Disney Store Ratatouille "Remy" Action Figure

I have been meaning to get this set of Ratatouille action figures for a while but kept putting it off for one reason or other; but last week I decided I need them in my life as soon as possible and took to eBay to hunt them down! There are four in the set to collect (Remy, Emile, Git and Django) and I was fortunate enough to find all four at great prices from separate sellers and the first to arrive was Remy this morning.

I am often not too fussed about boxes for things because I take them out the boxes anyway so I'd actually rather buy something out the box than in it; however, I'm so glad I got all these in the boxes because they are gorgeous and actually really easy to take them out without damaging the boxes too much.

Remy himself is just such an amazing figure. He is a great size and his face and detail has been captured really well. He is fairly poseable which is really cool; with moveable arms and legs, and you can twist his head and torso also. 

Something I found really cool also is that inside the box is a little cardboard divider that divides the Remy figure and his part of the raft into two section which has a background scene from the film printed on it which you can use to put behind Remy as a backdrop for photos 😍

Each of the four figures comes with a piece from the raft and when you have all four sets, they can link together. Remy's pieces form the back part of the raft. Again, it is super detailed, I am just blown away by the set. My only complaint is that its actually quite hard to pose Remy on it with the posts by his hand and the knife paddle resting across like in the photos on the box, but otherwise, its brilliant.

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Disney Store Moana Toddler Doll

I hadn't really intended to get this doll as I knew she was pretty big and I wasn't sure where I would put her; however, two of the classic dolls I got recently were faulty and Disney couldn't send replacements as they were no longer in stock so they asked me to choose something else from the store instead (or have a refund). So I decided to take the plunge and get her as I did really want to have something representing baby Moana in my collection.

I do have a couple of the big Animator dolls so I shouldn't have been so surprised by her size when she arrived, but I was! She is slightly shorter than them, but chunkier. She isn't officially called an Animator doll but they have released a plush version of her that IS part of the official Animator range so it will be interesting to see if they release another version of Baby Moana in the future. I hope they at least release one of the Mini Animator sets of her because that would be adorable 💓

Her box is quite pretty with a nice wave design and nice artwork of Moana and Maui on the front and back (though perhaps some artwork of actual baby Moana would have been cuter).

 

Straight out the box she looks pretty cute. Her outfit is nice but I don't know why they bothered with the top since she doesn't wear that in the film. It does look pretty cute though. Her face is painted really nicely and I think it is a good likeness for her. My doll has a couple of marks on the vinyl on her face which is a little annoying but I'll get over it.

 

Her hair isn't great but should be ok with a little tidy up; and her flower hair clip is VERY stiff. It wasn't attached to her hair when I took her out the box and I managed to open it to try and clip it back on, but I can't get it to snap shut at the moment so its just hanging on.

Overall, I really love the detail on this doll. Her sandy feet are just adorable and her little turtle friend is really cute. I'd definitely recommend her to anyone thinking of adding her to their collection.

 

 

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Spin Master Monsters University Poseable Figures - Mike & Sulley

I picked up these figures just before Christmas in a shop here in the UK called Home Bargains that sells all sorts of random stuff pretty cheaply. They often have random Disney/Pixar items in and I was thrilled to spot these for £1.99 each!

They are "poseable" figures made by Spin Master. As far as their posing abilities go, they aren't exactly amazing, but Mike is pretty cool because you can move his eye so its looking in different directions. His arms and legs can be turned too but they don't do much.

Sulley's arms move and they do actually have quite a good range as they are jointed at both the shoulder and the elbow. His tail can be twisted too but again, there's not much point to it! All in all though, they are cute little figures and were a great price so I can't complain! Mike and Sulley were the only two available in my store but I don't know if any of the others were available in other stores.

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Applause "Dim" Plush (A Bug's Life)

I recieved a few Disney/Pixar related items for Christmas but one of the most special items was this gorgeous Dim plush that I recieved from one of my best friends, Emma. Its particularly special because he was Emma's very own plush that she bought when the film originally came out but she has gifted him to me and I am so grateful and thrilled 💖

He was made by Applause and still has both his plastic Applause tag, and his paper tag and is in beautiful condition! Emma really cared for him and now I will too 😙 Thank you so much, Emma, for giving him to me 💗

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Disney Store 2016 Classic Dolls - Belle & Beast

I have quite a few of the 2016 Disney Store Classic Dolls now that I have slowly been de-boxing
 and today I want to share one of my favourite couples with you, Belle and Beast from Beauty and the Beast.

When I was a child, I had a bit of a crush on Beast and one of my favourite toys was my Beast figure from McDonalds so I've been wanting to get him in doll form for a while; and I couldn't have him without beautiful Belle of course!

The boxes are kind of ok. They are pretty but I'm not a huge fan of these new mainly plastic boxes as they are a lot harder to keep in-tact when taking them out the box. The artwork on the back of the boxes is lovely though :)

The princesse's in this new range come with a little companion figure and Belle comes with Chip. I completely forgot to take a photo of him, but to be honest, he's not the greatest figure or representation of Chip in the world so you aren't missing much :D Belle comes in her yellow dress which is really nice and glittery. I'm not a huge fan of her gloves as she looks like she's wearing mittens but I can always take them off if they annoy me too much! Her face is really lovely and her hair is nicely styled so I am generally pretty pleased with her. I was having difficulty getting her to stand nicely though, hence why I didn't get a full body shot of her (I'll try again another day).

Beast is wonderful and horrible at the same time XD I love his outfit, his legs, the way they have padded his back out to give him his proper shape; and his face is just really lovely and captured well. However, you have to look at him from slightly above always as if you look at him straight on, his neck is too long and his big plastic head is about an inch away from his body and just looks horrid XD Goodness knows why they did that as I'm sure they could have got it fitting better; but never mind; he still looks gorgeous from certain angles. His tail is unfortunately a bit ratty too. It was all stuck to the box when I took him out so I had to peel it off and it still feels quite sticky now; plus the seam is really visible. So, he does have a few failings but I'll look past them as I didn't pay full price for him so I guess he's ok considering.

Both being classic dolls, they are meant to work together and they really do. The scaling is pretty good with Beast being larger than Belle; and their colouring and the colours of their clothes go really well so they just look gorgeous together <3

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