Japanese Ultraman Monster Figures (70's & 80's)

#1 Guest_CHEAPTOYMAN_*

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Posted 11 April 2008 - 05:08 AM

Please contact Cheaptoyman if anybody wants to trade or sell Japanese Ultraman Monster figures from the late 70's and 80's. I'm not interested in the rubbery "keshi" figures...just the detailed "premium" figures... ^_^

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Posted 11 April 2008 - 06:36 AM

Wait, what? What exactly do you mean when talking about Ultraman premiums?

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Posted 04 May 2008 - 07:55 AM

I may have gotten ahead of myself when I posted late 60's in the title (although there were Ultraman products on the market then)...Primarily any Ultra-Man "Monster" figures or figure premiums issued in the late 70's and 80's. I also collect vintage Mazinger and Kaiju mini-figures from this era...love 'em! I'm not necessarily after the rubbery "keshi" figures...but the more detailed/obscure figure lines.

Check out this incredible Ultraman Kaiju "keshi" mini-figure set I recently acquired. The packaging is amazing, and it even includes a neat "hard-plastic" Ultraman figure that can be launched with a parachute! There is also a pretty awesome assortment of mint keshi figures in there...

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Wait, what? What exactly do you mean when talking about Ultraman premiums?

Edited by CHEAPTOYMAN, 12 May 2008 - 08:56 PM.

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Posted 12 May 2008 - 08:59 PM

This is the Ultraman Monster issue I'm most interested in...

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This odd lot popped up a few weeks ago, but I was outbid in the last seconds. Luckily, the seller had another lot, and I was able to secure the next 20 figures...

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Posted 13 May 2008 - 07:45 AM

I think I'm in love...

Thanks for the answer in your collection thread, even if you didn't know that much about them. It would not be easy at all to find out the origin of these guys, but the exact copyright line and the numbers each figure you own has would certainly help. Damn, I gotta get some of these.

Just you wait until I'm home. I have a neat set of tiny unpainted gashapons of my own from three or so years ago that I'm hoping to share with you guys and the Toypedia page as well. It's also a set that still has figures coming out even now.

Edited by Boaconda, 13 May 2008 - 07:46 AM.

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Posted 13 May 2008 - 08:24 PM

Dear Friend -- I'll take some high-res "natural light" photos of the copyrights tomorrow. I look forward to getting more of these, and there seems to be a nice assortment of colors per figure. The transparent colors are really out-of-this-world! Here is the lot I acquired a few weeks back...

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If I come across any more lots I'll let you in on it. I'll also try to dig up more information on these. Cheers, CTM

I think I'm in love...

Thanks for the answer in your collection thread, even if you didn't know that much about them. It would not be easy at all to find out the origin of these guys, but the exact copyright line and the numbers each figure you own has would certainly help. Damn, I gotta get some of these.

Just you wait until I'm home. I have a neat set of tiny unpainted gashapons of my own from three or so years ago that I'm hoping to share with you guys and the Toypedia page as well. It's also a set that still has figures coming out even now.

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 08:30 AM

The owner of the first lot of odd Ultraman Kaiju figures just contacted me. He's an Australian collector, and I asked him if he knew anything about these wonderful figures...his response...

Hi Cheaptoyman,
They are really interesting figures. Unfortunately I also know very little about them. I doubt our chances at finding much out because of their origin. If I do manage to find out anything I will let you know. If you could do the same I would appreciate it.

Cheers, Phil

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 09:55 AM

I have some of these and others. Shoot me a PM if anyone is interested.

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 08:30 PM

I have bags of these that I still need to sort through. :lol:

Kewl keshi pack CTM. I've seen a few on YJP recently, but sadly I don;t really collect Ultraman or Godzilla, so I tend to pass them by.

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Posted 16 May 2008 - 08:04 AM

Some copyright shots of the Japanese Ultra Monsters...photos with flash...natural light will probably work better.

The figures each have copyright or factory markings in 3 different backside locations. There is some Japanese "line-text" after a copyright "c" on each figure, as well as the letter "F", and then a number like "65" or "106"...

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Posted 19 May 2008 - 08:52 AM

Here's a better "natural light" shot of Earthtron's copyright details...everything looks pretty obvious here. I'm sending this photo over to the Japanese Kaiju forums to get a translation, and perhaps an origin of these wonderful figures.

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Posted 19 May 2008 - 04:33 PM

These look remarkably like the Godzilla parachute figures I'm trying to find, at least what I can remember of them. It leaves me wondering if the figures I'm looking for info on are actually knock-offs of these.

Cheaptoyman's comment on the hard plastic Ultraman that can be launched with a parachute lends weight to this idea. They hit the right timeline too, considering I bought 'em when I was a kid in the late 70's.

Still these are pretty sweet looking. I particularily love the bulk style packaging.

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Posted 21 May 2008 - 07:19 PM

Here's one that looks like it could be part of this series, but I don't think it is.

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Posted 21 May 2008 - 08:41 PM

how tall are these figures~?

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Posted 21 May 2008 - 09:27 PM

These figures are a bit larger than standard Cheap Toys...

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That Sky Blue guy is close, Soups! Several people have contacted me trying to match some of their Kaiju to this lot and so far only one person has matched any of these. I will continue my search...and post my findings as they come along...cheers.