i, too, was not aware of m1's beginnings. i can't imagine the market for full scale prop replicas being lucrative, but i'd love to see more of those! a life-size booska ramen bowl (like those restaurant window display foods) complete with ramen/broth/chopsticks would be terrific.

What's that? You want more GID you say? Well alright then.




Special thanks to Chase for hooking me up with this rainbow gem.

Thats one great Gamera. The back looks so good.


Thanks for sharing.

Ugh! That shell! Nice Gamera. I'd try and display it with a mirror behind him.

I now have two reasons to visit Canada: Poutine and Ultra's toys

^^^ Throw in some codeine and we'll call it a road trip!

That is what socialised healthcare is for!

So I've been looking for these two off and on for about 8 years or so. I'm not sure how difficult these are to find but I am beyond excited to have them in my possession. And what are the odds that I found them within a day of one another. My two favorite sculpts by M1GO. The paint apps on these guys are very subtle and restrained. Really cool metallic embellishments a shade lighter than the base vinyl that makes for a very cool effect and added dimension in person (I couldn't capture it in the photo). Very impressive indeed!

Old pic but a good one:


Green Painted M1 Matango by Beautification Syndrome, on Flickr

That King Ghidorah is fantastic!

Since it is sold now, I wanted to share this little M1 prop issue, as we were just discussing the topic. I confess I came so very close to buying it myself when it popped up for sale this morning. My only hesitation was that I don't really have any clue what size it is - while the proportions of it make me want to believe it is huge (well, let's say standard size, 9" or so) I have the feeling when it came home, it might only be a couple inches big! I don't have any idea though - just want to learn more; hope someone here grabbed it. Nonetheless, it is really cool.

M1 Objects 'Namegon eye piece'

^^really cool.

At an astounding 10" from stem to stern (or toes to 'tenna), this guy is one of the tallest M1 figures I own.

^ is that a custom?

No, standard M1 release. There was this one and one on a brown vinyl base with blue/silver paint. Both came out in 1991.

wow, that's so oooooold! it looks like vintage blown glass.

Got some M1glow in the mail today from Tooth action, I'll take some pictures when they are with their brothers.

It's actually about 3.5 inches in diameter, I think retail was about ¥2,100 yen. I shoulda bought two!!!!!

Thanks Dennis. That is what I was expecting, based off of the way the packaging and writing looked. I was just hoping I was wrong, and this could have been a 'giant eye.' At 2,100 I wouldn't have hesitated either. A pair of these would be really cool together. Soooooo..... feel free to post away if you have some more of these 'prop' pieces laying around. wink, wink, nudge, nudge....

I was finally able to score the Giant GID Garamon (with babydoll eyes)!!

LOVE!!!

Some new Glowies

with the whole family

Guess this goes here as much as anywhere else. Since I couldn't afford an original vintage Daimajin walker, I decided to make do with this vinyl kit from M1. I have no building or painting skills, so it could stay like it is for a while, but I actually kinda like it like that too. I don't know who at M1 came up with the idea of making a vinyl kit from a plastic model - but THANK YOU!!

SAN Daimajin 'walker' soft-vinyl kit from M1-Go






I was really surprised at how large the box was in person, I was expecting something much smaller like a typical model kit. Other ones I have seen seem to have a little Daimajin statue with pre-painted face included, but this set seems to be missing him. Ah well, still very cool I think. I'll post some more photos if/when I get this guy assembled and painted.

I realize you don't have him assembled yet, Steve, but can you stack up the bits and measure how tall this guy is? I'm real curious...

Thanks! And very cool score--even if missing the mini figure.

Okay, I tried to gauge the height of him, but it is just an estimate, because there is a lot of flashing I would need to cut away to fit the pieces together. There is actually a lot of extra plastic on this guy, I am kind wondering how many folks would really assemble them - it definitely is looking beyond my skill level (which is admittedly zero). Anyways, he comes in at about 26cm, maybe a bit more once you add the helmet sides on him. So, roughly a bit larger than standard sized figures I would say.

The inclusion of the wires is also something that has me a bit puzzled I will admit. I s'pose just to make the control box that much more 'realistic.'

I don't normally post large photos, but these guys warrant an exception in my books. Finally, after what seemed like years of endless hunting, I tracked down the Gargamel Gargantuas set. That is one Sanda/Gaira duo down, and many more still on the wants list.



I honestly can't stop checking these guys out. They are everything I was expecting and then some. Amazing quality sculpts, excellent paint - just all around fantastic toys. Definite contender for a new favourite of the collection.