This time, I visited the local Wal*Mart and for a few quarters a pop I was able to score some truly horrific Family Guy mini-figures, or rather figurines, as there is not much else to go by when cataloging this set.
I bought a couple and immediately I was reminded of the Homies that filled machines years and years ago. They are fun little guys, when you aren't expecting anything at all, and for as little as I spend, I'm at least satisfied I didn't get any duplicates. However, these figurines are utterly destroyed in paint applications, and completely abysmal ones at that, if anyone truly is keeping track.
But, much like always, seeing mini-figures in vending machines is awesome enough. At this time, I will throw a few coins in any machine that have them, even if they are pretty horrible. I think I'm more afraid of losing vending machine figures entirely than the mini-vile that creeps inside.
I picked up one of these back in late December on a whim and the paintwork was indeed atrocious. I ended up with the Brian in a Tuxedo figure. There's some website that provides vending machine products to owners of the machines that sells these in bulk, FYI.
ReplyDeleteOf the few I picked up the Tuxedo Brian was one of them too. Truly an ugly figure indeed! But, it's weird, I'm hesitant to buy them wholesale off a site. I don't really want the figures, to be honest, because they are really pretty much junk, but I don't want to see the machines leave the stores either.
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