Today’s unboxing features three Grogu figures from The Bounty Collection by Hasbro. This is an ongoing series of cute non-posable figures of Grogu (and more recently other characters), in a variety of poses inspired by his appearance in The Mandalorian.

When this series first launched, we weren’t sure if we wanted to start another collection – we already own a few Grogu figures from the Funko Pop! Vinyl range. We were gifted a couple of figures from series 3, and were pleasantly surprised by how much we liked them. We recently picked a few more from series 4 and 5 so we unboxed them on video – and can already see ourselves adding more to this new collection!

Check out our unboxing video –

While the earlier series had window boxes, these figures from series 4 and 5 are part of Hasbro’s new ‘plastic free packaging’ line and are just packaged in cardboard boxes. The images on the front of the box are a pretty good representation of the figure inside – this is not a random ‘blind box’ line, so the lack of a window for these isn’t an issue.

Each series has 6 designs to collect – these are pictured on the side of the box, so you can see which designs to choose from, or use it as a checklist to collect them all! Personally, I think these are some of the better designs from series 4 and 5 – some figures are just a simple pose, while other figures include extra elements like a helmet or creature.

Unboxing these figures and getting to see them up close in person, I think they are really well done! Each figure has a good level of detail for the cute stylized design, and I already want to collect more from this line.

Here are our three new The Bounty Collection figures –

• Series 4 – figure #22 Grogu with blue butterfly
• Series 5 – figure #27 – Grogu with Loth-cat
• Series 5 – figure #30 – Grogu with Beskar

We already own two figures from series 3 – when the packaging still had plastic windows, so you could clearly see the figure inside before purchasing. These figures were gifts, and as you can see, we liked them so much we ended up getting more!

• Series 3 – figure #16 Grogu meditating
• Series 3 – figure #18 Grogu with Mando helmet

Overall, my opinion has changed on this series – at first I wasn’t that interested, but now I really want to collect more! Some of the designs are more interesting than others, but once you get a few together on display, I can see how the simple poses work within the whole collection.

May the Force be with you!

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Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you.

I’ve recently been getting back into Lego Star Wars – collecting that is, not that I ever really wasn’t into Lego. I grew up with Lego, and collected a lot of the Star Wars sets in the early 2000’s, but unfortunately sold them all to focus on the 3.75″ action figures. Fast forward and now I’m finally diving back in. Late last year I picked up the Armored Assault Tank set, but I’ve had my eye on some of the more collector-focused sets. There were some great Lego Star Wars promotions leading up to Star Wars Day, and so… here we are!

We picked up the Darth Vader and Biker Scout helmets, and the Imperial Probe Droid set.

Lego were offering some great free gifts this year, including Aunt Beru in the Lars Homestead Kitchen, a small AT-ST, and a Beskar ingot keyring. My favourite has to be the homestead set – a small scene from A New Hope, but it works so well in this cute little Lego scale.

I can’t wait to get stuck in and build these great sets. May the 4th be with you!

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Even a couple of seasons in to The Mandalorian, I’m still in two minds as to whether the first episode version of Din Djarin’s armour is the coolest, or if his shiny Beskar version is the most aesthetic. Although there’s something curious and interesting about the piecemeal ensemble he wears when the series opened, that prompts us to wonder what adventures he may have had prior to his encounter with Grogu, I guess we have to respect the maturation of his appearance to fully reflect his Mandalorian heritage.

Anyway, having said all that… the Beskar Armor version of the Mandalorian mini-bust from Gentle Giant/Diamond Select Toys, complete with a truncated version of his iconic Amban phase-pulse blaster rifle is a very tidy representation of the character. It was released as a 2020 SDCC convention exclusive.

This collectible was limited to a run of 3,000 pieces. It’s a great companion piece to the original pre-Beskar version if you also happen to have that mini-bust (either the original Mk-1 iteration, or the second version otherwise unchanged version that came with a Beskar pauldron for his right shoulder). Minimal assembly is required, with his right, blaster-holding hand snapping into place thanks to a magnetic attachment.

This mini-bust has Din Djarin in a simple pose, but it captures the mix of fabric and metal textures in his costume, as well as all the accessory details like grenades, ammunition, and belt pouches. It’s nice to have matching representations of his armour evolution, and we suspect that this might not be the final Mandalorian mini-bust that we see from Gentle Giant/Diamond Select… hopefully we’ll see a season 3 sculpt sometime in 2022.

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