I've been putting this together for a little while now and I thought you guys might appreciate this. Maybe someone can let me know if I'm missing any! I translated the names myself so they're not very smooth, I must admit. I do like that a lot of the names are sort of German / WWII related -- funky! Anyway, I love the look of these little bastids.
I like that they chose to mold some of the arms right into the characters chests and, in some cases, faces. Those are fantastic!
>Are they minis? Some of them are just small (smaller than "standard" sized) and some are indeed minis. The green one in the middle, for example, "Wakata VO" is maybe 5" or so and one like "Spanguru KG" (the orange one toward the bottom) is a mini. You can see more of a size comparison in vintagevinyl's collection pics thread.
Alas, no "Stuka." However, this question inspired me to translate the rest of the enemies' names. Here's my rough translation below. I wish / hope Bullmark made toys from all of these - they're great designs! There are some links to some images from the show at the bottom. Heil V2 Mesa M4 / Waruta VO Tiger GT Junkers F2 Heinkel SS Leopard X1 Hokkekwara J9 Desmark WO Gurasuruga Q Springle X Schmidt G Schmidt G II Yakutopantle UFO Spangle KG Sniper Q Mozerujyaga Puresshakerun Erefanda FF Angelas XY Shiherushon U Warusakiru Alpha Megatongeh Zettaking I Zettaking II To keep this "on topic" here's a hastily-shot pic of the only 4 own: http://www.japanhero.com/tokusatsu%20images/baron1.htm http://www.japanhero.com/tokusatsu%20images/baron5.htm http://www.japanhero.com/tokusatsu%20images/baron42.htm http://www.japanhero.com/tokusatsu%20images/baron45.htm http://www.japanhero.com/tokusatsu%20images/baron35.htm
thats a lot of really good info robert . now your making me want to start finishing off my mini collection .never knew there was that many variants .
yes robert accept the challenge . just remember the peril can be very perilous ( monty python ) . gee chad i think someone did do something on denjin zaborga. i think his name was chad or something and the article was in super 7 .feel free to post pics of your stuff anytime chad .
I did indeed write a Denjin Zaboga article. Since the article was written, I have found more vinyl enemies. But what Robert's done is really cool. If these Mach Baron figures were produced in different colored vinyls and sprays, then I can speculate this happened to other toy series... >chose to mold some of the arms right into the characters chests >and, in some cases, faces. Those are fantastic! I believe these are the minis. They are approx. 3 inches. With Zaboga, there are really 3 sizes - 5-inch, 4-inch, and 3-inch. I will post a group photo in a bit.
These are all Zaboga characters. The bottom four came on card (which someone already posted). I think the 3 mini figures (with the fused limbs) came with a mini Zaboga in a clear plastic bag with a tokyo tower.
Chad -- Awesome group shot! I dug out my copy of Super 7 #1 this morning and re-read your article as well. I need to go through my list of shots a bit more thoroughly but it looks as if you have nailed most of the ones I'm aware of. I'm attaching a shot that I threw together showing the various sets. The mini guys did indeed come in a bag... with a random Mach Baron enemy! Weird. Also, there's a blue guy I have a shot of -- "Gogusu (Sigma Cyborg 4)" -- I'm not sure where he fits in. Anyway, more to follow! I'll work on the names later.
Here are the names for the various sets I posted above. Totally long winded and over the top! - Super Battle Power Hero Strong Zaboga Bahha 5 Set - Super Battle Power Hero Strong Zaboga Junior 4 Set - Denjin Zaboga vs. Sigma 5 Set - bagged toys - not sure on this one - Super Battle Power Hero Strong Zaboga Bahha 3 Set Regarding "bahha," I asked a friend to translate: ""Bahha" refers to the "Machine Bahha" vehicle in the show. It seems to be the name of the high-tech bike that Machine Zaboga combines with to become Strong Zaboga."
While not enemies, here are a couple of Zabogas you don't see very often. They are 13 cm missile firing vinyls. They were originally sold carded with MechaGodzilla and Blazer from RockBat (both, also missile firing).
Thanks for posting so much great info, this is fascinating. I should be studying Illustrator manuals, but this is much cooler.
