Hello lovelies :) I am FINALLY getting around to blogging about the latest additions to my Funko Pop collection! At the moment, all of my free time is being filled with all things Eurovision Song Contest & also reading. As my regular readers will know from my previous post, things have not been the best for me lately and thus I am concentrating on doing little things that I enjoy and that make me happy. I love my blog, however with the way my mental health is at the moment I'm experiencing such a drop in my motivation to get posts written and photography done. I have lots of ideas but not enough energy psychologically to type them up. I'm trying to give myself positive affirmations and not stress over the things that I cannot do right now, putting more focus on what I am managing to get done. I'm really happy to have found my passion for reading again; I have actually been struggling to put my current book down! I'm reading Stephen's King IT & so far it's great. Anyhow, in today's post I'm going to be showing you guys my Pop In A Box subscriptions for December & January. Due to the Christmas post, most of my December figures arrived late so I thought it would be best to feature all of the Pop's in one big post. I can't wait to show them to you all :) I hope you enjoy reading!
Have you heard of Pop In A Box before? If not, let me tell you a little bit about it :) Pop In A Box is a monthly subscription service perfect for those of you who love to collect Funko Pop! Vinyl figures! I have been collecting Pop's myself for two years now, and the majority of my current collection has come from this subscription. The Pop In A Box service allows you go through a massive selection of Pop! Vinyl and to select a 'thumbs up' to all of the ones that you would love to receive! There's also an option to 'thumbs down' all of the figures that aren't your cup of tea, and to tick off any Pop's that you already have too. It's a really cool subscription because you are always going to get something you want, VS subscription boxes where it's very likely that you will receive at least one thing that you don't like/want. And it allows you to not lose that element of surprise that makes subscriptions so fun! You can opt to be sent one to twelve random figures from your wishlist each time, and the more you buy the less you pay for each individual Pop! I usually get three every month, and since I'll be blogging about my December & January subscriptions... I have six figures to show you all! (Expect lots of photos guys!).
My first Pop from December's subscription is Birdperson, from the animation series Rick & Morty! Who else is a fan of this hilarious cartoon? Birdperson is my favourite character so when he appeared on the Pop In A Box website, I just had to give him a thumps up! Funko have done a great job turning him into a Pop, and overall I'm happy with the design. His wings/cape looks pretty cool. I also like his solemn, moody expression, as it reflects his personality on the show well. The only thing that's slightly annoying about the figure is that because of how thin Birdperson's legs are compared to the weight of his head, he easily falls over. You do get a little clear plastic stand to go with him though to stop this from happening so it's not too much of a problem really. I now have two Rick & Morty figures in my collection, and once I have one of Morty himself, I'll be happy :)
I'm always delighted to add another strong female character to my ever-growing collection, and Brienne (of Tarth) from the A Song of Ice and Fire novel/Games of Thrones TV series is one badass lady! I am loving how pretty AND fierce Brienne looks. Her armour is also super detailed; I really like all of the different textures and fine detail that has gone into it! Even her boots are awesome :) There's a couple of patches of white on Brienne's blonde hair, and I'm not sure if it's supposed to be like that but either way, I don't like those random white spots. Paint job aside, I do love the design of her hair, especially the pieces across her forehead. It's a cute touch! The only thing that is a shame is that my Brienne Pop's sword is bent! As you can see in the photographs, it's a really thin sword and the material is pretty flimsy, thus the sword can easily bend and has in my case :( Still fabulous to have another GoT figure!
Brienne was originally not the Pop! that I was sent with my monthly subscription in December, but a replacement for another that I got. Sometimes with Pop In A Box, a few times with me now, they have sent me a Pop that I have not selected on my list or that I have even put a thumbs down to. It can be super annoying, especially when in the past they basically said it was my fault for not selecting anything, neither a thumbs up or down, on the particular figure. I was certainly not impressed then, however this time around, the employee that I corresponded with was very helpful and quick to solve the problem. I was told to choose any Pop that was marked as In Stock on the website, and I got to keep the Pop that I was first sent instead of having to send it back to them. It was one from the game 'Friday Night at Freddy's', which I have never played or know anything about, haha. I was very happy with how this mistake was fixed this time around :)
Have you heard of Pop In A Box before? If not, let me tell you a little bit about it :) Pop In A Box is a monthly subscription service perfect for those of you who love to collect Funko Pop! Vinyl figures! I have been collecting Pop's myself for two years now, and the majority of my current collection has come from this subscription. The Pop In A Box service allows you go through a massive selection of Pop! Vinyl and to select a 'thumbs up' to all of the ones that you would love to receive! There's also an option to 'thumbs down' all of the figures that aren't your cup of tea, and to tick off any Pop's that you already have too. It's a really cool subscription because you are always going to get something you want, VS subscription boxes where it's very likely that you will receive at least one thing that you don't like/want. And it allows you to not lose that element of surprise that makes subscriptions so fun! You can opt to be sent one to twelve random figures from your wishlist each time, and the more you buy the less you pay for each individual Pop! I usually get three every month, and since I'll be blogging about my December & January subscriptions... I have six figures to show you all! (Expect lots of photos guys!).
I'm always delighted to add another strong female character to my ever-growing collection, and Brienne (of Tarth) from the A Song of Ice and Fire novel/Games of Thrones TV series is one badass lady! I am loving how pretty AND fierce Brienne looks. Her armour is also super detailed; I really like all of the different textures and fine detail that has gone into it! Even her boots are awesome :) There's a couple of patches of white on Brienne's blonde hair, and I'm not sure if it's supposed to be like that but either way, I don't like those random white spots. Paint job aside, I do love the design of her hair, especially the pieces across her forehead. It's a cute touch! The only thing that is a shame is that my Brienne Pop's sword is bent! As you can see in the photographs, it's a really thin sword and the material is pretty flimsy, thus the sword can easily bend and has in my case :( Still fabulous to have another GoT figure!
Brienne was originally not the Pop! that I was sent with my monthly subscription in December, but a replacement for another that I got. Sometimes with Pop In A Box, a few times with me now, they have sent me a Pop that I have not selected on my list or that I have even put a thumbs down to. It can be super annoying, especially when in the past they basically said it was my fault for not selecting anything, neither a thumbs up or down, on the particular figure. I was certainly not impressed then, however this time around, the employee that I corresponded with was very helpful and quick to solve the problem. I was told to choose any Pop that was marked as In Stock on the website, and I got to keep the Pop that I was first sent instead of having to send it back to them. It was one from the game 'Friday Night at Freddy's', which I have never played or know anything about, haha. I was very happy with how this mistake was fixed this time around :)
It was very hard not to spam you all with even more photographs of my Krampus Pop! because this little guy is just so photogenic & adorable! It was just perfect to get this vinyl figure around Christmas Time, since Krampusnacht (Krampus Night) is celebrated in December and is a Christmas folklore tradition in several Europe countries. Krampus is basically the opposite of Santa Claus; he is a demon-esque type creature that in the stories punishes mischievous children. I quite recently watched the 2015 thriller movie Krampus so it was cool to get a figure of him. I was hoping to add more and more horror characters to my collection, so that was another reason why it was fabulous to get him! One of the many cool things about this subscription is that the website offers costumers a chance to get a chase (rare/limited) version of some figures. When I originally ticked a thumbs up to the Pop! it was just the standard brown version of Krampus, and it was a surprise to get a red one in the post! I'm not gonna lie, at first I wasn't a fan of the red version even though it was a chase haha! I liked the Krampus figure as it was, however after photographing him, I just fell in love! He is super cute in red, and it just makes him even more Christmassy, which is nice.
What I really like about this Pop! is all of the detail! He's just so bright and eye-catching, and has so many awesome touches to his design. I really really love his horns! I think they look so bloody cool! I love the fluffy textured appearance of his fur, his iconic tongue and cloven-hoofed feet that resemble a goat, and his black claws. They all stand out so much! I love that Funko gave him his traditional broomstick, and the best part of all has to be the basket on his back with a naughty kid that he has taken peeping out of it! It made me giggle when I saw it because I just wasn't expecting it. It's cute! This Pop is now one of my favourites that I own.
So, the first Pop that I received in January was this awesome Crash Bandicoot one! He is one of the newer releases to Funko Pop's Games collection, and I was over the moon when I saw that Pop In A Box had stocked him and the other Crash Bandicoot variations. You can even get Doctor Cortex too. Crash Bandicoot was one of the first ever games that I played as a child on my good old PlayStation1, and to be honest it will always be up there as one of my all time favourite games, especially Crash Bandicoot 4: The Wrath of Cortex (although that was a PS2 game). Everytime I look at this figure, it's super nostalgic and makes me think about the fun times in my childhood. It's a pretty simple design and the paint job is kinda messy, but it's cheerful with Crash's huge grin and cheeky stance! What was your favourite video game as a child?
As much as I adore the Netflix series Stranger Things, I never really wanted any of the Pop! figures other than those of Eleven (because she's my favourite character) and of the Demogorgan (because epic monsters!). That was until I binge watched the season 2 and saw the boys in their Ghostbuster Halloween outfits. They looked super adorable in their matching nerdy outfits! So as soon as I saw that figures from the 2nd season where getting released, I had a mighty need to get Mike in his Ghostbusters costume. My excuse is that it wouldn't be right to have Eleven without her best friend, right? :D I love the freckles on this figures face, and the small details on the 'proton pack' on Mike's back. It has little buttons and wires painted on. I like the Ghostbusters logo on the side of the suit too. My Eleven Pop! now has a buddie and I'm glad about that (I'm such a dork).
My new Krampus Pop is amazing, but this Pop totally wins the spot of my favourite figures from these last two subscriptions! It is a simplistic design when put side-by-side with some of the other figures in this post, however I just love it! It looks really cool :) Tiffany now joins my other horror Pop's and even though the Bride of Chucky (1998) isn't one of my favourite slasher movies, it is still great and Tiffany is a iconic character within the Chucky franchise so I feel like my collection would be incomplete without her!
I really like her outfit, the contrast of the pretty wedding dress with the biker style leather jacket. I also love her eyeshadow, it's bright and my eyes are drawn to it as soon as I look at the figure. Tiffany's hair looks great too, and I like that Funko designed her hair with the roots coming through just like with the character in the movie. Although it's supposed to be more of black/brown shade and the box shows it like that, but it's actually grey on the figure which I don't get, haha! The design of the figure shown on the box has several differences to the actual figure: her eyeshadow is a dark purple/grey shade, her hair is longer and the detail that I wish was include on the Pop the most, long red fingernails. This would have been a nice addition to the overall look of the vinyl figure. It would have been awesome if Funko had incorporated a weapon into the design too, either a gun or a knife, but nevermind... she's still awesome!
I think that it's fantastic that every single Pop! Vinyl figure that I got in my last two subscriptions (if you ignore that Brienne was a replacement, haha) was from a completely different collection within the Pop! categories. I got figures from Pop!: Games, Holidays, Animation, Television, Movies and then Game of Thrones is a separate section all by itself (rightly so, because it's fantastic!). It just shows how much of a surprise you get each month. It's a shame that after February's subscription, I'm going to have to reduce my subscription to one figure a month, as I've got to start saving money for my trip to Portugal in May- Eurovision 2018, here I come! I hope that you've all enjoyed reading another my latest Funko Pop! additions :)
Thankyou for reading!
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Do you have any Pop! Vinyl figures?
I'd love to hear all about them in the comments :)
Also, are there any that are on your wishlist right now?
My own wishlist is massive! :D
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I must admit that I don't own any Funkos so far but that Krampus cutie is really, really tempting...
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to see more of your Funko collection in the future!
He is such an awesome & well-detailed figure! Thankyou lovely :)
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