The ears and jaw are also articulated and it works well to have the ears articulated because it helps with positioning his hat. The head is on a ball joint and can rotate, and independent articulation in the neck allows him to look up, down, and to the side. The gremlin is articulated just like Stripe, but I’ll give you a run-down here if you don’t want to read about the Christmas figure. I don’t have the space to dedicate to a large Gremlins display, but I certainly see the appeal as this release is basically parts of a flasher, card player, and bar fly. There’s basically more stuff here than could be handled by one gremlin, so the point is really to buy a bunch of figures to create your own gremlin horde. And to make the consumer feel like they’re getting their bang for their buck, NECA overloads each release with accessories. There were a few unique ones, like Stripe, but the rest are indistinguishable. Perhaps that sounds cheap, but in the film most of the gremlins looked the same. All of NECA’s gremlins are basically re-releases of the same figure, but with new accessories. He comes in the same five-panel window box all of NECA’s ultimate releases come packaged in complete with numerous product shots. For fans of NECA’s line of figures based on the film, he’s a very familiar release. He’s a gremlin in an oversized coat who wants to show the world what he’s packing (which isn’t much, so maybe he should be more bashful). The Ultimate Flasher Gremlin is based on the many background characters in the film Gremlins. I added the Flasher Gremlin to my display one weekend in February, and I do not regret it one bit.īoth the figure and the packaging should be pretty familiar to collectors at this point. Christmas came and went, and so did Valentine’s Day, and when the wife decided not to indulge my passion for toys I finally caved. I figured, for once, I’d let it be known that I wanted this thing, but not actually buy it for myself. He’s ludicrous and comes with a bunch of stuff that makes posing plentiful, I was just hesitant to actually make the purchase. I wanted to pair him with another Gremlin, and it was the Flasher Gremlin that spoke to me the most. When Christmas came and went though, so did Stripe leaving Gizmo all alone on the shelf. I’ve changed his look up with the seasons and for Christmas he was joined by the Santa Stripe figure that came out last fall. He has occupied a little section of my knick-knack shelf in the living room area of my house, a spot normally reserved for more “tasteful” decorations. I grabbed the Ultimate Gizmo last summer, and while he’s fairly limited as an action figure, he is fun to have on display in my home. I’ve had NECA’s Ultimate Flasher Gremlin on my “want” list for awhile now.
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