mylittlefigurinecollection

I have been collecting figurines of cartoon, movie and promotional characters for years. The obsession started when I was about 6 years old. I have always had a love for anything miniature and the first figurines I fell in love with were the Muppet Babies figurines released in Australia by McDonald's in about 1986. For some reason they were some of my favourite toys. As I grew up and started discarding my toys, I always held on to them and started buying more. 24 years later I have hundreds of figurines and I cannot help but buy more whenever I see them. I have a few general rules for the types of figurines in my collection - they must be coloured, made of PVC or hard rubber, be about 5-10cm tall, be solid rather than hollow, have no moveable or articulated parts, not be bendable and have no separate stand. There are the odd exceptions in my collection. I decided to start this blog to catalogue the collection (for my own benefit and anyone else who is interested) and give some background as to who the characters are and where they came from.







Tuesday, August 10, 2010

26. Mickey Mouse - Torero

(c) DISNEY
MADE IN GERMANY
CE BULLYLAND
Handpainted

Created by Walt Disney in 1928. Mickey first appeared in a silent film Plane Crazy and his first appearance in a voiced film was Steamboat Willie also in 1928. His real name is Michell Mouse.

25. Dug

(c) Disney/Pixar
CE BULLY (R)
Handpainted
Made in China

From the 2009 film Up produced by Pixar Animation Studios, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures

Dug is a talking golden retriever (his collar allows him to talk)

24. Carl Fredricksen

(c) Disney/Pixar
CE BULLY
Handpainted
Made in China

From the 2009 film Up produced by Pixar Animation Studios, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures

Bought in 2010 from an Ebay store

23. Russell

(c) Disney/Pixar
CE BULLY (R)
Handpainted Made in China

From the computer animated film Up (2009) produced by Pixar Animation Studios, distributed by Walt Disney Pictures

Russell is a Wilderness Explorer

Bought in 2010 from an Amazon store

22. Minnie Mouse - Flamenco

(c) DISNEY
CE BULLYLAND
MADE IN GERMANY

Created in 1928. Real name is Minerva Mouse.

Bought from an Amazon store 2010

21. Wile E. Coyote "The Coyote" - Ouch

TM & (c) WBE (s06)
CE PLASTOY
Made in China.

Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies

First appeared in Fast and Furry-ous (1949)

20. Garfield - Devil

(c) Paws. All Rights Reserved
PLASTOY
China

Bought in Stockholm

19. Garfield - Angel

(c) Paws. All Rights Reserved
CE PLASTOY
China

Bought him in Stockholm

18. Daffy Duck - Boxer

TM & (C) WBE (s06)
Made in China

CE Plastoy

From Warner Bros Looney Toones 

First appeared in Porky's Duck Hunt (1937)

Bought him in Stockholm

17. Sid the Sloth

From Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

(c) 2009 Fox
tpf.com.au
CHINA
SID

Sid is a giant ground sloth (Megalonyx) and has appeared in all 3 Ice Age movies.

16. Dick Dastardly

(c) HANNA-BARBERA
PROD INC

ARTOY - UK
CE
MADE IN CHINA

From the cartoons-
Wacky Races and
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines

15. Remy

(c) Disney/Pixar
CE BULLYLAND (R)
Handpainted
Made in China

From Ratatouille June 2007

14. Milou - Cosmonaut

(c) Herge/ML
CHINA


From The Adventures of Tintin - Explorers on the Moon 1954

13. Tintin - Cosmonaut

(c) Herge/ML
CHINA

From The Adventures of Tintin - Explorers on the Moon 1954