In what might seem like a generous nod, a hearty harkening back to the days of Hanna-Barbera and yore comes Pixar animator/voice actor Jeff Pidgeon's new vinyl figures - Frigid Beaver (5") in "I Need My Space" ice blue and his lil' sidekick (from another mother) Get Lucky (1.5") in "protection from the apocalypse" lemony yellow.
They are like puffed-up cartoons made 3D to place and prop wherever your heart desires. And there are several colorways for each in case you are looking to match your foofoo color scheme or whatever. That said, I think these two perfectly complement in contrast. They pretty much are carbon copies of each other just a small fry and a super size. The lil' guy would be super-cool on your desk at work or on your dash as a car companion (if you have a lil double-sided tape). But I'm going to let them frolic a bit....
As you can see, these beavers look adorable from any angle, with their serious chompers - so geo-mazing, and humongous white eyes. And their checkered "Thumper" tails are perfectly formed in sculpt by Vin Teng (Sculpster) - love his work, will someone please give him my number as I think we'd hit it off! These are welcome new vinyl faces on the scene (well, they've been developing since '11). On the critical side the larger figure had some slight paint variation on the back of the body across from the tail and the smaller version has some unfinished seams on the side of the head - but both are barely visible, just being a completist here.
RATING
Sculpt: 9/10
Paint: 7/10
Packaging/Design: 7.5/10
These guys are almost irresistably inseparable - so consider a set if you are going to take this one home. Noting that other colorways have sold out here and there (5" for about $35 and 1.5" about $10), you can pick him up in a few places: Amazon has a few. You can also find some related clothing and accessories on the artist's Cafe Press site. And for further reading you can check out this article about the versatility of man behind the figure in Wired Magazine (circa '12).