“So the Gaiking and the Bluefighter have the same torso”?
“Yes”
“So you could technically take the Gaiking chest and transfer it to the Bluefighter”?
…
“You know, that never occurred to me.”
And so a new hybrid was born.
OK, this is a very spontaneous Brog.
I forgot that today is “Curricular Machine day” ;-)
I really like this little blocky guy!
Don’t stare…
Uncle Warren,to keep the theme going, sends us some great outside hi res photos of his teddy bear eyed deluxe size Curricula machine vinyl this morning.
This mid sized Bullmark masterpiece was originally unveiled at the Dim Summit.
We were all amused, amazed and slightly disturbed by the doll/teddybear eyes.
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Now bask in his hi res perfection below…
Banpresto’s half ass attempt at designer vinyl? Hell, I don’t know… Picked this up at the Shibuya Mandarake in 2008. I’m just going through a bag of odds and ends from my last couple Japan trips and found it. Busted it out of the packaging and was pleasantly surprised (4″ tall). I kind of digg em’ gundam it…… (silence) What? Did that fall flat? Well, good thing I’m on rotation..
With my last parcel from japan this little toy arrived in germany.
It took quiet a long time to get this little sucker. Finally I could complete
my Akumaizer Grip collection. Zabitan, Gabura & Evil’s funky mothership.
Had been outbid a few times until I won this one on Yahoo Japan.
Holy shit, some of these little Grip got expensive.
Together with Zabitans Gari Bird, Zaidabeck is one of the bit “harder to get”
Akumaizer Grip toys I think. The 3 heroes & 2 Gariba bikes are very common.
Ok, enough talk…enjoy the fotos guys!
Hope you appreciate that I destroy the holy mintness of this toy, by open the blister
and shot it for you!
…just joking ;-)
But interesting question. How do you guys display your Grip toys?
I personally display them in their packaging.
More fotos etc in the BBS.
Some Macrolove for Takatoku’s Onoriki.
I have a problem. I know it all too well. Luckily I have a supportive network made up of like minded souls, who know how to serve as a catalyst to my foolish brain.
I parted ways with a Gekko Kaman a little over a year ago. I regretted it, even though the condition of the toy and the box especially was not to my usual standard. Purchased at the 2006 Morphey auction, for what I thought at the time was a good deal, I sold it for the same price to finance a purchase, and to remove what was basically the only vintage batt op in my exclusively “walker” collection. Somehow it did not fit into the plan of holding out for the best conditioned toys and boxes I could locate.
When the “bug” gets you, it gets you, and there is not a lot you can do about it. There was a constant knawing feeling at the back of my mind anytime I looked at older photos of my toy case and saw The Gekko happily standing there next to his Osaka reissue brothers. I knew I had to bit the bullet and replace him.
This week I did just that to the detriment of my wallet once again. But it is a stress I don’t believe I will ever regret. The toy is mint and the box, although not “perfect” is good enough for me to not lose sleep over. It is an instance where love of the toy trumps whatever unresolved issues I have for sub par packaging.
Gekko will be home again … for good. ;-)
Just a few more photos I took when dropping off a talker to Warren today.
It was raining heavily, and has been for the past couple days.
Walking into the toy room, warmed me quickly.
I find A MIMB Takemi Pegas that I sold in the mid 90’s to Day Old Antiques. It is fitting and somehow serendipitous that it resides now in my friend’s cardboard church . I pay my respects and move onto other treasures.
Not expecting to do a photo shoot, I was only was armed with my iphone. Although the quality of photos are low, the toys were certainly not.
As you can see.
