Target Earth

Also glad to see these released, thanks angelabby!

 

For the record, I think that's the only version of Karakk to have ever been released. At least I hope so. He's definitely one of my favorite toys and that Mandarake price is ridiculous. I've only ever seen two on the aftermarket -- mine and that one.

#HYPE

 

There seriously needs to be another! Even unpainted I'd take, and I don't go for unpainted usually. So cool. I think a red or forest green would be cool. Anyway, I'm so bummed I missed it that day. Such a cool figure.

 

2500 yen is ridiculous?! That's a great price! I too had numerous chances to get ol' Karakk and never did. I did see his pic on tumblr recently and it reminded me of missed chances:

 

In the holy-shit-someone-got-that-really-cheap kind of ridiculous. So yes, ridiculous.

 

Ahhhhhh ok. School is turning my brain to mush and it's only week one.

 

Thanks for posting the pic - got excited for a minute thinking this was maybe one of a new B-movie vinyl being produced.

 

^^
It's already been produced....hasn't it??

 

I guess its time for some Grotesque Monster revival?!

 

Hear, hear! By far one of my favorite Target Earth sculpts. He's such a weirdo.

Still looking for that white one that I mentioned over four years ago in the third post in this thread. <img src=\"{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"Laughing\" />

Or what about poor pollution monster Gyaoh that never came out:

 

Yes...This version came out about four years ago. I think a unpainted green was sold at the same time. Here is a pic of mine that shows the dark green vinyl the figure is cast in...

 

Didn't realize it was on green vinyl, I always thought it was black. So cool.

 

I meant as in relation to the other B-movie monster TE did. It's not same without the knife.......

 

Is that what that is sticking in his chest in the photo? A knife? I kept looking at that thinking what is that- a skull pez dispenser stuck to him?

 

Yep, stabbed into his evil tree heart!

 

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Alright! I'm glad to see the Lovecraft sculpts are moving along.

 

Do a search for Octoman, the movie (1971), there's your reference.

Edit: early Work of Rick Baker on the Octo suit.

 

Some more early head sculpts...


Baphomet


Chupacabra


Martian

The Baphomet head sculpt looks really interesting. Don't really care for the other two but that might change.

 

The Baphomet looks like the devil in The Devil Rides Out, hammer film with Chris Lee.

 

Target earth 2 headed guy by Splurrt, on Flickr

I don't know the last time I was this pleased with a toy purchase. I want more.

 

nice pic Joe, looks much better than the original sales pic. I kinda regret not getting one now. I love his Gamerudon shaped nose.

 

My original worry was about the thinness of the waist. But in hand it doesn't seem to thin at all.

 

moonbeam by b-eaK, on Flickr

 

The header is so cool. It was a tough call on whether or not to open it....but I opened it. I really wanted that damn keychain out. Awesome release! My daughter thinks it's a ghost-robot haha.