Musings of an Inkd Geek

My latest deliveries last week were Haruki the human host of Ultraman Z, and Naruto, the manga Ninja. Let’s check them out. The Haruki figure is about 3” tall, with a large head on a small body. He’s dressed in his STORAGE jumpsuit and black boots, with the blue box on his belt that carries his Ultra Medals. His only accessories are a right arm that’s flexing in a fist, and a left arm holding the Z Riser, that he uses to transform into Ultraman Zett, and a stand that pegs into his back. His articulation includes his arms that are on pegs and can turn fully around and out a bit, his legs that kick up and out, and his head rest on a ball joint. You can swap out the arms easily. Since his head is so large, the included stand helps to keep him from falling over, though he can stand well on his own if both his feet are flat. As far as sitting, he has to be against something or he’ll fall back. Despite this, I think the figure is cute and a welcome addition to my collection of Ultraman Z mer...

I ordered these wasp figures from the Bandai Gashapon Capsule series off eBay recently. The set came with a yellow wasp and a black & white one. They came in separate pieces, and you put them together, including their heads, thorax, abdomen, legs, wings and antennas. All the joints are on ball pegs, so you simply pop them in. Both figures are highly detailed, and about 4” long. Holding them in your hand, they resemble actual wasps, only bigger. The end of their abdomen has a slit at the end, with a stinger that can poke out. The wings are translucent amber and grey, with translucent compound eyes. The articulation includes the head, mandibles, wings, abdomen, and slight movement on the antennas and legs. The capsule they come in can be transported into a stand, with a piece of plastic that grips snuggly onto the segment behind the thorax. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always loved insects and bugs. I would rent books about them from the library, would watch nature shows about them o...