FUNKO POP: THE BIG BANG THEORY SHELDON COOPER

OK, so I have not been very regular to this blog. My first post was way back in November-2015 and I haven’t visited it ever since. I am really sorry for that. I will try my best to be regular in posting, but please bear with me if I don’t.

Well enough of that. Let us start our review. I chose The Big Bang Theory toy for my first review because it is one of my favourite shows on TV. The toy in question here is made by an American company named Funko.

About Funko: Funko is an American company that makes licensed pop-culture TV/movie collectible toys. It was founded in 1998 by Mike Becker as a bobblehead company who wanted to bring nostalgia-themed toys back to mainstream. In 2005 Funko was sold, which is now headed by Brian Mariotti as its president (kind of reminds me of Polly Pocket being acquired by Mattel). And now, besides toys, Funko also sells other products like USBs, T-shirts, headphones, lamps etc, all themed.

About product: The “Funko Pop” line is vinyl figurines, characterised by large heads with black dots for eyes and very little facial features. I think that’s what most people find adorable. Here’s how my Funko Pop Sheldon Cooper looks in package:

I really liked how Sheldon has been packed. It makes displaying him very easy and appealing.

Here are the sides of the box:

Left side

Right side

The side on the left is solid, whereas the side on the right is transparent. The red background in the right side has many “The Big Bang Theory” logos (I like that).

Here’s how the top and bottom of the pack look:

      

                                                                                          Top

                                                                                        Bottom

I really liked how on the top side there’s just a picture of Sheldon and “Pop” logo and nothing else.

Here’s Sheldon out of box:

There’s nothing holding Sheldon, no plastic ties, no rubber bands, nothing. He’s just lodged in the cast of the plastic. It makes un-boxing him really easy.

 Here’s Sheldon totally free:

The wooden cube is just for making him look taller. He has brown hair and is wearing a Green Lantern t-shirt, brown troussers and brown sneakers. He stands a little below 9 CM tall (without the wooden block, of course).

Does he not look cute? Well, don’t just fall for him yet.

It will not take an expert to notice the smudgy paint work on Sheldon. Are collectibles not supposed to be very delicately painted?

Here’s a close-up of Sheldon’s head:

                                                                    

I see you.

The arched eye-brows make Sheldon look displeased for some reason, which makes total sense as there’s hardly anything that pleases Sheldon Cooper.

Sheldon has no moving parts on his body, except for his head which can turn all the way round:

I am not talking to you, Sabyasachi.

After I took photos of Sheldon, I put him back in the plastic cast and slipped him into his box again and it looked as good as new. How cool is that!

About the product: Funko products are not available in stores anywhere in India. They are available only online. I checked and found that they sell for $ 10(approx. Rs. 600) in the US. But here in India, they sell from Rs. 500 to up to Rs. 5000 (or more, depending upon the rarity and popularity of that character). I paid Rs. 500 (plus shipping) for Sheldon from Amazon.in. When I last checked online The Big Bang Theory Funko Pops sold for Rs. 3000  to Rs.7500 or more. I was just lucky to find Sheldon on sale.

My view on the product: I really liked the packaging on this product, very neat and makes displaying easy. And like many others, I also liked the big head-beady eye design of it. But that’s it. The sloppy paint work and no movable parts make this product not worth spending even Rs. 500, let alone spending more for a rare character. But that’s just my opinion. I have seen many collecting Funko Pop items, so there are people who do not mind sloppy paint work. Finally, I leave it to you whether you prefer buying it or not.

P.S.: I order almost all my toys online; and some sellers are not very careful with the shipping packaging. So if you see bumps and bruises on the packaging of the toys reviewed bear with me for that too.

HAVE A GOOD DAY!