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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]