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Jumbo [reissued] talkers

Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:58 pm

Okay, I am posting this in the vintage section for lack of a better place, but we can also use this as a checklist for original issue talkers, as the masses prefer. I would just like to get together a list of the general talkers from tokusatsu shows. Okay, to be clear, I am generally talking about the large scale (~15") talkers originally made by Masudaya for the most part, but I'll list what I can. The re-issues are fairly cheap and relatively easy to find, the vintage, well, not so much :mrgreen: I'll put down what I know here to start out, and we can add more names, pics, info, etc. as it comes in. If anyone has specific stuff to add, that'd be great, like quirks of the voices, details on the figures, stories, anything.

Recent reissued (circa 1998):
Mirrorman
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Ultraseven
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Pic borrowed from CollectionDX
Kamen Rider v3
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blue Kamen Rider v1
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Pic borrowed from CollectionDX
Barom-1
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Spectreman
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Kikaider
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Pic borrowed from kaijuzoo at ToyBoxDX
Getter Robo
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Pic borrowed from CollectionDX
Mazinger Z
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Pic borrowed from CollectionDX

Vintage issued:
(not listing the re-issued, but we can count those if there are noted differences)
Red Baron
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Mach Baron (Bullmark)
Poseidon
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Ninja Arashi
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Lion-Maru
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Hurricane Polymar (by Nitto)
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Pic borrowed from Mirrorman
Denjin Zaboga
Flying Attack Human
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Pic borrowed from joshuah
Condorman
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Tiger Seven
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Pic borrowed from vintagevinyl
Inazuman
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Pic borrowed from Josh Fraser at ToyBoxDX

Tekkaman Blade (by Nakajima)
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Pic borrowed from Mike Parisi at ToyBoxDX

80s Talkers
Vul Eagle (Popy/Ozen, 1981)
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Pic borrowed from Erik Sjoen at ToyBoxDX
Tetsujin-28 (Popy/Ozen, 1981)
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Pic borrowed from Erik Sjoen at ToyBoxDX
Robocon

Potential talkers:
(i.e. I have seen large versions of these guys that could have been talkers)
Kamen Rider X (below)
Kamen Rider Amazon v6 (below)

After starting this I realise now it is turning in to mainly a vintage list, but anyways there ya go. Hopefully some of the vintage kings on here can shed some more light on many of these guys. I would love to compile whatever information we can.
Last edited by ultrakaiju on Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:47 pm, edited 5 times in total.

Re: Jumbo [reissued] talkers

Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:58 am

Issue 9 of S7 has a complete list and amazing article on vintage vs reissue talkers.
http://super7store.com/books/super7-mag ... sue-9.html

Re: Jumbo [reissued] talkers

Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:55 am

Good timing on this thread. I saved a ton of photos from the recent talker sales. I also have scans of S7 issue 9 but wasnt sure if I should post them in case someone wants to buy the actual mag. Thanks for posting this Steve

Ill start with the Kamen Riders.

Amazon
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X (im guessing thats what you meant by white v5)
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V3
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Rider 1
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Re: Jumbo [reissued] talkers

Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:13 pm

Thanks for the additions. Decided to add a few pics now after all, sorry it makes the post huge, but still haven't found a way to resize them, and I don't like 'stealing' other peoples images for editing myself. Keep 'em coming.

Re: Jumbo [reissued] talkers

Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:21 am

Here are more for the list

Leo
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Rainbowman
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Jumborg Ace
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Ken Eagle Gatchaman
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Fireman
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Re: Jumbo [reissued] talkers

Sat Sep 03, 2011 9:42 pm

Most vintage talkers are Masudaya, some are Ozen, Nakajima, Popy, Ansonii, Victora, Takara, Yonezawa, etc.
The Mach Baron you have pictured is not the Talker, but a missile fire.
For Kikaida and both Rainbowmen, there are Hawaii variations with no holes in the back and they came without talk boxes inside.

There is also a reissue Inazuman and the Gokinozaurus Roach Kaiju from Spectreman.
The reissue of Getta Robo has a different paint color on the chest.
The reissue talkers have green talk boxes, the original boxes are flesh.
The reissue talkers are all about 3/4" smaller than the originals.
Some of the reissue boxes do not match the original boxes. (Kikaida, Getta Robo, etc.)

The Super7 issue has the entire list of both new and reissue talkers of everything except some of the more existential animation like Pinnochio, Billy the Dolphin, etc.
Here is the checklist:

Marusan:
1. Ultraman
2. Science Patrol Member Hayata

Tomy:
1. T-28

Masudaya:
1. Ultraseven
2. Spectreman
3. Gokinoaurus
4. Kamen Rider-1 (blue chest)
5. Kamen Rider-1 (green chest)
6. Barom-1
7. Mirrorman
8. Silver Kamen
9. Astro Granger
10. Mazinger-Z
11. Kikaida
12. Kikaida hawaii version
13. Ultraman Ace
14. Henshin Ninja Arashi
15. Lion Maru
16. Getta 1
17. Poseiden
18. Kamen Rider V3
19. Ultraman Taro
20. Inazuman
21. Red Baron
22. Fireman
23. Jumborg Ace
24. Great Mazinger
25. Kamen Rider X
26. Kamen Rider Amazon
27. Ultraman Leo
28. Robocon
29. Mach Baron
30. Denjin Zaboga
31. Condorman
32. Tiger7
33. Zaboga Stronger

Popy (push button talkers)
1. Robocon
2. Teacher Gantsu
3. Robin Chan
4. Reideen
5. Grandizer
6. Getta Dragun
7. Red Goranger
8. Jumbo Godzilla
9. New Tetsujin 28

Nakajima
1. Tekkaman
2. Pegas
3. Flying form Groizer-X
4. Gatchaman Ken-Owashi
5. Hurrican Polymer

Ansonii:
1. Ultraman Joe/The Ultraman
2. Ultra Seven
3. Kamen Rider Super-1
4. Sun Vulcan red ranger

Victora:
1. Ultraman Jack

Takara:
1. Geag / Jeag

Yonezawa:
1. Rainbowman Dash-7 (white)
2. Rainbowman Dash-7 (white) Hawaii version
3. Rainbowman Dash-1 (yellow)
4. Rainbowman Dash-1 (yellow) Hawaii version
5. Zone Fighter
6. Flying Attack Human

Takatoku:
1. Yatter Wan

Re: Jumbo [reissued] talkers

Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:12 pm

Brian you are a wealth of knowledge!
Awesome list but...

brianflynn wrote:Popy (push button talkers)
1. Robocon
2. Teacher Gantsu



Number 2 is Gantsu Sensei.
Not to be all nerdy, but asking for a teacher Gantsu may or may not help you on your quest...
There were multiple "teacher" characters on Robocon is my reason for pointing it out.

Re: Jumbo [reissued] talkers

Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:01 pm

i know some folks don't like the proportions on this version of getter robo, but i think it's just right:

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the heroic posture fits nicely, too.

Re: Jumbo [reissued] talkers

Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:29 am

^ Well observed, dear Biru.

Digitally archived since the last post here: www.super7hq.com/news/super7-magazine-v ... tim-biskup

Re: Jumbo [reissued] talkers

Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:12 pm

^^^Thank you for the check list Brian! :shock:
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