I know, I know…what am I, 5 years old!! At least that is what my wife thinks, but when I saw these at the store and for only $5 a piece, I had to have them. Why? Because it is Def Leppard and I like collecting things that are Def Leppard.
Yes, Funk Pop! have released a set of figurines for each current member of Def Leppard. And they do a pretty good job on getting it right, but I have a few complaints. First, who do they have?
Joe Elliott…
Rick Savage…
Rick Allen…
Phil Collen…
And Vivian Campbell…
I think Vivian’s is the most accurate of the bunch and then probably Rick Allen’s figure. Yes, they even have it shy an arm. It might have been cooler if he was wearing the Union Jack shorts that he was known to wear. The one they got wrong is Phil Collen. No, not in the look, but the fact he is wearing a shirt. Phil doesn’t ever wear a shirt. It should be shirtless and all greased up and shiny. Rick Savage and Joe Elliott are okay, but missing something. Joe should probably have the Union Jack shirt on and maybe Rick needs a different, more recognizable bass.
Still, all-in-all, they are fine and I am only being picky. They are fun and I will add them to the bookshelf somewhere near the Def Leppard cube and who knows, maybe I will get the Kiss ones if I see them out somewhere and at a reasonable price. That is all as this 5 year old needs a nap!
Oh yeah, I have since discovered there is a stage display for the band, but that is $45 plus shipping…maybe I can find this someday and get it…hmmm…the hunt is on…MUST HAVE!!!!
Rick Allen is very cute.
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He is, isn’t he!
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I have these đŸ™‚
I quite enjoy a good funko.
They do Areosmith, Alice Cooper, Motley Crue, GnR and lots of others too.
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I have seen The Police, Duran Duran, Motorhead, Ozzy and I think Black Sabbath is coming. I don’t know what more I would buy other than Kiss.
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Guns N Roses, Rush, Areosmith and ZZ Top might interest you
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Those are a possibility. I saw a John 5 one on Facebook. That one I might like as well.
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I’ve never seen John 5, but I have seen Marliyn Manson and Rob Zombie.
Also Papa from Ghost and Angus Young.
There’s a new Ozzy soon too.
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I saw a facebook post about it. A new Rob zombie and a John 5 were discussed. And I hadn’t seen the Ghost one, that would be cool. I have seen the new Ozzy (or it was actually a Black Sabbath figure).
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Excellent!!!
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Thanks
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They look cool.
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They do and that is why I was suckered in to buying them (that and the cheap price)
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Man what genius came up with that company idea. Let’s make stupid dolls of things just obscure enough for people to think it’s cool that they exist, but make them all the same exact design so production costs are next to nothing.
Too bad I don’t own stock in it.
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Tell me about. Crazy! The perfect business as it attracts kids and adults wishing they still were kids.
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You’re one cool Funko guy John! Your going to make Ladano open his wallet again!
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That is the goal…to make Ladano broke!!
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Shouldn’t be too hard. He lives in Canada so he gets his wealth redistributed for him for the “greater good”. Sure ambulances are harder to catch than a taxi in New York there, but at least they can say they have the moral high ground, right?
Funko Pops can break his bank no problem.
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I have the Alice Cooper and Nikki Sixx versions.
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Nice!
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I have two Alice Cooper’s – one in the straight jacket and the other in the white top hat and tails. LOL.
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I haven’t seen and Alice, but I just might grab those if I see them.
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I thought they were well done. I found them on eBay.
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Sarah and I caught the Funko Flu a while ago. I might do I write up on the music ones we have but I already rip off this blog enough as it is!
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That would be cool, I would like to see them. And it isn’t ripping off, it is being inspired!! Ha!!
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I’m glad you see it that way!
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Was the Rick one not 20% off?
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Actually, he was half off đŸ˜‚
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Campbell is pretty spot on. I sense a stage display coming into your possession soon. Lol.
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At $45, I’m not sure. Kind of steep for so little stage.
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I remember seeing pics of the Def Leppard funko pops and I thought Sav looked like Steve Clark a bit, partially because his bass looked more like a guitar. But mostly because of the dirty blonde, goldie locks hair (similar to what Steve had going on in the late 70s – early 80s).
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I can see that. Savs needed a better bass to make it more recognizable for sure.
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That didn’t even resemble his bass, not even close!
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These are cool. I only have a few Star Wars Pops, wouldn’t mind adding some of the music ones. Funko do a decent job on the likenesses most times – considering nearly all figures have the same black eyes and no mouth.
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The actually do. It is a little awesome.
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Hi John, as you know I was looking forward to this one! And you have discovered a stage — welcome to the rabbit hole of toy collecting.
I am on the fence about Funko Pops. We have some hockey ones here but they are Jen’s. I personally don’t like Bobble-type figures with the exagerrated proportions so I stick to “action” figures. However, a full set of Leppards is mighty tempting. Thanks for the pics.
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Well, I’m a sucker for Leppard. Not sure how deep down this hole i’ll go…but at least Kiss.
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Variations and extras like stages is how they suck me in. “Oh there’s a different version of this guy with a different face?” SOLD.
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Yep, I get it.
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So funny, I was thinking about getting the Iggy Pop one for office…
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I hadn’t seen the Iggy, that is probably a cool looking one.
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