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#1 Strontium Dog

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Posted 29 October 2009 - 12:50 PM

Haven't seen this mentioned on here, but I just found out there's a new series of Madballs released in Italy from Giochi Preziosi :o

They seem to be mini Madballs, and they're available from newsstands singly in foil packs, like Gormiti.

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So far as I can gather, there are currently 10 different Madballs available.

Eye Sore, Scum Chum, Flea Bag, Racket Attack, Creep Frog, Deck Head, Spit Bull, spews Ooze, Brain Rot and Fang Thang:

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Posted 29 October 2009 - 01:45 PM

Awesome!
I'm especially fond of the frog, the deep-sea angler, and the sabre-toothed tiger!
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Posted 29 October 2009 - 01:56 PM

Wow! Those are pretty awesome! I'd like to see these hit the states. I'm not a fan of the bigger ones, but if these are small and affordable I might be interested.
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Posted 29 October 2009 - 03:43 PM

That one with the reversed facial features is amazing! I'll be looking for these in Home Bargains :lol:
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Posted 29 October 2009 - 03:50 PM

I never had madballs as a kid, but that never stopped me from drawing them. I think I created a storyarc between the images I would draw. I vaguely remember some kind of tree base I drew for one of the factions I made up. Anyways when I saw the reissued foam ones, not the squishy ones, I debated in the store for like 20 minutes and still ended up passing at $5 a pop... that must have been a year or so ago.

Now if the mini's were like $2 a foil bag in the trading card section of my local Target I might go for them... but they would probably be $3 each. My reasoning is based on the following:

When I was in Hungary I found a line by Giochi Preziosi in a Gatcha machine called "Filly". They were like tiny little "My Little Pony's" just different enough to be their own line. At the Gulliver's Toys in Hungary they had foil pack versions of the Filly's called "Filly Princess" that came with a trading card. The gatcha version was 300 Forint and the foil pack version was about 600 Forint. The Forint, the Hungarian currency, was at 181 Forint to $1US when I was there, so $1.66US from the Gatcha machine and $3.32US for the foil bag with trading card.

I wonder how big Giochi Preziosi was before Gormiti and if they are expanding now from the profits from Gormiti.

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Posted 03 August 2011 - 12:29 PM

Hey folks,

I try keep my eyes open for these here in Germany, somebody got me looking for them just a minute ago.

@LethalWhip: Giochi Preziosi is since the early 70ies or so the distributor for all kinds of toys for Spain, Italy and Portugal but gained quite some more countries up from the 90ies like Germany (working together with Simba), and most Playmates stuff had also Giochi preziosi printed on them. I remember the Cabbage batch kids being released here through them as well.
I think just that the Filly, Gormitti and some else are just right now the popular lines they made inhouse. I think they work also tight with the Panini sticker company which is a household brand that is distributing & publishing all kinds of Comics (Marvel/DC/Wildstorm/Top Cow/Image Comics f.e.) and Kids Magazines and Giochi bringing toys to newstands.
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Posted 04 August 2011 - 02:43 PM

I had forgotten about these.. hadn't heard anything about them since this thread. Will definitely try & track some down in the US though!
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Posted 04 August 2011 - 04:17 PM

sweet. ive never seen these before
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Posted 04 August 2011 - 05:18 PM

These are pretty cool....I;ll grab them if theyre cheap enough...would be awesome if they had a more retro look!
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Posted 06 August 2011 - 08:38 AM

They aren't sold in newstands anymore (in Italy), was another attempt to create a hit similar to Gormiti.
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Posted 08 August 2011 - 09:41 AM

I got one of these from a vending machine when on holiday in Gran Canaria for 1 Euro , its a water squirter and its the one called Deck Head...3rd row 2nd picture

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Posted 25 August 2012 - 03:32 PM

Spotted a vending machine selling mini madballs today in my local Tesco. Had to buy one. Think they are mini versions of the original 80's sculpts. Anyone else seen them.
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Posted 25 August 2012 - 03:35 PM

Spotted a vending machine selling mini madballs today in my local Tesco. Had to buy one. Think they are mini versions of the original 80's sculpts. Anyone else seen them.


could you post a pic of it?? that sounds cool!
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Posted 25 August 2012 - 03:41 PM

I got one the other day whilst in dorset and they are really squishy, was going to get a few more when I got home but my local tesco doesn't have any and dorset is a 2hr drive away. :(
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Posted 25 August 2012 - 04:27 PM

this is awesome news... where should I check in Cali.. should I make a trip to Target, Toy R'us or walmart ? can't wait for the pics.. holla!
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Posted 25 August 2012 - 04:31 PM

I want some!
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Posted 25 August 2012 - 07:15 PM

Hmm, there are hardly any Vending machines around anymore, at least out here. But im gonna keep my eyes open. :)
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Posted 25 August 2012 - 09:51 PM

WHAT,,,, im off to my local Tesco store in 5mins to check ;)
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Posted 26 August 2012 - 12:59 AM

This IS good news for Madballs, but not for me. I've been boycotting Tesco for more than ten years now, can hardly break that to get some vending machine toys! I'll look out for them in other places were vending machines are, that'll have to do.
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Posted 26 August 2012 - 03:08 AM

we need photos !
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Posted 26 August 2012 - 07:29 AM

Pictures of the new Madballs enjoy.
Get yourselves to Tesco's ASAP.
Its going to cost a few quid to get a full set.
We will have to swap doubles on here.

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http://www.flickr.co...N08/7864623138/

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Posted 26 August 2012 - 07:31 AM

Sweet I have to find a machine with these in
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Posted 26 August 2012 - 09:03 AM

Would someone be willing to pick me up a set? I'll paypal you the money.
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Posted 26 August 2012 - 10:16 AM

I hope these arent just UK only, and are they only at Tesco's~?
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Posted 26 August 2012 - 10:16 AM

is there any links to purchase these? and what is tesco's?
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