Yamanaya Battleship Kaiju...

Discussion in 'Japan Toys' started by stealthtank, Apr 28, 2008.

  1. stealthtank

    stealthtank Post Pimp

    This thing is off the charts sick! Dennis (Baiken) and I bought the first two, and there was a huge line after us that took care of the rest of their stock in minutes. Pictures do not do this guy justice. He is about the size of a standard figure and the Metallic paint job is fantastic. Best toy of the show in my opinion. I can't wait to get this baby home, so I can dunk him in the tub.
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  2. bethrazuul

    bethrazuul Toy Prince

    He does seem awsome, I pre-ordered with S7 and can't wait to see him in person, I kinda wish I had bought the metallic long-neck that was also availible. It looked really sweet too.
     
  3. stealthtank

    stealthtank Post Pimp

    It really is a nice piece. It reminds me of all those times while growing up in Hawaii, where I'd be in Longs drugs asking my mom if she could buy me all of those crazy baddass looking Bullmarks. But this time actually scoring one.
     
  4. Zaaier

    Zaaier Line of Credit

    Can't wait for this to land... The 1st look at this had my brain go completely bonkers... Can't believe it has so much articulation.
     
  5. BloodDrinker6969

    BloodDrinker6969 Die-Cast

    Can we see a pic of it next to a different figure? Just for size comparison, super cool. I wish I could have pre-ordered it from S7 a few back but the money wasn't there.
     
  6. vog_island

    vog_island Addicted

    I've seen models of this guy before. I passed on it because it doesn't really fit in with my collection goals, but now I kind of regret it.
     
  7. The Lost Kaiju

    The Lost Kaiju Toy Prince

    Very nice!! Can I still get this from Super 7? or another outlet...
    What was the price tag on this piece I'm guessing 60.00
     
  8. Zaaier

    Zaaier Line of Credit

    Pre order $110.
     
  9. The Lost Kaiju

    The Lost Kaiju Toy Prince

    Damn... I hope that it's larger than standard size... It may be a little pricey for me :cry:
     
  10. stealthtank

    stealthtank Post Pimp

    Yeah, the articulation is crazy! The gun turrets all spin, and the legs move nicely into different poses. Bascially an aesthetically pleasing badass toy thats fun to play with. And apparently Baiken has already tested his in the tub and its passed the floating test.
     
  11. liquidsky

    liquidsky Vintage

    Are you saying that it's only 6 or 7 inches long? Or is it longer?
     
  12. akum6n

    akum6n Vintage

    It's 26 cm long, according to Yamanaya.
     
  13. sndbyte

    sndbyte Toy Prince

    I want to see a picture of it in the bath tub.
     
  14. The Lost Kaiju

    The Lost Kaiju Toy Prince

    Just ordered mine! Can't wait to see him.

    I guess this monster was based on the original Ultraman comic and not the live action show. Battleship Yamamoto comes to mind
     
  15. Dean

    Dean Prototype

    I thought the same thing based not only on the battleship form but also the name "Yamato," but it seems that was the original name (?) Plus, it looks so Bullmark-y that I didn't think it was the result of a more recent source, especially since Yamanaya does do so many reissues of old Bullmark toys. The comic origin would explain why I can't find any images from Ultra Q or Ultraman.

    I can't wait to have this bad boy in hand. He's gonna give the Dino-Tank regiment some naval reinforcement.
     
  16. Gizzy

    Gizzy Addicted

    I hope it floats 8)
     
  17. The Lost Kaiju

    The Lost Kaiju Toy Prince

    I got word it's from the Ultraman manga genius Kazumine Daiji (manga artist)
     
  18. redhanded

    redhanded Side Dealer

    Yeah i lost out on the pre-order, what can you do!

    Sharp as hell though!
     
  19. sndbyte

    sndbyte Toy Prince

    I've been searching on-line to see if I could find the original character or figure, but with no luck. Was this character originally in a Ultraman comic or book rather than the show?
     
  20. Shirahama

    Shirahama Side Dealer

    This is a comic only character. Name is YAMATON, he likes to smell flowers and blow shit up.

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  21. chimply.kaiju

    chimply.kaiju Side Dealer

    I could not find a general Yamanaya thread to drop this in, so digging this dead thread back up to life. The newest Yamanaya Yamaton arrived a few days for me. It is still available for purchase over at Hobby Search Japan at a very reasonable price of 6,300 yen.
    http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10458523
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  22. Lixx

    Lixx Mr. Grumpy™

    I'd jump on it if I was feeling the colors, but looks sort of dull. For some reason with these I need a gold or yellow eye color, makes them look more menacing. This almost looks exactly like another version the came out in 2012 except the eye was gold and there were more gold/red highlights. Still I'm sure it will look nice with your fleet. I wish I never sold my dark brown/grey version.

    And I really wish I could have found the hawaiian version that was floating around in March!
     
  23. AgentRavage

    AgentRavage Addicted

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  24. hellscrape

    hellscrape Comment King

    Sold out! Curses!
     
  25. poysntixels

    poysntixels Post Pimp

    Had to sell mine back in 2010 but got this new one as a pre-order. Never knew that pre-order waiting could be so tense, but he finally showed up. As nice or even nicer than the originals, but isn't this one a little smaller? Bad memory?
     

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