He did a sametan maybe 2012 as well with pool water style. It's a flipping winner. I was so stoked he did those killers with this style too.
Yeah there were 2 Miboras and a deathra at sdcc 2012 with this style. They had it on the guts but not the arms/legs. I don't think there has been a zag, but I'm not totally sure. The killers were my favorite with the "water pattern" as it fits the sculpt perfectly. I couldn't find the other deathra but here are the others.
I wonder if Gargamel painted the Beetlars from the 2008 egg set. Those also had a similar underwater pattern.
I LOVED this Deathra and I certainly wasn't the only collector feeling this way as it was one of the 1st to go Such a great time at the con that year, managed to score my 1st Kiyoka one off **Pic taken from Kaiju Korner**
Brief sidebar, but I don't quite understand why people buy these one-offs just to trade or sell them within hours after doing so. Thus far I see two on the boards Carry on...
You posted my thoughts verbatim after seeing the above pic. Never ceases to amaze how the right paint application can give an entirely new perspective to a sculpt. All of the event pics have been pure eye candy, much thanks to all who shared. I can only begin to imagine how grand these customs looked in person...
Gargamel keeps coming out with custom paints and custom shows. They need to come out with more large production runs. Its becoming more expensive to collect gargamel
^^ I would slightly disagree. Only slightly. It's actually become quite economical and fun to collect gargamel toys specifically the older toys. Things have popped up for really cheap and that's part of the fun. I would say if you are into collecting 1-offs then sure but I've always thought the fun of collecting a 1-off was to grab one or at least try to grab 1 from each show they hold. More of a challenge but definitely worth it. I'm happy that these guys are still making toys. I hope they don't stop.
I think large production runs are just not economincally viable anymore. Honestly, the non-Japanse sofubi collecting (by which I really mean purchasing) customer base has dwindled since, say, 2005 or 2006. I'll echo the above sentiment: I'm just glad that Gargamel are still making toys. Not only that, I really believe each show is better than the last.
I don't know if it's dwindled, it's just spread out across all the new offerings and brands. Back then you were probably going to be buying Gargamel or Secret Base and that was about it. and more and more people just started making toys and the money spread out. Maybe they could never do runs of 300 figures again, but they could do more runs of 40 or 50.
I like the pace of Gargamels releases now. Between LBs, SDCC, some customs here and there, plus going after the older stuff.. my wallet couldnt handle anymore. especially with all the other stuff I collect.
What these guys both said. There are hundreds? Hundreds? Maybe a hundred or so small toy makers out there now. Thanks a huge load to gargamel for keeping on keeping on.
I'm sure most people have noticed, but the new Oriental Dullahan figure is up on Gargamel for order. http://gargamel.jp/eccube/html/products/detail.php?product_id=204 The vinyl on this is an amazing color and I like that light can still some what pass through it. The figure itself is very interesting and has a neat history. It seems very much based on the Irish legend of the Dullahan: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dullahan The header art also seems to reference the monster's appearance in several Castlevania games and RPGs like Shining Force and Final Fantasy III. The creature is typically mounted on horseback, which the current version is not. The stance of the figure and space between it's legs seems like it could possibly fit atop some sort of mount. I wonder if that is something that will come later.
Didn't know all the backstory on the character. I remember it now from Castlevania! The customs they had up for the Thrashout Show were amazing.
ive been really wanting that guy since he was posted a few pages back, might scoop him up this weekend when i get paid. i love that glitter brown color
