You can find on CCP blog the prototype photos from 2 years ago. I guess the batteries can be easily changed with a hair dryer. For the Bakura lovers, there's also a giant sized Marmit version with a realistic sculpt too :
^ that is a great shot! we should have a contest to see who can best recreate their favorite spectreman scene with side-by-side photos for comparisons.
@ Mr.Humphreys This is why I love Spectreman, it seems that even though they have some really fantastical creatures in the show, it's still based in reality (?) They didn't take the easy way out when creating their villains, they made sure it would all make sense scientifically. I've noticed quite a few episodes where truth in science wins out over fantasy.
Dustman was pretty much the inspiration for Boryoku Genjin. I guess people have probably realized this? Whatever, if anyone wanted to sue Shigeru it should probably be whoever owns the Spectreman license. Just sayin'.
That was my personal thinking too. That is surely why I love the NNN that much too. I'll mail p-pro right away I think there's a metallic dark blue Nag out there, might that be a Dustman tribute ?
Bear Model x Medicom Spectreman, i can't belive they selling both of this amazing kaiju at the same time. http://www.bearbrick.com/110624p16/
Ricky, I'm loving that Robo as well, but I don't think I'll buy it. I'll just wait for your photos on flickr!
These toys are both pretty cool, I personally like the one on the right alot better. He kinda looks like a 3 eyed mutated ape/fish, to me anyway. Id really like to see the back of the lobster looking guy, looks like he has a big green stubby tail back there.
The one on the right is called "Silver Robot". A little bit disappointed by this new paint job. But it is more like the "real" robot in the series.
Does anyone know how Medicom picks the toys they license, and if they get a full license or is it a one toy, one time thing... It seems like they could have chosen better Spectreman toys to reproduce, but then again maybe those villains meant something to the chooser personally.
This spectreman is not made by Medicom, they are made by bear model, Medicom just selling the new versions. As i remember execept this 3 and spectreman himself has not been released by Medicom yet. I think there is pretty much everything. the next wave will be sell after 2 months maybe.
Man, two days in a row now I have just missed out on some sweet Spectreman figs at [what are to me] bargain prices. Oh to be in Tokyo I guess... Seems like I am not destined to add any anytime soon As soon as someone wants to part with a Dustman, just let me know
Nah, Mandarake (the Nakano store) seemed to have gotten a big load of toys in (as they always do). Not sure if they sold in-store or not, when they got posted, but despite checking regularly on the website, I didn't end up seeing the postings before they are sold out. Anyways, the store-front items are always hit-and-miss.
No, I know that they're made by Bearmodel, and not Medicom... My question was, Out of all the possible choices of Bearmodel Spectreman toys to repro, why choose those guys...?? That being said, is it cheaper to have them repro lesser known villians, instead of say Gogi himself...? I would have loved a Space Alliance Joji/Space Criminal Vampire Kyudora 2 pack, that would be my dream set.
