CSJ Week in Review

We are starting a new feature here every Friday where we will share some of the most interesting topics and news of the week. This week we cover some toys, movie, and video game news. We are very excited about NECA's new TMNT information!

NECA NES Gremlins 2 Mohawk Figure Review

NECA Toys NES Mohawk Gremlin

Sweet Gremlins, they are so nice, fury and cute aren't they?  Not this menacing Gremlin, since I've brought him home he's been nothing but trouble!  During our recent visit with Randy Falk and the NECA toys crew, we were able to see the final product of the NES 8-Bit Mohawk Gremlin.  NECA truly spends equal time on their collectibles and the packaging art for all their items.  I am sorry to say I don't have any pictures of the final box art as Randy was kind enough to provide me with a sample.  The ride home was a mess, as Mohawk would not stop tearing up my car and Jon was trying to keep him at bay.  Well he is home now, and he is under a watchful eye 24/7, let's get into the great details of this figure!

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Packaging:

Since I don't have the actual packaging, I can only give a fair review based off of the final item we were able to see at NECA.  YOU WILL LOVE IT!  Stay tuned as this fits right in will all of the vintage video game figures being produced!

Figure:

I love all of the Gremlins figures NECA has made, but this Mohawk figure is so unique that it's by far my favorite one.  The paint is very detailed and shows a great mix of vintage 8-Bit NES colors.  He has a nice mix of yellow, black, and a few different shades of grey to polish off his awesome look.  The mouth opens well, his head has great movement, and he even stands very well on his own. You will want to constantly play with this figure like you are 6 years old! 

Accessories:

The gun is one of the coolest things about this figure!  It's made well, and fits in his hands a bunch of different ways to give you a lot of pose ability options.  Now even though he comes with a gun, he also literally has an infinite amount of items to use around your house to just flat out make you laugh.  My wife is a huge Gremlins fan, and when I told her I received this figure, she was not happy that it wasn't for her.  This Gremlin is so cool that it made my wife, who's not crazy about my collection, upset it wasn't going to be hers!

Notice he actually had Rice Krispies Treats in his mouth when I caught him!

Only this guy would go for my stash of liquor
Overall:

I love this figure to death!  He is a lot of fun to just carry around, pose and just play with!  His colors really stand out, and give him a mean look that fits him perfectly. 

Take a look at the rest of the pics and let us know what you think!

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Sample provided by NECA Toys
Special Thanks to Randy Falk

NECA Toys Steals the Show at 2015 Toy Fair

If you have been following our coverage of Toy Fair on our Twitter feed then you know that NECA Toys brought it this year. Literally, every single item that they had on display was a home run, and there isn't any other company that I can say that about (although there were some other spectacular things that we will post about soon). 

We had a 2:00 pm appointment with Randy at the NECA booth on Saturday, but of course Steve and I couldn't wait that long to see what they had in store for us. We made our way to the NECA booth and were amazed by what we saw. Upon entering their booth I was immediately hit with a bad case of A.D.D. Haha I just couldn't keep my eyes focused with so many awesome things all in one place. 

Where do we even start? Let's start with an item I have been dying to talk about, the NES Godzilla. Steve and I got to see it in person at the NECA studios back in September. We had to keep this awesome secret to ourselves for all this time. : ) I love this figure and I wouldn't change one single thing about him. The paint scheme and added pixels look exactly the same as it does in the video game. It's nice to see NECA keeping things fresh and giving each new NES figure a different take.

The next item is something we have all been waiting for for a LOOOOOOONG time, John Matrix of COMMANDO! Oh yes!!! The wait is over. Steve and I often talk about figures we would like to see made and John Matrix has always been at the top of that list. He looks amazing. The sculpt and likeness is dead-on accurate and he comes with tons of great weapons and accessories. I can't wait to get him!

Predators are one of my favorites lines that NECA makes and the AVP line did not disappoint. They made them just right. They didn't go with that super fake looking, hefty 'roided out look. They made them in the more classic look we are accustomed to, and I am very thankful for that. The armor, weapons, and details are excellent. And, of course, the Dark Horse and retro video game Predators are fantastic. I will be spending a lot of money on Predator figures this year.

The NES Gremlin is kick ass. I don't own any NECA Gremlin figures yet, but this guy will be my first one. I don't have the time to go into deep detail on every single figure in just one post, but wow there are a lot of goodies coming our way! We're talking T2, GENISYS, ALIENS, HOME ALONE, POTA, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, SUPERMAN.

If you are not excited about T2, or the Power Loader, or the Alien six pack then I am worried that you might not have a pulse.

Once we went for our scheduled appointment Randy took us around and answered every single question that we had..and we had A LOT!!! Randy is truly a class act and treated us extremely well. We had a half hour appointment and Randy spent an entire hour with Steve and I. He truly is the best in the business. He was even kind enough to take us into the back and show us some goodies that aren't ready to be shown to the public yet. :) Sorry, we can't tell you what those are but just know that they're going to be awesome as always and minds will be blown.

The craziest part of it all is that NECA had so many outstanding items on display and it was all only for the first half of the year!!! Wow, I can't wait to see what's in store for us for the rest of the year! 

Enough with the talking...check out our pictures below.