Mono Minis of the Day: 11/18/14 to 12/3/14
Here are the latest batches of Mono Minis of the Day--as posted daily on the Little Weirdos Instagram, Twitter and Flickr.The lineup in the photo is as follows, from left to right, top to bottom:1....
View ArticleGalaxy Laser Team: 2014 'jumbo' reissues
Packaged jumbos shown with standard minisFollowing multiple reissue sets of Galaxy Laser Team mini figures over the past couple years, the latest incarnation of these classic space-fantasy toys is has...
View ArticleMono Minis of the Day: 12/4/14 to 12/19/14
Here are the latest batches of Mono Minis of the Day--as posted daily on the Little Weirdos Instagram, Twitter and Flickr.The lineup in the photo is as follows, from left to right, top to bottom:1....
View ArticleFantasy Fortress playset figures (Durham Industries)
Many toy collectors are familiar with plastic "toy solider"-style, fantasy-themed mini figures such as DFC's Dragonriders of the Styx and Arco's Dragons N Monsters, but Fantasy Fortress is a similar...
View ArticleMono Minis of the Day: 12/20/14 to 1/4/15
Here are the latest batches of Mono Minis of the Day--as posted daily on the Little Weirdos Instagram, Twitter and Flickr.The lineup in the photo is as follows, from left to right, top to bottom:1....
View ArticleRubber Uglies knockoffs
In the 1960s, Topps produced an assortment of small rubber monster jigglers called Rubber Uglies, which were based on their successful set of Ugly Stickers. The designs featured truly bizarre...
View ArticleQ&A: SLUG Zombies designer John Rauschelbach
If you've ever seen a SLUG Zombies mini figure, you're familiar with the work of John Rauschelbach.John designed every character in the 2012 line by Jakks Pacific, which contains over 60 different...
View ArticleMono Minis of the Day: 1/5/15 to 1/20/15
Here are the latest batches of Mono Minis of the Day--as posted daily on the Little Weirdos Instagram, Twitter and Flickr.The lineup in the photo is as follows, from left to right, top to bottom: 1....
View ArticleMystical Warriors of the Ring: Metallic green Evolution Goliath
A short while ago I posted about the fantastic Mystical Warriors of the Ring Evolution Goliath PVC figure, which so far was only briefly available last Fall in limited, brown-colored test shot...
View ArticleMono Minis of the Day: 1/21/15 to 2/5/15
Here are the latest batches of Mono Minis of the Day--as posted daily on the Little Weirdos Instagram, Twitter and Flickr.The lineup in the photo is as follows, from left to right, top to bottom:1....
View ArticleTroll resin figure by John Tatarelli Jr.
I recently became acquainted with artist John Tatarelli Jr. on Facebook, and I am glad I did. John is a sculptor who created the handsome fellow you see staring at you above, his Troll figure, as well...
View ArticleMonster in My Pocket: Series 2
I recently did a post highlighting the third series of Monster in My Pocket, and now I'm about to dive into Series 2. I guess I'm working backward.The second set of MIMP was a major source of...
View ArticleMono Minis of the Day: 2/6/15 to 2/21/15
Here are the latest batches of Mono Minis of the Day--as posted daily on the Little Weirdos Instagram, Twitter and Flickr.The lineup in the photo is as follows, from left to right, top to bottom:1....
View ArticleIt came from the dollar store: SPACE (in)action figures
Last year, my buddy Trent from the LittleRubberGuys forums kindly hooked me up with these amazingly bad-in-a-good-way cheapo action figures. He found them at a discount store and thought I'd be into...
View ArticleMono Minis of the Day: 2/22/15 to 3/9/15
Here are the latest batches of Mono Minis of the Day--as posted daily on the Little Weirdos Instagram, Twitter and Flickr.The lineup in the photo is as follows, from left to right, top to bottom:1....
View Article'The Wizard's Magic' fantasy action figures (Chap Mei)
Sometimes the best toys are ones that can be bought on the cheap at the dollar store or in the bargain aisle. And often, the company behind these toys is Chap Mei. The Hong Kong-based toy maker has...
View ArticleMono Minis of the Day: 3/10/15 to 3/25/15
Here are the latest batches of Mono Minis of the Day--as posted daily on the Little Weirdos Instagram, Twitter and Flickr.The lineup in the photo is as follows, from left to right, top to bottom:1....
View ArticleDiener Space Raiders: classic robo-alien & spaceship erasers
Diener Space Raiders erasers are responsible for some of my earliest toy memories. I'm too young to have experienced getting them in McDonald's Happy Meals around 1979-1980, but I vividly remember...
View ArticleMono Minis of the Day: 3/26/15 to 4/10/15
Here are the latest batches of Mono Minis of the Day--as posted daily on the Little Weirdos Instagram, Twitter and Flickr. The lineup in the photo is as follows, from left to right, top to bottom:1....
View ArticleWonder Grow Monsters (Geoffrey Inc., 1987)
I've never been a big fan of toys that grow when you put them in water. Usually they're made out of a material that gets funky and disintegrates after a while, even if you never grow them. Take the...
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