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)

Mysterio (Marvel Legends Series)

Disgruntled special effects artist Quentin Beck takes revenge by framing Spider-man for a museum robbery only for his criminal scheme to be revealed by our friendly neighbourhood web-slinger. Mysterio is probably one of the goofiest looking villains Spidey has faced but he's got that Ditko charm that's endeared him to many a Marvel fanatic.

I really really wanted this figure and managed to track him down online for probably way too much money but that'll be forgotten as he takes a place of prominence in my display. I love Ditko's art and this figure is positively oozing with Ditko hallmarks and a hint of Lovecraftian horror.

Kamen Rider Ghost Toucon Boost Damashii GC-07 (Ghost Change)

Kamen Rider Ghost's first major power-up form "Toucon Boost" is a fiery, flashy suit and this figure provides the first attempt by the Ghost Change line to make the hood able to be pulled back.

Quite often the power up forms for Kamen Riders, especially the later Heisei riders, are overly busy and not as cool as the main suit but the Toucon Boost actually looks pretty good. The red body suit makes it clash with the other parka ghosts more but it still works.

GiruGiru (HL Pro Metaltech)

Seventies-tastic box art!

The box was too big to fit in one shot.

GiruGiru is the Vegan Saucer Beast that confronts Grendizer in the first episode of the anime series. The force of Planet Vega want to invade the Earth like they did Duke Fleed's home planet and all that stands in their way is the young prince and his UFO Robo.

This is the second figure in HL Pro's Metaltech line of Grendizer figures and I love them. Again it's a situation where I was late to the party having not discovered Grendizer until a few years ago. Being a smaller company HL Pro's offerings are not cheap but they are pretty cool. I want to acquire more but they require more budget so it'll be a slower process.

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

More Samurai Ninja Turtle goodness! Here we have Donatello, who has no machines to "do" but does have a fun samurai helmet with a different crest than Leonardo but the same monstrous face mask just in purple instead of blue.

The figures on the card-back have a few more paint applications than the actual figure do, not super surprising but they do look better.

Moon Knight (Marvel Legends Series)

Mercenary Marc Spector is Moon Knight! Or is he millionaire Steven Grant? Or taxi driver Jake Lockley? Or does he even know anymore?

Apparently I lost the insides of the box before I took pictures.

The hook for Moon Knight is that he struggles maintaining his various identities and in more modern stories he's developed full-on multiple personality disorder and has become an exploration of mental health to varying degrees of sensitivity and success. There are Moon Knight series I love, there are Moon Knight series I hate, but generally I have a fondness for this character and feel he is more than just a Batman ripoff.

This costume is from the (excellent) 2014 Moon Knight series by Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey.

Morbius (Doctor Who Figurine Collection)

Eaglemoss makes some very detailed, non-articulated figurines and vehicle models. I first bought the Ice Warrior because it was a good deal and I love me some Ice Warriors. Being impressed with the quality and finding a good price I got Morbius who appeared in the Fourth Doctor serial "The Brain of Morbius" appropriately enough.

This was a fun story with Tom Baker as the Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith on the planet Karn where a mad scientist has built a monstrous body for the Time Lord criminal Morbius. It's a quirky outer space Frankenstein and I dig it.