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#1 Articulationnut

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 10:19 AM

I was looking at a picture of a Boglins character and something about the pic struck me as odd. I couldnt shake the lingering thought in the back of my mind that there was something wrong with the image. It finally hit me that the Boglin i had as a kid had a shorter tongue. I looked at the pic quite a few times to make sure it was the same one (based upon memory) and im 99% sure it was.

So...did Boglins have "variants"? Is this line known for many variants?
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Posted 23 January 2008 - 02:34 PM

The only variant that exist were the kelloggs premiums which kinda resembled some older sculpts but apart from that its a no, maybe your toy was broken i had a broken samurai sword figure when i was a kid so its a possibility
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Posted 23 January 2008 - 05:47 PM

Thanks for the reply Aikola :mcmadd: Man ...this is going to bother me as i generally have a good memory and i dont recall that Boglin having a torn / broken tongue so maybe this pic is showing the face in an exaggerated expression (but it doesnt look that way and no matter how you manipulate your hand you cant cause the tongue to grow). You have to manipulate your hand in such a way that it should be obvious if you were making the face show an expression and this one doesnt look like thats happened.

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Edit: Looks like there are 2 different versions of the same boglin . I stumbled upon someone selling the 1 i recall. Now to find out if its name is Schlurp or something else .

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 06:59 PM

His name is splat, hes a medium sized Boglin, and he was released after all the originals....his face is a bit weird..all the boglins in that set had their tounges sticking out..have a look at this man...

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 04:02 AM

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weird indeed, I own these boglins (italian version) and they all have a shorter tongue

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 07:56 AM

Thanks for the input folks ;-)

Nano...thats my situation aswell so im glad to hear im not alone. It looks like i have "Splat" (who i thought was Shlurp) but it has a much shorter tongue than the one pictured. As mentioned before his tongue is in his mouth .


I wonder if there was a difference between the Seven Towns , Ideal and Mattel Boglins ? I thought they were the same molds reissued under different companies.
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Posted 04 February 2008 - 10:37 AM

there small variants in mini boglins, for example cheifs like smog a late version (1994) will have the little crown on the tail to represent cheif, this is not present on the the earlier examples. the scouts, spys and messengers were introduced after the first series. when these were made with the little tail symbols the cheifs were given the crown.
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Posted 14 April 2008 - 01:48 AM

up for this topic! :)

galthisan did you know which characters have been remolded with symbols?
I would say all the chiefs, scouts spies and messengers, so all these characters should exist engraved and not...
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Posted 14 April 2008 - 03:52 AM

up for this topic! :)

galthisan did you know which characters have been remolded with symbols?
I would say all the chiefs, scouts spies and messengers, so all these characters should exist engraved and not...



not in all cases, for example in the discustings there are no versions with symbols as they were retired before the symbols were introduced, even the ones from the rare dudes series. medievals, samurai, preshistorics always have the realvent symbol. the replacement cheif for the tough guys always has the crown. i was gonna write a list of which come with and without symbols but havent got round to it. so has anyone seen a gold or silver cheif with a crown on the tail?

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Posted 14 April 2008 - 05:45 AM

ok, later I'll check through my collections for any character that should have a symbol and I'll write down a list here, hope this helps!
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Posted 14 April 2008 - 09:37 AM

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Posted 15 April 2008 - 05:38 AM

Sorry to double post,

i dint explain what the above is, its a list of which mini boglins are available with and without engravings.

i am planning on making a list of what mini boglins were available in each colour, i will sort do a rough list and then hopefully if anyone else likes mini boglins they can let me know which ones they have in colours i dont have to add to the list.

does anyone have a cheif bug with a crown? i wasnt sure if one was available.

actully does anyone care about this apart form me....?

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Posted 15 April 2008 - 05:39 AM

Sorry to double post,

i dint explain what the above is, its a list of which mini boglins are available with and without engravings.

i am planning on making a list of what mini boglins were available in each colour, i will sort do a rough list and then hopefully if anyone else likes mini boglins they can let me know which ones they have in colours i dont have to add to the list.

does anyone have a cheif bug with a crown? i wasnt sure if one was available.
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Posted 15 April 2008 - 09:12 AM

I have a list of mine ill let you have it for info and our trade
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Posted 15 April 2008 - 09:38 AM

I have a list of mine ill let you have it for info and our trade

great! thanks dude, i can post em out to u on sat ;)
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Posted 24 April 2015 - 03:19 AM

Hey all,

I know this thread is super old now but I just stumbled across it and thought I'd throw in a little knowledge I have of the line that may be of some use - if you're even going to read this haha.

 

There are Mattel, Ideal and Action GT variations of many of the boglins - although not every boglin has a variation.

 

Of the 'small' variety which are the ones you're talking about here they made them with normal size tongues, also long tongues, they made each in all different coloured rubber, and then there are the glow versions too.

Another variation on them is their names, each manufacturer that released them in Europe has their names mixed up for whatever reasons - or lack thereof, so what is Boink on a Mattel box is Doink on an Ideal box, what is Squit on a Mattel box is a Blap on an Ideal box etc.
The American versions are all completely different names, and the Canadian smalls have some new names as well as some re-used names from the large boglins.

 

You've likely seen the variations between the European, American and Canadian large ones, you've got Plunk, Flurp, and Dwork in Europe, Drool, Vlobb and Dwork in America, and then Doink, Squit and Bonk in Canada. Then on top of those you've got the 'Hairy' and 'Wiggly' tongue versions, they made a Hairy version of each European release, (Dwork, Flurp, Plunk) and 2 versions of Wiggly Tongue of Plunk.

They also made a Hairy version and a Wiggly Tongue version of one called Wort.

 

That's just a little bit of what makes boglins more complicated than you ever thought, let me know if any of you end up reading this haha


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Posted 22 June 2015 - 02:37 AM

Hey all,
I know this thread is super old now but I just stumbled across it and thought I'd throw in a little knowledge I have of the line that may be of some use - if you're even going to read this haha.
 
There are Mattel, Ideal and Action GT variations of many of the boglins - although not every boglin has a variation.
 
Of the 'small' variety which are the ones you're talking about here they made them with normal size tongues, also long tongues, they made each in all different coloured rubber, and then there are the glow versions too.
Another variation on them is their names, each manufacturer that released them in Europe has their names mixed up for whatever reasons - or lack thereof, so what is Boink on a Mattel box is Doink on an Ideal box, what is Squit on a Mattel box is a Blap on an Ideal box etc.
The American versions are all completely different names, and the Canadian smalls have some new names as well as some re-used names from the large boglins.
 
You've likely seen the variations between the European, American and Canadian large ones, you've got Plunk, Flurp, and Dwork in Europe, Drool, Vlobb and Dwork in America, and then Doink, Squit and Bonk in Canada. Then on top of those you've got the 'Hairy' and 'Wiggly' tongue versions, they made a Hairy version of each European release, (Dwork, Flurp, Plunk) and 2 versions of Wiggly Tongue of Plunk.
They also made a Hairy version and a Wiggly Tongue version of one called Wort.
 
That's just a little bit of what makes boglins more complicated than you ever thought, let me know if any of you end up reading this haha


Yep, just read it, and it possibly helped me with a question I just put up, now for the research ;)
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