Monster High Mega Bloks Figure Review
A couple weeks ago we went to Walmart and ran across the Mega Bloks Monster High figures in the toy aisle. My sister and I like to look down there for props for our dolls and whatnot, and when I saw the mini Monster High figures I really liked how they looked like tiny BJDs. I thought one would be perfect for Hope to have her own little dolly, but I needed more information before buying one.
At home I went online and looked up a video review on YouTube. It didn't get as thorough as I would've liked of the dolls, but I was really impressed with how the doll moved. Intrigued, I checked around on eBay to see what I could find for sale. Then yesterday we went to Walmart again, looking for a bag to carry a YoSD in, and I picked up one of the Monster High figures while we were there.
I chose Ghoulia. I'm not into Monster High (not a fan of monsters usually), so I don't know much about the characters, but I believe she's some kind of ghost. I, however, don't intend for her to be a ghost, but maybe someone with superpowers?
She's about the perfect size to be a MSD BJD for Hope.
Ok, so on to the review. These toys are simple to open. They even have a convenient pull tab on the side of the box. Wish all toys had those.
Getting the figure and her accessories out of the plastic piece that holds her in place proved to be a bit of a challenge. Her hand that she's holding up was really stuck in tight. I learned that if you pop her head out of the plastic first, you can pull on her body to get the hand free. Once out of the box, I could get a better look at her and her accessories. She comes with a stand brick, "cell phone", and bracelet. There was also an instruction page that showed all the available characters in series 3.
This one is really cute with her blue hair and glasses. She's wearing a cheerleading outfit and red sneakers (high-heeled, of course!).
These little figures have a really impressive jointing system in their legs. It allows for many fun poses. Hurray for ball-joints!
And the graceful salsa dance. Or maybe trip.
She can do more than that, of course, but I only got pictures of two poses. I also discovered that for the best poses, she's going to need a bigger brick surface to stand on. Luckily, these are completely compatible with Lego brick plates. Sadly, her arms only move up and down, a real step down from the agility of her legs.
Here's a look at her without her hair.
She's so gray she almost blends into the beige carpet. We've got to get a better background...
And here's her hair. Notice the long peg inside it. This ensures it goes a long way into the head and keeps it from falling off. Or even coming off all that easily.
On removing her hair and glasses I discovered this little figure has a "glasses shelf" in the back of her head, and her glasses wrap all the way around like goggles. Not a bad idea actually.
I found that mine has a tiny discoloration on her cheek like a beauty mark. Her glasses hide it completely, but I think it's kind of cute when she's not wearing them.
She comes apart in the middle which is the only way to remove her skirt. Her head comes off too without much trouble at all.
While the rest of her is pretty much hard plastic, her skirt is rubbery like Polly Pocket clothes used to be. It has a hole in the middle of the top of it to slide over the peg in the center of her leg part.
And then there's her legs without the skirt. Not exactly the most attractive way to go. It looks like she's wearing robot underwear.
Her hips are ball-jointed, which is how she can do such flexible poses.
Her knees have an interesting joint as well. It's like a ball and peg joint all rolled into one. This way she can twist her knee into the most painful positions, and still bend it as if it weren't horribly disfiguring.
Hope was thrilled with her new doll--now she can have her own BJDs, just like me--and she named her Frost. I have a feeling they'll get to be great friends.
Then today we had to go to Walmart again, this time for socks. We decided to try the other Walmart (we have two in our town within reasonable driving distance). While there I checked the toy aisle again--I knew there were a few other Monster High figures I'd be interesting in getting for Hope. They aren't too expensive so I ended up bringing home four more: Catrine, Lagoona, Skelita, and Kiyomi.
We promptly opened them up to see all five of Hope's dolls together.
Inspecting them closer I found they all have "glasses shelves" (of course they would *slaps forehead*). We gave them a thorough once over, and then Hope and I proceeded to change the pieces around on everyone except Lagoona to see what they would look like.
I really like the black hair, and it looks good on most of them, except the blue Kiyomi figure. Anyway, I can see the appeal as they are fun to play with, redress, and pose. Hope's very proud of her new doll collection. She buys dolls faster than I do!
I would be interested in getting Hope one of the tan Cleo figures too, because she is so normal looking and would make a great BJD. Got to be careful too, though. Wouldn't want to go overboard!
Anyway, hope you enjoyed this review. See you next time.
~SilverStar-Burst
At home I went online and looked up a video review on YouTube. It didn't get as thorough as I would've liked of the dolls, but I was really impressed with how the doll moved. Intrigued, I checked around on eBay to see what I could find for sale. Then yesterday we went to Walmart again, looking for a bag to carry a YoSD in, and I picked up one of the Monster High figures while we were there.
I chose Ghoulia. I'm not into Monster High (not a fan of monsters usually), so I don't know much about the characters, but I believe she's some kind of ghost. I, however, don't intend for her to be a ghost, but maybe someone with superpowers?
She's about the perfect size to be a MSD BJD for Hope.
Ok, so on to the review. These toys are simple to open. They even have a convenient pull tab on the side of the box. Wish all toys had those.
Getting the figure and her accessories out of the plastic piece that holds her in place proved to be a bit of a challenge. Her hand that she's holding up was really stuck in tight. I learned that if you pop her head out of the plastic first, you can pull on her body to get the hand free. Once out of the box, I could get a better look at her and her accessories. She comes with a stand brick, "cell phone", and bracelet. There was also an instruction page that showed all the available characters in series 3.
This one is really cute with her blue hair and glasses. She's wearing a cheerleading outfit and red sneakers (high-heeled, of course!).
These little figures have a really impressive jointing system in their legs. It allows for many fun poses. Hurray for ball-joints!
And the graceful salsa dance. Or maybe trip.
She can do more than that, of course, but I only got pictures of two poses. I also discovered that for the best poses, she's going to need a bigger brick surface to stand on. Luckily, these are completely compatible with Lego brick plates. Sadly, her arms only move up and down, a real step down from the agility of her legs.
Here's a look at her without her hair.
She's so gray she almost blends into the beige carpet. We've got to get a better background...
And here's her hair. Notice the long peg inside it. This ensures it goes a long way into the head and keeps it from falling off. Or even coming off all that easily.
On removing her hair and glasses I discovered this little figure has a "glasses shelf" in the back of her head, and her glasses wrap all the way around like goggles. Not a bad idea actually.
I found that mine has a tiny discoloration on her cheek like a beauty mark. Her glasses hide it completely, but I think it's kind of cute when she's not wearing them.
She comes apart in the middle which is the only way to remove her skirt. Her head comes off too without much trouble at all.
While the rest of her is pretty much hard plastic, her skirt is rubbery like Polly Pocket clothes used to be. It has a hole in the middle of the top of it to slide over the peg in the center of her leg part.
And then there's her legs without the skirt. Not exactly the most attractive way to go. It looks like she's wearing robot underwear.
Her hips are ball-jointed, which is how she can do such flexible poses.
Her knees have an interesting joint as well. It's like a ball and peg joint all rolled into one. This way she can twist her knee into the most painful positions, and still bend it as if it weren't horribly disfiguring.
Hope was thrilled with her new doll--now she can have her own BJDs, just like me--and she named her Frost. I have a feeling they'll get to be great friends.
Then today we had to go to Walmart again, this time for socks. We decided to try the other Walmart (we have two in our town within reasonable driving distance). While there I checked the toy aisle again--I knew there were a few other Monster High figures I'd be interesting in getting for Hope. They aren't too expensive so I ended up bringing home four more: Catrine, Lagoona, Skelita, and Kiyomi.
We promptly opened them up to see all five of Hope's dolls together.
Inspecting them closer I found they all have "glasses shelves" (of course they would *slaps forehead*). We gave them a thorough once over, and then Hope and I proceeded to change the pieces around on everyone except Lagoona to see what they would look like.
I really like the black hair, and it looks good on most of them, except the blue Kiyomi figure. Anyway, I can see the appeal as they are fun to play with, redress, and pose. Hope's very proud of her new doll collection. She buys dolls faster than I do!
I would be interested in getting Hope one of the tan Cleo figures too, because she is so normal looking and would make a great BJD. Got to be careful too, though. Wouldn't want to go overboard!
Anyway, hope you enjoyed this review. See you next time.
~SilverStar-Burst
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