Sunday 29 March 2020

Mumm-Ra the Everliving (Savage World)

"Ancient Spirits of Evil, transform this decayed form to Mumm-Ra, the Ever-Living!" 

Continuing wave 1 of the Savage World Thundercats we have the biggest of the big bads on Third Earth, Mumma-Ra! Mild mannered mummy Mumm-Ra prays to his sinister gods to give him the nigh-omnipotent Ever-Living form seen here.

I think Mumm-Ra continues the trend of the villains looking better in this style than the Thundercats as he and Slithe really seem to belong in this chunky aesthetic. Not that the others look bad or anything but in general the Thundercats are lithe rather than bulky.


Sunday 22 March 2020

Kamen Rider Necrom GC-09 (Ghost Change)


Kamen Rider Necrom is the villainous rider in Kamen Rider Ghost. He continues the awesomeness of the black and neon colour schemes of the base forms of the riders and he's got green accents which might be my favourite. The white of the body does help differentiate him from Ghost and Specter but doesn't excite me as much.


Necrom is Prince Alain of the Gamma and he is competing with Ghost to collect the legendary damashii. His armour has an eyedropper/microscope theme that takes the whole "eye-con" shtick to another level. I love it.


Alain is a beautiful bad-boy in the vein of Kamen Rider Zangetsu from Gaim and his green and black poncho is a thing I would totally wear but probably wouldn't pull off as well. 

Sunday 15 March 2020

Samurai Michaelangelo (Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012)

The Party Dude of the Shogun period! We come to the final figure from the "Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" story arc featuring Usagi Yojimbo.


This being the fourth Samurai Turtle figure I've blogged about, I don't know that I have much else to add. The colours are fun, it would've been nice to see the weapons painted but that's not for this toyline. The unpainted weapons do harken back to the original TMNT toyline. 


Sunday 8 March 2020

The First Doctor (Doctor Who Figurine Collection)


William Hartnell was the first actor to portray the legendary Doctor from Gallifrey and here he is in figurine form from the first season serial "The Reign of Terror." This Doctor is cranky and ill-mannered but his travels with his companions eventually softened his demeanour.


The first Doctor's Edwardian outfit set the tone for the Doctor's generally out-of-sync clothing. (Can't go wrong with a frock coat). I have a hard time choosing favourites and generally I have a soft spot for each of the Doctors but it's always hard to ignore the importance of being the first. 

Sunday 1 March 2020

Arnim Zola (Ultimate Spider-Man vs. the Sinister Six)


Arnim Zola is a classic Marvel villain created by Jack Kirby in the pages of Captain America in the 1970's. A Nazi scientist who worked with the Red Skull, Zola created a distinctive robotic body to house his consciousness and allowing him to cheat death. 


This figure comes from the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series toyline. Though the character first appeared in season three (Web Warriors) he was released under the season four "Ultimate Spider-Man vs. the Sinister 6" title.


As an animated figure at a lower price point Arnim Zola has only 5 points of articulation, lacking elbow and knee joints but the colours are fantastic and he looks like he jumped off the page of a classic comic book.