These guys made most of my favorite toys, but I've realized that I don't know much about them at all. Here's what I do know, and if anyone can add info (or point me in the right direction) it would be very much appreciated. Sorry if this stuff is obvious to some people, but I thought it would be good to have all the info in one place. (pictures stolen from various sources) Hedora/Hedoran: Header from s7 magazine (bad picture taken by me) with Gargamel Smogon: #1 with Bemon header: And of course the unreleased Smogon #2 Anything else?
There are three spray colors on each original IKB Hedoran. (9 total versions - the flying with green spray is not in your photos), the "dayglo" colors used on the header card are the colors used for the gargamel 2007 lucky bag releases on the minis as well as the large SDCC Hedoran. (The header card is a little blown out in your photo, I can try and send you a better scan later on.) The "flying #3" version is more like a hand puppet than a true articulated vinyl, and has a circular hole in the bottom with no moving parts of any kind. The Mosugon original is only known to have two spray variants, unlike the three of Hedoran. Nothing was ever licensed.
Thanks for the info. I would love to have a better scan of that header if you get a chance. Also what about Mosugon vs Smogun? Did it just get mixed up at one point and the name stuck?
I've uploaded some of the photos I've collected from auctions etc. Some non-Kaiju stuff too as requested. I thought that it would be good to have them all in one place since they're often hard to find and disappear when an auction ends. If anyone else has good pictures please share! http://flickr.com/photos/m_e_a_r_y/sets/72157604001998906/
On a semi-regular basis I have dreams about walking into stores(thift?) and finding a stash of IKB hedorans and I always wake up just as I pay for them..
happen to know the names of the weird IKB bat or ape featured on the cards from your flickr pics? thanks again for update!
I don't think those are IKB figures but the ape says shiro and the bat says pegyaos or maybe begyaos.
Does the IKB crawling hedora have any articulation? I can't see any cut lines where the legs, arms, and head would move. Is there a reissue of that one, I can't stop looking at it, it the "live action movie version" of gargamel's So fasinating...
No reissue yet I'm hoping that Hukkokudo does it but that's looking less and less likely by the day. I don't think there is any articulation, just a hole in the bottom.
ok.. the apething is haunting me now, the ears are so weird. do you think it was another companies knockoff product or is it from a liscensed show that you are aware of. are those monster cards a vintage set or recent? thanks in advance for any other info.
No idea, but I think the picture is from this book http://pink.ap.teacup.com/applet/kadomiumtank/20080111/archive I think it says it's based on Goro from ultraQ. Kinda similar looking but not as weird. Good luck!
