We Had Our Own Damn Con

I don't have to tell you all what's going on right now, we all know, we all want it to be over. It is what it is. Of course a lot of conventions were canceled, relating specifically to Zone Base, Toylanta. This is where you're used to see  'in these uncertain times' , but instead, Shawn and I went to Mellow Mushroom and had our own damn con. *edit* At the time, it was supposedly ok to eat at restaurants that were open for dining in. This wasn't a large gathering, diners were spaced several tables away from each other as well.*

Shawn created exclusives for the event of two six feet away from others eating. Battlemasters Gunspring and Hammerdown made from parts swapped Battlemasters. Rung, because we all need a little help after a week of isolation. And a Huddle House Stripper, his name is Chad. Shawn also brought me a Playmobil horse for my Headless Horseman. Now he can ride into to town for take-out.

We ate and chatted for hours about random toys and stuff. I had the Pacific Rim pizza... because duh. Shawn opted for a mushroom based pizza because he had to fight Bowser later in the evening.

After a while we went to Walmart, which was about 2 miles away and still open. It was there we stood in the action figure aisle discussing the various figures on shelves for hours. As there's a pandemic going on, the store closed early and we continued in the parking lot before heading home.

From Stompers to Star Wars and every Transformer in between, our con was the coolest place in town. Thanks to Shawn for coming out and creating the awesome exclusives and to Mellow Mushroom for being open (really thought we were to get drive through and eat in a parking lot). Aside from the various teenagers filming Tik Tok videos we were the coolest... In hindsight, maybe we should have made one.

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This month Rob discusses Playmobil Scooby Doo blind bag figures and the OTFCC Alpha and Omega Spears. Well that and he drifts on and off subject like a million times. Things happen.

Ghost Busting Boxes Of Slime

I've been singing the song of Playmobil Ghostbusters for so long... I was going somewhere with that, uh... like a long time. Anyway, I'm a fan of Playmobil Ghostbusters. I had assumed that the line was getting phased out as Hasbro has the license now, they're seemingly replacing it with Scooby Doo (swapping out spooky lines), and most of the stuff has been on clearance (got the Ecto-1 for 22$).

However buried under all those click bait tweets you're probably still reading again for the millionth time was a little nugget. A morsel. A... *ahem* another Playmobil Ghostbusters item. Under a new play set pattern Playmobil is seemingly producing of small unfold-able locations is the Ghostbusters Play Box. A smaller, more compact version of the firehouse that looks pretty neat.

Judging by the camera, I'm assuming the Playbox's is intended to be a filming set. Which works as you've got some pretty choice locals. The containment unit, Janine's desk, and the put all your shit here wall. Peter Venkman and Slimer figures are pictured, so I assume they're included. It looks like you get a fair bit of accessories too. I could see this coming in handy as a backdrop for Instagram pictures. I wonder how it would scale with other figures? A Real Ghostbuster/Fright Features figure is just  little bigger than a Playmobil. I could see it working.

Another bit that escaped my attention was these cool new slime tubes with mystery figure. Similar to the ectoplasm tubes I was buying late last year (I've literally got a case still), you get a tube of slime with a randomly assorted mini figure hidden within. There's four different ghost figures assorted in four different colors. I don't know what the ghosts are yet, and I'm hoping they're randoms ghouls.

Not that I'd have a problem with a little Slimer, but I'd like some extra variety if I had a a choice. With the Real Ghostbusters figures coming I have high hopes for more of the random mini ghosts they'd come with. Something to pair with your new toys would be the perfect thing to go in these tubes. But if it's another Slimer, I'm not going to complain. If that last sentence were a text message, I'd type LOL and put an emoticon with it. The laughing one, maybe with tears coming out of it's eyes.

Spoopy Dudes, Where Are You?

I've long rang the bells of just how awesome I find Playmobil. Their charming little figures just work well with any theme you slap on one. For spooky minded people yearning for Halloween like myself, they provide a bit of solace with random monsters thrown into their series. The Ghostbusters line is just spectacular and if that wasn't enough, they've dipped their toes into Scooby-Doo. Not just offering random play sets of the Mystery Inc gang, the highlight of the line is the blind bag ghosts!

Featuring the more well known of the various ghoulish villains from the cartoon, the blind bags are just an amazing little things. Like may blind bag toys, codes are available to help identify which figure is inside and getting multiples. As the line just started in January the code lists out there aren't the best, so your experience may vary. I'm still trying to track down a Headless Horeseman, who seems to allude me each time I hit the shelf box at Walmart.

Each figure comes with accessories the ghost used in it's episode, a sticker of said ghost, and an odd clear I.D sign for the ghost to hold. Like a business card to present upon attending a ghost conference. Presumably intended to be the individual files of each ghost in a case by Mystery Inc, but I like to imagine a scenario where the Creeper and Ghost Clown are bidding against each other on a contract.

Just like any episode of Scooby-Doo, you can yank the mask off and discover it was Old Man Jenkins the whole time. Speaking of, how is even a mystery as to who the ghost is? At what point does Fred just ask the rest of the gang who they only saw once for a second? Like the fifth time? Anyway, some characters have an alternate face with make up wiped off on the opposite side of the head (just turn it around, the rest of the figure hides it) or in some cases the toys costume is fully removable with the culprit fully exposed when removed.

It's a great batch of figures, even if spooky ain't your thing (man, I've got bad news for you about this site), you can't help but to enjoy the great toys.. I hope future series include The Disk Demon or one of Big Bob Oakley's costumes. Playmobil always delivers when it comes to great toys and just dang they outdid themselves with these ghosts.

Playmobile The Real Ghostbusters!

I really am loving Playmobil's Ghostbuster toys. I'm hoping this video leads to actual Real Ghostbusters figures in the line (hey, they have part 2 versions). Either way it's pretty great. Though Winston's hands... Guess he has seen some shit.

Edit: the video went down sometime last night not long after I shared. When it goes back up I'll update this post. Guessing they're fixing the Winston hand error.