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[matthewf1tz]

saw these on YJP yesterday but can't find them now

anyway, I saved images and they look awesome apparently convention exclusives from years ago

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Does anyone have more info??

[NamaNiku]

Whoa, those are really groovy. I don't know anything about them, but I could do some searches on google.jp and see if I can find anything.

The Hell Missionaries are cool.

Edited by uoozuman, 17 June 2008 - 10:16 PM.

[dankingery]

big the budo rules. wonder if japan has their own the god beast who dabbles in metalics instead of plastics.

[matthewf1tz]

thanks to Gilgar pointing me in the right direction, I managed to pick these up, thanks Gilgar I'll post pics when they arrive.

Also I found an old picture on my computer from another YJP auction, the seller didn't know where this figure came from:

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[galactiboy]

Very cool, never seen metal Kinkeshi before, it'd be cool to have a few in my collection.

[asator]

Would they still be considered Kinkeshi even though they are made of metal?

[galthisan]

Would they still be considered Kinkeshi even though they are made of metal?

they can be other plastics than rubber so why not metal, like a wood in golf can be metal...

[galactiboy]

Would they still be considered Kinkeshi even though they are made of metal?

they can be other plastics than rubber so why not metal, like a wood in golf can be metal...

I guess not, since the keshi refers to them being rubber. But, I think kinkeshi lets us all know what you're refering too.

[galthisan]

I guess not, since the keshi refers to them being rubber. But, I think kinkeshi lets us all know what you're refering too.

yeah thats what i ment, keshi means rubber but loads of the little rubber guys are made from plastic or vinal or summing else. isnt keshi rubber as in the english word rubber, its eraser in american. keshi dont have to be rubber and they dont have have to be working erasers so why cant they be metal...

[galactiboy]

I guess not, since the keshi refers to them being rubber. But, I think kinkeshi lets us all know what you're refering too.

yeah thats what i ment, keshi means rubber but loads of the little rubber guys are made from plastic or vinal or summing else. isnt keshi rubber as in the english word rubber, its eraser in american. keshi dont have to be rubber and they dont have have to be working erasers so why cant they be metal...

Definitely see what you mean, Keshi seems to refer more to the style of figure (small and unarticulated) rather than just the material.

[galthisan]

Definitely see what you mean, Keshi seems to refer more to the style of figure (small and unarticulated) rather than just the material.

yeah i agree, thats it in a nutshell i think, wish i could have been that concise!

[galactiboy]

Definitely see what you mean, Keshi seems to refer more to the style of figure (small and unarticulated) rather than just the material.

yeah i agree, thats it in a nutshell i think, wish i could have been that concise!

Well together we were able to slay this beast That is before someone in the know comes along and lets us know we are both wrong :lol

[TheOrgg]

Actually, in the past five years and mostly thanks to this board, Keshi has become an english synonym for any nonarticulated or simiarticulated figure in the half-inch to two inch scale. Check Wikipedia's Keshi listing and article called "Keshi."

[gilgar]

Spotted the metal rubiks cube guy again (he pops up every once in awhile) but this time with two of his buddies on YJP. they look more crude than the brass looking ones that fitz picked up but considering I've seen the rubics cube guy 5 or 6 times now its likely some kind of limited run though they could conceivable be custom pieces too.

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[galactiboy]

Those are really pretty cool... but still sounds like a bit of a mystery as to where they came from.

[gilgar]

spotted a new one today:

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Edited by gilgar, 18 March 2009 - 07:19 PM.

[gilgar]

finally got a clue as to the origin of at least one of the metal figures. This was on Yahoo Japan today so either these 3 lesser quality metal ones are being cut out of rubber balls or someone has made their own rubber ball and put the metal figure in it?

[matthewf1tz]

finally got a clue as to the origin of at least one of the metal figures. This was on Yahoo Japan today so either these 3 lesser quality metal ones are being cut out of rubber balls or someone has made their own rubber ball and put the metal figure in it?

surely the figure came before the ball?? I think the rubber ball poses more questions than it answers...

[gilgar]

old thread but wtf...saw a new one today I hadn't seen before--also shows the back with no markings

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[NamaNiku]

I have never seen this Tileman sculpt before in keshi or metal... Kinda dig the look.

[Ericnilla]

yeah that tileman looks like a straight up bootleg doesnt look like any sculpt i have seen either

[89cpe]

I want thattttttt!!!!

[gilgar]

I want thattttttt!!!!

sorry man, I should have posted the link too. It was on Yahoo Japan Auctions.

edit: found it My linkhttp://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w69440628

Edited by gilgar, 29 April 2012 - 12:59 AM.

[CaffeineSanta]

Dude, these are totally sweet! Boot or not, that bouncy ball is killin it! And yeah, I wouldn't mind having some metal kinkeshi in my collection as well

[jhonnyghost]

i have one of this by japan