The Incredible Shrinking 31 Days of Toy Terror: Female Alien from Universal Horror Classics Tiny Mights by CultureFly

 

   I think everyone realizes that I usually start working on my 31 day Halloween countdown before October. If I didn't start around July or August like I usually do, I'd spend every day working on toy reviews all through October. Starting early is a nice way to ease myself into the spooky season, too. As of my writing this, it's September 23rd and I have yet to find any more of the Universal Horror Classics Tiny Mights at 5 Below. I originally found five of the figures back in mid-July and that was the last time I've seen any of them. I've been looking, too, as I really want the Michael Myers minis, Laurie Strode, and the An American Werewolf in London Kessler Werewolf. I managed to find all of the They Live minis, though, so let's start checking out that subset by looking at the Female Alien minifigure. That's a generic name for sure (some other products call them Ghouls rather than Aliens and I've seen John Carpenter himself call them both, along with just "creatures"), and this little figure could easily be one of a number of female aliens from the film. I do wonder if she's based on this particular alien, though, as the dresses look similar and NECA also made a figure of the same character, so presumably the figure might be in some sort of licensing guide or something? Let's take a look at the Female Alien minifigure after the break...

The Facts:

Height: 1 and 1/2 inches

Non-Scalper Price: $2 dollars

The Positives:

* There are multiple colors available and this slime green version of the Female Alien does look pretty cool. It makes it harder to see the details on the figure, but it looks great, especially when it catches some light. She's dressed like a fashionable and professional 1980s woman and she's holding up her wrist to use her communicator, the device the ghouls use to interact with one another and to teleport away from trouble. She's probably reporting something that Nada's up to right now!


 

* Here's a closer shot so you can see her face. I will admit, it's tough to get a good shot of her with this transparent plastic, but the detail looks pretty impressive for such a small, M.U.S.C.L.E. inspired figure. She's got some outrageous 1980s hair, hoop earrings, and a decent facial pattern to show her true ghoulish self.

The Negatives:

* Unfortunately, she is a pain to stand. I just cannot get her to stand, which really sucks. I had trouble getting some of CultureFly's Batman Tiny Mights to stand to. Well, just the women. They need to figure out a way to make their feet larger. It's OK to be stylized a bit with these. They need to be able to stand up. 

   I like the Tiny Mights figures from CultureFly; they usually make great sculpts, they pursue some interesting licenses, and they're nicely M.U.S.C.L.E. inspired. Unfortunately, this isn't the first time I've had one of their women minis that just would not stand properly. If they'd just make their feet a bit larger and rounder they'd work just fine. As is, though? She's kind of an Eh and a 1/2 mini. That's a shame, too, because I'm a huge fan of They Live. I'm just going to have to pose her leaning against something. Not every day is a treat, I guess. Gotta have a few tricks in here, too.