I've been searching for this one for a LONG time! Finally found one and in my favorite of the two color schemes Click for Front view Click for Side view Click for Back view
That is a such a beautiful Bullmark and Popy shelf. Congrats on the Megalon. He has earned an honoured place centre front.
That Megalon IS totally killer! An excellent score, no doubt...that'd make *anyone's* year. And I love how the lighting is setup to make it look like there's a spotlight on him! And is that a Marusan gold-eye Mothra off to the left? That's arguably more rare than the Megalon (though demand is a lot less)...
Thank you guys! I didn't intentional set him up that way, but I do love that he does seem to have a glow about him! I think the light gray base vinyl helps in addition to just oddly perfecting lighting in the case. Yes, that is the Marusan gold eye Mothra. I found her along with Varan and Small scale Mecha Godzilla at G-Fest 19 last year. Here's a better pic of her from the hotel room: It's interesting now that you mention it that I have seen less of Marusan Mothra than Megalons. Only seen her twice. One was an eBay auction that I didn't win, and the other was the one I got. While I have seen more Megalons, one thing I will say about him though is that on many occasions that the red is severely faded. Finding one with good red spray is a bit of a challenge. I'd also love to find the pink Marusan Mothra! Gold eyes is older, but the pink version is certainly more eye catching!
I can see you and I are gonna get along swimmingly. Man, that so fucking cool that you scored such an amazingly rare toy at G-Fest! Weirdly enough, I've never been...despite being a bat-shit-crazy fan! My buddies and I talk about going every year, but we never seem to make it happen. Anyway, dare I ask how much you scored that lot for??? Feel free to PM if you don't wanna broadcast that shit publicly. Yeah, the two Marusan Mothra's just don't show up nearly as much as the Hawaiian Megalon. I was lucky enough to score the pink, silver-eyed one for a pretty damn good deal just this past December. The gold eye is the original, and thus more sought after, but I really love that pink! Anyway, you're totally right about the red paint on the Hawaiian Megalon. I've seen a couple specimens show up in the past few years that looked so sad...barely a hint of red. I don't know if it's exposure to sunlight (UV) or if the paint is somehow oxidizing. But either way, yours is gorgeous! Just keep him away from windows.
Ive seen tons of photots of this one over the years. In hand though, absolutely blew me away. Probably the best toy Bullmark ever made. Now to find an extra hand and three little missiles
Excellent purchase. I almost went for him too, even without the hand he is a fantastic figure - alas, couldn't get the funds together. So glad he went to a perfect home though. If I ever see an accessory fist for you, I will definitely have my feelers out.
Thanks guys. I almost fell out of my chair when I saw the winning bid. I was ready Im blame people being away at G-fest. Im even thinking about trying to mold a replacement somehow (paging Sanjeev haha).
Not mailed, but I found this standard Doku Utsubo at a collectible show this weekend. Just chilling on a shelf with some random GI Joe and sci-fi toys. Weird.
Daniel that's incredible you found that eel villain at a collectible show. I'm not one to seek these or flea markets out because they never turn up anything, but its always been a dream to find some rare vintage toy cheap at one!
Talk about an unusual find! That is definitely a great story and something that makes all the hunting worthwhile. I always have these dreams of turning up a gem like that at a flea market or garage sale. So I have to ask, did the seller have any idea what it was, and what kind of incredible bargain did you get on him.
^^^So many nice scores! Recently acquired the giant gorilla to complete my 1 Million Years B.C. set. Been hunting this one for a long time.
Congratulations Mark. I know a few people are after that lovely Gorilla. He really remains one of the top Marusan sculpts, and that colour, stunning. Excellent set! I think I might have to unofficially crown you the vinyl dino king (not like you weren't already!).
The seller didn't seem that interested in the figure. I even told him that I thought it was from an old show- couldn't remember if it was Ninja Arashi or Lion Maru at the time. He said that he also used to have a similar figure "like Kamen Rider" with a removable mask, so he might have had Ninja Arashi at one point.
very happy to score this one . . . big thanks to Steve for the heads-up and translation help he was covered in paint scrapes but cleaned-up really nice! スカルスター by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr
Congrats Mark! Beautiful example of the Marusan Giant Gorilla. Looks fantastic. And nice one Moog. I'm not big on Tiger Mask villains in general, personally, but Skull Star has always been the exception for me. Such a nice sculpt.
Nice. I'd been on the hunt for a decent Skullstar for a long time now. Didn't want to spend too much. Finally settled for a reissue since I manage to score it for such a low price. Couldn't resist. This is vintage and new, though:
