I really just want to see a picture of your whole collection. I can't even imagine what it looks like all together (and for you to send me that Amazon bootleg as well please hahaha)
I will take complete collection shots if you come over and clean up the mess first. Sorry, but things have got out of control in that room.
Well, it is neither monster nor Japanese (I think), but this vinyl dude is pretty cool. I don't know anything about him, no markings that I can see, except a large copyright 'C' and the date of 1967 (both in reverse) molded into the underside. I've been saying for a while we need a [lovable] ugly toys thread. He is a sort of nodder - the upper body moves side-to-side - and has that great crude style of the late '60s you see in vinyl figures. Reminds me of the trolls and other creepy dudes of the era, I have always seemed to have a soft spot for (but I am sure have been responsible for scaring a few kids). The thick vinyl has got that nice roughness and texture, but is still soft for its age. When I first got this guy he was all grey under a thick layer of dirt, and I almost feel I should have left him that way. Almost. Wherever he came from, he was decorating the back of someone's shelf for decades I bet. I don't know anything about him, Andy Capp post comic strip-fame maybe? His clothing is an odd style, difficult to date, could be meant of a certain era, or could just be that 'hobo' look. If anyone's got any ideas on origin or ID, I've love to hear it.
^^ haha, i like him. Looks a bit like an Irish 'Leprechaun' to me . . . the green hat and green coat . . . and is that a bottle of stout in his pocket?
