Toy OTD: Michael Lau x Fingercroxx Xlarge Figure: Fxbuster (2007)

I love Michael Lau's toy work, but since his figures are getting increasingly expensive, I try to prioritize and get the designs that really stand out to me. Some of his crazychildren characters tend to blur together for me a little bit, so happily I'm not driven to get every last one! The Xlarge figures, though, had some great toys that I couldn't ignore!

This one (both from its look and its name) seems to be inspired by Ghostbuster's Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man, which starts pushing nostalgia buttons in addition to the toy and design buttons. It has touches that definitely evoke the character without turning it into a parody or a rip-off. If I remember properly, there were more than a couple color variants - different cap colors and body colors, too!

The sculpt is really strong - the shapes are crisp and intriguing enough to work without much color. There's almost no paint passes at all, but what is there is nicely done - the eye work and logo are sharp and clean. I think the cap color is dyed vinyl (as opposed to more paint), but regardless it looks great!

The packaging may not have been the greenest thing around, but it certainly is sharp looking. It's an opaque plastic blister molded in the shape of the XLARGE logo. I seem to remember mine being black, so maybe even the packages had color variants! Aside from being as hard to get into as those sealed blister packs that hold electric razors from Wal-Mart, the toy is well protected. You get a little blind-box action concerning which variant you'll get - which is pretty common for Lau figures.

This line isn't completely sold out, but if you have a specific variant that you want, it'll be tough. It looks like you can still buy this orange-circus-peanut-colored version for £45 at dpmhi.com. That variant's also for sale here at 24-kts.net for 65.00 €. I can't find anything else online right now, so you'll have to bust out an eBay Favorite Search if you want one of the other colorways. Good luck!

As is common with art toys, there's only about six points of articulation - and that's counting the hat separation. There's almost no posability at all - I think the 'joints' are more a result of manufacturing than any real desire to give the figure play value. Since the character's seated, there's no balance concerns - it's about as stable as a figure gets!