Hugo Reyes Mego

I think every line of LOST figures thus far has featured Hurley, and Bif Bang Pow! includes him in their first wave as well.

BBP decided to go with padding to replicate Hurley's girth, and though not ideal it is more than adequate in my book.


The fidelity of the face sculpt isn't quite at the same level as the Ben Linus figure, especially around the mouth, but a decent amount of Hurley has made it in.

"Ah, Dave, I think you forgot something..."

"Jacob, this ankh is really, you know, awesome, but are you sure I'm the best guy to take care of it? I can be a little clumsy...."

"Ah, crap."

If you can get past the padding, this is quite a fun take on Hugo. Grade: B+

Ben Linus Mego

The Ben Linus figure may just be the best of the first wave of six LOST "Megos" from Bif Bang Pow! A good head sculpt, fun costume, and the inclusion of Ben's iconic facial lacerations make this a winner.


BBP did a wonderful job capturing Ben's facial structure, features, and creepy bugged-out eyes.


Ben's profile isn't quite as recognizable, but looks great nonetheless. The pics below showcases the (mostly-successful) stubble applied to several of the men as well as the highlights in Ben's hair which makes for a more realistic look.


Ben's clothes are those that he wore in the Season 2 finale Live Together, Die Alone. I can see why this costume was chosen -- it is visually attractive and provides the line with a bit of variety -- but it isn't necessarily the outfit I think of when I think of Ben. The great thing about this style of doll is that one can customize by redressing characters with one of the hundreds of other outfits available. Perhaps I'll have Ben join Starfleet -- that would be interesting! Regardless, BBP does a fine job with the clothes including various points of distress.


Despite some trepidation based on the prototype photos, I must say that I'm very happy with this figure. Rating: A

Bif Bang Pow LOST Mego

Today I received the first six LOST retro-style figures made by Bif Bang Pow. Being a fan of the Mego 8" Star Trek figures from the 70s I was happily surprised to learn that LOST would receive a similar treatment.

Individual reviews will follow, until then here are the boxed figures:


For more info on the line, and for some fantastic customization ideas, check out The Island of LOST Megos blog.

LOST costume display

This is my temporary solution for display of the costumes I won during the LOST auction last year. I need to get my act together and come up with something a little nicer.

More DrMikey goodness

One can never have too much DrMikey art. Here's the proof:

DrMikey original LOST paintings

I have purchased several wonderful posters from DrMikey in the past, and when he offered some of his original LOST paintings on eBay (with part of the proceeds going to charity) I jumped at the opportunity. I picked up the Michael & Walt set, both paintings are 4 of 5.

Lost in Hong Kong

I recently returned from a family vacation in Hong Kong and China. Having spent the last year immersed in LOST, it was a bit of a shock to the system to suddenly be without. Our Cathay Pacific flight offered a selection of season 6 episodes, and I did see a preview for a season 6 episode on TV while eating dim sum in Hong Kong, but other than that there was absolutely no official LOST to be had during the trip. With a bit of perseverance I was able to get my LOST fix, however, starting with...

...The Numbers. Our first week in Hong Kong we stayed in room 1521 of the Cosmopolitan Hotel. My wife's organization held a dinner one night and we ended up at table 23.

We took a side trip to Beijing. Here we are waiting at our gate, gate 16.

We stayed at the Beijng Regent hotel. (Highly recommended, by the way.) Naturally we were again on the 15th floor, this time in room 1515.

Our first dinner in Beijing was hot pot at a restaurant in a nearby mall. At table 23.

After eating Chinese food for a couple of weeks (including several huge multi-course meals with relatives), the kids and I tried a Pizza Hut in Beijing. We were seated at table 48.

Look familiar?

We saw workers building the Orchid station in Hong Kong.

And we found that counterfeit DHARMA confectionery products are very popular with Hong Kong residents.

My kids were ecstatic when they found the cable leading to the Looking Glass station.

Perhaps the first LOST spin-off? I should fact-check this with Daniel Dae Kim.

Speaking of Jin, we also found some of the oversized palm fronds that he drank from while time traveling in season 5.

We also found these signs strewn across Hong Kong's Cheung Chau island. I didn't have time otherwise I would have followed them to see if she and Jorge were hanging out there.

We spotted many banyan trees on our trip as well. Here are a few of them.

So, despite the three-week interruption of our re-watch, we still managed to get our LOST fix abroad.

UPDATE: I tweeted the "Jin's Island" pic to Daniel Dae Kim, and the "Bethany" pic to Ms. Shady and both seemed to enjoy them: