Universal Monsters 3 3/4 inch Appreciation Thread
 

Looked for one of these and couldn't find it, so made a new one. Here is a pic of the Funko Gillman to start it off. More to follow.
http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/y...psxisytsz7.jpg


CCC.

I've never seen any of these ones in person. I wanna track 'em down to make a custom Monsterex.

Here is my Remco set to date. It is a mix of the Glow and Non glow versions, as well as the playset behind them.
http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/y...pssuu9v6gq.jpg
Here are my Fast Food versions. The set of 4 with accessories. I mainly got them for the accessories. The Bride s from another set, best figure in that set. I got her for my Remco set.
http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/y...psd2dcdip8.jpg
My Funko set, all 8 basic figures plus the Gillman and Mummy glow figures. There is a clear plastic 'invisible' man, 2 convention exclusive sets with a crypt in green and blue glow respectively, and a black and white version set also labeled con exclusive, but I saw the Gillman at TRU a few weeks ago.
http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps4omszxab.jpg
The Knight is from D&D. I use him as a empty suit of armor got the idea from Hotel Transylvania. The skeletons are from a pack of 24 I got at the seasonal Halloween store, 12 black/charred, and half white/bleached.
http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/y...psfzwsqcng.jpg


CCC.

I used to have all the BK Monsters. I loved playing with them.

My complete Remco and Funko sets.
https://i.imgur.com/GGpRrbf.jpg


CCC.

I ended up getting the eight figures. Great cards but not so great packaging. I love the concept and most of them are great, but there are some strange shifts in quality. The phantom is too good (if that makes sense), whilst Dracula and Frankie are pretty poor. The Invisible Man, The Wolfman, and the Bride are great.

I am considering making a custom Bride of Dracula using this figure as the base.
https://i.imgur.com/VdcokfT.jpg
I am trying to decide if I should use it as is or swap the arms with the bare arms on the Leeloo figure?
https://i.imgur.com/yvIpPFm.png
https://i.imgur.com/99Sm1EJ.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ow4UQCX.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/v2Hq43z.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/O8D0Isp.jpg


CCC.

This guy came in today.
https://i.imgur.com/X9Dgio6.jpg


CCC.

Holy hell what a waste of packaging!

These are SDCC exclusive dayglo versions, the regular versions are supposed to be out in October. I am sure the packaging was for the con, it listed the other 3 on the back but did not show pictures of them.


CCC.

Posted on UMA: In the only interview with Super 7 about the UM ReAction figures I am aware of Brian (head man) had the following to say about release dates:
“This case is Universal Monsters; that’s our big reveal for Toy Fair. It’s all the classic Universal Monsters so we’ll be doing a whole program around those. Those first four ReAction figures we’ll be out by Halloween. Then we have another four coming out.” ... “The first four figures should be out by San Diego [Comic Con].” [Editors Note: They were - as alternate paint exclusives] ..."Wave 2 should be out around Halloween. There are four different monsters that will be out for Halloween. By the end of the year we’ll have eight total.”

So what I gathered from this was Wave 1 [the four we saw at SDCC] will be released in standard format sometime before Halloween. It looks like they're on target for that. The other 4 in Wave 2 [Note: they only revealed the card art for 7 monsters at Toy Fair] will be released sometime between Halloween & Christmas. I speculate the 8th, as yet, unrevealed monster will be Dracula but they're working through Lugosi/Universal licensing issues.

That packaging is awesome, hopefully I can grab the set off eBay with the next month or so.

Updated Universal Monsters with SDCC dayglo versions.
https://i.imgur.com/dvickQz.jpg


CCC.

I created this backdrop from an image I found on Google.
https://i.imgur.com/iUZrktU.jpg


CCC.

awesome ^^^

This x2. I need to find that backdrop. Did you have to do any resizing Mudd?

Use Mego as a key word. It is a single linear piece which prints too small. I cut a section off and pasted it below then printed in landscape and it is a perfect 4 inch tall. used double stick tape to put it on foam core. I used the opportunity to experiment with the joint by sticking the 2 pieces of foam core back together with clear packing tape first.


CCC.

https://i.imgur.com/5zY8J0q.jpg


CCC.

Nice. I really appreciate that. Love that backdrop. I think it would work well with Dr Mindbender as well.