Tonight I went to Brian’s to film Built from Bricks. I really thought that I’d have more time today to do something other than talk more about the Stop Motion Studio.
I did get a bunch more LEGO sets today. Two came in the mail and two I picked up from Toys ‘R Us. I like to scoop things up on the 10% off days. Next week I will have a coupon plus a $5 coupon. There is another Marvel set that I have my eyes on.
I think that I’ll build many of these in a stop motion type video.
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The Marvel Gear + Goods came with some great stuff in it like a Black Panther Apron, Modok Ice Cube Maker, Hank Pym Beaker, Ultron Pin and the best piece a set of 4 snack plates depicting Totally Awesome Hulk, Ant-Man, Spider-Man and Iron Man.
We had a lot of fun showing everyone what was in the Crate. Andrew and Allison even made a plate of Squirrel Girl’s Unbeatable Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. They certainly look good on the Ant-Man plate or even the Spider-Man plate. Even though Andrew thinks plates are boring, see the video. He was excited when I told him that he can use these plates for his lunch each day. He found that to be more exciting.
I decided that instead of just making an ice cube in the shape of Modok that I would get out my gummie making equipment and make some lemon gummie mix to fill the Modok Mold. The back of the mold came out great but the front, not so much. I can tell you exactly what happened. I filled up the mold and then tried to move it. I squished it and out came a bunch of mixture so there wasn’t enough all through the mold. I’ll have to make a better one sometime.
The whole crate is really fantastic, so many special items for the kitchen for any Marvel fan! If you are so inclined to start a subscription to the Loot Crate Marvel Gear + Goods then place use my affiliate link and I think my discount code of BENSPARK can help you out as well.
I have a love/hate relationship with blind bags. They are exciting to open to see if you have found a chase character or a duplicate. The more blind bags you have the more chances you have of getting all the figures that you want, but there is also a higher chance of getting duplicates. I picked up a bunch of Funko Mystery Minis (Blind Bags) of Captain America Civil war characters on clearance at a couple of GameStop stores. Last night I found the rest of them at the last of the GameStops that are near me. I have all the figures except for three of them. I figured that I’d find at least one of them with this latest batch, but no. Not one new one and I even found two of the same ones. Ant-Man. I love the character but not 4 of them. So, that is the trap of Blind Bags. It is like toy gambling. It can be exciting but also disappointing.
So, now I have to figure out how to find those last three figures without taking more chances on blind bags.
With it being National Bobblehead Day I had to make sure that I took some photos of the various Funko Pop bobblehead figures that I have around the office. I really need to get some shelves up to display all of them properly. Although I may have to put the ANT-MAN one behind a magnifying glass. It is so small. The smallest bobblehead that Funko makes. It is pretty cute. I have the full size one without the helmet and am thinking of picking up Yellow Jacket and the full-sized ANT-MAN with the helmet. A lot of craziness happening today. At least while attempting to help Andrew give a urine sample at the doctor’s office. I’m going ot have to think that one through next year. More in today’s vlog.
ANT-MAN is now available everywhere. I have him in the smallest version possible, digital. I received a copy of the 3D Blu-ray Combo pack to review. I saw ANT-MAN in the theater a couple of times and it was really funny. It is the funniest of all the marvel movies so far. Even though I though Guardians was really funny, ANT-MAN was the funniest. Now I have the movie in my own home and available anywhere through Disney Movies Anywhere. I’ve been able to watch the movie as well as all the extras. My favorite extra is the whole featurette, Let’s Go To The Macroverse. It talks about how the movie was made with regards to the filming the small world around ANT-MAN. Tons of macro photography was done to capture the textures and details of that small level.
The Movie itself is great fun. At its core it is a heist movie. Scott Lang is a Robin Hood like thief that was caught and sent to jail. He’s out and trying to change his ways so that he can be a better father to his daughter, Cassie. However, it is tough for an ex-con and he soon finds himself falling back into the life of a thief. He is helped by some friends and eventually meets Hank Pym who is the original ANT-MAN. Not a spoiler since anyone who is anyone should know one of the original founders of The Avengers. Hank enlists Scott into a scheme to break into his former company to steal something and this is where it gets really fun and interesting.
Hank’s daughter, Hope, helps train Scott to become the new ANT-MAN. So with this movie you get heists, training montages and some very funny moments, especially with a Thomas the Tank Engine. Check out the press release below for more. Continue reading Review: ANT-MAN 3D Blu-ray Combo Pack
We get sent cool Marvel toys from Hasbro from time to time and this summer is the #SummerOfMarvel. We’ve gotten some cool things and this time we included not only a 3.75-Inch Infinite Series ANT-MAN action figure with a winged Ant vehicle. ANT-MAN can ride on the winged ant. We also received a film slate which is Andrew’s favorite thing to use. He made use of it a lot when we made the video.
We made our video over at the Attleboro Springs trail. The kids spent much of the time climbing all over Pudding Rock. Andrew is a little climbing daredevil. Eva enjoys climbing just about as much but with a little more restraint. But we were there to make a video so check it out below. Continue reading #SummerOfMarvel Ant-Man goes Camping
Tonight I saw the movie ANT-MAN at a press screening. My thoughts and opinions and review on the movie are under embargo until the movie is released this Friday. I can tell you this. I enjoyed it. So did my friend Brian from Built From Bricks. He and I drove up to Boston in my new car, a Kia Forte and had plenty to talk about. Much of which was my not so fun adventure in getting the car. What follows below is a rant about my experience with the dealership. Continue reading ANT-MAN Screening
Today, Paul Rudd, star of Marvel’s ANT-MAN, was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in front of the historic El Capitan Theatre! His ANT-MAN Director Peyton Reed and co-star Michael Douglas were both on hand for the celebration.
ANT-MAN opens in theaters everywhere on July 17th! More about ANT-MAN below. Continue reading ANT-MAN’s Paul Rudd Honored with Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
As with all Summers this one is filed with movies that I want to see. Movies like Jurassic World, Ant-Man and Terminator Genisys are on the top of my list. They look like they will be the biggest overall hits. Jurassic World is already a huge hit and has broken a ton of records. I have high hopes for Ant-Man and am hoping to see it early at a press screening.
There are a set of posters for Ant-Man that depict the diminutive hero in poses on or near equipment from other Avengers. I took more of our toys out and took photos of them with the mini Ant-Man bobblehead from the Marvel Collector Corps.
Eva and I went through the photos that she took at the Cruise Night. She is doing a good job of it and she took the constructive criticism well. She shot almost 300 photos and we whittled them down to just about 200. She was happy that she could put the images onto her tablet and look at them whenever she wants to.