Saturday, September 15, 2012

#79: LEGO Monster Fighters - 30201 Ghost Polybag


Halloween is coming! As with any self respecting holiday, Target has impulse toys in its holiday season. There's a truly bizarre Halloween themed Batman figure, but so far all I've picked up is this Monster Fighters ghost. There's a grandfather clock, but I'm all about getting the ghost minifig without coughing up for one of the larger sets. I had at least one ghost as a kid, and I think it was included with one of the castles. Since getting back into LEGO minifigures, I've been hoping they would release a ghost in one of the blind bagged assortments, but that hasn't happened, and for a dollar more, I get a clock too. The ghost minifig used to have a full LEGO body underneath the sheet, but this version has a block instead of legs, allowing for the ball and chain accessory to be attached. I think that's a cool touch. (Edit: It appears that LEGO ghosts didn't have legs under the sheet until 1997, after which I had stopped collecting. I originally had the ghost from the King's Mountain Fortress set, which did have a block instead of legs.)


Also, it glows in the dark! Alas, this is the only glow in the dark toy in my collection.

7 comments:

  1. Was sold out at the two Targets i went to this week but i plan on checking back to them soon.

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    1. Sold out already? Yikes! Maybe they just haven't stocked them yet.

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  2. I got the original LEGO ghost in the haunted castle set back in I think 87, and he did NOT have legs. It was a 1x2 underneath.

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    1. Ah, looks like you're right. I had this set: http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/6081_King's_Mountain_Fortress
      and it looks like the ghost did indeed have a brick instead of legs:
      http://www.peeron.com/scans/6081-1/2

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  3. Only gitd toy? You need to get more...

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  4. This set is worth to get. I am kinda sucker to glow in the dark. LOL

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  5. WOw! Didn't even know about this one.
    I will go and try to find it tomorrow.

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