Hiya peeps, anyone wanna have a bash at the names and makers? Its a blurry low-res image but i bet the good people of SB can identify a lot of 'em, or at least have a bit of fun trying! I've had to number them in pairs or groups in some cases. This photo is from a Japanese doctor's blog, and is a photo from his childhood. 1. Bullmark Goro 2. Giant Robo from Johnny Sokko (possibly poly) 2A. Bullmark Goro 3. Bullmark Gandlar 3A. 4. 5. Grouping of Nakajima Tigermask fellas (?) 6. Marusan/Bullmark Godzilla (?) 7. Marusan Booska 8. Bullmark Giradoras 9. Bullmark Gigan 10. Bullmark Telesudon 10A. (one Above) is Bullmark Pandon (?) 10A. (one Below) Antler laying down in beetle form (?) . . . . Agira in between 10a and 11 (circled but no number) 11. 12. Bullmark Gomess 13. 14. Aboras dancing with Banilla 15. Marusan/Bullmark Mothra 16. Eleking dancing with Gyango 17. Marusan/Bullmark Red King and Chandlar (?) 18. Might be Ultraman fighting Bandel Seijin. 19. In front looks like the back of Tigermask wrestling with Skullstar on his right. 20. Nakajima Egypt Mummy and Lionman
Are you setting this up as a 'quiz' type dealie, or just trying to figure them all out? They all mostly appear to be a mix of Marusan/Bullmark, with some Nakajima TigerMask figures, and some random Nittos thrown in. For what that is worth, anyways.
well I ill just help ... a bit 12. Bullmark Gomess 20. Nakajima Egypt Mummy and Lionman I think the Giant Robo might be the Poly one, the arms look like that version
Just trying to figure them out . . . . for fun, would you believe! I'm well aware getting them all will be impossible, i was just curious if the peeps on SB could confidently I.D. the majority from an old low-res photo. Its a challenge. And we're off. Feel free to disagree with anyone's I.D. if you think its something else . . . .
Okay, well I am oretty certain we can do most of them with some certaintly, I know I can make out a heck of a lot. So I will fill in one gap for now with a pair of my favourites, but if you don't mind more we can put this away in no time I am sure! (especially with the brilliant knowledge of this place) 1. Giant Robo from Johnny Sokko (possibly poly) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Bullmark Gomess 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Marusan/Bullmark Red King and Pigmon (technically speaking Garamon, but let's go with the more apt colour and context choice, whichever you prefer) 18. 19. 20. Nakajima Egypt Mummy and Lionman HINT: number 14 is another classic 'fight' pairing from Ultraman
Very cool photo. Love seeing this vintage ones. I don't want to take the fun away from others, so I will only ID one now. (Plus my old eyes are actually making it difficult to see some!) 10 is Telesudon.
kinda hard to nail some of these down 100% from the photo, but here goes nothing: 1. Bullmark Goro 2. Giant Robo from Johnny Sokko (possibly poly) 3. Bullmark Gandlar 4. 5. 6. 7. Marusan Booska 8. 9. Bullmark Gigan 10. Bullmark Telesudon 11. 12. Bullmark Gomess 13. 14. 15. Marusan/Bullmark Mothra 16. 17. Marusan/Bullmark Red King and Pigmon (technically speaking Garamon, but let's go with the more apt colour and context choice, whichever you prefer) 18. 19. 20. Nakajima Egypt Mummy and Lionman
18 might be Ultraman fighting Bandel Seijin. 19 in front looks like the back of Tigermask wrestling with Skullstar on his right. There are a few by Goro with no number (Gamera and group, + others)
Can we also acknowledge how amazingly lucky this future doctor would have been? I would adore to be surrounded by these toys even now, as a kid.... well, I can't even imagine.
Okay, I think I am going to have to eat my own words here. In looking at it again, I think my earlier pairing of Gary with Red King was inspired more by what I thought was a natural team-up, and based on the robust body and legs, but analysing the shape, particualrly the head, I think it is more likely Peguila (or on the off-chance, Chandlar, though I don't think the ears are there). Thoughts, anyone? Because of my goof up, I will identify a couple more: 8. Bullmark Giradoras 10(a). [big one, not darker blob] is Bullmark Pandon Come on people, let's keep those names coming!
I'd agree with you on Red King's partner. Looks like Chandlar to me, especially based on the color. 16 - Eleking dancing with Gyango See these I can ID much more easily than those in the Headshots thread!
And I'm not sure I agree on 10a being Pandon. I think its some monkey-faced kaiju - I don't know its name. EDIT: Maybe I am crazy and imaging a piece. I can't find a photo of what I am thinking of. Maybe its a modern vinyl by a different manufacturer? I will sort through my Bullmark books when I get home in the hopes of proving myself not crazy. There is another 10a between Telesudon and the big red guy. Looks like a UFO or something. But I think its Antler laying down in beetle form. 11 is flipping me out. So weird. Looks like an action figure crawling, with human arms. At first I thought this might be Antler, but then I saw him further to the right.
Hmm, not sure which guy you are thinking of, I will do some more 'peering.' As for #16 Myles, I agree it is Gyango, but that doesn't look much like the Eleking toy me (even if it does remind me of Eleking looking at him, does that make sense? ) I also find it extremely odd how the figure seems to have a light coloured body, but completely un-matching head, unless I am misinterpreting the photo.
Hmm, that could be. I thought his body was a little rough looking, with sort of an oblong head, which is why I was thinking Pandon. I thought maybe you could see his 'beak' thing on the one side, but I think I was putting that into it with my ID. I am still not sure what the minis might be up front, as they could be Bullmarks, but seem to be flesh unpainted maybe? So what do we have left elsewise? I am pretty sure 6 is a Marsuan/Bullmark Godzilla, and I wouldn't be surprised if he might be 'battling' another TOHO kaiju, though I haven't identified the dance partner yet. I was thinking the crawling weirdo might be Ebirah, but somehow the 'claws' are just so far apart, and you can't see his antennae - so that one is still a mystery. And, since no one has said it, 5 definitely seems to be a grouping of Nakajima Tigermask fellas. I can't name them all, but I am sure you can make out Black Python, King Saturn, and Red Death Mask among them, with at least one more on the end, which I think might be the 'stout' Gorilla Man. Shall I keep going?
Haha, only if you want too! I was confident some SB'ers would i.d. a fair few of them, but you recognised more than i thought you would. I recognised a few but the rest were just blurry lumps . . .
Well we are almost there, I just want to give everyone a chance to take some guess if they would like to. The interesting part is still to come - once everything is 'named' then we can get down to the scrutiny of examining blurry minutiae of the photo and arguing with each other over what each of us knows the toy is.
^Indeed ^ The minis kinda blur into a mash but I think the one on the extreme right is Takkong. Another kinda obvious one is 2a. Bullmark Goro
