#kong figurine

[omarandjohnny]

Joelie's fantastic new tee 💜

[charlie-grusin]

if you can’t find em make em

[smallmariofindings]

Unauthorized Funko Pop-style Donkey Kong figurine. Note the logo reading "The Super Mario", a cropping of the Super Mario Bros. Movie logo.

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[suppermariobroth]

Extremely rare officially licensed 1996 figurine of a Chained Kong from Super Mario RPG, from Japan.

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[duckieduccss]

Happy Shimo✨🩵

Had a random thought of drawing Shimo (hadn’t had sudden idea to do it until now lol). She was a lot of fun to do actually. Part of it is that i like to think that now she’s living happy being free & just generally being able to do & see more things on her own. That & also i do enjoy how others draw her (& also motivated me to try it for myself). I have my own figurine of Shimo (i mostly used that as reference) that i have on my desk so i got to basically look at her more (more just so i can draw her ^^::)

She’s a very happy & cheerful kaiju (thats how i like to see things) after GxK & ofc spending it with both Kong & Suko���

[Bonus note: i actually feel proud of this!!!]

[one-time-i-dreamt]

My brother and a few friends were having a big fight on if Doctor Who should be considered as a tokusatsu show or not. My brother’s argument was that if King Kong is considered as tokusatsu then so should Doctor Who be.

This fight resulted in a few of my brother’s Warhammer figurines getting incinerated via a flamethrower.

[mad-raptorzzz]

I think that it's so hard to buy gifts for gen x and older millennial parents/friends is because they were basically taught/told by their boomer parents that you just didn't have interests or hobbies when you grow up. Like "oh you like playing mario now, well get it all done because once you have a job no time for that." Or "oh you're really into collecting fossils, well adults can't have cool interests so better sell all those fossils when you get married and start a family."

But younger millennials and gen Z don't really care? We just kind of keep our hobbies and interests. And that's evident by the fact that more lego sets are bought by adults these days, game consols are also marketed towards adults, many toys are bought by adults, and there are so many adults that go to cons/Disney/Universal. Because we understand that you can still like Donkey Kong and have a 401k. You can still have a light saber collection and also work in finance. You can still have a ton of bird themed decorations and also be a mother of 4.

TLDR: keep your hobbies and your niche interests. They make you cool. Says the job having adult who collects dinosaur figurines, has a multi-amusement park season pass, and still draws dragons.

[iscopeeee]

My current Crash Bandicoot collection as of December 2024!! :DDD

more detail on each item under the cut :3 ⬇️

The PS1 games - I only have the PAL version of each, specifically the Australian releases (for obvious reasons)

The PS2 (and Xbox) games - I have the PAL and Japanese versions of each, as well as the obscure Korean and Taiwanese/Hong Kong releases of Wrath of Cortex.

The Japanese GBA games (and manuals of the PAL versions for two of them...) as well as the Boom Bang, in both Australian and Japanese flavours. The Japanese version is a special release which came with a cute Crash DS stylus.

And the post-revival games - all on PS4.

My Japanese strategy guides - we have the original trilogy, ctr, wrath of cortex and the first two GBA games. First three are by Famitsu, second three are by V Jump Books, last one is by Konami.

The art book for Crash 4, as well as the little sand timer that came as a game pre-order bonus

2021 Nanoblocks - I have the full set here. Photographed on my shelf rather than my bed because these things fall over and explode into pieces if you so much as look at them funny.

2018 Totaku figurines - full set.

2022 Headstart action figures. I have the full first wave here, but there's also a larger "deluxe" crash and a multi pack I don't have.

2019 Numskull incense burner. Protip - do NOT actually use this as an incense burner. I tried once and the bottom started melting. At least it's a decent display statue.

Youtooz figurines - I only have the 2020 Tawna and the 2022 "Woah" Crash. Missing everything else.

2019 Crash and Aku Aku deluxe action figure. Crash has turned around in the box because I cut the wires and took him out a couple times.

2023 Headstart RC kart. Uses the Crash 4 model with CTR NF branding. Inch resting.

2020 Numskull statue. I like this one a lot and it's fairly inexpensive.

Obligatory Funko pops. You know how it is.

Headstart blind box figurines - wave 1 (2022) on the left, wave 2 (2024) on the right. Both are incomplete because blind boxes scare me, but at least there's Catbat.

2018 Kidrobot plushies. Technically incomplete because I don't have the stupid "crazy eye" Crash variant but who cares.

2022 Headstart plush, both 8 inch and 12 inch variants. Don't talk to me or my son ever again.

2007 Kellytoy 28 inch Crash plush. He is large and I love him.

2001 Hunter Leisure Crash plush.

Newest addition to my collection - a 2024 Bandai Namco Crash plush! The first Japanese-style plush made after the revival.

Assorted crap - we have a Paladone TNT lamp, Numskull crate mugs, and the Wumpa flavour Crash 4 G-Fuel can.

[brillliantcorners]

+++++++++++ KAWS is an American graffiti artist and designer known for his toys, paintings, and prints. Born Brian Donnelly on November 4, 1974 in Jersey City, NJ, KAWS graduated with a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York and went on to work in animation. “When your whole art is based on the lettering you choose, you kinda figure out what ones work together. I just liked the shapes of the k, a, w, s,” he explained of his moniker. Having started as a graffiti artist in New York in the early 1990s, KAWS began reworking advertisements in his distinctive style. Pop Art and culture permeate his cartoonish Companion series of figurines, which bear a resemblance to the works of  Takashi Murakami.KAWS worked together with Nike in 2017 to produce an Air Jordan 4 shoe and has done multiple collaborations with the clothing brand Uniqlo, continuing to blur the boundaries between fine and commercial art. The artist is also known for his large scale public installations, such as 2019’s KAWS: Holiday which was installed in the Hong Kong harbor during Basel Hong Kong. In 2019, THE KAWS ALBUM (2005) sold at auction for a record $14.8 million, breaking his previous record of $2.7 million which was set in 2018. This work is a take on the Beatles' famous 1967 album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but instead replaced with characters from The Simpsons with the artist's signature Xs drawn across their eyes and skull. After years in the industry, KAWS gained approval from his peers in the street art world and more recently prestige from the museum and gallery worlds. Today, his work can be found in the collections at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and the Rosenblum Collection in Paris. KAWS currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

[in-the-key-of-f-major]

(I)dentity

Two stuffed tigers and three tiger figurines decorate the shelf above my desk, all five intentionally given to me because, every year,

in late January or early February, I tell people: I am a Tiger. The third of twelve animal signs in the Chinese zodiac. I receive red packets and well wishes from relatives, because

I am Chinese. But in what sense? I have an official Chinese name, but not even my parents use that name to address me, the name for which

they carefully selected the characters, to bless me with the meaning.

I speak English as a first language, but the way I enunciate my consonants and my syntax makes people question my upbringing as a local. Living abroad for one year as a 5-year-old, I soaked up someone else's accent and bits of their culture.

For one year in my teens, my family sang the national anthem of the country where I turned 6 years old. Land of the free, home of the brave. But we haven't lived there since.

Who am I, really?

I have relatives in other countries.

In Hong Kong,

I struggle with speaking Cantonese. My taste palette is different. I do not enjoy red bean soup. The moment I speak, any illusions that I am local are shattered.

In China,

I struggle with more advanced vocabulary when speaking Mandarin. I am Chinese, but in what sense? I am a foreigner here.

In Malaysia,

my grandparents left behind family on both sides. I have relatives whose relation to me I am unsure of. They speak Chinese dialects. I do not know how to address them when I meet them.

In Australia,

when I meet my extended family once every few years, we exchange hugs and we comment about the differences in weather, what counts as a long commute, and the type of English spoken in each other's countries.

I speak Singlish sometimes, the pidgin that is a symbol of my nationality. I am reminded that I hold one of the most powerful

passports in the world. When I make friends from other countries, they praise my country's cleanliness, safety, transport, and airport.

I am Singaporean.

But if my history had gone differently, would my national day still be 9 August?

Every year,

I see the red and white flag in the wind.

One white crescent moon and five white stars against a red background,

The plain white lower half of the flag.

The flag I know and love, decorating doors and windows of my fellow citizens.

Everywhere I go,

this is what I know.

I am Singaporean.

[scramboileditlog]

Still drinking at the same Resto Bar for the last 11 years. DLSU-D days palang dito na kami dumidiretso tuwing friday after class or every weekends. Yung mga college friends ko kasi noon mga nagbabanda or mga singer sa org tapos ako naman madalas mag-tune ng mga ampli nila kasi sablay naman minsan magtimpla yung mga providers ng sounds sa uni noon. Kaya mas prefer namin yung mga may karaoke talaga that time puntahan kesa clubs.

Itong Flip and Beyond kasi nagho-host din regularly ng mga underground gigs or gigs for a cause kaya ang ganda ng pagkaka-tune ng microphones nila and audio equipments. Medyo nag-modernize na din sila ng style dati kasi literal na parang old american garage yung style nito. May mga display na mga old figurines, car parts, creepy puppets and dolls, sex toys, etc. tapos madalas pa kaming ilibre nung ibang customers pag natutuwa sila dun sa mga kabarkada kong kumakanta kasi ang gaganda ng boses.

Dito din lalong lumawak yung appreciation ko sa lahat ng genre of music. Regular customers kasi dito mga musikero or rakista so nakaka-discover kami ng mga iba pang kanta or minsan yung mga kantang napapakinggan mo lang pero di mo alam yung title or artist na kumanta. Tapos naka-attend na rin ako sa events dito kaya naranasan ko mag-mosh pit.

Ngayon, na-realize ko naging core ng friendship that time yung music kaya kami nagkasama-sama. Engineering ako, sila naman Political Science, Psychology, Marketing, Business Administration tapos nagkakilala lang kami kasi isa lang yung madalas namin kainan malapit sa Gate 1 noon.

[khapaleaf]

A compilation of puzzle solutions for the Relics of the Lost Age series 

Relics of the Lost Age

Chapter 1 — The Oracle of God

1. The very first puzzle

First seal: South then North

Second seal: East then West

Third seal: West then South

Fourth seal: West then East

Chapter 2 — Shambala

N/A

Chapter 3 — Devil Music

1. The Objection! achievement

What did you learn at the museum that contradicts the theory making Elliot out as the robber?

It was something related to the Satanic imagery in the gallery --> a. it was the written message “Hail Satan”

What did you learn at the precinct that contradicts this evidence?

It was something we saw at the precinct. --> b. it was the register of detainees on the front desk

2. Strange box puzzle

Open the drawer depicting the man with his finger to his lips.

Chapter 4 — The River

N/A

Chapter 5 — The Eye of Kali

1. The clock puzzle

7 : 44

Chapter 6 — Hong Kong Crazy

N/A

Chapter 7 — Endgame

1. The relics puzzle

First podium: King Manuel’s amulet from the Congo

Second podium: The Stone of Shambala from Tibet

Third podium: The Eye of Kali from London

Fourth podium: The dragon figurine from Hong Kong

Fifth podium: The high priest’s breastplate from Palestine

Sixth podium: Chantelle LaValle’s amulet from New Orleans

2. The tree puzzle

Acorn / patch of earth / sun / raindrop

Relics 2: The Crusader’s Tomb

Chapter 1 — The Quest

N/A

Chapter 2 — A Canterbury Tale

1. The organ puzzle

D - E - A - F

C - A - G - E - D

D - E - C - A - D - E

D - E - F - A - C - E - D

Chapter 3 — City of Light

1. The map puzzle

Direction from Paris: Southeast

Associated saint: St. Mark

Associated animal: Lion

Chapter 4 — La Serenissima

1. The tome puzzle

The Life of St. Esther of Bingen: the saint’s name

The Life of St. Benedict: the saint’s revival of the dead child

The Life of St. Scholastica: the saint’s relation to Benedict

The Life of St. Jerome: the story about the tame lion

The Life of St. Matthias of Westphalia: the death of the lion

Note: the sequence of Benedict / Scholastica / Esther / Jerome / Matthias also grants the achievement for solving the puzzle.

Chapter 5 — Pilgrims in an Unholy Land

1. The coat of arms

Deer / stag

A lion

Chapter 6 — Blood of Dracul

1. The altar puzzle

The tree / the scorpion / the boat / the peacock

Chapter 7 — The World’s Desire

1. The chalice puzzle 

Turn the third cylinder left.

Turn the middle cylinder left.

Turn the first cylinder left.

Turn the first cylinder left.

Turn the middle cylinder left.

Turn the third cylinder left.

Turn the middle cylinder right.

Note: a shorter solution should also be possible, but I lost it.

2. The column puzzle

4th column and 7th column

Chapter 8 — Endgame

1. Geometric shape puzzle

Circle / triangle / square / pentagon / cross

Relics 3: Ashes for Gold

Chapter 1 — Showdown at Rattlesnake Gulch

1. Geometric shape puzzle

Single line / two parallel lines / the triangle / the upper-case M / the pentagram

Chapter 2 — The Temple of the Sands

1. Safe combination

Find the concealed note in Baillard’s office (“Behind the Sphinx. The answer is in the Good Book.”). Return to the guest bedroom and consult the bible to find the safe combination (Mark 10:43).

2. First temple puzzle

Press Jamanu, meaning “Amun”.

Press hotep, meaning “satisfied”.

Press the empty cartouche name-ring.

3. Second temple puzzle

Khonsu symbols: moon, crook and bandage.

Mut symbols: mother, water and crown.

Amun symbols: farmer, ram-headed sphinx and two vertical plumes.

Chapter 3 — The Doctor’s Demons

1. The alchemy puzzle  

The scythe-bearing angel: an offering of earth.

The torch-bearing angel: an offering of fire.

The trident-bearing angel: an offering of water.

The trumpet-bearing angel: an offering of air.

Note: follow the given order otherwise it will become bugged (on dash, at least)

2. The code puzzle

Fill in a letter for the symbol ' = T

Fill in a letter for the symbol < = H

Fill in a letter for the symbol - = R

Fill in a letter for the symbol > = O

Fill in a letter for the symbol ~ = D

Fill in a letter for the symbol : = C

Fill in a letter for the symbol " = F

3. The identity of the traitor

Solution 1

What was the key piece of information about?

It was about me.

And what was it that Becker said about you that gives Winter’s identity away?

That your cover story involved working for the Smithsonian.

Solution 2

Winter’s gender: uses traditionally male pronouns

Winter’s title and position at the university: is an academic with the rank of full professor

Winter’s employment at Magdalen: has been involved with the college for a long time

Chapter 4 — Dead Man’s Chest

1. The museum puzzle

The three ships that called into Barros’s harbor (The Jocasta out of New Orleans, a French ship carrying sugar and tobacco, and an English ship bound for Portsmouth).

2. The ship voyage puzzle

1. New Orleans, Louisiana / St. John’s, Antigua / Bridgetown, Barbados

2. Veracruz, Mexico / Saint Augustine, Florida / Cartagena, Colombia / Le Havre, France.

3. Havana, Cuba / Santo Domingo, Hispaniola / Portsmouth, England

3. The bomb puzzle

The yellow wire / the blue wire / the green wire / the indigo wire / the red wire

Chapter 5 — Path of the Condor

1. The three worlds puzzle

Set the first lever to the down position.

Set the second lever to the up position.

Set the fourth lever to the down position.

2. The Inca society puzzle

The tile showing the woman with the stretched earlobes: in the second slot down.

The tile showing the man planting maize: in the bottom slot.

The tile showing the man with the silver shoes and headdress: in the top slot.

The tile showing the man holding the knotted cords: in the third slot down.

Chapter 6 — The Sapporo Archive

N/A

Chapter 7 — Endgame

N/A

[magicaltrash]

In Summer 2024, Hong Kong Disneyland featured a "Mystery Figurine Set" featuring blind box trash can collectibles. Each can design was modeled after an existing can from the park.

6 designs were available, including World of Frozen, Main Street U.S.A., Tomorrowland, Toy Story Land, Fantasyland (with PUSH the Talking Trash Can mobility), and It's a Small World. At the time of release, cost was HK$69 - or close to $9 in U.S. dollars. // Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Hong Kong Disneyland, 2024 [Source: Disney Magical Kingdom Blog. Used by Permission.]

[smallmariofindings]

Officially licensed Donkey Kong Country figurine of a Kritter, from Japan.

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[suppermariobroth]

Officially licensed 1981 figurine of Pauline next to a Donkey Kong arcade machine. The figurine is notable for its imprecise paint application, resulting in many of the copies having misaligned eyes.

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[jamitin-k]

During the Hong Kong hotel infiltration in the Webtoon Seri (@serikachan) asked Biwan (@oOZLo) whether the kids would wear this *points at anime maid gun girl figurine* outfit and was immediately told to give up on her idea.

She then drew the S-Classes in maid dresses, realized it’s “frilly hell” and that abandoning the idea was the right thing to do.