One for each month of the year. I will focus on and obsess over these playsets every month accordingly:
January - Lego Space Systems 453 & 454, Landing Plates & Crater Plates. Best. Modular. Set. Ever.
February - Mighty Max Dragon Island - Just add a blue sheet for water. (Red sheet for lava with the Skull Mountain playset)
March - Robin Hood Sherwood Forest playset - Like the Ewok Village, just better.
April - TMNT Technodrome - Pairs perfectly with Mini Mutants for epic scale!
May - The Family Play Castle - Sadly no commercial for this awesome set. I used to play with this set at my aunt's during the annual Easter get together. I love that trap door!
I heard through the grapevine that Playmobil will be creating franchised figures, including Ghostbusters and Dr. Who!? Wow, cool! I dug a little deeper and found out that we have Funko to thank for Playmobil's franchise themed figures.
Now for the bad news, the figures will be 200% bigger than normal Playmobil figures, sold as figures alone without playsets, and will retail for more at $14.99. So, they will not be in scale with other themes and will cost more. BOOOOOO! Take it away Pixel Dan!
Skip to 2:27-3:14 for a look at the Playmobil-Funko abominations.
What do you think? Do you like the looks of the new Playunko figures? Or did Playmobil sell their soul to Funko? Tell me in the comments below!
As part of a trade Eric Stettmeier, of Toyriffic fame, sent me an amazing package full of sci-fi goodies that I am absolutely thrilled to own! Be sure to check out Toyriffic, it's awesome!
LEGO Lunar Rover 6463
The helmet is so shiny! Seriously though, this is an awesome set!
I recently picked up the polybag Space Utility Vehicle 30315. It's interesting to see the little differences. Honestly, I like the Lunar Rover a little better, and it's a '99 model. It just seems a bit flashier and the wheels are bigger, which makes sense with a rover.
I think as far as the space suits go the Land Rover wins out overall as well. The helmet of the Space Utility Driver is stationary and not as shiny. You can even see the back of his head through a hole in the helmet. That can't be good for space walks! The Lunar Rover Spaceman has a better face, I think, with the inclusion of the mic. They both have nice prints, and the SUD Spaceman does have a back print, which is a plus. Even though they have their differences they will still make a good team as they explore for extraterrestrial life amongst the stars.
Tim Mee Galaxy Lazer Team 2012 & 2013 Reissues
I've had my eye on these for a long time. These are just so awesome and I love the very obvious knockoffs!
Eric didn't just send me a handful, he sent me an entire set!
Let's take a closer look at these individually.
Space Baron
The Space Baron is one tough aristocrat, or "astro"crat. He may be a little stuck up and corrupted with all those space credits, but you gotta respect that baton! Of course, he does have legions of bodyguards with blasters at his disposal, so he doesn't have to do any of the dirty work.
Space Yeti
The Space Yeti is far more advanced than your standard earthly yeti. He's packing heat and even has the decency to throw on a pair of pants. You'll also notice the Space Yeti has developed extra-sensory antennae, used in telekinesis and telepathy.
RU-R2, Wild Space Automaton
Robots left over from some unknown race, the RU-R2 is capable of reproduction by simply building other RU-R2 units. Prone to follow and serve/annoy organic life forms, the RU-R2 is easily domesticated.
Space Turtles
Scientists actually don't know much about these mysterious Space Turtles other than they can "swim" through outer space for centuries before landing on a planet for air. It is believed they are capable of bending space and time in order to make this possible.
Blue Collar Space Workers
Mostly hired as astroid miners, these lovable guys are essential to a healthy intergalactic economy. Their left hands carry their lunch boxes and right hands are perfect for high-fives and holding drinks. Currently the space mining industry is dominated by men. The Space Board For Equal Rights, or SBER, is currently fighting to correct this injustice.
Space Firemen
It's a tough job, but someone needs to safely extinguish super novae. Some would argue that super novae are a natural part of the space environment and that extinguishing them is only worsening galactic climate change; but a Space Fireman doesn't think about that, he's just doing his job. Currently the Spaceship Space Firemen industry is dominated by men. The Space Board For Equal Rights, or SBER, is currently fighting to correct this injustice.
Space Rogue
Actually the rebellious nephew of the Space Baron! He hates authority, but loves to shot things, even endangered species. He's comfortable making out with any species in the known, and unknown, universe.
Spaceship Mechanics
Not just a pretty face, these lovely ladies are mechanically inclined and can fix anything! Currently the Spaceship Mechanic industry is dominated by women. The Space Board For Equal Rights, or SBER, is currently fighting to correct this injustice.
TMNT Space Yosaki Yojimbo
Last but not least, the space version of Yosaki Yojimbo! It's interesting to note that this wasn't a one time thing in order to create one new action figure, there was an actual comic book serious known as Space Usagi! It really makes you wonder, could there have been an unreleased 4th TMNT movie called Turtles in Space? It would have been the perfect way to introduce Space Yosaki into the TMNT movie universe. I really wish Yosagi had made it into TMNT III. Oh well.
Now a valuable member of the United Animals Federation
"So back in May of last year, Steph over at Nerdjoy posted something awesome (she does this a LOT actually, so be sure to check out the rest of her blog too... but this particular instance informs the post you are about to read, so I'm singling that one out). She answered the question above [What would you're blog sound like if it was a mix tape?]. It was a question originally posited by Joie Fatale over at the Confessions of a Book Pimp blog, but it was through Steph that I discovered the idea."
I thought is was such an awesome idea that I instantly wanted to steal the idea as well! Below is the DIT Ultimate Mix tape, with links to YouTube videos for your listening pleasure! Just click on the song. Enjoy!
I have been a busy little worker bee, but that's no excuse to be silent on blog about some amazing, wonderful, and generous Bloggers and Instagramers that have sent me some cool loot recently (or a while ago)! I have thanked everyone in one way or another either through messages, Instagram posts, or other means, but I feel the need to thank everyone formally here on the good old blog. I don't have all the pictures of all the amazing goodies I received on hand, but I will update this post and flood it with images little by little. I don't want to put off thanking everyone until I have every picture ready to go. Be sure to follow the links below and give all these wonderful people a follow! Thank you Brian Farrel, AKAThe Trash Man, for the awesome LEGO minifigs and bricks, as well as a sweet vintage Mother Alien sticker (I made it into a magnet!)! Brian also sent me yet another great package including several PEZ dispensers loaded inside a big blue Frankenstein head, a great Plastic Man post card, and more!!! Thank you Derek, AKA The Goodwill Geek, for the extremely generous box o' LEGO bricks and the other sci-fi awesomeness! There are some great pieces in there, and I used one to customize my LEGO Shelob, she looks fantastic! Thank you Tamsyn, AKA @legostorybr on Instagram for the fun LEGO package from Brazil! She even sent me a package previous that was lost in the mail and sent me a second package to make up for it! Thank you so much, I don't deserve it! Thank you Deidre, AKA @trollsdolls on Instagram, for some great Madball and Wacky Packages goodness. If you find any homeless trolls send them her way, she will take good care of them! Thank you John, Lord of Robot Monster Space Super Hero, for your kind donation of BootLEGO minifigs, a speedy wind-up eyeball, and more. It came out of the blue and really made my day! I still need to edit the first episode of Mason's Toy World featuring everything John sent. I really need to get on that!! Thank you James Mooney, AKA @darthmoondog on Instagram, for the sweet trade! My Battle Beasts collection has grown exponentially and I really like the extras as well! Thank you Sir Brian Lapsley, keeper of Awake Oh Sleeper, for the amazing Loot Grate loot, cards, toys, and art work! I was blown away by the most recent package, and continue to be blown away by Brian's care packages, I'm starting to loss count! What a generous soul, I appreciate your kindness! Thank you Nicole, AKA @nicolesiebenhausen (Sister of Laura of Boobobby) for the great Yuletide trade and kind CthuLEGO donation! Man, I'm spoiled! Thank you again everyone! I think i remembered to thank everyone that I haven't thank on the blog here. If I forgot someone chastise me in the comments below. THANK YOU!!!
I have been itching to start a toy variety/review channel on YouTube and I was finally able to get together with my brother-in-law and our good friend Dan Smith. My brother-in-law, Brad, is an entrepreneur specializing in film, so the footage he shot looks great! The only catch is he doesn't have time to edit. So it is up to me, a rank amateur, to edit the first episode, and probably every future episode. It took hours, but I finally cobbled together just the intro video. I hope you enjoy this sneak peek into my Toy World. Please tell me what you think, I am open to critiques, pointers, tips, etc.
I recently brought home an amazing toy haul from Capitol City Antique Mall. One of the vendors has a huge wooden chest stuffed full and everything is 50 cents. Usually there isn't much of note inside, but one day I came in and they were restocking and they had several boxes full of junk and I went a little crazy. I have decided to break up the madness into little themed episodes. Since this month is LEGO, let's see what LEGOy junk I found:
Well, it's not much, but it's a pretty cool key chain.
Tune in next month for episode 2, Garbage Pail Kids!
