I was told the river clay story from someone who knows - which somehow makes a TE toy for me that much more. Never heard that Nag story. Johnny Ryan proposes a different material in his one page origin of 4-eyed nag comic.
Just a quick crappy shot of my TE mail day. Not feeling this moon man anywhere near as much as my Longneck version, But the Cosmic Fishmen are great. They feel like they stepped right out of a 70's B movie (even though they are based on a bootleg toy).
Thanks folks. This moon man is the first toy that I have bought as an adult where I have had the urge to take it apart and repurpose it. I think the head would be cooler on its own.
The moon is ridicoulous and the fishman is even more terribile. I can't understand how anyone could like such a thing and continuing support TE after all the shit he continuously releases. Sorry but I felt I had to say it.
Personally, i like his concept. Making his own renditions (bootlegs) of current popular toys. Almost like a "f*ck you" or joke of sorts. It also helps that the sculpts aren't terrible and they have their own sense of charm and playfulness compared to the originals they were modeled after. I also find it amusing that he's running on the coattails of hype from the toys he's knocking off.... and it actually works I don't own any of those toys btw, but I'd prefer different color schemes myself.
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I am not offended in the slightest. Spamper you must be a diehard Longneck fan to feel so strongly . I am too, and certainly prefer Longneck's moon man AND Yusei Majin to the TE knockoffs, but the TE knockoffs have their own charm. I think Sato-san is very talented. Some of his older sculpts are my favorite toys. And it's not like everything he does is a knockoff (well, maybe lately more so). Mr. Kopper I agree with you I think sometimes his color choices could be better. The silver moon man comicon release was very nice looking. The color scheme on this one is just kinda blah to me. But I like the brown Cosmic Fishman. He looks like a conglomeration of poop
Faceless Bull Guromon Bagun Dokugarasu 3 pollution monster series large kusugon Gaichan Gamerudon and the list could keep going.
^I love the Gebolf sculpt just as much as the Maza. I was told it predates the Maza sculpt anyway. And both are loosely based on an earlier toy/character anyway.
Also, all hail the Faceless Bull! Honestly it is one of the best original sculpts in the last several decades. Huge in the hand, beautiful and creepy, just a real knockout of a sculpt. It's fine to hate on TE, I think this forum should have this kind of discourse about likes and dislikes, I am just showing some love at the opposite end of the spectrum.
Sorry, but you was told wrong. Sato is so fast that anytime everyone's surprised. He wants to generate these kind of rumors but please don't give them credit!
Ha, fair enough. If there's one thing we can all agree on, it is that Sato-san is not afraid to copy other folk's designs!
