Captain Phasma (Star Wars Black Series)

Captain Phasma is one of the breakout characters from the new Star Wars movies. She is a mysterious badass stormtooper with shiny silver armour and a funky cape. Otherwise this figure is pretty identical to the other First Order Stormtrooper figures as far as I can tell. Phasma is a fun addition to the Star Wars universe and this figure is a nice addition to my collection.

Bemular (Ultra Spark Doll)

Bemular is the first monster Ultraman faced back in 1966 and so has a special place in Ultra-history. The design is fairly goony, not particularly threatening but still fun. 

This soft vinyl figure has barely any articulation but that's standard. The sculpting is pretty good and there is a decent amount of paint in the right places.

Shazam (Shazam! Movie)

When Billy Batson says the magic word "Shazam!" he is instantly transformed into the World's Mightiest Mortal!

DC's Shazam movie was better than I expected and certainly enjoyed the lighter tone compared to the dreariness of most of the previous DC offerings. The basic line of movie figures are very colourful which is a bonus for me and they come with rubbery, sticky, "Power Slinger" versions of the Seven Deadly Sins. In this case we get "Wrath."

Jet Icarus (Super mini-pla)

Chojin Sentai Jetman is a Super Sentai series from 1991 and is notable for being the season BEFORE the one used for Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. However, it certainly stands on its own as an exciting tribute to Science Ninja Team Gatchaman while incorporating all the Super Sentai hallmarks such as a giant combining robot.

This set has all five Jet Machines that combine to form the Icarus Haken (an homage to Gatchaman's God Phoenix) and the robot Jet Icarus who is armed with a variety of weapons.

I really enjoyed Jetman, it was a bit more mature (well as mature as show intended for children can be). The uniforms are cool, the villains are zany, there's an honest-to-goodness love triangle.

This Super mini-pla set is a lot of fun to build and combine into the various forms. It was not cheap but holds a high place in my Super Sentai collection.

(Jet Machines) (Icarus Haken) (Jet Icarus)