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Showing posts with label Universal Studios. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Universal Studios. Show all posts

Sunday, October 9, 2016

Halloween Set-up - Pt 4

Okay, I've been goofing around with the classic figures from Burger King and seeing how I can fit them in to the Spooky Village set-up. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

Here's what I set up first: I call it 'the Trap'. The seemingly friendly little tree (a Kinder Surprise Egg toy) lures unsuspecting Trick-or-Treater's into the witches lair...


...but then I put BKs Dracula figure here along with all three figures from the Lemax set posted this week.


This was to be the Old Haunted Forest...


...but I took out the Styrofoam hill and placed an old MPC castle in there - hey Frankie just has to emerge from a castle, it wouldn't be right otherwise...

...however, this particular castle just isn't working for me and I'm thinking of replacing it.



A Kinder Surprise Egg ghost haunts the ramparts


The next two photos suck LOL I know that, but they're dark and haunting and what the heck...



Fur Face is lurking behind the spooky (and large) Playmobil tree


Old Fish Breath* is blocking the Mystery Machine from leaving town


*hey, I got nuthin' against fish - just bought a couple of smoked Mackerel from the Polish Deli here in town :-) which would, by definition, eventually make me, umm Old Fish Breath myself,  egads!

Friday, October 7, 2016

Burger King Universal Studios Monsters 1997 - The Creature From The Black Lagoon

Here's the last of the four Universal Studios Monsters offered by Burger King back in '97, The Creature From The Black Lagoon. I have a confession: of the four baddies this is my least favorite. I grew up in the '50s and '60s and saw the movie once on TV. I disliked it so much, whenever it came on again I simply watched something else. I don't know why, maybe it was too fishy for me :-) Anywho, now that I've got these four I have to figure out a way to work them into the Halloween set-up. Creature measures 4 1/2" (11.43cm) H and although he doesn't come wish a crate, coffin, or fish bucket he does have special operating feature; dunk him in water for a bit so he fills up with water, then press his chest and he squirts! Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina




















Burger King Universal Studios Monsters 1997 - The Wolfman GIF

Google surprised us with this .GIF animation made from my photos of Burger King's Wolfman figure. The .GIF is the result of Google's Auto Awesome feature and you never know when it's gonna kick in and do something cool like this. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina


Thursday, October 6, 2016

Burger King Universal Studios Monsters 1997 - The Wolfman

The third figure in our look at Burger King's Universal Studios Monsters series is The Wolfman as played by Lon Chaney Jr, the son of famed silent film star Lon Chaney. Our Wolfman figure stands 4" (10.16cm) H. The shipping crate is 4 5/8" L x 2 1/4" (5.71cm) W x 1 1/4" (3.17cm) H Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina