Tutankhamun Ghost & Nobunaga Ghost GC-05 (Ghost Change)

These two ghosts were mainly used by Kamen Rider Specter. Tutankhamun was the famous boy-pharaoh of Egypt whose tomb was uncovered in 1922 by Howard Carter. Nobunaga was a Japanese historical figure in the 16th century who like rifles.

These "Parka Ghosts" continue the trend of making history bright, colourful, and butt-kicking. I'll cop to my total ignorance of Nobunaga prior to watching Kamen Rider Ghost but King Tut is maybe the most famous Egyptian Pharaoh. Tut's sleeveless look is as great for articulation as Nobunaga's sleeves are for hindering it.

(Nobunaga Ghost)(Tutankhamun Ghost)

Man-at-Arms & Faker (Masters of the Universe Minis)

Man-at-Arms and Faker are the next duo in the Masters of the Universe Minis collection.
Since I took those first timid steps into the world of He-Man I've now become a pretty big fan.

At this point I've watched about three-quarters of the original Filmation cartoon and amassed a bunch of Masters of the Universe Classics figures. So while I would still say I'm not an expert I'm no longer a novice fan of the world of Eternia. Man-at-Arms is He-Man's mentor/gadget guy and the father of Teela. Faker is Skeletor's evil robot duplicate of He-Man who is blue and orange because that makes it more fun.

(Man-at-Arms)(Faker)(Both)

Thunderbird 4 (TakaraTomy Tomica)

Thunderbird 4 is the undersea operator for International Rescue piloted by Gordon Tracy.

I really liked swimming and playing in the water as a kid so I always had an affinity for underwater stuff; Aquaman, Namor the Submariner, 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Gordon Tracy in Thunderbird 4.

Harvey Bullock - B:TAS (DC Collectibles)

Harvey Bullock is a Gotham City Police Detective who does not appreciate Batman very much. He's often partnered with Renee Montoya.

Bullock appeared sporadically in comics but I know him best from Batman: The Animated Series where he's less corrupt and more inept.

He's the epitome of a rumpled plainclothes detective in the noir-ish 30's/90's world of animated Gotham City.

Live Robo (Super mini-pla)

Choujuu Sentai Liveman was the 1988 Super Sentai series. The team is comprised of students from Academia Island who must defend the world from their former classmates who have joined Armed Brain Army Volt and want to wipe out the inferior minds of humanity (ie. everyone but them).

The outer box that houses all three Battle Machines.

Live Robo is made up of the Skymachine, Landmachine, and Aquamachine which were also known as Jet Falcon, Land Lion, and Aqua Dolphin. I've only watched the first bit of Liveman at this point but it's pretty entertaining and full of ridiculous 80's fashion and classic Super Sentai action.

Liveman are headquartered in an underwater base "Gran Tortoise" which launches the "Machine Buffalo" to carry the mecha into battle. These types of carrier mecha were much more common in earlier Sentai but eventually the mega mecha would be able to combine with the others for EVEN. BIGGER. 'BOTS.

Most Sentai stuff you get is either for the currently airing series or from the post-Zyuranger/Power Ranger era. I definitely appreciate that Super Mini-pla is going back further into Super Sentai history.

The box for each mecha is identical aside from the bottom caption box showing which one is inside.

Apparently the Super Mini-pla line is fastidiously recreating the original box design of the larger vintage toys. A neat idea but one that holds no actual nostalgia for me.

(Jet Falcon)(Land Lion)(Aqua Dolphin)(Live Robo)