Skateboard Bunny

The Skateboard Bunny, released for Easter March 27, which puts him either 2005 or 2016. This figure was sold at Walmart with unbranded packaging, but his board says SOMA on the bottom with a 1988 copyright. The '88 SOMA figures have a pointed nose deck, unlike the later similar figures with a popsicle deck. The skateboard has pull-back action and the figure can be moved forward or backwards to adjust its motion. 

 

Hello Kitty V

Hello Kitty makes her 5th appearance on BPA. This time in PVC figure form from the '80s (I think). Previous appearances: zipper pull, pencil topper, figure, & charm.

 

Mini Aliens III

There are a lot of aliens in vending machines, and these are the most poorly painted ones I've come across so far. No year on these guys, and no idea how many to the set. They're very similar to the first set of mini aliens featured here.

Check the alien tags for more aliens!

 

Gullwing Belt Buckle

I initially acquired this Gullwing belt buckle as a flat brass piece with no back. I think it might've been some prototype and I have anecdotal evidence of at lease one other person having one (sans backing) that came directly from Gullwing. I have also seen one on eBay that did have a back although there's no way to know if it was added later. I picked up some backing hardware and tried to solder it on but that didn't work - so I had a welder friend weld the backing hardware on. That seems to have done the trick, so mine is now a functional belt buckle. Assuming this was made in the late 70s or early 80s.

Check the "belt buckle" for more vintage skateboarding belt buckles!

 

Pusheen

Pusheen! What's not to love? He she is rolling in pin form in 2018. Barnes & Noble released a plush version, but to date no figure version of skateboarding Pusheen exists.

 

Bart Simpson XVIII

Bart returns for the 18th time, and you'd be forgiven for thinking this one might be a bootleg. It's not though - it's a 1999 figure from Dolcerie Veneziane, an Italian chocolatier who put out a Kinder-like Simpsons set. The set includes the family, with Homer & Marge sitting on each side of the couch. It also included the TV and both Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II.

 

Diddl

Diddl is a German comic book character created in 1990. He's a white jumping mouse, with extra large feet & ears. I'm unable to get a year for this figure, but no website on the box so I'm guessing 90s. He's listed as figure 37.