Those Chaoses in front on the 2nd shelf....amazing. Also love the colors on the Maniyon & adult Chaos.
This is one i used to own back in the OG hey-days. the version i got was ok, but this one has much more pop. It reminds me of an old case of color pencils i got as a kid. over the years, the black casing would get marked up by all of the color tips. RxH had this thing where the colorways would sometimes take me back to a place or time or a small detail of a part of my life.
I thought this was a milky base, but this is GID...! a micro run chaos. They eye is green--but it looks blue in the pic (that would've been kewl)
yes...but ya know...i started to feel that with how little these things circulate nowadays...anything cool is a treasure, right?
I don't know much about this release. is it an Onell colab? are there other characters? I've had this one for a little while and have been meaning to ask.
Yeah, it's an Onell colab, Stryker Lock. Two versions, Stryker Mohawk and Stryker Crossborg. I remember being surprised how small they were, because I assumed they were full sized at the time. I think I remember a few sets with flying saucers you could stand them in, but I'm not 100% sure about that.
"A crossover project that Mori and I have been discussing behind the scenes since back in 2011, Stryker Lock has finally come to fruition, with the first edition rolling out in Japan last month. Stryker Lock was designed to continue merging the aesthetics of RealxHead and Onell Design, with a compact structure comprising of 11 separate parts and 10 points of articulation, packed into 4 inches of Japanese produced soft vinyl. These figures are meant to travel across our combined story arcs without limits, whether as mutant hunters, titanic watchers from beyond or simply armored warriors surviving within The Zone." (Onell Blog) The story goes is that it's too ambitious of a piece. There are more parts than a traditional "Adult" and requires more work to assemble, paint and more. So It's hard to justify making one of these when Mori could release a large or several small figures, regarding profit. It's sad, because it's such a fucking awesome sculpt. I know Matt has even offered to assemble them all and paint and release them, but Mori won't budge (supposedly). Matt says there's a bag of brown blanks somewhere in Japan. One of my favorites. (part breakdown)
@nicholasfung Thank you for the background info on the end of the Stryker Lock project. I always wondered where that ended up, since it seemed like they were gearing up for a pretty good run of these at the beginning. I remember a couple of waves were sold from Onell, and then a few more trickled out from Japan, and then that was it. I can understand the cost efficiency argument, since these were sold at a lower price point despite the greater complexity of the figure. Honestly, though, I would be willing to pay more for a figure if it made the project feasible.
Agreed! From what I was told, gone are the days of releasing stuff in the US by third party. So when it comes to Stryker Lock specifically, it needs to be assembled and painted in Japan, sadly. I was hoping to see some at the KBUG show in MA, but there was only a Callgrim. Who knows though! There's always a chance. This past year, it looks like he found some of the Glyos-related sculpts. Reiden, Bioknuckle, Gaiablock and the Pheyden "scarf".
This one has popped up in the wild a few times. the vinyl base is cool--like a pearl "bubble gum" blue.
Oddities still popping up. I feel like I've seen this before, and it's not a custom, but I can't remember where. The freehand spray is kind of unusual for the Pop Soda, but it was definitely done by a skilled painter. Any info would be appreciated. This is most likely a custom by Ichibanboshi, based on the painting style. I bought this in the standard bag with header. The base vinyl is milky white, which was used in a late production version of Mikazuki Joe, and subsequently for one-offs and micro runs.
Clear blue with glitter. Again, i have no idea about when or how this was released. Such a bummer that there isn't a reference book of some kind--but i might guess that this was near the end of this line.
Love the base vinyl color on that one. I remember this Chaosman being one of the first offered through Lulubell via Luke buying them from Shinto Gangu. They were always posed in convenience store shelves for the product photos.
