New Bullmark/ Marusan

Discussion in 'Japan Toys' started by Lixx, Jun 3, 2013.

  1. chimply.kaiju

    chimply.kaiju Side Dealer

    Joined:
    Jan 17, 2009
    Messages:
    2,286
    Location:
    USA
    Name:
    Anthony
    flickr:
    chimplykaiju
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    @deafmetal - Wow Mark, you are just killing it with these releases! Such great stuff!
     
    deafmetal likes this.
  2. akum6n

    akum6n Vintage

    Joined:
    Nov 3, 2006
    Messages:
    7,273
    Location:
    Shima
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    Great picks!
     
    deafmetal likes this.
  3. TattooDougHardy

    TattooDougHardy Comment King

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2013
    Messages:
    1,228
    Location:
    San Francisco, Ca. USA
    Name:
    Doug
    Instagram:
    CatMagicToys
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    Holy toledo
     
    deafmetal likes this.
  4. Lixx

    Lixx Mr. Grumpy™

    Joined:
    Oct 9, 2007
    Messages:
    8,211
    Location:
    Not here
    flickr:
    lixx
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    Can't tell you how happy I am to finally nab this guy. I'll never be able to afford an original but Bullmark came through on this and the removable mask Ultraseven. Ultimately it's better to own a reissue of a toy than to never be able to even hold and original in your hands. While of course I'd still like to at least see the vintage versions live in someone's collection at least I can pretend in my own mind with these!:

    [​IMG]

    And I'm having fun with a new macro lens on my camera lol!
     
  5. TattooDougHardy

    TattooDougHardy Comment King

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2013
    Messages:
    1,228
    Location:
    San Francisco, Ca. USA
    Name:
    Doug
    Instagram:
    CatMagicToys
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    Niiiiiiiice!
     
  6. deafmetal

    deafmetal Comment King

    Joined:
    Jan 11, 2016
    Messages:
    1,199
    Name:
    Mark
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    @chimply.kaiju @akum6n @TattooDougHardy - Thank you, gents. I was comparing the new gojis to photos of the sample pieces from the Toy Festival, and it looks like extra color sprays have been added. That is great to see, as these beauties were a bit expensive, but they really make for some lovely variants.

    @Lixx - Congrats on landing that glow Zazahn! I know what you mean about feeling great about just having a nice reissue. Some of these vintage toys are just unobtainable.
     
    Lixx likes this.
  7. Lixx

    Lixx Mr. Grumpy™

    Joined:
    Oct 9, 2007
    Messages:
    8,211
    Location:
    Not here
    flickr:
    lixx
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    Yeah removable mask Ultraseven never really comes up and when it does it goes for large sums, an original glow Zazahn will set you back a few grand. I mean I'm in no way saying these reissues are better than vintage but they stand on their own as great toys and helps me appreciate at least what it might be like to hold an original. More pics of the other guys:
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]

    Again pardon my picture taking spree- new Nikon Micro lens lol!
     
    Last edited: Sep 13, 2017
  8. doomboy

    doomboy Addicted

    Joined:
    Nov 9, 2016
    Messages:
    665
    Location:
    uk
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
     
  9. chimply.kaiju

    chimply.kaiju Side Dealer

    Joined:
    Jan 17, 2009
    Messages:
    2,286
    Location:
    USA
    Name:
    Anthony
    flickr:
    chimplykaiju
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    ^Great video. Nice to learn more about Mark company. And very glad he asked that question to Eiji about Marusan Ultraman Ace license around 23 minutes. Good history.
     
    TattooDougHardy likes this.
  10. Roger

    Roger Vintage

    Joined:
    Nov 25, 2005
    Messages:
    7,933
    Location:
    New Jersey, USA
    Name:
    Roger
    Instagram:
    rogzilla71
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    Eiji Kaminaga interviews Saburo Ishizuki:

     
  11. TattooDougHardy

    TattooDougHardy Comment King

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2013
    Messages:
    1,228
    Location:
    San Francisco, Ca. USA
    Name:
    Doug
    Instagram:
    CatMagicToys
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    I wish there was a better photo, but Bullmark is continuing making modern Ultraman figures with their classic styling with Kaiser Bellial!

    [​IMG]Bullmark Kaiser Belial by Doug Hardy, on Flickr
     
  12. deafmetal

    deafmetal Comment King

    Joined:
    Jan 11, 2016
    Messages:
    1,199
    Name:
    Mark
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    [​IMG]
    Marusan 62-version Classic Godzilla 450 #12 on gray vinyl

    [​IMG]
    Marusan 62-version Classic Godzilla 450 #13 on blue/green vinyl

    [​IMG]
    Shōwa original version, 62-version #13, Shōwa 1.5 version


    I have a few of these that I'm passing along, get in touch if interested:

    [​IMG]
     
  13. Alebrije

    Alebrije Line of Credit

    Joined:
    Feb 4, 2014
    Messages:
    1,851
    Name:
    Roger
    Instagram:
    alebrije616
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    If all these colors had come out in the 60's and 70's the children of that time would have gone crazy. The number #12 and the green in the front are amazing, great haul Mark!
     
    xSuicide Squadx and deafmetal like this.
  14. chimply.kaiju

    chimply.kaiju Side Dealer

    Joined:
    Jan 17, 2009
    Messages:
    2,286
    Location:
    USA
    Name:
    Anthony
    flickr:
    chimplykaiju
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    A lot of beauties there Mark.
     
    deafmetal likes this.
  15. chimply.kaiju

    chimply.kaiju Side Dealer

    Joined:
    Jan 17, 2009
    Messages:
    2,286
    Location:
    USA
    Name:
    Anthony
    flickr:
    chimplykaiju
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    Last edited: Nov 13, 2017
  16. itsa_mia

    itsa_mia Toy Prince

    Joined:
    Feb 26, 2012
    Messages:
    479
    Location:
    N 49th
    Name:
    jason
    Instagram:
    iam_itsa_mia
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    towers! awesome thank you
     
  17. kichigai

    kichigai Removed by request

    Joined:
    Sep 22, 2007
    Messages:
    2,236
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    Haha, I was about to post that info. Anthony, Thanks for doing so!

    Seeing this kinda stuff offered really leaves me scratching my head when I read some folks consider this to be the worst time in collecting.

    Leaves me thinking those guys must be living in Bizzaro world or whatever. This thread alone is proof it is the very best time in collecting for sure.

    Now to decide to go in for a Gappa family or the best diorama ever...

    Can never have it all but so thrilled to get a chance to order directly!
     
  18. Headhunter

    Headhunter Line of Credit

    Joined:
    Feb 20, 2015
    Messages:
    1,840
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
  19. TattooDougHardy

    TattooDougHardy Comment King

    Joined:
    Jun 26, 2013
    Messages:
    1,228
    Location:
    San Francisco, Ca. USA
    Name:
    Doug
    Instagram:
    CatMagicToys
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    Still haven't received my Tower/Oil set. Last news was they've been delayed. I don't think Bullmark's Belials have shipped yet either.
     
  20. chimply.kaiju

    chimply.kaiju Side Dealer

    Joined:
    Jan 17, 2009
    Messages:
    2,286
    Location:
    USA
    Name:
    Anthony
    flickr:
    chimplykaiju
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    @kichigai - Hey John, I would go for the Gappa family. The diorama buildings, towers, and oil tanks do not have a deadline for ordering unlike the Gappa family which is December 4th (Japan time). The diorama pieces have been available since Summer and no longer have a deadline order.
     
  21. kichigai

    kichigai Removed by request

    Joined:
    Sep 22, 2007
    Messages:
    2,236
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    Thanks, they would have been my choice. Sad but true I can not go for either at this present time.

    It was relayed to me the diorama items will continue to be available and will be pulled in various colors.

    Perhaps that explains the current delays with recent orders.......

    This Gappa family does rule tho!
     
  22. doomboy

    doomboy Addicted

    Joined:
    Nov 9, 2016
    Messages:
    665
    Location:
    uk
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    very cool new vid
     
  23. kichigai

    kichigai Removed by request

    Joined:
    Sep 22, 2007
    Messages:
    2,236
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    Wonderful and so nostalgic.

    Thank you for adding this to the dialog!
     
  24. hellscrape

    hellscrape Comment King

    Joined:
    Jun 13, 2013
    Messages:
    1,171
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    Are the pink and blue hedorahs not available for international buyers? That set is crying out for me to take home.
     
  25. deafmetal

    deafmetal Comment King

    Joined:
    Jan 11, 2016
    Messages:
    1,199
    Name:
    Mark
    New Bullmark/ Marusan
    @hellscrape - Unfortunately, none of the Toho kaijū are available for international orders due to licensing restrictions. The same goes for most of the Tsuburaya characters as well.
     

Share This Page