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Author:  VELOCITRON [ Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:08 pm ]
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This Friday Billiken Shokai in Aoyama is releasing the next figure in the Sakabashira Imiri series, Alien Critten! This is from the same guy who gave us Pharaos (the voodoo looking one, not the Rockin' Jellybean one) and Riruze.

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The sculpt looks solid, but I'm not 100% sure how I feel about the paint job. However, I thought the third Pharaos figure (lime green vinyl with gold spray) looked super lame at first, but after seeing some pictures of it in better light I decided I really liked it (this was unfortunately after it became impossible to find...) so I'm definitely going to snag one.

It says on the website that they're taking advance orders, and I know they can mail stuff (that's how I got the clear black/glitter Pharaos and Riruze from around New Years time) so if you're into it you might want to send them an e-mail!
Author:  akum6n [ Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:13 pm ]
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Neat. Thanks for the info on obtaining the Biliken items, and welcome to the boards.
Author:  il_muffino [ Tue Mar 18, 2008 9:43 pm ]
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I'm a huge fan of the Pharaohs figure, but I wasn't impressed by the Riruze. This one, I'm not sure of. I wish I could see more pics of it, different angles, lighting. Ugh! I'm afraid I'll end up liking it later when it's impossible to find.
Author:  plastichunter [ Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:32 pm ]
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Looks like a Gumby that got run over by a big semi-trailer. :)
Author:  VELOCITRON [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:27 am ]
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Thanks for the warm welcome :D

il_muffino wrote:
I'm a huge fan of the Pharaohs figure, but I wasn't impressed by the Riruze. This one, I'm not sure of. I wish I could see more pics of it, different angles, lighting. Ugh! I'm afraid I'll end up liking it later when it's impossible to find.



Yeah, I loved Pharaohs but wasn't really big on Riruze at first either. But I managed to score one used for about ￥3000 and it definitely grew on me. I was a little bummed out about the clear black one, though, because the vinyl they used wasn't so stiff and because of that all the ones I've seen lean over to the side.
Author:  il_muffino [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:43 am ]
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VELOCITRON wrote:
Thanks for the warm welcome :D

il_muffino wrote:
I'm a huge fan of the Pharaohs figure, but I wasn't impressed by the Riruze. This one, I'm not sure of. I wish I could see more pics of it, different angles, lighting. Ugh! I'm afraid I'll end up liking it later when it's impossible to find.



Yeah, I loved Pharaohs but wasn't really big on Riruze at first either. But I managed to score one used for about ￥3000 and it definitely grew on me. I was a little bummed out about the clear black one, though, because the vinyl they used wasn't so stiff and because of that all the ones I've seen lean over to the side.


The only Riruze that I've held in my hands leaned, too. I think it leaned backward a bit which just looked weird to me. It wasn't the clear black, though. I think it was the first colorway. Last time I was at Super7, they had one on the shelf.
Author:  VELOCITRON [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:14 am ]
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I just took a look at mine and realized that you're right, it does lean back. I forgot that I had positioned the tail to hold him up!

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Author:  abelincolnjr [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:48 am ]
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Welcome to the boards Velocitron :)
Do you have a link for Billiken's website?
Author:  VELOCITRON [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:22 am ]
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abelincolnjr wrote:
Welcome to the boards Velocitron :)
Do you have a link for Billiken's website?


Thanks!

http://www.billiken-shokai.co.jp/
Author:  miami [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:35 am ]
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This one reminds me of some of Kenny Scharf's critters -

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Author:  abelincolnjr [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:38 am ]
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Oooh Kenny Scharf! He's one of my heroeses :)
Author:  CCPfan [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:52 am ]
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welcome and thanks for the head's up! You know, there's something oddly appealing about that 'lil guy -- could be the eyes and head or the faux diamond plate body but I dig it :D
Author:  abelincolnjr [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:11 am ]
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Also badass from these guys
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Author:  miami [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:18 am ]
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abelincolnjr wrote:
Oooh Kenny Scharf! He's one of my heroeses :)


Kenny is cool, I loved the Scharf Shop he had on South Beach for a short while (mid-90s?). Here's a life-size Scharf plaster mannequin I have at the beach - IIRC he did a half-dozen or so of these for one of his gallery installations, and this one popped up cheap on eBay a coupla years back. (The clothes are just assembled from stuff left behind by guests at the beach.)

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Author:  abelincolnjr [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:23 am ]
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There was a Scharf Schack in an old newsstand on Prince Street in SOHO for a long time in the 90s. He sold stuff like mousepads and postcards. Now its an espresso bar next to Prada...
How times change eh? Its' kind of cool how far ahead of the game he was on so many different levels. Mannequin is great BTW
Author:  VELOCITRON [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:05 am ]
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Oh man... I can't believe how much that mannequin looks like the girl version of a mini-bust I just finished sculpting!

Lousy picture, but it should give you the idea:


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Author:  geotaro [ Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:33 pm ]
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I like this...

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From http://plastica.cocolog-nifty.com/
Author:  phantomfauna [ Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:59 pm ]
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I like how different the back is.
Author:  Joe [ Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:01 am ]
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Weird how Ricky's name isn't clickable.
Author:  akum6n [ Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:03 am ]
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Joe wrote:
Weird how Ricky's name isn't clickable.


I think he was a casualty of the purges last year. Probably his old account.
Author:  Deadbone [ Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:05 am ]
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geotaro wrote:
I like this...
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Like him. Nice minimal feel.
Author:  VELOCITRON [ Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:07 pm ]
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It's true, my old account was sent to the gulag about two days after I registered. I'm now on V.2!

And the Imiri line is one that I totally haven't kept up with... the last two SuperFests they have had some ridiculously cool paint apps on the Imiri figures, but I'm just outta space. That Critten is beautiful, and there were some excellent Pharaos-es as well!
Author:  jl [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:45 pm ]
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I recently got the Kaiju Blue version of this figure and man, this is such a great figure !

the paint job is very clean and the figure is so weird looking ! I am definitely in love with this toy !
Author:  bethrazuul [ Mon Aug 17, 2009 1:13 pm ]
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If they were easier to obtain, I might grab one or two. As it is, there just isn't enough desire for me to hunt one down (above certain other toys), so it will probably be a while before I hold a billiken shokai toy in my hand. My favorite part about this line for sure though, is the artwork that (seems?) to come with 'em. It just makes these toys really come alive in a more psychedelic retro future feel, which I love.
Author:  datadub [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:37 am ]
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