The fugliest toys you have seen while collecting.

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  1. MoonspellxRites

    MoonspellxRites Addicted

    i think everything is derived or inspired by past works but when new players come into the game so abruptly it gets you thinking about who theyre deriving their work from :lol:
     
    MoonspellxRites, Jun 8, 2019
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  2. zindabad

    zindabad Line of Credit

    Oh I totally agree. If it were someone else teasing that sculpt I don't think this new have thing would have popped up.
     
    zindabad, Jun 8, 2019
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  3. ultrakaiju

    ultrakaiju Die-Cast Staff Member

    Yeah, it is hard to see these sorts of toys as 'ripoffs' when so many of them have their original sources as bootlegs/model kits/manga, header, or poster art/etc., but certainly it is a pretty obvious attempt to ride on popular coattails, for a likely easy or safe cash in on a first attempt vinyl figure. I mean, sure I can understand it is a safer business model in what is otherwise actually very risky (something I am sure other folks from the board can speak to from experience) but ultimately the lack of creativity in coming up with something, not necessarily original, but at least what hasn't been 'done' before [in the medium] is, I think, more of a negative than any sort of benefit it confers. Personal opinion I suppose, but it is sort of an artistic copout (not to mention a bit of the annoying 'oh I was on to all this before it was cool' mentality) to claim your work was inspired by xxxxxx original source, versus the contemporary thing it is sitting directly next to. [You can apply this to any medium; literature, architecture, painting, cooking, fashion, sculpture, film - it amounts to the same thing.] This is especially true when it is a full on repro as such, versus a careful and skilled selection of inspirational elements, aesthetically incorporated or re-envisioned into a new format.

    But it's art (in a manner of speaking), so this will all be subjective.
     
    ultrakaiju, Jun 9, 2019
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  4. des_yeo03

    des_yeo03 Toy Prince

    Too much of a coincidence? A new maker just surfaced at this time and their "new" project is based off this robot as well :roll:



    Ig : toys_institute

    Looks better then the yamashi studio version to me :lol:
     
    des_yeo03, Jun 9, 2019
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  5. Russblue11

    Russblue11 S7 Royalty

    Maybe this is the final evolution of toys. Everyone has reached the same peak and this bland robot is it.
     
    Russblue11, Jun 9, 2019
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  6. zindabad

    zindabad Line of Credit

    Bonus points because that rounded arm could be a penis!
     
    zindabad, Jun 9, 2019
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  7. bunnyboy

    bunnyboy Side Dealer

    I would assume that's the same guy. One account has "SAMSON" in the bio, the other "SAMSON_2019JAPAN". It boggles the mind how people are scrambling over who gets to suck his nuts first...
     
    bunnyboy, Jun 9, 2019
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  8. JoeMan

    JoeMan Mini Boss

    Does someone have more info on the original source of this Robot?
     
    JoeMan, Jun 9, 2019
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  9. Rich

    Rich Die-Cast

    How does this happen over and over ?

    I see being in the same vein, but Jesus this is just out of control.

    Is there a design schedule with schematics that I didn’t get during my last Illuminati toy makers conference ?
     
    Rich, Jun 9, 2019
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  10. MoonspellxRites

    MoonspellxRites Addicted

    all ive seen is three different accounts posting the same vintage header art
     
    MoonspellxRites, Jun 9, 2019
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  11. Paulkaiju

    Paulkaiju Mini Boss

    Midori Models "Black ace". The kit has seen a few reissues.
     
    Paulkaiju, Jun 9, 2019
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  12. Rich

    Rich Die-Cast

    Yeah but how is it that two/ three makers are doing this at the same exact time ?

    I need to get on the mailer.
     
    Rich, Jun 9, 2019
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  13. Paulkaiju

    Paulkaiju Mini Boss

    The OG battery-op model kit is from the 60's .Midori is long out of business.
    I went for these kits a few times and always lost, but I'm more into the weird drill tanks and spaceships.
    I would have probably went for a half ass built up to restore. But they never show up. Mint in box mostly.
    They were super cheap in the day as such mechanical plamodels at the time were sold as "educational" with a super cheap price point, so built up then usually trashed, hence the rarity.
    Maybe some of these makers had the model as a kid and it's paying homage.
     
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    Paulkaiju, Jun 9, 2019
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  14. JoeMan

    JoeMan Mini Boss

    Thanks Paul.

    There are also the little Kaizo judo minis, which admittedly I find charming in their cheap toy aesthetic. But the reality is people are just riding the HxS coat tails and probably chose this one because it was an existing homage they didn’t need a license for and could claim they were also using the original model as inspiration too.
     
    JoeMan, Jun 10, 2019
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  15. JoeMan

    JoeMan Mini Boss

    My bad dude, I sent the email to mutantsoftvinylhardcore. Anyway we are all doing mecha garfields next, after Black Ace.
     
    JoeMan, Jun 10, 2019
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  16. Roger

    Roger Vintage

    As with most things, I am out of the loop regarding Planet X Asia. What are the issues that people have with them?
     
    Roger, Jun 10, 2019
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  17. Anti Social Andy

    Anti Social Andy Die-Cast

    Must . . . resist . . . posting . . .

    Over and above their toys sucking balls?
     
    Anti Social Andy, Jun 10, 2019
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  18. MoonspellxRites

    MoonspellxRites Addicted

    i’m** literally trying to build a mecha garfield. i have the optimus primal body i just need a garfield head...
     
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    MoonspellxRites, Jun 10, 2019
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  19. Waterbear

    Waterbear Line of Credit

    Nothing besides several people here just not liking their designs and the frequency of new toys being released. The abundance of 3D sculpted stuff and the fact they produce in China rubs lots of people the wrong way too.

    They did go after another small toy company publicly who was using the same factory but secretly fishing other toy makers rejects and test pieces from the fucking trash cans to build other people's toys and sell them on auction sites. So that pissed off people loyal to the guys who were stealing shit. Which is just stupid.

    The guy who runs the Planet X Asia brand is a sweetheart. So even though I don't collect what they make it's still cool to see his stuff out in the wild.
     
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    Waterbear, Jun 10, 2019
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  20. des_yeo03

    des_yeo03 Toy Prince

    Based on this book i bought on vintage robot toys :

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    HxS's Brutal A robot is most certainly inspired by this vintage kit "Black Ace"

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    While the new fellow everyone is trying to do is "Samson" (that explains the nick for the new ig players)

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    des_yeo03, Jun 10, 2019
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  21. MoonspellxRites

    MoonspellxRites Addicted

    yeah ive seen two different accounts posting their SAMSON version. i figured it was the name of the original. ive only seen a couple midori type kits in person i believe. i think coop had a couple but i could be very wrong
     
    MoonspellxRites, Jun 10, 2019
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  22. 3wing

    3wing Addicted

    Those robot paintings are gorgeous
     
    3wing, Jun 10, 2019
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  23. kid_miracleman

    kid_miracleman Comment King

    As long as it's based on this I'm good

     
    kid_miracleman, Jun 10, 2019
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  24. animator

    animator Mr. Freshly Smacked Ass Staff Member

    Stop copying everyone's ideas... GAR.F.1.3.L.D.
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    animator, Jun 10, 2019
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  25. spatula007

    spatula007 Comment King


    Credit: Obvious Plant
     
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    spatula007, Jun 10, 2019
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