Weird Science, or: More Fun with Muck Man, Mutagen Man, and Slime!

...and Legos!

I built this Lego slime pit ages ago. It was so long ago, in fact, that it is all dusty! But I am only now finally getting around to a photoshoot, thanks to the inspirational voices of Muck Man and Mutagen Man!

"Is our victim ready, MM?"

"Ready, unwilling, and unable...to escape, MM!"

"Okay MM, you man the outflow modulator..."

"...while I monitor the carbonator catalyst!"

"It's slime-time!"

Gloop Glork Glop Glip...

"AHHHHH! What are you doing to me?"

"Don't fight it, Miss O'Neil. We promise, this is for your own good!"

"Just you wait until the turrppplllssmhhmnnhmnn...."

"It's working, MM, it's working! The mutagen is taking hold of her DNA and the results are...are..."

"...OUTSTANDING!"

"And I assure you, Miss O'Neil, your turtle friends will be most pleased indeed!"

Random Toy Pic(s) :: Slime Time with Mutagen Man and Muck Man

A little while back Mason from D.I. Treasures sent me a tub of glow in the dark slime for winning a contest or somesuch. I finally got around to using it tonight in my original TMNT Muck Man and Mutagen Man, but was unable to get any good shots of the glowing effect. Sadface!

But trust me, it looks pretty darn cool to see a faint green glowing lump in Mutagen Man's belly when all the lights are out!

My intern had an absolute blast 'helping' me fill Mutagen Man up with slime and water. I was a little stressed that she would drop his cap into the sink and I'd lose it down the drain. I have had Mutagen Man for a few years now, and this is the first time I've filled him up with anything. But what fun is a toy if you can't play with it, right?

There is an updated version of Mutagen Man being released very soon in the NickToons TMNT line, but from what I have seen of him online he pales in comparison to this original version. He does fill with slime too, though, which is a huge plus. I will have to see him in person before I commit.

Thanks again for the slime, Mason!

Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the ugliest one of all?

Just for fun,I've decided to have a little 'Ugly Contest' between my favorite ugly Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures.

You can vote on the poll at the left, which closes 2/8/13 at 12:01pm.

Now meet the contestants!

MUCKMAN:

Muckman is a pile of living garbage. He also vomits slime.
Odds of winning: 2:1

SCUMBUG:

Scumbug is a human/cockroach hybrid. Cockroaches are not only disgusting, but the word 'cock' is right there in their name! He's filthy and ugly and his mandibles clatter when you wiggle his head. Odds of winning: 2:1

PIZZAFACE:

Pizzaface may be a walking doughman ala Clayface, or he may merely be a filthy homicidal degenerate who has been entrusted with the task of preparing your dinner. Is that pizza sauce or blood?!?!
Odds of winning: 5:1

MUTAGEN MAN:

Mutagen Man is a walking container of puss, bile, slime and entrails propelled by rotting non-human appendages.
Odds of winning: 4:1

Wyrm is a mutant flatworm with bulging eyes, worms for fingers, a tentacle for a leg, and a thirst for blood!
Odds of winning: 6:1

BAXTER STOCKMAN:

Baxter Stockman is a fly/human hybrid with fly claws, wings, and mutated legs. He's also a ginger.
Odds of winning: 10:1

WINGNUT:

Wingnut is a inter-dimensional bat creature with an ugly bat-pate and a bulbous tongue that dangles like dead flesh from his toothy maw. He also likes to hang upside down and scream a lot.
Odds of winning: 12:1

There you have it - this group of ghouls is, as my father would say 'uglier than a hat full of ass holes.'

But who is the ugliest? It's up to you to vote and let us know!

What the Muck, Man?!?!

Like most original TMNT toys, Muckman is extremely ugly and plays well with slime. Unlike most other TMNT figures, or any other figure of the eighties and nineties, Muckman has an 'action feature' specifically designed with slime in mind...or should I say 'mouth."

Muckman has a removable plug in his head that allows kids to drop a small amount of slime into his garbagey cranium and watch in awe and wonder as Muckman slowly vomits slime.

Muckman is gross enough as it is, being a mutated pile of garbage. Add drooling slime and he reaches levels of grossness not usually seen (but highly desired) in action figure history!

Of course, why stop at the mouth? Muckman actually came with a garbage can that attached to his back which could also be filled with slime, which would then ooze from the front and back of his torso. Unfortunately my Muckman does not have his garbage can, but he's so cool I may have to one day track that can down to complete him.

Muckman has a ton of small details in his sculpt. You can stare at him up close for hours admiring the muck he's made up of. Everything from mushrooms to spiders to bottles - even a teddy bear is part of this slimer's make-up!

"Anyone got a tissue?"

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