Grim : Monster Jam Creatures

Grim is what happens when you take a monster truck and turn it into an action figure.

These new Monster Jam Creatures figures are made in 2020 by Spin Master Toys as part of the 1:64 scale monster trucks that they make.

I found this guy at Target. I would assume he’ll show up at Wal-Mart as well at some point. He is also available from Amazon.

Sculpt:

Grim seems to be a cross between Skeletor and Phantom Skykiller.

Paint:

His paint applications are pretty basic with solid colors for most of the figure.

1:18 Action Figure Archive Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Grim
1:18 Action Figure Archive Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Grim
Articulation:

Unfortunately this figure does not have much in the way of articulation.

  • Swivel neck
  • Swivel peg and hinge shoulders
  • Swivel T-hips
Accessories:

Grim does come with a 1:64 version of the Monster Truck Grave Digger he was comes from. I don’t collect mini cars so that is going straight to the store.

1:18 Action Figure Archive Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Grim
1:18 Action Figure Archive Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Grim

Not really an accessory per se but he has some killer boots.

Size and scale:

Just like the other figures in this line Grim stands right around the 5″ mark. This whole line is a little larger than typical 1:18 scale figures I feature here but could work as a larger type character. Similar to how I use Ninja Turtle Villains and some 2K Masters of the Universe figures.

1:18 Action Figure Archive Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Grim
Final thoughts:

This figure is also very reminiscent to Chap Mei figures that I love. It was an easy decision to add all 3 figures of this line (so far) to my collection even if they are a little larger than I usually collect.

Petit’gguy : Droid of the Day – 02/14/2020

Petit’gguy aka Bearguy is actually a huge MECH in the Gundam universe but I got the figure to be a cutesy little robot for my 1:18 collection.

This figure is a Bandai Hobby HGBF 1/144 Lightning Blue Petit-Beargguy Gundam Build Fighters Model Kit that you have to put together from its spru. I was able to put it together very easily so It’s not like a challenge or anything.

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These things a pretty cheap and can be found between $5-$15 depending on what color and style you would want. Amazon has bunches of styles and colors. I ordered mine from BBTS.com, It is sold out of this color but there are other colors and styles available.

1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Bandai Gundam Build Fighters Model Kits Bearguy
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Bandai Gundam Build Fighters Model Kits Bearguy
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Bandai Gundam Build Fighters Model Kits Bearguy
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Bandai Gundam Build Fighters Model Kits Bearguy
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Bandai Gundam Build Fighters Model Kits Bearguy
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Bandai Gundam Build Fighters Model Kits Bearguy
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Bandai Gundam Build Fighters Model Kits Bearguy
Promotional miage
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Bandai Gundam Build Fighters Model Kits Bearguy
Box Art
Other styles:

Captain Black : Monster Jam Creatures

Captain Black is what happens when you take a monster truck and turn it into an action figure.

These new Monster Jam Creatures figures are made in 2020 by Spin Master Toys as part of the 1:64 scale monster trucks that they make.

Sculpt:

Captain Black is a pretty sweet looking skeleton pirate with both a hook and and an anchor for a peg-leg. It doesn’t really get any cooler than that.

Paint:

His paint applications are pretty basic with solid colors for most of the figure.

1:18 Action Figure Archive Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Captain Black
Articulation:

Unfortunately this figure does not have much in the way of articulation.

  • Swivel neck
  • Swivel peg and hinge shoulders
  • Swivel T-hips
1:18 Action Figure Archive Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Captain Black
1:18 Action Figure Archive Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Captain Black
Accessories:

Captain Black does come with a 1:64 version of the Monster Truck Pirate’s Curse he was spawned from. I don’t collect mini cars so that is going straight to the store.

1:18 Action Figure Archive Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Captain Black
Carded image
1:18 Action Figure Archive Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Captain Black
Promo image
Size and scale:

Pirate Black stands right around the 5″ mark. This whole line is a little larger than typical 1:18 scale figures I feature here but could work as a larger type character. Similar to how I use Ninja Turtle Villains and some 2K Masters of the Universe figures.

1:18 Action Figure Archive Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Captain Black
1:18 Action Figure Archive Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Captain Black
Compared next to a MOTU 2K Two-Bad figure
Final thoughts:

This figure is very reminiscent to Chap Mei figures that I love. It was an easy decision to add all 3 figures of this line (so far) to my collection even if they are a little larger than I usually collect.

Mobile Mastiff : Droid of the Day – 02/13/2020

The Mobile Mastiff is a robotic dog from a Chinese animated show called World Peacekeepers.

The figure is from a line made by M&C Toy Centre that also makes the Army figures called Power Team Elite – World Peacekeepers as well. The two lines are completely separate things though. The animation line is really pretty great for Sci-Fi lovers.

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I got mine directly from the manufacturer from their website. They do have a few hoops to jump through but the process is fairly simple still.

1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide MandC World Peacekeepers Mobile Mastiff Dog
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide MandC World Peacekeepers Mobile Mastiff Dog
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide MandC World Peacekeepers Mobile Mastiff Dog
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide MandC World Peacekeepers Mobile Mastiff Dog
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide MandC World Peacekeepers Mobile Mastiff Dog
Size & Scale compared to a Boss Fight Studio Vitruvian HACKS blank figure
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide MandC World Peacekeepers Mobile Mastiff Dog
Fully geared up
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide MandC World Peacekeepers Mobile Mastiff Dog
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Maximus : Droid of the Day – 02/12/2020

Maximus appears to be a monster truck transformed into an action figure. That is all.

The figure is from a new line called Monster Jam : Creatures by Spin Master Toys. Pretty neat figure regardless that he only sports 5 areas of articulation. Swivel neck, Hinge pin shoulders, and T Swivel hips.

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Easy to find since these just came out. I got this one at Target and Amazon has a listing up.

1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Maximus
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Maximus
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Maximus
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Maximus
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Maximus
Size & Scale compared to a Boss Fight Studio Vitruvian HACKS blank figure
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Maximus
Promotional image
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Toys Monster Jam Creatures Maximus
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Zentraedi Battle Pod : Droid of the Day – 02/11/2020

So I guess this is actually supposed to be a MECH of some sort. Being 3.75″ it fits in well as just a regular droid though.

This figure is part of the Super 7 Robotech ReAction line made in 2017.

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Amazon still has a couple of these as well as Ebay but both are marked up. BBTS and Super7s website was sold out.

1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Supe7 ReAction Robotech Zentraedi Battlepod
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Supe7 ReAction Robotech Zentraedi Battlepod
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Supe7 ReAction Robotech Zentraedi Battlepod
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Supe7 ReAction Robotech Zentraedi Battlepod
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Supe7 ReAction Robotech Zentraedi Battlepod
Size and Scale compared to a Boss Fight Studio Vitruvian HACKS Blank figure
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Supe7 ReAction Robotech Zentraedi Battlepod
Promotion image

Bytes : Droid of the Day – 02/10/2020

Bytes is a robotic dog from the children’s cartoon Rusty Rivets on Nickelodeon.

The Rusty Rivets line was made by Spin Master Toys in 2017. He came in a two pack with Ruby. I picked up this figure on a whim during my last trip to the local Toys R Us. I have actually tracked down all the rest of the robots from this line now. One really neat feature that I will show in a later post is the combine-ability of the random parts included in these sets.

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This figure is pretty easy to find on Amazon since it is still a fairly newish figure.

1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Rusty Rivets Bytes
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Rusty Rivets Bytes
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Rusty Rivets Bytes
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Rusty Rivets Bytes
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Rusty Rivets Bytes
Size and Scale compared to a Boss Fight Studio Vitruvian HACKS Blank figure
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Rusty Rivets Bytes
Promo image (Note: I had no idea his mouth opened…)
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Spin Master Rusty Rivets Bytes
Packaged image with Ruby

Tin Woodman : Droid of the Day – 02/09/2020

Originally the Tin Woodman was once a man but after being enchanted by the Wicked Witch of the East his humanity was eventually replaced with prosthetic tin limbs.

The Tin Woodman better known as the Tin man is from the 1988 Wizard of Oz 50th Anniversary line by MGM Turner. It came single carded as well as in a box set.

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  • Tin Man
  • Droids
  • Wizard of Oz
  • Made by MGM Turner

This figure is pretty easy to find on Ebay for a reasonable price.

1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide MGM Turner Wizard of Oz 50 Anniversary Tin Man
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide MGM Turner Wizard of Oz 50 Anniversary Tin Man
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide MGM Turner Wizard of Oz 50 Anniversary Tin Man
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide MGM Turner Wizard of Oz 50 Anniversary Tin Man
Size & Scale compared to a Boss Fight Studio Vitruvian HACKS blank figure
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide MGM Turner Wizard of Oz 50 Anniversary Tin Man
Single carded
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide MGM Turner Wizard of Oz 50 Anniversary Tin Man
Box set

Lug : Droid of the Day – 02/08/2020

Lug is from the 2005 Robots movie voiced by Harland Williams. Lug came in a two pack as part of the 3.5″ Mix and Match line.

Ebay is the best place to find this figure. It is a bit hit and miss since the line is a very generic word “Robots”. I got this figure as part of lot from Ebay a few years ago.

1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Mattel Robots Movie Mix and Match Lug
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Mattel Robots Movie Mix and Match Lug
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Mattel Robots Movie Mix and Match Lug
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Mattel Robots Movie Mix and Match Lug
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Mattel Robots Movie Mix and Match Lug
Size and Scale compared to a Boss Fight Studio Vitruvian HACKS Blank figure.
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Mattel Robots Movie Mix and Match Lug
Promotional image
1:18 Action Figure Archive Droid of the Day Reviews Checklist Guide Mattel Robots Movie Mix and Match Lug
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