Wowwee Buttheads Brainfart electronic farting zombie figure (love his butt face--what can I say? I like classy stuff like this.)
LEGO Minecraft The Crafting Box 3.0, 564 pieces.
Initially, the blocky look of these Minecraft kits turned me off, but, it IS true to the look of the video game source material (which I've never played), and it does have a retro LEGO charm to it, so, I was won over.
The build was more time-consuming and involved than I expected (a bag of plates, 4 larger bags of bricks, and several smaller ones). Happily, there were zero stickers, all the bricks with graphics are printed on, which is exactly how I like it. I made the castle-like structure and grounds, but, there are instructions for a smaller house too (and a few photos of some other designs you could try, on the front of the box).
The 2-story stone and wood structure is pretty spiffy. It sports a working front door (as do the gates on the fence outside). There are 4 crafting stations (anvil, oven/forge, etc.) inside the first floor and, on the second, a bed, TNT box launcher (BOOM!) at the top of the tower, and a treasure chest full of 4 coins/ores, 2 roots, a carrot, and an axe. The grounds consist of a shallow stream, fed by a little waterfall, two trees, and several smaller plants and flowers. What you get is good, but some more torches and plants, and perhaps a small bridge over the water, wouldn't have hurt either.
As to the figures, you get two heroes, Steve and Alex, a pair of villains, a Creeper and a Zombie, and a pig. The Creeper's 4 legs aren't articulated, which disappointed me. In addition to the stuff in the chest, some armor, a helmet, sword, mattock, shovel, and water bucket serve as accessories. You also get an orange LEGO brick separator tool, which comes in handy.
I have to admit, minus the Zombie and Creeper, I'd kind of love to live in this place. This set is a wonderful little slice of a virtual world with lots of play value and rebuilding potential. It's a pricier set (56 dollars, originally 70, which was too much), but, I think that's reasonable in this case, due to the final size of the model (close to a square foot) and the mostly larger types of bricks. The minimalist, super blocky style won't appeal to everyone though. 4.0/5.0 stars.