Vintage Mail Day

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  1. ultrakaiju

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    Oh you can definitely see the improvement, still. I haven't really posted any before and after shots on my really grungy fellas because my camera is so poor and doesn't really capture the changes; but I do love to see care and attention restoring these toys to their rightful enjoyable conditions. They still have a lot of life yet.
     
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    @Shiverbones he looks great! Ive had good luck with baking soda toothpaste also, its a light enough abrasive that it doesnt harm the paint (wouldnt recomend it on silver).

    Here are the last two mandarake boxes ive gotten over the last couple weeks. Filling out the Osato toy roster, still have a bunch to go.

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    Great group! Fantastic mid size, and under rated finger puppets
     
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  5. ultrakaiju

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    Really nice Jonathan! As I've already said a few times, a massive fan of those two mid-size guys you've picked up. So nice to get some mail like this, especially at times like these. I am trying so hard not to break too much into the Osato game, because I know once I do I will need to chase an entire army of them. :) (which would be a wonderful thing!)
     
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    Thanks guys! The nice thing about the finger puppets is they are pretty inexpensive and not too difficult to find (well MOST of them are).
     
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    a bit rough, but happy to have a marusan transition chandlar, and the price was right.

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    thought he looked weird, his head was pushed in. He just grew half an inch :) much better

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    Beautiful!
     
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    Added a few to my Robocon minis.
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    this is the positive news I needed today :)
     
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    Really nice Chandlar, @Shiverbones! Haha, that is quite the correction, but I am glad you were able to sort it out and that it wasn't down to a broken joint or anything. So nice when we can come across a fine version within a fair price bracket.

    Nice Robo' minis, Dave. One of those lines I have not fully dived in on, for fear of the rabbit-hole of collecting it might lead me to. I am already struggling to not complete the Kure Kure minis.
     
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    got these two a few months apart- finished off my nitto yokai collection with them.
     
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    Beautiful @michael that is amazing!! I can't believe you finished off the full set now. So envious, but extremely happy for you. Those are two very wonderful additions. :thumbsup:
     
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    @michael Woah congrats! those are incredible. Those have been on my want list for a long time.
     
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    thanks all- its a breath of relief to complete the set after 8 years of scouring for deals. ill have to take a group shot soon- ive completed another set of vintage guys in the meantime too, just charging up the nice camera batter
     
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    whew, this is a big one for me, never really expected to have a zazan, especially not this nice. I had been searching for a recent repro, but those are tough and expensive anyway, so bit the bullet and bought this beauty

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    Gorgeous specimen! Congratulations!
     
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    New arrivals. Click through and swipe to see the intake process.

     
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    @Roger thats a beauty of a gorosaurus, especially if the spine is that strong all the way up!

    edit- just saw the spine in the other pic, wow!
     
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    Thanks. Both of these were pretty cheap at Mandarake. 8,000 for Gorosaurus and 12,000 for Kameba. I think they may be trying to move some inventory during this recession.
     
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    Wonderful additions, guys! @Shiverbones really lovely Zazahn. My favourite and getting more popular these days, so there seems to be a lot of competition. One of the joys I find with Zazahn hunting is how incredible all the paint variations are. You snagged a really nice one there.

    @Roger a delightful duo indeed. Patience and vigilance can pay off, those are fair prices on them. The shape on them is really wonderful, and of course the sculpts are a delight.
     
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    its been a good week for vintage! beautiful example of Beacon, another of my favorite bullmarks

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    ^ What an absolute stunner! The perfect argument for crude sculpts and simple sprays. Well won, my man.
     
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