Review – Monkster Nebulords

Released back in April (mentioned here), this Nebulords resin toy from Ghosts Demons Rioteers is even cooler in person than it is in the photos. Just over 5-inches tall, this warped monstrosity is every bit as weird and twisted as I had hoped it would be. And it even has a secret . . . but it’s a minor secret so we’ll get to it after we . . .

Look at the Monkster!

Okay, I can immediately see where a lot of people won’t find the beauty in this figure’s design. It’s very rough, with jagged edges and seam lines covering the different parts of the toy. It’s nothing I would have ever released — I’m a bit insane and hide more work than I show — but the figure feels great in-hand and looks fantastic. Over at the blog we learn:

“Generally these fellows have an odd look to them, graceful from some angles, simplistic from another. Even though these were my first real attempt at sculpting, it was a purposeful decision to keep the sculpt as I had drawn in the initial sketch…… makin’em look kooky and rad!”

A Wild Paint Job

A rainbow collided with resin when this design was created, and again we see something I would have never done but I can appreciate the final effect. It’s almost a Play-Doh collage of colors, looking kinda like someone mashed together several different colors, stretched the resulting mass, and then twisted it around a time or two. Cool!

A Secret?

Magnets! The toy has four points of articulation — each arm, the head, and the waist — and the articulation is accomplished with small, powerful magnets. The photo above shows where I removed one arm and the head; the yellow circles are the magnets. I’ve been wanting to try the “magnets-for-articulation” trick myself, so it’s cool to find this on one of the resin toys that I added to my collection. It’s a small thing, but it’s neat and works great.

Closing Thoughts

A short review, yes, but as usual it’s the photos that really give someone everything they need to know about a toy. Especially when it’s a toy that’s as unique as the Monkster Nebulords resin toy we’re looking at today. Between the sculpt, the insane paint design, and the magnets this is a resin toy that could become my favorite release of 2010. It’s probably too early to go throwing around comments like that, but this Nebulords is great and makes me want another release in the series.

I’m gonna keep an eye on the Ghosts Demons Rioteers blog and hope for a new toy to pop up before the end of the summer.

Philip Reed now needs to track down magnets and he needs to let go and let some of his hidden works see the world. The more he digs into resin toys and Japanese vinyl the more Philip discovers that he isn’t the only one who enjoys the raw, almost-primitive style that begs to see release.