Hes always reminded me of a lost castmember from the Puppet Master movies. Which I find to be a good thing
^^^ I like the fact Jet Jaguar was the winning design for a contest Toho had in 1972 for fans to come up with a new hero for them to use. A member of the public got to see their idea come to life on screen and then made into soft vinyl toys!
I still can't get over how big the larva is... View this post on Instagram View this post on Instagram
Size difference is explained by the larger scale Vinyl Paradise Mothra larva (red eye) being compared to the smaller scale Parababy Mothra adult. Both figures being an excellent addition to anyone's Marmit collection!
Great find! I love the VP Gorosaurus in all his tubby glory. The little texturing nodules must have been some kind of pain to sculpt, but it sure makes it amazing.
Totally agree, great sculpt! That one is from the San Diego Comic Con release. This one is the original from 1999, what I refer to as Miami Vice with the nice pastel coloring.
Yes! The pastel colors on the original release are great. I was originally looking for that one, but was very happy to find the SDCC 2001 version.
Whatever happened to the days of the Marmit SDCC exclusive? I might consider a plane ticket if more classic makers were still making the trip. I'll confess a light preference towards the Miami Vice version - damn you, Zoo! Now I'm never going to get that out of my head! - but the US release is pretty excellent in it's own right. The darker palate catches the sculpts' details so differently, really making it look like a whole new toy. Great grab, Paul!
I always thought this was a fun Godzilla sculpt from Marmit. The '65 Daisenso-Goji from Monster Zero. He kind of has that chunky stance like the Pretty Godzilla, and has the great VP texturing on him. There was a really nice blue version too I have been after but missed a few times.
^^^ Really beautiful coloring on him - I love the rusty look and those blue eyes really make him extra special.
Thanks! Yeah, even if he isn't my favourite version, I really like all the different shades of orange, red, and brown on this guy. It adds a lot of depth to the colour and works well with the textured detail.
Oh I agree. Such a simple design you would think, but of a fantastic character, and executed wonderfully. Great colours on the suit, I hadn't noticed the subtle accents before.
Arh! Such great sets, and your photos make the pain of missing out on them that much harder to bear. Two of the best Red Kings (and friend) made. Something seems a bit awry though.
Speaking of Marmit, did anyone grab the orange Zampa that was available on Mandarake recently? It seems I narrowly missed that guy - was after him for his classic orange 'Skywalker' jumpsuit. The pink guy is not too shabby either though. Although this is yet another space creature kaiju, I really love him for his classic 'pulp alien in spacesuit' look.
Does anyone have any of the Monster Heaven Orga releases that was introduced in September 2011? Photos of any of the releases you could share? I've been drooling over this guy lately and I think I am about to start the hunt for one. Any idea how hard he is to come by? Thanks!
of course, now i want all the Marmit Crustaceans . . . . Zanika and Zabami by The Moog Image Dump, on Flickr
