Damn kids- get off my lawn!!! Once you know what the Jomon Dogu look like, you begin to see the design influences everywhere in Japan. There is a really cool gashapon set of the antique clay figures (Dogu, Haniwa) that came out recently. I still have the original brown Dogu from Marmit. Good display piece if you're in an office setting, since it's not too off-the-wall.
Like I said...It's also in every old Von Daniken-esque book ever written as a reference to "ancient travellers". It's def in "Mysteries of the Unexplained" and "Out of This World". I remember even as a kid being fascinated by that original museum DOGU in those books. It's funny but I always thought it was brown. It's obviously grey in that pic Bryce has put up....it's f*ing creepy. I'm actively going to seek one when I'm in Japan....if I get there.
Randy (CrabRangoon) recently set up a host of toys from his collection for a gallery show here in Austin. I need to go back with a better camera, but I did take a snap of this beautiful Marmit Gorosaurus. The textrure is flattened out in the shot, but it has this awesome pebbly texture, like styrofoam when it gets broken and you see all the little styro-balls. The colors on this guy are also just amazing.
Marmit 怪獣天国 ロボット長官(Robot Secretary)＜１期＞ More translate version of the name:robot chokan, Robot sir All picture found from internet around 23cm tall. Pre-order end Jan31-2013 http://www.marmit.co.jp/tuhan2/kt-276a.html ロボット長官 (Robot Secretary) from UltraSeven EP43「第四惑星の悪夢」 Candy Toy? version
Marmit Vinyl Para Baby - Alien Spell Alien Spell ( 吸血宇宙人スペル星人)from UltraSeven Episode12, this episode was banned in Japan due to the reminsce of World War II and other that may find it offensive. Also that Building thing come with zollmen Mad Baron are from this episode. more read: http://ultra.wikia.com/wiki/Alien_Spell This pic is found from a auction of Japan, the seller claim it was made by Marmit at 2000 and never for sale, size 6"(15cm) http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m109054089
^^^ I would have never made the connection on that one. The zollmen mini is way better in my opinion..The head on this doesn't even look close.
That seller has had an amazing range of rare Marmit figures and test shots over the years. Interesting to see an unproduced figure surface.
I am referring to this: the Structure from UlraSeven EP12 A Structure thing that come with zollmen Mad Baron, i believe the mini Alien Spell is just a candy toy in this pic. the Structure destroyed they are not my pic by the way
Guess I won't be getting that one then for my awesome Parababies collection then which sucks balls because nearly all my babies are humanoid aliens. I watched that episode recently and didn't get the whole "radiation" thing. As far as I could tell they were energy vampires that were taking kid's life force from the watches they were handing out free. I didn't see any connection to nuclear bombs or the war. However, I understand the whole story behind the ban, just thought it was a bit reactionary.
^^^ Yeah! Alien Tepeto Glow Shot by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr Glow Hedorah Marmit by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr
