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Today we open a doughnut clock. I picked this up at Mandarake for 1000 yen. The clock seems to be some kind of wooden press board. It is solid but very light. The print is very clean and looks great. The hands were well protected in the box. I was glad they were not bent inside the box. The clock works great. Now I just need a good place to put it. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching. Take it easy.

Today we open some blocks from Temu. I ran across these randomly on Temu and I had to have them. The instructions were pretty good aside from some colors looking very similar. I also skipped around a few times by mistake reading down instead of side to side. I really like this set a lot. I assume this is a copy of some kind of an official set. If you know which one please let me know. Everything fit together well and there were extra pieces, no missing pieces. I am going to keep an eye out for more cool things like this. For $10 I am very impressed. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching! Take it easy.

Today we open a Trap de fantasmas. This is a nice looking prop. It looks very clean so if you added a bit of wear it would probably look much better hanging on a belt. It has a belt clip by the way. There is a switch on the trap. Both positions seem to work with the foot petal. In one position the lights are off in the other position the lights are on. When you press the petal sounds play, all of the lights come on and the doors open. The lights inside of the trap are not very bright in normal light but they do show up a little better in the dark. For $20 this is a very nice little prop. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching.

Today we open some Evangelion Halloween minis. These little vinyl figures are great. They are well sculpted and painted. For their size and price they are a great little set for any EVA fan to put on display for October and Halloween. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching.

Today we open a jungle hunter Predator. This figure has a mix of color to make it appear partially cloaked. I think I like the way this one is done better than some of the clear figures NECA has released. The wrist blades are fixed, they do not extend or retract. There is some limited articulation on the shoulder canon. These predators have really nice neck articulation. His head can be lifted up pretty high and low. The rest of the articulation is pretty decent for the price range too. The fork accessory is way too large for the size of the figure but it might be a decent option for a predator costume accessory. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching. Take it easy.

Today we open a snowghost. These Playmobil playsets are great. They are a pleasure to assemble and very relaxing. The little snowmobile is really cool and detailed. It rolls smooth too. These little sets always include the perfect details from the episode they are taken from. The snowghost's is a bit limited when in costume but he looks like she should. They even included his clear skis. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching. Take it easy.

Today we open a Vader. I ran across this budget figure at my Dollar General. This six inch Darth Vader cost me $5. For the price It is not a terrible toy but it is less articulated than the vintage line. He has a neck swivel that is very restricted shoulder swivels so you can raise and lower his arms and a waist swivel. This is more of an articulated mini statue. The paint work is ok. The biggest disappointment for me was the cape being solid and permanently attached. I really do not like the plastic-free packaging and when I pulled the figure from the box it reminded me of one of those mini pies they sell at the convenience stores. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching. Take it easy.

Today we open a case of Tyranids. I like these figures a lot. I think they fit in well with my NECA aliens and Predators. McFarlane has some fancy case boxes and packing tape for sure. What do you think of the McFarlane Warhammer line?

Today we open a koto bishoujo freddy statue. This figure has magnets in her feet. The base is plastic with a metal strip attached to the bottom. The magnets are not super strong but she is nice and stable. The claws look really great. The details on these statues are always great. I would have liked to get more of these bishoujo statues. I like the bishoujo line a lot. When these were selling at the $40-$60 range I was picking up everything I could. Unfortunately I am priced out of the line now. I still have tons to open though. I hope you enjoyed the video. Happy spook month!

Today we open an undertaker. The face looks very well sculpted to me. The undertaker comes with a cloth coat a tie, rubbery hat and four additional hands. The hat fits perfect, is well sized and is easy to remove and replace. The tie has an elastic band. You can remove the tie over the head but it is much easier to remove and replace it by popping off his head. The jacket fits well and slips off with the arms pointing out behind his back. I like this figure a lot. I hope you enjoyed the video. Take it easy.

Today we open a Zombie Spawn. This figure is nearly 30 years old. The joints were a little tight and the articulation is a somewhat limited but I like this figure a lot. Zombie spawn comes with a sword, chainsaw, large bolter sized gun and a nice sawed off shot gun, boot gun. I remember being amazed at the detail on the McFarlane figures in the mid to late 90s. There are places to store all of your weapons on the figure. The fit of the shotgun in to the boot holster is really great. This displays really well and I will probably pick up more of the "vintage" figures. The prices on these figures are still pretty reasonable despite their age. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching.

Many older toys become sticky over the years. If you run in to a figure with a tacky sticky surface give this a try to clean it up and smooth out the surface. First a wash with warm soap and water. There is no need to scrub the parts just wipe them off. Then a rinse with clean water. Next dry off the piece completely. Finally dab the sticky surface with packing tape. the initial wash will remove some of the tacky Plasticizer. The second wash will take the soap and water off. Drying the piece keeps the tape from slipping off after the wash. As you dab the tape on the pieces you will see the slime accumulate on the tape. It may take several minutes of dabbing the tape on to the surface of the object to remove all of the stickyness. You will want to replace the tape as it accumulates more of the slime from the figure. This works great on plastic and rubber surfaces that have become sticky. You may not want to use this method with painted parts. The tape may remove paint from the surface as well as the tackyness. If you run across this issue I hope this video helped. Thank you for watching. Take it easy.

This is a shorter video showing the method I used to drill out and remove a stuck broken neck peg from a Nendoroid figure. I hope it is helpful to anyone that runs in to this issue. Take it easy.

Today we open a melissa or marissa. This little figure is a lot of fun. I really like her Jack o' lantern dress thing. It can be removed but she is not wearing much underneath. This is an older figure and as you may know a lot of the older figures leak plastisizer over time. I gave her a wash with soap and water then used packing tape to take off the plastizier. Now she is not sticky to the touch. I will probably release a video of that process in the future. She comes with three faces and a couple of extra lower gloved arms. Her hair hanging low covers up her arms making the arms she has installed impossible to see. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching. Take it easy.

Today we open a Walmart exclusive 7 inch predator. I really enjoyed the smaller Lanard figures. I have opened one of the larger Alien figures but this is the first Lanard Predator I have opened. I was surprised by the articulation. It is not the best but it is pretty good for the price. The best articulation on this figure is the neck. NECA could learn something from this Predator. You can lift the head up pretty high. The neck articulation on this figure is much better than many more expensive figures. I think this figure scaled fairly well with the NECA Aliens and McFarlane Tyranid. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching.

Today we open a box with a box in it. This box is special though because it open by separating the two parts and can be reassembled in different ways. This 1:1 prop is actually really nice. It is tough and made from heavy PVC plastic with gold colored painted details. There is not much to this little prop but if you are interested in the movies it is pretty sweet. Splitting the cube parts apart can be difficult as the fit is really tight. A small plastic stand is included. The stand does the job and displays the cube well. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching.

Stay-Puft's bubble was hanging on by a thread. Maybe Stay-Puft was a little too heavy for the card or they used some of that Star Wars Black series glue. Slimer, I mean "The Green Ghost TM" did not have the same issue. Stay-Puft's articulation consists of his neck and arm swivels. Slimer had swivels on the arm and the waist. Slimer comes with a few rubbery pieces of food with bites missing. They both look as they should though in comparison to the other figures they are completely out of scale. Thank you for watching.

Today we open some eggs. I ran across these Halloween themed Kinder surprise eggs at a local dollar general and picked up one of each monster. I prefer the bracelets over the little sticky figures. The figures seem to hold the light charge and glow longer than the bracelets though. I might get a few more of these before the are gone. I would really like to get the Jack o' lantern bracelet. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching. Take it easy.

Today we open a Ghost! This Scooby-Doo playset includes Shaggy, Scooby and a ghost that glows in the dark. The ghost costume assembles easily and looks pretty nice. The glow on him does not show up that well on camera but in person it is a nice bright glow. Included is a nice burger and flashlight. I have no idea what the rope thing is meant to be. I was thinking it might be a leash but it really does not stay on Scooby's collar. I hope I can find more of these sets for cheap. I am really enjoying them. Thank you for watching!

Today we open some mega predator figures. We have The Predator, Camouflage or mud Dutch, The predator with yellow eyes and Heat vision Dutch. Camouflage Dutch has some of the better accessories of the lit. The bow with the rubbery string and arrow fit together well. The Predators both come with claws and plasma canons. The two pack Predator includes a long laser like piece that fits in to the canon barrel. Heat vision Dutch comes with some clear weapons. There is a large knife that can be attached to his thigh a rifle and a pistol. All figures include stands but the two packs include some extra pieces to build out a bit of a diorama on the stands. These little figures are well articulated and have lots of small details on them. I will have to pull the mega aliens out and see how they all look together. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching.

Today we open another sanic. This laughing sonic has the typical articulation. Neck, Shoulders, wrist, legs, knees and angles. As usual he is pretty top heavy. He was fairly easy to balance and keep standing up though. The laughing face is fine but there is not a lot you can do with the laughing face. I think I do prefer this laughing sonic over the pastel sonic even though the pastel sonic has a more neutral face. I hope you enjoyed the video. Take it easy.

Today we open some Yu-Gi-Oh cards. I like the dice included but I am not sure if dice are even used to play Yu-Gi-Oh. I was pleased to pull a Dark Magician Girl from this set. I remember opening so many packs in the late 90s looking for her card. I spent far less looking for her than i did on WOW TCG in game items. I do not know if anything in these sets is worth anything but I enjoy opening packs of cards. I hope you enjoyed the video. Take it easy.

Today we open No-Body. Let us travel back in time to when McFarlane toys was making amazingly detailed figures for the time. The articulation is weak compared to more modern figures. Unfortunately the left arm fell off. It does slip back on but it does not stay on, I may have to glue it. The res hoses are rubbery and were leaking plastisizer so I will need to clean them up. I have no idea where the huge knife goes on this figure so i took my best guess. The missles are pull back and release type. There is a spring in the launcher but they do not lock so you need to hold them then release them to fire. The driver brain fits in the chest and is closed in with a small gate. I remember purchasing the Zombie Spawn figure from this series back when these were released. I will have to see if I can find a Zombie Spawn to open. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching.

Today we open a Jumbo Sanic. This 20 inch Sonic by Jakks Pacific is huge. I probably would have passed on this one If I realized it had so much vinyl on it. The eyes, gloves and shoes are all vinyl. I am not sure why the hands have velcro on them. They do not attach to each other very well and look strange together. The body and back spines in particular are very well done though. I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching.

Today we have a new game to play. I will be playing this on the fumo channel on one of these coming sundays. Thank you for stopping by.