The Smurfs Micro Village Poet Smurf Starter Set

The Micro Villages have pretty much run their course, but i still had a Poet Smurf set to share. This is another one of those new hats to Malibu Stacey deals, where the highlight of the set is a tiny row boat, and some additional river pieces for my large Smurf Village collection.  Poet looks pretty funny, with his mouth agape and quill and paper.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 Power Dragon Meatlug with Gronckle Spike Blast

Dragons 2 Meatlug is a solid looking figure, but the action feature needs more testing. Its pretty tricky to get all four spikes to blast at the same time. With that said, she looks really close to Meatlug this time (vs. forest green Berk version). Hopefully an updated Fishlegs will appear to ride her.

Lego Mixels Series 2 Brown Fang Gang Jawg, Chomly and Gobba

So then there is these guys, the Fang Gang Mixels.  Don't look too close or you will see some ugly racial stereotypes in there that is surprising that Lego went there. I think I will stop saying stuff now.

Transformers Hero Mashers Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Grimlock, and Maybe Starscream.

The next group of Hero Mashers are out, and Transformers are their game. These are nice as they stay close to the original classics with a few pulled from various other times. They are similar in build to the Marvel, with maybe removable hands this time as well. Optimus Prime and Megatron mid sized sets are pretty fun, with lots of extras. These are worth picking up a few, and maybe some Marvel too, to build some pretty crazy stuff. If you are not into mixing, some make really good stand alone action figures too.

Micro Land World of Nintendo Mario Bros. U Layer Cake Dessert

Micro Land World of Nintendo Mario Bros. U Layer Cake Dessert, whew, thats a lot of words to write! I am still a sucker for these awesome sets, to be able to rebuild and custom a video game level in toy form is a great way to spend your day. The 2"x2" tile pieces work perfect here. The only complaint is price, as about 12.99 for a small and 19.99 for a deluxe. Even more off, is the mini builder 3 mini-figure packs for like around $6.99.  I saw a kid today at Toys R Us with one mini fig pack, probably all his money spent on that. Made me sad, buy some Legos or something kid, you will get more out of it! With that said, the tile sets is where its at. :)

Team Hot Wheels The Origin of Awesome Twin Mill, Baja Truck, Quick N' Sik, and Bone Shaker

Team Hot Wheels the Origin of Awesome is, well, AWESOME! If you have not got a chance yet to see the new show, I think its on Netflix for a few more weeks. Its a pretty good show, with good animation, great computer animated cars, and funny jokes. Like Power Rangers for Hot Wheels or something. I am no Hot Wheels history master, but the cars are all classics, and are perfect choice for the shows characters. Find em and drive em!

Hex Bug Warriors Transformers Age of Extinction Optimus Prime vs Galvatron

Looks like a nice crossover with Hex Bug Warriors and Transformers, and it makes perfect sense. I always enjoy a little battle arena with the bugs too. Galvatron's batteries were just a little too strong for a fair fight though. I like the little spike wings off of Galvatron. Fun fun!