STGCC 2016

Last week one of us were lucky enough to attend STGCC (Singapore Toys, Games & Comic Convention) which was held on the 10th & 11th of September 2016 at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre in Singapore.

So here's a peek at what we managed to get our hands on. :)

Astro Boy, Chun-Li (Pink), & Hot Ryu

Unboxed

Hiddy (Joker), Merlion (White & Sunburst)

Unboxed

Terra Cotta Po, Guan Yu (Glow-in-the-dark), Kuchisake

Unboxed

Out of all the 9 STGCC 2016 Exclusive Funko Pops, the 3 pops that we will be reviewing are the 2 Merlion (White & Sunburst) as well as Hiddy (Joker). Both the Merlion have the same number, 113 & Hiddy's number is 83. All 3 of these pops are under the Pop! Asia category.

Let's take a look at the history of Merlion before we review about these 2 exclusive pops! The Merlion where the original statue stands at 8.6 meters & weighs 70 tonnes is the national icon of Singapore and it is located at Merlion Park in Singapore.

It was first used in the country as their tourism logo where the name Merlion combines "mer" which means sea & "lion". The fish body represents Singapore's origin as a fishing village when it was called Temasek which means "sea town" in Javanese while the lion head represents Singapore's original name Singapura where the definition is "lion city" or "kota singa" in the Malay language.  

Now that we have some knowledge about the history of the Merlion, let's take a look at the 2 Merlion Pops that was available during STGCC 2016. 1 of which is the classic white colour & the other is called Sunburst Merlion. 

The white version of the Merlion has a similar color with the original Merlion in Singapore where the original Merlion can be seen in Merlion Park which is near to the mouth of Singapore River. 

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On the other hand, the Sunburst Merlion is a Simply Toys Exclusive Pop! for STGCC 2016. The Sunburst Merlion has a mixture of red, orange, yellow, green & blue colour. In our opinion, the multi coloured Merlion is something similar with the sound & light performance that is held at night in Merlion Park, Singapore where the lights of different colour variations are on the Merlion statue.

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Both the Merlion feels heavy, however the weight is approximately 204 gram each which has similar weight with most regular Funko Pop! Only the Sunburst Merlion has the classic Funko Pop! round black eyes but both the White and Sunburst Merlion shows a detailed artwork with the fins of the fish around its fish body including having its own stand that is blueish which looks like a wave of water.

Next up is the Hiddy Funko Pop. Some of you might not know who Hiddy is, so let us share some information about the background of this pop. Hiddy is the proud owner of Secret Base, a toy store located in Japan. Secret Base makes rare & limited art toy collectibles where one of their work includes Hikari MindStyle Funko. The Hiddy Pop! was created to celebrate the Secret Base founder & his tremendous influence on modern sofubi where sofubi (ソフビ) means soft vinyl in Japanese. 

There are 3 different designs for the Hiddy series that Funko have unveiled under the Pop! Asia line. The 3 designs so far includes a metallic Hiddy in a Ronald McDonald colour scheme outfit, a Hiddy version with a smirky smile & lastly, a Hiddy version with a Joker colour scheme outfit. 

The one we obtained is Joker Hiddy where it weighs around 125 gram, it is pretty light. The name says it all, Hiddy with a Joker outfit where the pop! has the color scheme of Joker with green hair, white skin & a red spectacles (a reference to Joker's signature red smile). The clothes for this Hiddy is a purple jumpsuit which has a H alphabet at the side of his front jumpsuit which stands for Hiddy. 

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In The Loot Chest's Unboxing Sunday fashion, here's our favourite :D

Dinesha's favourite

Mark's favourite

That's all we have for you this week :) So to conclude Unboxing Sunday, we're proud to inform you that Hiddy & Sunburst Merlion is available at The Loot Chest for purchase. The price of each Pop goes at RM130. Though we may not have the other STGCC exclusives, we do have the regular versions of Chun-Li, Ryu, Po, Astro Boy, & Guan Yu. If you are interested in these Pops, you can get it at:

The Loot Chest Sdn Bhd
Da Men 04-23
No 1 Persiaran Kewajipan USJ 1
47600 Subang Jaya

Or

Our online store as per the link below:
thelootchest.com

Thank you for reading this week's Unboxing Sunday & do continue to support,

Till next Sunday!!!

-Dinesha & Mark