Searching through google and this site, I've found numerous attempts to gather information on Balzac toys, but they're all fizzled out with links to broken images. I'm working on an actual spreadsheet, using information from the original Japanese promo ads for releases and whatever I can find on the net. I'm only halfway there and I need your help to complete this. I'm also collecting photographs and will soon post photos of the toyography in this thread. Here is the spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... 5SkE#gid=0 You can scroll by year at the bottom. I'm very happy to get your feedback and missing data. Currently, everything is in chronological order, but it might be better to give each type of toy (Medicom, Skullman, Skullbxbxb) its on tab. Thanks for looking and helping out.
A very admirable endeavour! I wish that I could help, but the only thing I know about the subject is that Balzac toy releases are one of the most prolific collaborations around. Give each of those bad boys a tab of their own if you can. I'm looking forward to following your progress Moonbeams.
Wow, i think this is a herculean job! Even documenting just what bbb exist out there would be already tough. Add the skullman, vampire, kitty, bat, collabo etc...and to back track all these to the release years, months, edition size, etc will be quite a task. I hope you can get this completed, it will be a super excellent resource. For a start, u can bug livingdead for a list of all bbb and vampires ever released
I just made some progress in 2009. I'm getting my information as I can find it, as I just started collecting figures this year. All the info below came from this site: http://revolution1981.mad.buttobi.net/E ... 6blog.html the links only work if you press enter in the url bar.
I'm pretty sure I have most (if not all) BxBxB, Vampires, and Merry's. Minus a random RECO version or two.....
That's not a stupid question at all. I don't have them yet, but I just won #15 on eBay 40 minutes ago. I would really like these. Here are my sources: http://revolution1981.mad.buttobi.net/2 ... 01101.html http://endless2.nce.buttobi.net/bal/bal ... c0001.html http://endless2.nce.buttobi.net/bal/bal ... r2006.html http://revolution1981.mad.buttobi.net/2 ... g2009.html http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kaikidaisukisa ... l?m=lc&p=2 Mandarake, and the SWW and Skullbrain forums.
Yay, you did it again! Sorry I can't help this time, but congrats anyway! This seems also a little more ambitious/difficult than that other spreadsheet we did! Will you be adding pic's btw?
No pics, that would slow it down. The Misfits spreadsheet we made takes 10 minutes to load. Good job with the Horror Xmasses. I saw those today.
get the legacy book from Balzac it has all of the releases up to a few years back, with pictures. I would focus your list on things that came after as an official book exists up to a point. Also chases may not be listed in book
I have the Legacy book. Unfortunately, no information is given along with the photos, nor are the photos in chronological order. The photos are grouped by opaque/translucent and matte/glossy. Actually, I was hoping that you could help out as you are one of the most hard core collectors of these figures.
That's possible. I was collecting images. If someone else wants to do that, they can have editing access.
TWIM (The World Is Mine) release Twim-Age Vampire Black, available through order from 2002.04.05~08 from Diwphalanx. An order form came with the first pressing of the Terrifying! CD. Quantity: made to order. Red, released in 2002-04, limited to 6 from Shocker, Coffin Green, released in 2002-04, limited 6 from TWIM Purple, given away to the first 13 people who attended an in-store event at TWIM on 2002-05-17 at 3:08 pm. Limited to 13 pieces. Pink, released on 2002-12-24. included with a video in box-set. Quantity: made to order: Skull Suits Bomber Kid All-clear, released on 2004-01-27, included with the Shocker Came Out Of The Grave slipcase, limited to 66 pieces All-red (face), released on 2004-01-27, included with the Secret Base Came Out Of The Grave slipcase, limited to 13 pieces All-Black (face), released on 2004-01-27, included with the TWIM Came Out Of The Grave slipcase, limited to 13 pieces Black (flesh colored face), released on 2004-05-04 at a show in Kyoto, limited to 33 pieces Release date unknown: black Skull Suits Bomber Kid | limited to 308 | TWIM red Skull Suits Bomber Kid | limited to 138 | Secret Base short sleeve Skull Suits Bomber Kid | limited to 3 | live show glow Skull Suits Bomber Kid | quantity unknown | Came Out Of The Grave Tour purple Skull Suits Bomber Kid | limited to 32 | Came Out Of The Grave Tour Kyoto show WARP Glow Skull Suits Bomber Kid | limited to 5 | Warp mail order green Skull Suits Bomber Kid | limited to 30 | Came Out Of The Grave Tour Osaka show
Skullman Format: release date | name/type/back print | quantity | place sold | other 2004-01-02 | Season Of The Dead| 138 made | Shocker; in Season Of The Dead box 2004-04-11 | skull (white) | Aomori 2004-04-25 | 闇 (white) | Kumamoto 2004-05-05 | 闇（red） 2004-09-13 | skull face 2004-09-13 | skull face 2004-10-03 | 闇 (white) 2004-10-25 | T.W.I.M. THE WORLD IS MINE 2004-11-30 | disk union | 100 | Shibuya Disk Union 2004-12-24 | disk union | 100 | Shimokitazawa Disk Union 2004-12-31 | disk union | 100 | Shinjuku Disk Union 2005-02-25 | various colors; hand made | limited to 13| sold at Shocker, Coffin 2005-03-19 | d.a.r.k | Osaka 2005-03-20 | d.a.r.k | Nagoya 2005-03-26 | d.a.r.k | Hataka 2005-03-26 | d.a.r.k | Sendai 2005-03-31 | clear vinyl with black bones 2005-04-03 | d.a.r.k | 2005-04-30 | hibiscus | 66 made | Okinawa 2005-05-04 | Dark-ism (white) | 138 made 2005-06-?? | Diabolos | black vinyl | 66 made | Tohoku 2005-09-01 | B | made-to-order | 6 rangers set 2005-09-01 | A | made-to-order | 6 rangers set 2005-09-01 | L | made-to-order | 6 rangers set 2005-09-01 | Z | made-to-order | 6 rangers set 2005-09-01 | A | made-to-order | 6 rangers set 2005-09-01 | C | made-to-order | 6 rangers set 2005-09-16 | Darkism (red) | 308 | Liquid Room box set 2005-09-20 | Darkism (blue) | 33 | Liquid Room box set 2005-10-31 | Halloween Balzac | 100 made 2005-12-24 | skull face; grey vinyl | 2005-12-24 | skull face; grey vinyl | bloody 2006-01-02 | chrome skullman | 100 2006-01-03 | black vinyl, black bones | 44 2006-01-03 | SWW; black vinyl, white bones | 2006-04-01 | Deep Blue (yellow) | Osaka 2006-04-05 | Deep Blue (pink) | Chiba 2006-04?? | Deep Blue (white) | Fukuoka 2006-04?? | Deep Blue (blue) 2006-04-?? | Shocker (green) 2006-04-?? | Shocker (yellow) 2006-04-?? | Shocker (black) 2006-04-?? | Shocker (pink) 2006-04-?? | Shocker (blue) 2006-10-?? | 闇 black vinyl, white bones | reproduction of original skullman 2006-10-31 | Halloween Balzac; bloody | 66 2006-10-31 | Halloween Balzac | 2006-12-?? | Unholy Xmas | 2007-01-13 | Super 7 (Ogon Skullman) | 138 | Super 7 2007-01-13 | Misfits Records (Ogon Skullman) | 138 | Misfits Records 2007-03-?? | Paranoid Dream Of The Zodiac (EU tour) 2007-Summer | dirty skullman 2007-Summer | dirty skullman: bloody 2007-05-26 | Deep Teenagers From Outer Space | Osaka Club Quattro 2007-05-27 | 全能ナル無数ノ眼ハ死を指サス (Zennou) | Nagoya Club Quattro 2007-06-10 | Terrifying! Art Of Dying | Shibuya Club Quattro 2007-10-?? | Halloween skullman | ??? 2008-01-?? | amoeba skullman (pink vinyl) | Shimokitazawa Shelter 2008-01-?? | amoeba skullman (clear vinyl) | Shinjuku Loft 2008-01-15 | FCi amoeba skullman (pink vinyl) | SWW 2008-03-14 | White Day Skullman | 2008-10-?? | Halloween Balzac 2008-12-?? | Unholy Xmas 2009-02-14 My Bloody Valentine | 13 with gas masks | Shocker 2009-03-10 | Pro Wrestler Skullman; 東京愚連隊Balzac | 2009-03-10 | Pro Wrestler Skullman: Nosawa論外Balzac | 2009-03-14 | Night Nurse White Day Skullman | 33 with cloak and scepter 2009-03-14 | White Day Skullman | 66 (no cloak, no scepter) 2009-05-16 | 99% Evil (pink) 2009-06-13 | 99% Evil (blue) 2009-08-13 | Paradox 2009-10-31 | Happy Halloween | 2010-08-13 The Mummy Skullman 2010-08-13 The Mummy Skullman; bloody 2011-01-01 | Go Against With My Skullmanster 2011-02-14 | Valentines Day Skullman 2011-03-13 | White Day Skullman | red/white marble 2011-05-?? | Another Season Of The Dead Toy | 13 2011-05- ??| Another Season Of The Dead Toy; red/white marble with green splatter | 13 2011-10-?? | Halloween Skullman 2011-10-?? | Halloween Skullman; bloody 2012-??-?? | 2012 Crazy Color 2013-01-04 | 闇 (yellow); double pour glow | Secret Base 2013-01-13 | 闇 (red); double pour glow | Shocker 2013-01-?? | 闇 (black); double pour glow | 2013-01-?? | black vinyl with red blood drip | free gift for collecting the double pour set 2013-03-08 release date unknown skullman: Buyoru Skullman Shocker purple Pearl Gold Jekyll & Hide box set
I neither have a good enough camera or time to go through and photo each Balzac toy both front and back. It is a project I have contemplated many times and have decided against. Maybe one day...
