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Techno loader Planet Base is my favorite toy of all time, but I figured I wouldn't necessarily care about Iluilu's next release whenever it did happen. Then the first teaser hit and it was a dinosaur and I was equal parts excited and worried.
I agree that these pieces are absolutely incredible and the art across the board, from the packaging and design to the toys themselves is stunning. It still saddens me that it's so rare and going to be incredibly tough to get, but iII be trying all the same. I hope some of the dino cars make an appearance in the future in a bigger fashion with more numbers and a lower cost like the techno loaders poster sets. Things like the lenticular TV's are so damn good, it would be a shame for something so awesome to have such limited distribution.

 

It's a beautiful package and far more my thing than the last Uzumark release, which was in a similar ballpark. Happy to see the scope and ambition of Ilu Ilu's work growing even more, but I did treat the announcement with some disappointment. I'm getting the impression that any future releases, at least as long as the hype keeps up, will be out of bounds for me. Wouldn't be comfortable even saving for it.

 

I'm always curious with such limited numbers of releases, how many samples they paint to find the colorways they will release? The choices are always perfect.

 

Saw the pricetag and my mind instantly leapt to the NNN comparison, but you are right . . . the production values, attention to detail and quality across this release probably justify the tag, as insane as it is.

Unlike the 'it takes 4 hours to paint each eye' bullshit!

 

Yes, just creating that poster art itself, is such a labor of love that needs to be rolled into the overall pricing.

 

I could never NEVER justify paying 1800 for a toy that sits on the shelf. Congrats to those that can. But paying that much for something that essentially sits there collecting dust? Move it every so often....and dust it..etc. Too crazy.

 

I really love that new dino toy, but that price....it just makes me sad. Ilu Ilu creates such beautiful looking toys and box designs. Bums me out knowing they are made for a whole different type of collector that must exist in some alternate reality from the one I live in.
I'll just continue to admire photos whenever I see one pop up

Edit: Just look at the skin on his head that burst open when that laser blaster popped out of it... so cool

 

Echoing everyone's sentiments about not being able to reach this high price point for such a beautiful and artful set. With all the extra goodies and packaging, it deserves its own shelf to appreciate everything. I hope we get to see some great display setups from this set at the least.

I can definitely see all the packaging/ephemera printing costs contributing a large chunk to the cost here by basing it off US printing costs for assumedly such low runs and quality materials. When you aren't printing in bulk, the costs can be astronomical for seemingly simple print jobs.

I'd be happy with just one of the cars ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

way out of my league, but cool to see a nearly 12 inch (?) toy from ilu ilu

 

It's also his first ever toy with moving legs

 

Good point- Sakaguchi sure gets paid a premium for vinyl dollies with only 2-3 points of articulation.

Definitely tough to say anything negative about this set though, excepting the price. It does look like a ton of thought and effort went into it.

edit- just seeing the size, it’s cool to see Ilu doing stuff on a larger scale. I’ve always loved his toys, it’s just been tough to swallow all the time, money and effort that goes into collecting Ilu to end up with one 3/4 full detolf shelf.

 

Agreed--this was the stuff of dreams for me when I started out in this thread cluelessly asking about prices

And I have my limits, but for better or worse I'm still swallowing

 

Found on Instagram



I've seen the odd secret release (and know nothing about them really), but never a blank of any Ilu Ilu toy

 

Wow, never seen any blank iluilu before

 

Just saw these on Instagram, guess it’s the closest I’ll ever get to one of these great figures

 

I didn’t read the size of the toy on the blog post and was surprised by how massive it is when pictures surfaced on insta.. holy hell I thought he woulda been the size of the Techno Loaders!

 

His packaging is so goddamn good it's ridiculous. It's genuinely one of the aspects of design I wish other makers would focus on over a bag and a header. Ilu Ilu and Uzumark were the only toys whose packaging I kept in my display case

 

Sigh.... Some more beautiful shots of this great dino (taken from instagram)....

 

Oh boy, this toy has a belly / hatch, I hadn't even noticed! So much attention to details, packaging and the quality of paint application. This toy is madness!

 

Madness. But way overpriced madness.

 

Even though I really like this toy, I think I would never consider paying this amount of price for a brand new toy...
I mean, some people are not even gaining 180,000yens as a monthly salary...
It's a toy...