'Dragons' vending machine figures

Anyone recognize these great, detailed dragon mini figures? I'm pretty sure I got them out of a vending machine years ago (probably early-to-mid 2000s), but I don't know what they were called or anything else about them.

The figures are about one inch tall each, are made of a firm yet flexible plastic, and are painted in different colors. Each dragon is sculpted as sitting on a rock and has clear purple wings that are attached as a separate piece (but aren't removable).

While I have the seven sculpts pictured in the group shot above, I'm not sure exactly how many made up a full set.

I've always thought these dragons were really cool and like all the details in the sculpts, from the various poses used to the transparent, textured wings, to the little skulls that some of the dragons are holding.

If anyone has any additional info on these, please let us know!

UPDATE: LW reader Mason of D.I. Treasures found a link to a vending supplier that has an image of the display card for these. Apparently the set was simply called "Dragons" and there were 10 different sculpts. Check out the image below.

And here are some closer shots of all seven dragons individually:

Merry Christmas!

Freakies: '70s cereal toy weirdos (revisited)

There's been a lot of fantastic toy premiums that came in cereal boxes over the years--especially prior to the 1990s--but the Freakies rank as some of the all-time greatest. I first did a very bare-bones post about Freakies in the early days of this site, but after finally getting the last two figures from the set I needed (shout out to Nik of scary-art.com for helping me out!), I figured it was time to cover these classic little weirdos in greater detail.

First, the basics:

• Freakies figures came in boxes of a relatively short-lived cereal of the same name. Freakies cereal was produced by Ralston and available in the U.S. from 1972 to 1976.
• Seven different Freakies figures were made, each in a single color and representing a specific creature from the story that was created to go along with the products. According to the Freakies Wikipedia entry, "in the mythology of the Freakies, the seven went in search of the legendary Freakies Tree which grew the Freakies cereal. They found the Tree, realized the legend was true, and promptly took up residence in the Tree which then became the backdrop for all the TV spots and package back stories."
• The Freakies were created by Wells, Rich, Greene advertising agency, with Jackie End at the creative helm of the project. There is a site all about the Freakies and their back stories, including a letter from Jackie. Sadly, she passed on in 2012 (from what I could tell, she had been battling cancer).
• The Freakies characters were called BossMoss, Cowmumble, Hamhose, Goody Goody, Snorledork, Grumble, and Gargle, and each was made to have a distinct personality. We'll take a closer look at them individually below.
• The figures were made of hard plastic, although rarer soft rubber versions in green and orange colors exist. You can see a photo of the rubber versions here.
• In addition to the figures, other Freakies merchandise was produced, such as patches and toy cars.

Here is a classic commercial showing the Freakies discovering the Freakies tree:

Okay, now let's look in detail at each of the seven Freakies. All of the information about the traits of each character is taken from the bios on the Freakies website linked above:

Mystical Warriors of the Ring: New colors in PVC!

After releasing the first three non-resin Mystical Warriors of the Ring figures in a MUSCLE-like flesh as well as a candy apple red this Fall, Fantastic Plastic Toys has already added more colors to the PVC collection. The new colors include a shiny pearlescent blue, glow in the dark and pearlescent black (the black is not pictured in this post)!

Once again, the figures come in a three-pack of the following anthropomorphic wrestler characters: Sheldon Sabre (a tiger), The Widowmaker (a spider) and Kayin Kungaa (a gorilla).

The blue and glow sets are sold in collaboration with True Cast Studio and are available through the True Cast online store for $9 and $10 per set, respectively.

The black set is available for $9 from Jay's CD and Hobby.

The pearlescent blue is definitely my favorite color from this line to date. It's really beautiful and looks especially brilliant in person.

Here are a couple more photos showing the blue and glow sets in all their glory:

Mono Minis of the Day: 12/1/13 to 12/16/13

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. Evil-Lyn from Warriors of the Universe (Masters of the Universe vending bootlegs)
2. Bishop Fish from Monster in My Pocket
3. Sewerstein from Mutants
4. King Castor from OMFG
5. Messenger Murg from Mini Boglins
6. Gundam vending machine bootleg
7. Keyman from MUSCLE
8. Baby Deadbeet from October Toys Mini Figures
9. Janus from Mutants
10. Chewbacca knockoff creature from Galaxy Laser Team
11. Fiery Francis from Garbage Pail Kids MiniKins
12. Dokron from Neclos Fortress
13. Ashuraman MUSCLE/Kinnikuman vending bootleg
14. Zombie Pheyden from October Toys Mini Figures
15. Tengu from Monster in My Pocket
16. Naga from DFC fantasy playset

'True Legends' Mythical Warriors: Bucket full o' fantasy figures!

If you've been to a Toys R Us store recently, you might have noticed an array of toys called "True Legends." This is a 2013 line exclusive to Toys R Us that features action figure sets of all different kinds of hero/warrior types, including Greek mythology characters, pirates, ninjas and more. I was pretty stoked to find out that in addition to the action figures, there are also buckets of mini figure playsets available under the True Legends name. One of these is a really cool set called "Mythical Warriors," which is reminiscent of the classic DFC fantasy playsets of the early 1980s as well as HeroQuest game pieces.

As you can see from the photos, the set consists mostly of plastic green "army men"-style mythical beings. These figures are 1.5 to 2 inches tall. Also included is a larger red dragon (around 3.5 inches tall), and multiple playset pieces you can use to set the scene of the fantasy battle. In total, the bucket includes 72 pieces.

There's some pillars with shields you can plug into them, a bridge, stone wall pieces, rocks, a couple trees, and a clear red base you can stick two long silver and black pieces into. There's also a small black headstone/monument piece that is supposed to be placed on top of the red base, according to the photo on the tub. I'm guessing it's supposed to be some sort of magic shrine. Here's a quick setup I did of the various pieces:

As far as the green figures, there are seven different warriors. Let's take a look:

Gigantor monster jigglers (Steven Mfg)

These awesome jigglers are responsible for some of my earliest monster toy memories, and remain
some of my very favorites. Unfortunately, I've never been able to find out all that much about them.

A couple of them I "inherited" from my older brothers, who I imagine got them in the early 1980s. Then, I found a couple more on my own at flea markets and the like over the years.

This group of lovable uglies is made of the soft rubber typical to jiggler toys of the '60s and '70s, and as far as I know consists of only the three different monsters featured in this post. They all appear to be a monster-dinosaur-animal mix, which of course is a winning combination. They're around 3.5 to 4 inches tall and are hollow underneath (sort of like oversized finger puppets). I have two of them in two different color schemes, although I couldn't tell you how many different color schemes exist in total.

They're stamped with the words "Gigantor" and "1975 Steven Mfg." I assume that means they were produced by a company called Steven Manufacturing back then, although I'm not sure exactly what Gigantor means. I do know that I have a small rubber finger puppet that also has the "Gigantor" name stamped on it, so maybe it was a name given to a larger set of jigglers by the company?

If you have any additional information, please comment and let us know!

Here's a closer look at each of the monsters:

I think this is my favorite, although it's hard to choose. He appears to have some gorilla in him, although really, who the hell can tell what he is besides a totally awesome monster. I love his face, which looks like it's experiencing a combination of terror, anger and complete shock. I also really like how the orange and red rubber is translucent. It makes them look extra cool.

This dude is some bizarro combination of a crocodile and a centipede. Check out how shifty this guy looks. He's clearly planning what (or who) to sneak up on for his next meal. Really pretty creepy. I don't believe I've ever seen this one in a color scheme other than brown and green (but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist).

These guys are wacky pterodactyl monsters. The detail here is especially fantastic. Just look at all the texture on the body and how the painted parts accentuate it. I like how you can stick MUSCLE men or similar figures in their beaks and make it look like they're chowing down on 'em. Man, I love these things.

What about you? What do you think of the Gigantor monsters?

UPDATE: Below is a photo of the finger puppet monster I have that's also marked with Gigantor.

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Galaxy Laser Team: 2013 reissues in new colors

After a reissue in black and gray colors last year, the classic Tim Mee Toys space-fantasy mini figures from the '70s/'80s best known under the name Galaxy Laser Team are back again this year with releases in four new colors!

There are two new bagged sets of 50 pieces each: one with red and orange figures, and one with blue and green figures.

The same characters that Galaxy Laser Team collectors know and love are back: the Darth Vader-esque villain, the fantastic lobster-turtle alien, the heroic space warrior, the space woman and her console, the Chewbacca-inspired space beast, the R2-D2 knockoff robot, and the two different astronauts to round out the set. Each set also comes with spaceships in corresponding colors.

If you prefer brightly-colored mini figures like I do, you should be very happy with these reissues. The orange and red set is my personal favorite--I love the combination of these warm colors, and the figures really pop in them. In fact, orange might be my favorite Galaxy Laser Team color to date. The blue and green set is great as well, although a similar green was used in old Galaxy Laser Team releases, so if you own some of those already you probably won't find it as exciting as the other three new colors.

Once again, these reissues come via J Lloyd International and VictoryBuy, and are available for around $12 per bag on Amazon (you can find the red/orange set HERE and the blue/green set HERE). Be sure to check out the Tim Mee fantasy warrior figures that were recently reissued, as well.

I love the fact that these figures are back on the market in multiple colors, and hope new ones continue to be produced. I'd love to see a purple/yellow set, or maybe even some transparent or glow in the dark colors. I want to create an army of lobster-turtle aliens in as many colors as possible!

Here are some additional photos of the new versions:

My current group of lobster-turtle aliens, with the addition of the new colors

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Mummy mania

I took this photo a while back, but just thought of posting it here now. I was going through stuff and noticed how many different mummy toys I had amassed over the years, so thought I'd dig out all of them I could find and get a group shot. Some of these I've had since the '80s and a few I just got in the past couple years.

Just for fun, how many different toy lines can you identify from the pic?

Mono Minis of the Day: 11/15/13 to 11/30/13

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. Dryad from Monster in My Pocket
2. Space warrior guy from Space Ace
3. Buzzy Beetle from Nintendo Super Mario keshi  
4. Joe Eyeball from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sidekick figures
5. Brett Sweat from Garbage Pail Kids Cheap Toys 
6. Knight (third sculpt) from Neclos Fortress
7. Gundam robot vending machine bootleg
8. Unnamed figure from Weird Ball Wrestlers
9. MUSCLE knockoff figure from Cosmix 
10. Double Barrel Carol from SLUG Zombies
11. Sunigator Shotai (the Claw) from MUSCLE
12. Richie Retch from Garbage Pail Kids MiniKins
13. Gremlin from Monster in My Pocket
14. R2-D2 knockoff robot from Galaxy Laser Team
15. Flerk from Mini Boglins
16. L-Gaim robot vending machine bootleg

'Snack Attack' Sgt. Angus mini figure (1Shot Toys)

WHAT:  My fellow weirdo toy collectors, remember the totally rad old action figure line from Mattel called Food Fighters? You know, the figures that were crazy-looking anthropomorphic pieces of grub dressed in fatigues and ready to do battle in your kitchen? I recall them being a fixture of toy aisles in the late '80s, and owned the donut guy, pancake guy and drumstick guy. Wouldn't it be great if there was a mini figure take on Food Fighters? Eric Villanueva of 1Shot Toys apparently thought so, and did something about it. Eric thought up a new line of mini food battlers called "Snack Attack," and created "Sgt. Angus," a very awesome battle-ready hamburger dude, as its first release.

If you follow indie mini figures or indie toys in general, you might already be familiar with this beefy sergeant. He was first revealed this Spring, and has been on sale at various times since then. Some colors released so far include neon orange, neon green, red/yellow swirl and classic MUSCLE pink/flesh as shown in this post. Cast by Tru:Tek, Sgt. Angus has been produced in a soft, keshi-style rubber that you'll likely be familiar with if you've collected other indie mini figures.

This figure boasts an incredibly fun sculpt. Detailed, yet not overdone. It's a clean sculpt that really allows you to appreciate all the little elements that make it so cool, such as the Sarge's askew helmet, the lettuce sticking out from under his beef patty, the tiny sesame seeds on top of his bun, and the creases in his pants. I also really like his muscular arms that are bent and stick out quite a bit forward, giving the sculpt more dimension than a typical mini figure. Plus, his right hand is capable of holding a weapon, which is a nice feature that's also not common for this type of toy.

Tim Mee 'Legendary Battle' fantasy figures (2013 reissue)

Last year I was really glad to learn that certain vintage figures from Tim Mee Toys / Processed Plastic were getting the reissue treatment. I first found out that Tim Mee's old sci-fi, Star Wars-inspired Galaxy Laser Team mini figures were being re-released in black and gray. Later in the year, more Tim Mee reissues began to appear, including the Battle Mountain and the Caveman figure set, among others. This year there's been even more old sets brought back, including the six sculpts pictured above--the "Legendary Battle" fantasy figures!

The original figures were produced by Processed Plastic (Tim Mee's parent company) in the mid-1980s. Those figures were reworked from earlier sculpts depicting Marvel Comics characters and were turned into generic fantasy warriors. For example, the Hulk became a club-wielding caveman and Dr. Doom became a snarling sorcerer with a sword. You can see a photo of the old figures on this site (scroll down to the bottom). As the photo on that page shows, they were released in a variety of bright colors.

As with the previous Tim Mee reissues, the 2013 versions of the fantasy figures have come thanks to J Lloyd International Inc. and VictoryBuy, and are made in the USA in a sturdy, hard plastic. They use the same molds and tooling as the originals, but now come in two colors: bright green and gray. They're sold in a 32-piece bag, with 16 figures in each color. You can currently pick them up on Amazon for just under $13 per bag.

When you have the figures in hand, the first thing you notice is that they're larger than most other Tim Mee figures and other mini figures. Each character is around 3 inches tall, so they actually tower figures like MUSCLE and Monster in My Pocket (check out the comparison photo to the right to see what I mean).

Here's a closer look at each of the six Legendary Battlers, shown with the Battle Mountain reissue as a backdrop (it goes great with them!):

Diener Space Creatures revisited

Some of the most enduringly cool little weirdos ever are the eight pictured above, the Diener Space Creatures. I did a brief post on them in the early days of this site, but figured it was about time I gave them a more in-depth look with better photos.

First, a bit of background. Diener Industries is a company best known for creating a wide range of novelty toy erasers over the years--not just monsters, but animals, cartoon characters, holiday-themed figures and more. I'm actually not sure if they're still in business, but I do know that they produced these kinds of toys for decades, since the 1950s. Their products could be found in many places, from pharmacies to school carnivals to dentists offices.

I haven't been able to find an exact year that the Space Creatures made their debut, but they are most often associated with the early 1980s, when they were offered as Happy Meal prizes at McDonalds. It's possible that they first came out sometime in the 1970s, though. They were released in a variety of formats over the years, in different materials. The early releases were produced in a soft rubber material. Later releases (such as the ones shown in these photos) were made of a firmer plastic material.

Each of these outer space oddities was based on a classic B movie, TV or comic character. Here's a closer look at them all (shout out to the Neato Coolville blog, where I found out what the source of inspiration was for each these sculpts):

VAMPIRE BAT CREATURE (left) takes inspiration from the Batman comic character Man-Bat. This is one of my favorite Diener figures. I love his surly-looking face, which gives him a lot of character.

INSECTMAN (right) is a nod to the '50s movie The Fly. He's a great example of all that's noteworthy about this set, boasting a sculpt that's incredibly clean yet at the same time highly detailed. I'm glad I have him in green, which I think is a natural fit for this figure.

Mutants (Imperfecz Toys / Ironhaus Pro monster minis)

One of my favorite recent indie toy offerings is the set pictured above simply called "Mutants," a collaboration between Luke Harris / Imperfecz Toys and Jimmy Rommel / Ironhaus Productions.

The Mutants are just what they sound like--a bunch of bizarro creatures that have faces in places where faces shouldn't be, arms in places where arms shouldn't be, and lots of other crazy features. These things strike a really nostalgic chord with me because they remind me exactly of the kind of weirdo monsters I'd spend hours thinking up and drawing by the dozens as a kid. They're imaginative, creepy-looking and fun!

The set consists of 11 different figures: 10 mutants and one mutant hunter (it was a great idea to include a character to battle the mutants). The figures range in size from under one inch to just under two inches.

They're made out of soft, bouncy rubber (if you've bought Ironhaus Pro creations or other rubber indie mini figures before you'll know exactly the kind), and the standard set comes in a variety of "flesh" tones, ranging from pale peach to deep pink to brown. I love the fact that the figures are presented in this way. It's a nod to the ever-popular MUSCLE-inspired color that so many mini figure collectors love, but at the same time the variety of shades adds some extra interest and helps to give the characters more distinct identities. Read more about the decision to color the Mutants this way over at the Imperfecz blog.

Although the flesh colors make up the standard release, there's also the opportunity to get the figures in other colors through a "blind bag" three-pack release. This release option offers three random figures in the flesh tones plus other colors, such as the glow blue pictured above.

At the time of writing this the Mutants are available through the Imperfecz online store in a variety of ways:

• A full set of 11 in various flesh tones (10 mutants and one mutant hunter) for $60--a great price for 11 indie cast figures!
• A selection of five different 2-packs in flesh tones for $15 each
• Bling-bagged 3-packs including alternate colors for $20 each
• The Mutant Hunter figure by itself for $10

It's tough to pick a favorite, but the donut monster (Dunkang) is pretty fantastic, as is the tallest mutant--the multi-armed Brachaeng--and Godo, a Blemmyae-like creature with a big head attached to one of his hands.

Here's a closer look at all of the figures in the set, including the specific name that each has been given by Imperfecz & Ironhaus (NOTE: the pairs shown in the photos don't correspond to how they're paired together in the 2-packs for sale):

Mono Minis of the Day: 10/30/13 to 11/14/13

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. Leaky Lindsay from Garbage Pail Kids Cheap Toys  
2. Widowmaker from Mystical Warriors of the Ring  
3. Buffaloman from Kinnikuman keshi  
4. Horned Cyclops from Diener Space Creatures  
5. Barbarianaut from OMFG 
6. Unnamed figure from Weird Ball Wrestlers
7. Baba Yaga from Monster in My Pocket   
8. Dead Ted from Garbage Pail Kids MiniKins   
9. Bealzelb from Neclos Fortress   
10. Two-headed ninja from Cosmix 
11. Screwloose from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (sidekick figure)
12. Mito from MUSCLE
13. Gargle from Freakies
14. Brain Eatin' Brandon from SLUG Zombies
15. Gundam robot vending machine bootleg
16. Wolverine from Handful of Heroes

Mystical Warriors of the Ring: Treegarr & Sheldon Sabre

Shortly before the recent announcement and release of the first Mystical Warriors of the Ring figures to be produced in PVC (reviewed here), there were a couple more MWOTR characters released in resin that I hadn't yet shown here on Little Weirdos. Here they are!

The first of the two is JOHNNY "TREEGARR" STUMPZ. This figure was released in August, and per usual with MWOTR figures, quickly sold out.

Treegarr stands out a bit from the other MWOTR characters released to date in that he's a tree-man instead of an animal-man. Fantastic Plastic Toys collaborated with BigManToys for this one, with the figure being a re-tooled version of BigManToys' original Treegarr Sapling mini figure. The MWOTR version came packaged with a small trash can and some cards featuring cool artwork of the character.

This figure was produced and sold in three different colors: clear "lime green" as shown in this post, as well as "Aztec gold" and "magnetic blue."

Treegarr's one of my favorites from the line so far. He's just a really awesome character, and the figure sculpt has lots of fun detail (it's tough to capture all the detail when photographing clear figures, but hopefully you can see what I mean. You can also check out Treegarr in his other colors here).

SHELDON SABRE followed Treegarr in the MWOTR resin lineup. Sheldon's a character you might recognize. He was also included in the set of the three debut PVC figures this Fall, but the two figures have different sculpts in addition to being made out of different materials. Here, Sheldon is decked out in his robe while the PVC version is robeless and in a more rumble-ready pose.

This figure was sold at PowerCon and online in September and was released in two different colors: Thermal color change blue to white (which is pictured here) as well as metallic blue. The release included a comic book and art cards featuring the character.

Like most of the other resin figures in the line, Fantastic Plastic Toys produced robed Sheldon in collaboration with The Godbeast, and the result is top-notch. Once again, it's apparent there was a lot of effort in terms of quality control and attention to detail. I especially love the textured back of Sheldon's robe, which even has his name going across the top.

What about you? What do you think of Treegarr and Sheldon?

You can keep up with all the latest on current happenings and future releases at the Mystical Warriors of the Ring blog here.

Wacky Goulies: Madballs knockoffs that suck

Here are some more monstrosities from the wild world of Madballs knockoffs, the Wacky Goulies! I guess you could say these things really suck. I mean, literally. They have suction cups on their back sides so that you can stick them to hard surfaces.

Unlike the Bad Bad Balls, the soft rubbery Wacky Goulies are not merely inspired by AmToy's official Madballs. Nope, these guys are direct ripoffs, copying actual Madballs characters such as Oculus Orbus, Slobulus and Dust Brain. In fact, there is a Wacky Goulie version of all 8 series one Madballs monsters. The lineup includes the six shown here plus a couple I'm missing (the ones that rip off Horn Head and Screamin' Meemie).

They're actually pretty detailed, too, capturing the various features of the Madballs characters, such as Slobulus's dangling eye and corroded face, or the veins on Oculus Orbus.

While I got the six pictured above loose in a lot off eBay, this excellent post on the blog Dinosaur Dracula shows some of them sealed on their vending machine display card. It is from there that I learned these things were even called "Wacky Goulies," so thank you Dinosaur Dracula. The display artwork is pretty damn awesome, featuring a demonic yet gleeful-looking ghoul, the exclamation "Faces even a mother can't love!!," and the additional descriptors "gross," "ghoulish," and "weirdos." Man, why can't today's vending toys be like this?

The card also confirms that there were 8 different Wacky Goulies, that they came out in 1986, and that they were produced by D.V.S. (the same name on the Bad Bad Ball box).

Unfortunately, some of the ones I got came a bit misshapen, no doubt from being stored smashed together in a box or in plastic vending capsules for over two decades. But that's not a huge deal. These weirdos are noteworthy Madballs knockoffs and I'm happy to add 'em to my collection.

What do you think of the Wacky Goulies? Do you remember ever seeing them in vending machines?

O.M.F.G. Series 3

OMFG Series 3 gold set (LukesToyStore.com exclusive)

OMFG Series 3 standard flesh set

The army of "Outlandish Mini Figure Guys" is growing.

First launched in 2011 with an initial set of five figures followed by a second one early this year, the O.M.F.G. mini figure line is now up to 15 sculpts with the release of its third series this Fall. This new set of five plastic figures was once again funded through a Kickstarter campaign from October Toys, after its characters were chosen by popular vote from fan-submitted concepts on the October Toys forum.

The five characters this time include:

• Dr. Decay (by Jonathan Wojcik and George Gaspar)
• Barbarianaut (by Charles Marsh)
• Pugnacious (by Bill MacKay and George Gaspar)
• Fruit Punch (by Scott Tolleson and George Gaspar)
• TenCan (by Richard Brown, Nikolos Sardos and Bryan Fulk)

Flesh color comparison of series 1 (left), 2 (middle) & 3 (right)

I've got Series 3 in standard flesh and black sets that were offered through Kickstarter, as well the very eye-catching metallic gold color that is available as an exclusive through LukesToyStore.com (Luke's Toy Store has also offered Series 1 and 2 in metallic gold).

The flesh color is a bit different than it was for Series 2 figures; it's deeper and more pinkish, closer to the flesh color of the Series 1 figures. Check out the photo to the right to see what I mean.

As for the gold, it's always one of my favorites for O.M.F.G. The details really pop in this color, and you don't find too many gold mini figures, so it definitely adds extra appeal.

Here's a closer look at each of the new weirdos:

The Halloween keshi gang: unidentified monster minis

Happy almost Halloween! I thought the weirdos pictured above would be fitting to post about in honor of the occasion.

I don't really know much about them, aside from the fact that there are six different sculpts that came in six different colors. I got my first few in a trade recently, and then my bud Justin/Metalmonkey was kind enough to hook me up with a bunch more (thanks again, Justin!).

They are made out of a soft rubber, eraser-like material. They might have actually been sold as erasers, but I'm not sure. They are a bit reminiscent of Monster in My Pocket just because of the characters and their soft, flexible material, but the sculpts are more cartoonish. Here's a comparison shot with a couple MIMP figures:

Below is a roundup of the six different monsters included in the set. Each came in red, blue, neon orange, light purple, light green, and neon pink.

Mono Minis of the Day: 10/14/13 to 10/29/13

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. Medusa from Diener Mythology Monsters
2. Chief Dred from Mini Boglins
3. Kyoaku Chojin from MUSCLE
4. Red Cap from Monster in My Pocket
5. Skeleton from unidentified Halloween monster keshi set
6. Dr. Decay from OMFG
7. Filth from Micro Bastards
8. Oranjah from Neclos Fortress
9. Unnamed figure from Musclemania
10. Unnamed figure from Terrible Monster / Monsters & Goblins
11. Sy Clops from Garbage Pail Kids MiniKins
12. Trung from Mini Boglins
13. Okutopasu Dragon from MUSCLE
14. Bad Bad Ball Madballs knockoff pencil topper
15. Flesh Eatin' Phil from SLUG Zombies
16. Zomborg from Neclos Fortress