tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320884930198472374.post718292532227829550..comments2024-03-17T22:42:27.839-05:00Comments on Little Weirdos: Mini figures and other monster toys: Fungus AmungusLittle Weirdoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10798833129706771322noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320884930198472374.post-78588322495617013362017-02-09T09:06:32.575-06:002017-02-09T09:06:32.575-06:00Your hunch is correct -- they are so soft that som...Your hunch is correct -- they are so soft that some of them do not stand up.LittleWeirdoshttp://littleweirdos.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320884930198472374.post-56008148703082977582017-02-09T06:57:59.465-06:002017-02-09T06:57:59.465-06:00I own quite a few of the figures from this toy-lin...I own quite a few of the figures from this toy-line. Unfortunately, I haven't opened any of them yet. I like to photograph all of my toy packaging before I open it, and I have a huge backlog of such toy photos to take. I also like to keep my toys sealed in order to protect them from smoke, dust, and pet hair. Because I haven't opened any of my Fungus Amungus figures yet, I wasn't aware that they were sticky until I read your article. Even though I haven't opened mine, however, I could still tell how soft the rubber is: disappointingly soft. ("That's what SHE said!") In fact, these appear to be so soft that I have my doubts about whether some of the sculpts could even stand upright. I'd appreciate any information about whether that hunch is correct (which I assume it is).<br /><br />The reason that this toy-line is so soft is the same reason that the Trash Pack and Grossery Gang toy-lines are almost as soft, and the exact same reason that the Monster In My Pocket toy-line is fairly soft. Namely, all four toy-lines are squishy because all four line are supposed to be gross (or, in the case of MIMP, gross and/or scary), and squishy figures are more gross than firm figures. In fact, MIMP's original tagline was "They're squishy!" (although apparently this tagline was unpopular, because it was discontinued fairly quickly).<br /><br />Regardless of Fungus Amungus's over-the-top softness and their apparently stickiness, I INSTANTLY fell in LOVE with their sculpts! Like you, LittleWeirdos, I specialize in small figures of monsters and other creatures. The sole difference between us is that I like painted figures at least as much as I like monochrome figures. And, regarding small creature figures -- especially painted ones, Fungus Amnugus is one of the best such toy-lines in the past several years.<br /><br />If the second series was only released in Europe, I wouldn't expect anymore series (sticky or otherwise) -- and I certainly wouldn't expect anymore series here in the USA.<br /><br />SUMMARY: If I were to assign this toy-line letter grades from A to F, including pluses and minuses, I'd give the sculpts a solid "A", but I'd give the material they're made of a "D-". Overall, I'd still give the toy-line an "A-".<br /><br />Constructive criticisms (take them with a grain of salt!)... In addition to (or instead of) the phrase "germs, bacteria, molds, spores, and the like", I'd recommend the word "pathogens" -- such as "pathogens: fungi, bacteria, viruses, parasites, etc." And instead of the phrase "color variations", I'd recommend the word "colorways" (or at least the phrase "color variants").Monster In My Pockethttps://www.flickr.com/photos/monster_in_my_pocket/albums/72157629293928711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320884930198472374.post-90310423579173665772017-02-01T08:44:28.994-06:002017-02-01T08:44:28.994-06:00We can hope! :)We can hope! :)LittleWeirdoshttp://littleweirdos.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320884930198472374.post-10505093848470008672017-01-31T23:13:33.043-06:002017-01-31T23:13:33.043-06:00Agree with you on the critique, especially about t...Agree with you on the critique, especially about the issue of stickiness. Maybe they'll listen to one with your influence and do non-sticky series from here on. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com