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So glad I was able to pick this up! For those of you who don't already know, Boglins was an 80s line of of rubber, mechanized and very life-like hand puppets. You could move the eyes around and make the puppet perform various facial expressions via the plastic controls located inside the rubber sculpt. Thanks to Tri Action Toys, we now have a second chance at reliving our childhood Boglins experience with these reissues! I snagged up King Dwork because it's the only one I had as a kid but would like to add more in the future. 

There are certain figures in ones collection that, for one reason or another, put a smile on your face. This figure does just that. As a kid I could only dream of ever owning an Optimus Prime action figure. Transformers were usually more expensive than GI Joe figures so I hardly had any as a kid. The mini's mostly.  I knew that when Hasbro announced they would be releasing reissues, Optimus had to be on that list and I was going to have to track one down. I'm not sure how true this one is to the original but it's close enough for me. Glad I was able to finally add it to my collection 🚛

You guys don't know how long I've had this figure In my sights.It's been on my Ebay watch list for months ,multiple times. Everytime I see It on Wal Mart shelves I smh at the $50 price tag.I almost took the plunge on the knock off from China but I was afraid of something going wrong during shipping.Finally,one of the Prime's In my watch list dropped to an even $30 and I bought It for myself as an early birthday gift to me :) That boxart Is downright hypnotizing!You can't help but feel like a kid again when cracking open these reissues! Now,I'm no vintage Transformers aficionado,but according to You tubers that are,these Prime reissues are far from being exact replicas.Well,for one It comes without the trailer.The colors are also a little brighter and the fists are a bit smaller than the originals. Here's Prime without the stickers. I gotta tell ya,my decal game Is way off these days.At certain points It felt like I was disarming an I.E.D. S...

If you've been around my site long enough ,you've most likely read about the time my G1 Bumblebee got stolen.If not ,then let me reiterate.I was around 8 or 9 years old in the third grade and pretty popular with the girls I might add.I was a good looking kid ,what can I say ;) Here was the problem,in a nutshell.Most popular girl in class liked me.Strongest kid in class liked most popular girl. Strongest kid in class punches me in the nose on school bus ride home,tells me to stay away from popular girl and then proceeds to steal my G1 Bumblebee. In one fell swoop I lose the girl and my Bumblebee figure!Yeah,The Karate Kid was a great film ,but total bullshit!Had I lifted my arms and leg to attempt a crane kick he would have probably punched me in the stomach ,too.The slight humming sound and watery eyes after getting punched in the nose was tolerable but I wasn't about to risk further injury trying to pull a Ralph Machio. Fast forward from 1986 to 2019 .I've got the girl...

More on the pick up later.Im busy shopping with the wifey!

For those of you who don't know about one of ,If not the coolest Snake Eyes figure ever to be released ,do your homework on The Pursuit of Cobra Ninja Commando Snake Eyes.The figure I'm posting about today Is the reissue.Of course this doesn't fall under the "reissues" that mimic vintage figure designs.This Is essentially a reissue of a contemporary action figure. So no,I don't have a problem with that.Funny story though.I used to have the first release of this figure and loved It to death.It was by far my second favorite Snake Eyes figure ever.The first one being v.2 vintage Snake Eyes.I also remember trading It away.I didn't think It would be difficult for me to find another one  If I ever wanted to pick one up again down the road.Yeah right.GI Joe  POC figures pretty much disappeared from store  shelves ,never to be seen again.I don't remember any of them going on clearance either.Man!I was shit out of luck.Not to mention the fact that scalper price...