There were only 3 new items avaiable, the Trashman, Nise Ultraman and Red King and they all sold out. . All the other toys were old stock. No Woo or Eleking. Also, no original art for sale, only postcards and mini books.
Dennis, Are the Woo and Eleking new figures that are "coming soon" ? Thought I'd seen some proto pics on the blog...
Wish they would have posted a hi-res PDF or something. Yeah, colour printer, here comes a low-res printout.
Man, so sad to hear. I agree, it would have been cool to have a hires version available to print out.
After seeing the pics for this show it really made me appreciate the sculpts of butanohana, they work beautifully showcased together like that and it's made me desire a large mass of butanohana toys in a similar fashion.
There is a slightly crude, definitely patchi vibe in their toys....and its addicting. Their renditions of classic monsters are especially intriguing....the Woo....is just amazing. Can't wait!
Slow Buta week Just revisiting the Flickr photos of the show.... https://www.flickr.com/photos/kaiju-taro/sets/72157620487411581/ just wondering, was this the only collaboration project by Mr. O?
I never noticed that black Nise before. Hubba! Fun to see the Papagon mash, too. He didn't show up for sale for another few years. I'm not sure I understand your question, Grace.
Ummm... I meant, has Mr. O ever collaborated with another toy maker to produce a "joint" toy? As I remember he teamed up with Gargamel to produce a few clear Thrashmen, no?
These 3 from the show were considered to be co-releases: Thrashman (his sculpt of their character) had a Gargamel header (with both maker's names printed on the back), Nise and RK had Buta headers, Before this, the black King Joe was released through Medicom. Most of the BxG Thrashman toys released later also had a Ggml header. Bwana has painted several of Buta's toys, but I'm not sure if any of them were considered a proper run outside of the Rootbeer Thrashman and the resin-infused Trashcan. The pocket S-Taains (G's sculpt of S.O.'s character) were produced and (mostly) released by Gargamel. The 4th release of King Goji was also a co-production with Medicom. I feel like I've typed all of this at you before. Maybe not, der brain ist furry.
Jeepers! You are quite the encyclopedia of Buta (that's a compliment ). er, I don't think you've typed that to me before. I had forgotten about all the other collabs, good to know! Aha! So that's where the Red King hails from! What I wouldn't give to have been at that show to adopt those toys!
You know about his solo show at TO a year later, yes? http://skullbrain.org/bb/index.php?threads/shigenobu-ohashi-solo-show-at-thrash-out-buta.35717/ Here's Kadomiumtank's coverage: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/kadomiumtank/e/6a34660811808927349161f7a9d80c3d Pretty sure there are pics of the individual pieces on Gargamel's blog, and there might be a Flickr album out there, too, but I'm done digging for the evening. Happy hunting!
Bah... http://blog.livedoor.jp/gargamel/archives/2010-06.html (Check the top.) http://blog.livedoor.jp/gargamel/archives/2010-07.html (Check the bottom.) Okay. Done. EDIT: I lied. You'll probably want to have a look at this page, too.
Oh wow! Thank you! I'd completely forgotten about the second show! Thanks again Deevis! I wonder what happened to all of those paper toys?!
I really wanted to buy the Oohashi custom Pocket Smogun (SC-07 ) back when it was posted on the Gargamel blog, but I couldn't afford it at the time. I checked in with the Gargamel crew a few years later when I saw the customs still showed on their blog without noting "SOLD", to see if they by chance still had them. Kiyoka wrote me back saying that anything that went unsold had gone back to Oohashi. I then asked the buying service I was using to check in with Oohashi for me to see if he still had any, and if he was selling them. Oohashi replied and let them know he had them and that he wasn't selling them at that point. Hope that helps, Grace.
^^^Thank you @paulk ! I bet adding just one of those paper toys to your collection, would've been quite mind boggling . But it is good to know they still exist, and didn't get lost in a back room somewhere p.s. love the noogie buta avatar
