The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread

Thanks. I might have some bare-bones parts left over, but so far, nothing substantial. Its basically a totally busted body with no accessories that is left over. All other parts went into my other crappy figure I already had. I still need a few more parts for that. Its certainly a lot less expensive than buying a MIB one, and I am not a stickler for pristine condition.


As to vinyl quality, this sort of comes from the discussions I seem to recall here about the early Max Toy products. Originally, I think he was having them manufactured in China, and many complained about the quality (the early Eyezons were hard as a rock). His later products were made in Japan using what was commonly referred to as a better, softer vinyl. So I assume that is the general vibe here.

To me, I consider the vintage toys. The vintage Bullmarks and Marusans were soft, so in my mind, the newer toys that are being made to emulate them should be the same.

 

Typical "Japanese vinyl" (Kobasol has actually been produced in China for the past 30+ years) comes in either the durometer of 90 Shore A (Opaque/Harder) or 85 Shore A (Clear/Softer), however depending on how the figure is degassed (the removal of bubbles) the final density can run from super squishy (traditional rotational style) to rock hard (vacuum chamber method) a result that happens due to the vinyl actually being hyper compressed into the mold. Most of the newer M1 figures use the vacuum chamber method and run a bit firmer than traditional style kaijus like the original Bullmarks and Marusans, however occasionally you come across some vintage molds that are too big to fit in the vacuum chamber so the old style is used in those cases in another "factory." If you pickup a NNN or 2-Headed Bemon figure in one hand (vacumm chamber) and a Zagoran or Super7 toy in the other (tradional rotational style from Obitsu) you can clearly feel the difference between the two fabrication styles. Also, the new vacuum chamber style allows for a bit more nuanced sculpting like the Gorilla-Ju's teeth, etc., that was not possible using the tradional rotational style bubble removal. Personally, I love both styles, though the amount of manpower (literrally) it takes to use the rotational style gives Gargamel and Super7 toys a certain old school charm.

 

^ Very interesting, thank you for posting this.

Let's keep things rotational

 

so it's completely dependent on the degassing method? another great lesson by professor scott

 

and THIS is why I still LOVE SB! Thank you sir!

 

thanks scott

 

The sort of knowledge one doesnt easily find on the net. Thanks for that, I've wondered the same thing myself in the past and this helps dispel some of my assumptions.

 

You can find this information, and more! Only for the price of...coming to one of our FL meetups

 

I'll start hitchhiking now.


Oh yeah, dxxe! Grats on that rabbit!

 

Info like that is is why I joined SB. Thanks dude.

 

now that was funny

 

I love this guy. In hand it's this vibrant orange and the base vinyl is completely different. From Grass hut.

 

Grass hut is shipping items from the show already?

 

Untitled by Gomora63, on Flickr

 

Who is that lovely vagina by? It would make a great gift item.

 

Lovin' this set

Misty Fog Set by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr

 

Thanks! As long as I get one before Christmas I´ll be set!

 

Tokoji Seijin (2013) by bullyrabbit, on Flickr

 

Lion by LS

 

Wow! it almost looks just like you .... it's got a intense "glow" about it, especially with the red / pink... nice!

 

Recent acquisitions. It was an excellent week for mail last week. All big pieces too, my shelves are shrinking.

 

That paint job's truly complimentary of Mongolion's sculpt. Great piece!

 

Awesome lion.....love that paint app, very colorful.

Where did you get it from?

 

Just got this guy.