Diamond Select Toys latest Nightmare Before Christmas Select Series is out and includes not three, but seven new characters that fit into three packages. This wave includes Lock, Shock and Berrel with their walking bathtub Santa Claus and an Elf, and the Pumpkin King. This is a great assortment of characters that Nightmare Before Christmas fans will love, and each figure comes with accessories and additional pieces of the fountain diorama.
A Diamond Select Toys Release! Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas is the gift that keeps on giving! Three new figure sets are coming your way for Halloween, including the Pumpkin King, Santa Claus, and Lock, Shock and Barrel, each sculpted in an approximately 7-inch scale with character-appropriate articulation. Plus, each figure set includes an exclusive figure or diorama piece – Lock, Shock and Barrel come with their walking bathtub, Santa Claus comes with an Elf and part of the town square, and the Pumpkin King comes with part of the central fountain! Sculpted by Dave Cortes!
Thank you to Diamond Select Toys for providing their Nightmare Before Christmas Select Series 3 figures for review.
Availability: September 2017
Lock, Barrel and Shock are Oogies minions in the film, but only serve him out of fear as they usually enjoy doing harmless fun. Lock is the leader of the trio, and is dressed in a red devils outfit with a removable devil mask with horns. His face is white, with blue deco on the lips, and brown hair. The teeth are also sharp, and spaced out a bit in-between them. The mask on Lock is somewhat difficult to put on over his face. On this figure, it’s not possible to line-up the eye holes and nose. Shock is the girl in the group, and is sculpted in a purple witches dress, tall hat, pointy black shoes and stockings. Her face is white, white teeth that look sharp, blue lips, yellow eyes, and snake-like blue hair. The hat is non-removable, and the hands are painted in green that matches the mask. Barrel is the shortest and chubbiest of the trio, and is sculpted in a grey and white skeletal costume. The face is also white, with grey lips, hands and feet, and blue hair. The bones on the outfit are sculpted on, and not simply painted. The mask fits nicely over the face, and you need to push it in to make it stay. Included is a lollipop, that is somewhat difficult to get him to hold as the fingers are sculpted spread apart. Included with each figure is an acrylic figure stand. The peg hole on Shock doesn’t fit into the peg on the stand, but she doesn’t need it as she is capable to standing on her own.
The walking tub is nicely sculpting and large enough to fit all three of these children. The tub is painted white, with some rustic deco on the legs and a wash that makes the tub look old and used. The tub includes a drain, nozzle, and pipping on the back that also looks like a tail. The legs can swivel at the hips, and not at the elbows. The nozzle is painted in copper and silver, and the detailed sculpt and deco makes it look like a real tub.
Santa Claus is the widest and fattest figure offered in the line, and this is probably the fattest looking Santa Claus figure ever released. To be fair, the red and white robe is sculpted wider than his stomach actually is, and the lower part of the robe is removable, unveiling his underwear. The head sculpt is nicely done and looks like he did in the film, and the beard reaches all the way down the floor, helping the figure to stand. The santa hat is removable, and does tend to fall off easily. The robe has the shite grim on the bottom and sleeves, along with white trim around the bottom of the hat. The belt is painted black, and there is a groove on the bottom of it to help place the bottom part of the robe back on, which snaps into place. Included with Santa Claus is a list of children’s names, as well as a Elf. The elf is short, with a tall green hat with a curl facing forward. The overall green pants are pulled up over the stomach, with suspenders keeping them up. The shirt is painted white, with red gloves, green socks and black shoes. Included is an acrylic figure stand.
The Pumpkin King is sculpted similar to Jack and Sally, with long and thin arms and legs, and needing a large figure stand to help him stand. The head sculpt is the most impressive, with a very nicely detailed mouth with pointy teeth, black eyes and nose, and even a stem on top. The Halloween town sign is sculpting to his back and has a detailed wooden board, with a stake sculpted to his back. The outfit is painted in a purple shirt, that is sculpted over a tan chest and legs, that is also considered a scarecrow costume that Jack is wearing. In the film, he swallows the torch, setting himself ablaze, and then flails around in a fiery display before jumping into the air and into the town’s fountain.A few seconds later he ascends from the fountain as his normal self. It is assumed this is a custom that happens every year to celebrate Halloween. The torch comes in two pieces, with the flame being a separate piece. The torch is attached to a stick. The flames are painted over translucent plastic, and the shorter flame is orange, white the attachment is painted in red and yellow.
Two additional pieces of the fountain are included in this wave, which includes a piece of the stone floor, and the head of the fountain itself. The fountain’s top looks like a serpent, with a long body, small wings on the back, a pointy tail, a round head and sharp teeth. The mouth is releasing green water that floats in the fountain.
Overall, this is an excellent wave with some of the best sculpting seen in this line so far. All of these figures came out great, have excellent likeness as seen in the film.
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