(can't seem to figure out how to properly quote Scobot's post, without it shrinking the image size down...) //// top left= Rodan
Top left Rodan, bottom left Nokogirin. Far right Terochilus (had to look this ones name up. I just knew it was the bird looking guy from return of ultraman). EDIT chimmychaz beat me to rodan
Charlie and Johnathon are absolutely right.. 2 of the coolest monsters are left 1. Rodan 2. 3. Windam 4. Terochilus 5. Nokogirin 6. Metron 7,
Oh, wow! One of the straight-up best toys in the universe, one that I've coveted from the very moment I saw a picture of one, hidden in plain sight for weeks! Good job, @scobot! I'm as delighted as I am embarrassed.
Aw shucks, how did no one guess that guy? Congrats on coming up with a real stumper, Scobot! Fantastic Baltan Sparker. A toy that would have really seen its fair use by childhood me. I can imagine the fun of setting this guy up to spray out his sparking breath at Ultraman in the dark!
Swoooooon Gorgeous portraits Mark! I hesitate to ask, but is this your whole family, or just the pronounced variations? I refuse to pick a favourite. No, I will not. I would happily be asked for a date by any one of those handsome fellas. I know I've said it before, but one thing I just love about these Gojis (aside from the amazing sculpt and all that jazz I mean) is that no matter how many I have seen, and I would guess it is a fair bit by now, they are all different in their own way. Part of it is natural variation from when they were made, but a lot of it is due to the experience each of them has; oh the history each could tell! And as a die-hard Tsuburite, professing my appreciation for this toy should come as something. Thanks Mark, I almost think I now need one poster-sized.
Thank you, Steve, and very kind of you (as a die-hard Tsuburite). I have found several posts of yours with quite a few different Tsuburaya kaijū that have sparked my interest as well. I did leave out one Bullmark, but he looks very similar to the middle-right Marusan -- just with a blue stripe on his head/back rather than silver. Also, six portraits keeps it nice and even. I'll have a few more to add here soon though.
Okay, so it's the weekend, and I am probably not the only one who is need of a little happy distraction from life. It has been a while since I posted one of these, so I thought I would make another attempt. Okay, so this one isn't quite as challenging maybe, but hopefully a few people enjoy it nonetheless. Let's save posting the answer for a bit to give folks their own chance at guessing. HINT (if you need it): there is a connection in this series
Nice one, Steve. One of my favorite series of toys. I won't spoil it for others as you just posted this. I've been meaning to post a picture of my first version Marusans.
Just a quick heads up for this thread, as I am going to post a new series of these soon; I am just trying to sort out the photos, since my flash card is full and is now apparently completely obsolete. That, and I am still struggling to manage decent macro shots on an old digital point-and-shoot. I'll put the answers in the spoiler tag, in case anyone still wants to have some guesses. Spoiler: Figure identities Congrats to @Mark K for IDing these guys from the hints (and my admittedly poor shots)! first row: Marusan Bandera second row: Marusan Bullkong Both excellent characters from the wonderfully quirky Toei series, Space Tokusatsu Series: Captain Ultra (宇宙特撮シリーズ キャプテンウルトラ). I am a big fan of the fun nature of these guys, and always on the lookout to complete my collection of more from the series.
Great toys, Steve, and a highly underrated series. http://skullbrain.org/bb/index.php?threads/vintage-outdoors.45827/page-4#post-927262
Trial the second. Okay, so not so much of a guessing game this time around, though I did give it a shot. Really, just wanted to have a little fun. At least the challenge of identifying the particular figure might give a little fun to some other vintage-heads. And if not, hey, vintage toys. A sextet of heroes: And, yes, one of these things is not like the other....
1) is MAT team 2) I don't know- rainbowman, condorman, moonlight mask??? 3) Flying Attack Human -red mini 4) Mirrorman 5) KR Amazon 6) Bootleg spiderman?
