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Shaggydog (GoT Mystery Mini)

Shaggydog (GoT Mystery Mini)

I have became hopelessly addicted to Game of Thrones Mystery Minis from Funko. Blind boxes normally aren’t my thing, but this one really grabbed hold. Today, I’m looking at Shaggydog. Who is Shaggydog you say? Shaggydog is Rickon Stark’s direwolf. The youngest of the Stark clan named his black canine, so it shouldn’t surprise us […]

January 22, 2016 | By | Reply More
Desert Outpost (Call of Duty)

Desert Outpost (Call of Duty)

Keeping with the desert theme, today’s review is about set # 06846, Desert Outpost, released by Mega Bloks for their Call of Duty line in 2014.

January 6, 2016 | By | Reply More
Motorbike Breakout (Call of Duty)

Motorbike Breakout (Call of Duty)

Today I’ll be reviewing another of the small sets released by Mega Bloks for their Call of Duty line. This time around is the turn of the 82 piece set #06866 Motorbike Breakout.

December 23, 2015 | By | Reply More
Kotobukiya ArtFX Super Powers Batman

Kotobukiya ArtFX Super Powers Batman

Alright. I don’t buy statues. I have a couple of things in my collection that might be termed statues, but I didn’t think about them that way when I bought them. However, when Scott recently reviewed the Kotobukiya ArtFX Super Powers Superman, Flash and Green Lantern on the Action Figure Blues Podcast. I found my […]

December 21, 2015 | By | Reply More
The AFB Podcast Episode 199: Tweeterhead Classic Penguin / Star Wars Black Captain Phasma and First Order Stormtrooper

The AFB Podcast Episode 199: Tweeterhead Classic Penguin / Star Wars Black Captain Phasma and First Order Stormtrooper


Episode 199 of the AFB Podcast is live at iTunes and is now available for direct downloadDownload and subscribe to the podcast at iTunes now! 


This week, join Eddie, Ben, and Scott for a great new show with all the regular features and three new reviews!

This week our Toy of the Week is the Tweeterhead Classic Penguin Statue and our discussion topic is a Toy Breakdown of the Star Wars Black 6″ Captain Phasma and First Order Stormtrooper

If you don’t use iTunes, you can download Episode 199 here now! Click on the link to listen, or right click to save the file! The podcast will always be available from the “Podcast” tab here – but if you can subscribe and give us positive ratings at iTunes, that will help us greatly! 


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Have a listen, and please give us some feedback at podcast@actionfigureblues.com – we might even read out your feedback on the next show!

December 18, 2015 | By More
UNSC Wombat Recon Drone

UNSC Wombat Recon Drone

Today I’ll be reviewing yet another of the smaller sets released by Mega Bloks in their Halo line, set# 97451, the UNSC Wombat Recon Drone.

December 16, 2015 | By | Reply More
Ghillie Suit Sniper (Call of Duty)

Ghillie Suit Sniper (Call of Duty)

Another of the smaller, individual figure sets released by Mega Bloks in their 2014 Call of Duty assortment is this Ghillie Suit Sniper (set #06852)

October 28, 2015 | By | Reply More
SAM Turret (Call of Duty)

SAM Turret (Call of Duty)

This SAM Turret set (#06867) was released by Mega Bloks back in 2014 in their Call of Duty line; it comes with 91 pieces which are used to build a small Surface-to-Air-Missile site.

October 21, 2015 | By | Reply More
Engineernerd Builds a Gundam Kit Part 2

Engineernerd Builds a Gundam Kit Part 2

So my Gunpla kit arrived from Amazon fairly quickly. Oddly, the outside of the box was not shrink wrapped. Everything inside was in a a couple of plastic bags and looked intact. The instructions were at the bottom of the box. I was immediately struck with the number of parts. And wondered what I had […]

October 16, 2015 | By | Reply More
Wasp (Marvel Universe Infinite Series)

Wasp (Marvel Universe Infinite Series)

I am not exactly sure how much is coincidence and how much is actual planning when I see Hasbro producing figures for second-tier characters way in advance of they becoming relevant due to a mention or an appearance in any of the Marvel movies.

October 12, 2015 | By | Reply More
Darth Plagueis

Darth Plagueis

Darth Plagueis is one of the few remaining dark lords in the Star Wars mythos, and he had an action figure release in the 1/18 scale segment of the Star Wars Black Series.

October 10, 2015 | By | Reply More
Engineernerd Builds a Gundam Kit Part 1

Engineernerd Builds a Gundam Kit Part 1

This is a new experience for me. So I thought I would take you guys along on the journey. I think calling these model kits is a bit of a misnomer. A model kit to me is something static. Gundam kits, I’m learning are essential DIY action figures. First, I had to pick a scale […]

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Stormtrooper (Black Series, 1/18 scale)

Stormtrooper (Black Series, 1/18 scale)

  Even if you only bought one of each figure released in the Hasbro Star Wars lines, chances are you already have a pretty sizeable number of plain Stormtroopers in your collection.   And still, when Hasbro announced that they would add yet another of these troopers to the first few waves of the 1/18 […]

October 3, 2015 | By | Reply More
Luke Skywalker (Yavin Ceremony)

Luke Skywalker (Yavin Ceremony)

We had already gotten at least a couple of versions of Luke in his ceremonial garment, one from the Power of the Force line and another not too long ago from the Legacy Collection

September 26, 2015 | By | Reply More
Rappel Fighter (Call of Duty)

Rappel Fighter (Call of Duty)

This is one of the sets from Mega Bloks’ Call of Duty collection that immediately caught my eye when I found it at stores.

September 25, 2015 | By | Reply More
Vizam

Vizam

Vizam was released in the 3.75-inch scale Star Wars Black Series and he is yet another of the nikto gunners we see in Return of the Jedi.

September 19, 2015 | By | Reply More
Juggernaut (Call of Duty)

Juggernaut (Call of Duty)

  One popular play mode in most modern First Person Shooter games is “Juggernaut”. You can find it implemented in the Halo and Call of Duty games, although it is also featured in many other game series.   Mega Bloks decided to offer a small set loosely inspired by this game mode in their 2014 […]

September 18, 2015 | By | Reply More
Luminara Unduli

Luminara Unduli

A good number of the 3.75-inch action figures we are getting from the first few waves in the current Star Wars Black Series are actually designs that were to be released originally for the Star Wars Vintage Collection by Hasbro.

September 12, 2015 | By | Reply More
41st Elite Clone Trooper

41st Elite Clone Trooper

The 41st Elite Clone Trooper uses the same basic body mold updated for the Vintage Collection, paired with a Phase II helmet. So far, so good, as the details sculpted onto the armor looks sharp and the articulation is really excellent.

September 5, 2015 | By | Reply More
Clone Commander Neyo

Clone Commander Neyo

Do you know which unique character from the 3.75-inch Star Wars Black Series shares a lot of pieces with two other figures released in the same wave?

August 29, 2015 | By | Reply More