Musings of an Inkd Geek

A few months ago, I was browsing YouTube videos, when I came across a few Japanese reviews of these cute little Ultra figures. I tried to translate the title to find out what they were called, but couldn't come up with a clear answer. A few weeks ago, I just happened to stumble on an ebay offer for one set, so I the hit buy now.p button. It arrived this week. They are called DMHTOY Blok Classic, and they have a bunch of different Ultraman and ultra kaiju figures. This set is of Ultraman Tiga (sky type) and the monster Gazort. The figures each come in a small silver bag and require assembly. They were fairly easy to put together, mostly just snap each piece into place. The first thing I noticed when assembling them is that they were bigger than I had thought, standing at about 4 inches tall.  The set comes with 3 base panels that you put printed stickers on that show a street view. You can clip all 3 panels together at the sides, then pop two building into the peg holes to create a ...

I was browsing on Mandarake a few weeks ago and came across a listing for the SH. MonsterArts Adult Battra for a decent price. After reading the listing (used, complete in box and never displayed) and seeing the photos, I went ahead a pulled the trigger. The figure arrived earlier this week. Now that I have it in hand, I can say it was worth getting. Battra is from the 1992 film Godzilla vs. Mothra (aka The Battle for Earth). This giant bug was known as the black Mothra, and was created by the planet Earth after an ancient civilization built a climate control device. Battra destroyed the device and then attempted to destroy the human race, before Mothra rose up to fight the deity, ultimately defeating it and sealing him in the Arctic Ocean. A meteor crashes into the sea and reawakens Battra, who rises once more to attack humanity, and soon enough engages in battle with Mothra, and then Godzilla. Anyway, Bandai did a great job recreating the adult flying version of this beast, from his ...