body, there was no way I could bring myself to strip off her face and repaint her.<br />
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I'll be sharing her photographs once I've finished her, so watch this space I guess!<br />
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Herbie Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06291794445963147762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2862785981784811341.post-38506952436554472162019-05-07T03:38:00.005+01:002020-06-12T10:46:18.300+01:00🎈 IT – Ultimate Pennywise (1990) Action Figure by Neca 🎈<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The outer box is decorated to look just like the mini series dvd cover.<br />
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It opens like the same way as the other Neca Pennywise figure I have - like a book, to reveal a large viewing pane.<br />
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The other side, shows the figure, situated against a background which looks just like The Barrens in the mini-series, this background carries over to the viewing pane area of the box too.<br />
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The figure comes wearing a grumpy face, with three extra heads displayed above and around his head. The other heads included with him are his happy face, the "battery acid burnt" face and one wearing the facial expression, that I think of as "deadlights" which he contorts into just before he strikes (and kills).<br />
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The plastic housing the figure and parts comes apart like a case, one half holds the extra hands and feet and the other half holds the seven balloons he comes with as well as a small paper boat which he stole from poor little Georgie at the start of the Novel and the films.</div>
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Pennywise's happy face is pretty demented looking, although I have to admit the sculpting is perfect for this model, he looks so much like Tim Curry and 1990's Pennywise. </div>
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The bottom of the box credits Jason Frailey as the talented artist responsible for making him look so lifelike.</div>
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I couldn't remove his hands as they are in so tight and will most likely have to be soaked in warm water for a little while, which I didn't have time to do before posing him for photographs for this post, so for now you'll have to make do with just head changes!</div>
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Even in this small scale (the figure is approximately 8 inches tall) the detail on his heads and facial expressions is amazing, the "Battery Acid" face, shown above is so well done, of course this is in part due to the hand painted details.</div>
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Like the 2017 film Pennywise, I wrote a post on a couple of weeks back, the painters responsible for his detailing are Geoffrey Trapp and Jon Wardell.</div>
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Each of this figures head sculpts is of the same great quality and very lifelike in terms of the actor/character's look in the miniseries.</div>
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He can move his head up and down and from side to side, but due to the shape and thickness of his hair, it cannot be rotated 360 degrees, like the 2017 film Pennywise which was also made by Neca.</div>
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The last head he has is what I call "The Deadlights" I'm not sure what the expression is actually called, but in the mini series you see this expression on Pennywise's face just before his mouth opens wider and his eyes glow bright and deadly.</div>
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The other points of articulation, of which the figure has 18, apart from those I've already mentioned are joints at the shoulders which allow his arms to move 360 degrees as well as in a more natural way - up and down.</div>
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His elbows have joints which allow them to move up and down only. </div>
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There is another arm joint at the forearm which allows that part of the arm to move 360 degrees around.</div>
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His hands turn 360 degrees at the wrists.</div>
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His torso moves from side to side and also rotates 360 degrees.</div>
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The next point of articulation is at the top of his thigh at the hip bone, this allows the leg to move up and down only - As do his knees.</div>
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While his ankles (just above his trouser ruffs) and his foot itself both rotate 360 degrees.</div>
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It must have been around a decade ago when I first spotted the Crazy Cat Lady Action Figure by Archie McPhee, I was trawling and drawling around stupid.com (that probably doesn't exist anymore), which was my one of my favourite websites at the time, they had all manner of wonderful goodies, from bacon air fresheners to Shakespeare the Action Figure, it was all insane, pointless and completely down my alley!</div>
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She reminded me of me so much that I just had to have her, the problem was with Shipping costs and Customs Tax she worked out so expensive, it just wasn't worth it.</div>
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Years later, when I'd forgotten she existed, I found her for sale from a U.K seller, so of course I bought her, and I've had her ever since...</div>
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At the time, I had a pink dressing gown, so we had that in common, I also have 6 cats, and although her box states she comes with 6 cats, she also has one around her neck and one in her pocket - as Aaron has 2 cats of his own, this worked out too!</div>
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I really like the attention to detail in terms of display, the individual cats are displayed against a cardboard cutout of a cat tree, with a separate shelf for each of them.<br />
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The "roof" of her box / house has a cute little ginger cat on top of it. It looks a lot my my little Ziggy and Mum's Milo, (although, the one of the box clearly has a tail)!</div>
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There's a cute little kitten poking out of the broken panels at the bottom of her house...</div>
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On the left side of the box, there's a little mouse running up the drainpipe, while a cat that looks like 2 of my triplets (Zelda & Moogle) is at the bottom, totally oblivious.<br />
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Another thing of note, on the box is the silver holograph sticker, which I assume is on every action figure made by Archie McPhee, I could easily be wrong, but my Bigfoot also has one so this is why I came to this conclusion.<br />
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One very useful aspect of the box is a very helpful quiz, which will help you to discover if you also happen to be a Cat Lady, yourself!</div>
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Apart from the figure, and her 6 cats there is a cool background of her front room, complete with even more cats and a lovely portrait of her and her furry family, which takes pride of place in the centre of the wall.</div>
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It's a great addition to the set and she and her furry companions look great when photographed against it.<br />
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I may have to give these little friends of hers a touch-up, especially that ginger one, it looks like it's lost it's mind, poor sod!<br />
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