The Crow by NECA

Happy Halloween! NECA Cult Classics Eric Draven from The Crow

With Halloween very nearly upon us I thought this would be an excellent moment to showcase this recent flea market find. Admittedly it will be quite a few years before this 2005 NECA figure celebrating The Crow movie character Eric Draven can properly be described as “vintage”, but he is such a stunning figure I couldn’t resist adding him to my collection.

The tragic and untimely death of Brandon Lee in an on-set firearms accident during filming of the final scenes of the 1994-released movie has undoubtedly added to the “cult” status of The Crow, but watched with a purely objective eye twenty years on, the film really has stood the test of time and Lee’s central performance  is particularly deserving of critical praise. This 7 inch action figure beautifully captures Lee’s likeness and mesmerising expression and is a wonderful piece of memorabilia.

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Santa Gizmo by NECA

Merry Christmas from Santa Gizmo!

As a special exception I couldn’t resist featuring a brand new action figure for Christmas this year. I’m a huge Gremlins fan – it’s my favourite Christmas movie – and this NECA Santa Gizmo figure is a wonderful addition to any Gremlins collection!

Released as a Toys ‘R’ Us Exclusive this 7 inch special edition Gizmo figure is a perfect movie-likeness to how Gizmo appeared in the original Joe Dante Gremlins movie released in 1984. LJN Toys created a wonderful vintage figure at the time, but this NECA release, like all their recent Mogwai figures, is probably the best ever. Check out the moving eye mechanism that adds extra realism to this figure!

The package includes Christmas-themed accessories – a Santa hat, Candy Cane, and Trumpet so you can replicate in your own home the scene where Gizmo plays under the Christmas tree!

Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas!Back in the New Year with more Vintage Action Figures!

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Santa Jack from Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’

Christmas is almost upon us so here’s a seasonal look at a classic Christmas-themed action figure – Santa Jack from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, released in NECA’s second wave of 7 inch action figures for the film.

For those of you who haven’t seen the stop motion masterpiece, Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, a creature more skilled at spreading terror during Halloween than joy at Christmas time! This all changes when he accidentally discovers Christmas Town, however,  and this figure shows him dressed as Santa in his efforts to embrace Christmas!

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