toysrevil's top 6 vinyl toys of 2006 countdown: number 5

continuing with my personal Top 6 Vinyl Toys of 2006-countdown, with Number 5's Get Small San Francisco mini-figure set from Upperplayground, Fifty24SF and Ningyoushi:



they seem quirky, likeable and somewhat intriguing when i first saw them online, but didn't think too much of it as i didn't really expect them to hit Singapore's shores. but they did. and when i held them in my hands? t'was a sudden mindwarp down black+white memory backlanes of my mid 80's-to-early 90's "alternative comics"-era - days of Eightball, RAW, Drawn&Quarterly, Charles Burns scratching black over my mindscape - comics on the edge of insanity and zen, clad neither in spandex nor normality and yet they were as normal as you or me? ... the Get Small series reminded me of that seemingly innocent joy-implosion and kick/sensation of discovery.



and primarily also becoz Jeremy Fish's BunnySkull has suddenly become my new photo'hoe toy-muse! a perfect blend of macabre and humor, IMHO ... and am actually thankful they come in this mini-size. neither too big to be offensive to folks, but cool enuff to put into the pocket. and a set of four is it; no variants, no excuse to take more of your foolish gambling money no chase, just 4 to make a set = really appreciate that :) ~ *heh*

- Number 6