Watch out, Ralphie! by yours truly
Poe’s note: I came up with this scenario after having these two figures on my desk for a couple days and decided it just had to be immortalized in pixels. How freaking terrifying would that Snowman be in real life? He’s even scarier than Calvin’s snowmen. He’s a long way from Jack Frost, I’ll tell you that.
Snowman by Ryan Brookhart
Poe’s note: While I usually skip McFarlane toys these days due to their lack of articulation, I had to pick up the Snowman. He’s in the running with the Winter Warlock for my favorite holiday action figure. I don’t own any of the other Twisted Xmas figures, but this guy was a must-buy.
50mm Prime by Steve Kay
Poe’s note: “It was midnight. Drizzling. I was chasing down a lead in some filthy back alley of Iacon City. The ‘Con wasn’t talking, so I struck up a conversation with my fists.” –The Continental Optimus
Mandarin Spawn 5 by Hsin Ho
Robocop from Tons-of-Toys.com (Robocop and the Ultra Police, Kenner, 1988)
Poe’s note: One of my all-time favorite action figures. As a kid, I was very concerned with making sure the figure looked accurate to the movie, so I colored his visor, gloves and pelvis with a black Sharpie. After Robocop 2 came out I also played around with Testor’s paints until I gave my figure a blue sheen. That was also when I learned that enamel paints leave a tacky feeling on most action figures.
Drawing of the Sword by TCM Hitchhiker
Poe’s note: For some reason, this picture made me think of the Magic: The Gathering card Ernham Djinn. Go figure. Anyway, amazing work here by TCM Hitchhiker. I love the intensity of color.
Oh No! There’s two of him by Ronsrandomstuff
Poe’s note: Magnokor was one of those great random figures you sometimes get from a line you don’t actually collect. I never had any other Inhumanoids, but I remember my mother picking up this guy for me at the now long gone Rich’s department store in Plymouth, MA. I always loved the guy–he made for a great generic monster to terrorize the Turtles. He’s also one of the few childhood toys I’ve never gotten an eBay replacement of.
Captain Power by – c a r l o s o r o z c o –
Poe’s note: I’m sad to admit I never got into the whole Captain Power thing (except for Soaron Sky Sentry, of course). Kids could interact with the TV show using the toy vehicles, which could take damage or score hits based on flashes from the screen. Pretty innovative, especially for the time, and I’m kind of surprised the whole “light gun” technology never grew beyond its application to 1980s toys and a small niche of the videogame market.
Aliens 2.5 by Alternate:Words
