NECA Gremlins

I recently watched the movie Gremlins with my daughter. It has been decades since I saw it. It's funnier than I remember. It's scarier than I remember, especially the kitchen scene where mom, Lynn Peltzer (played by actress Francis Lee McCain) kills a few of the Gremlins in the kitchen after they first hatch. She uses a variety of tools - blender, butcher knife, microwave.

Anyway, NECA released several series of Mogwai and Gremlins. In this posting, I will just show some of the Mogwai figures. Amazingly, these are still being made. Series 7 is due out in a few months, though NECA stated this will likely be the last. Too bad, because they listed some great Gremlins as future releases, many of them coming from Gremlins 2.

The sculpting and detailing of these figures are fantastic. The eyes also roll with a mechanism in the back of the head for each Mogwai.

Star Wars Hot Wheels Part 3

Two new cars and two new 2-Packs have hit the stores as of late. The two new individual cars are Darth Maul and Stormtrooper. While we saw the Stormtrooper in the Target exclusive 5-Pack, this version is clean.

The C3PO golden van is pretty cool and the hot rod Han Solo is perfect for the character. The R2-D2 in the two pack is dirty from the Tatooine dust and sand. I didn't notice any difference in the Chewbacca vehicle.

Once again, looking forward to what the future holds. Hopefully we'll see some new stuff during Toy Fair.

My wishlist? Princess Leia, Ben Kenobi, Jawas, Lando, something Hoth, Boba Fett, and Admiral Ackbar. I can't even imagine what they will come up with.

Star Wars Hot Wheels Part 2

Along with the first seven cars, Target offered a 5 pack which included an exclusive battle damaged stormtrooper car. The five pack included that exclusive along with repacks of Luke, Yoda, R2D2 and Darth Vader.

A Death Star Battle Blast track set was also offered with a special X-Wing fighter car.

Star Wars Hot Wheels Part 1

What a combination of properties - Star Wars....and...Hot Wheels! It doesn't get any better than that. Series 1 includes Luke (X-Wing), Darth Vader, R2-D2, Yoda, Chewbacca, Tuskan Raider, and 501st Clone Trooper. The Target exclusive 5-pack includes a battle damaged Stormtrooper.

Can't wait for future series. Darth Maul, Stormtrooper, Han Solo and Chewbacca 2 pack, and R2D2 and C3PO 2 Pack. Let's see what these two properties have in store for the future.