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#1 OctopusMan

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Posted 21 November 2020 - 06:53 AM

Because why not.

Apparently images are a two-step process.

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#2 greyeagle06

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Posted 21 November 2020 - 05:30 PM

Very neat. I need to get some of these eventually. Are these bootlegs of real ones with a key chain stuck in them?

 

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Posted 22 November 2020 - 04:44 AM

There was at least one legit set of Kinkeshi keychains sold in Japan back in the 80's/90's, although the quality is on par with a quick DIY job; Cheap eye hooks screwed into the figures, then attached to a paperclip necklace and a twist tie:

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After years in a non-airtight container, the metal has begun to oxidize. This in turn has effected the areas of the figures near the contact points, causing parts of the figures to look eternally "dirty":

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People have done this same thing with M.U.S.C.L.E.s, which probably are not as easily effected by metal leaching effect.

 

 

Aslo, these miniature bootleg kinkeshi keychains pop up from time to time as well:

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They are shrunken down copies of Kinkeshi with loops added to their heads, and come in various colors and materials.

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Some even glow in the dark!

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#4 greyeagle06

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Posted 23 November 2020 - 09:15 AM

There was at least one legit set of Kinkeshi keychains sold in Japan back in the 80's/90's, although the quality is on par with a quick DIY job; Cheap eye hooks screwed into the figures, then attached to a paperclip necklace and a twist tie:

attachicon.gifIMG_20201122_071444788.jpg

 

After years in a non-airtight container, the metal has begun to oxidize. This in turn has effected the areas of the figures near the contact points, causing parts of the figures to look eternally "dirty":

attachicon.gifIMG_20201122_071521428.jpgattachicon.gifIMG_20201122_071528334.jpg

 

People have done this same thing with M.U.S.C.L.E.s, which probably are not as easily effected by metal leaching effect.

 

 

Aslo, these miniature bootleg kinkeshi keychains pop up from time to time as well:

attachicon.gifIMG_20201122_071742532.jpg

They are shrunken down copies of Kinkeshi with loops added to their heads, and come in various colors and materials.

attachicon.gifIMG_20201122_072221520.jpg

Some even glow in the dark!

attachicon.gifIMG_20201122_072456570.jpg

 

Thanks, those are all really neat!


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#5 OctopusMan

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Posted 23 November 2020 - 05:24 PM

Great information in this post!
The ones in OP are original Kinkeshi except for the #23, that one is muscle. Simple keychain kit from amazon.
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#6 timdrage

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Posted 02 February 2021 - 03:20 AM

Not keshi but I have these nice SD keychains :)

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#7 fuzzbuster

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Posted 03 February 2021 - 05:23 AM

Those are cool! There is seemingly infinite Kinnikuman merchandise, especially compared to the sparsity and short life span of M.U.S.C.L.E.

 

I have this thing that my sisters brought back from Japan a few years back, it may or may not be a key chain:

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There are also these keychain-type figures that have loops of bead chain attached to their heads:

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The tags have the Kinnikuman logo on one side and the Powerade logo on the other. Must have been some type of cross promotion.


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#8 BaltanII

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Posted 03 February 2021 - 02:37 PM

That first one of Terryman you have is a phone charm, but more or less the same idea.


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