FigureFocus 315 Kaiyodo ChocoEgg Japanese Giant Salamander

I’m going to look at another Kaiyodo ChocoEgg figure today, not surprising since I have so many of them! This is one from the very first Furuta Animaltales series, the one that kicked it all off! The first several series was, I think, entirely focused on Japanese fauna, which was fantastic for those of usContinue reading “FigureFocus 315 Kaiyodo ChocoEgg Japanese Giant Salamander”

FISHMAS DAY!

So today is Christmas day–which means that the whole family is here! The extended family is here now! Day twelve can be found here. The tag for the whole set will be here. On Fishmas day itself cladistics gave to me… Twelve Eupercaria! Eleven fish near the top Ten Syngnatharia+Pelagiaria Nine Percomorpha Eight basal NeoteleostsContinue reading “FISHMAS DAY!”

Vault Tales 233 Run the Set Kitan Club Nature Technicolor Newts & Salamanders

I appear to be on a bit of an inadvertent Japanese set streak this month. It wasn’t intentional, but sometimes it just happens. Not sure how long it’s going to go. But for today, instead of a Kaiyodo set, it will be the first of at least two sets from Kitan Club, a Japanese companyContinue reading “Vault Tales 233 Run the Set Kitan Club Nature Technicolor Newts & Salamanders”

Vault Tales 151 ToyTrio Two Salamanders and a Lungfish

So here’s a few figures connected by being…air breathing vertebrates? Sure, let’s say that. Otherwise they’re very, very different. COG “Cool Reptiles” Green salamander First off, I’m starting with a small salamander figure from a bucket set called Cool Reptiles from COG Ltd. Even though it seems to contain more amphibians than reptiles…anyway, I recentlyContinue reading “Vault Tales 151 ToyTrio Two Salamanders and a Lungfish”