Yum! I just added this little critter to my collection, I am hunting down the Mothman from this same range...

Ban Dai 'Choco Vader' Flatwoods Monster:

Neat! I love Flatwoods toys.

Were there other aliens from that line? I haven't seen the Mothman, but I've seen a robotic guy packaged similarly.

From the information I can gather, there were some large scale ones, like this one, and an alien that allegedly witnessed in Russia in Voronezh. The others seem to be smaller versions, I assume they were gashapons or something. Here are some interesting (and outdated) links:

http://www.chocovader.com/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/astronit/424550752/

neato!

Oh god, I really did not need to see those Chocovader mini-toys. Those are really, really cool.

I always wondered where the large Bandai Flatwoods, etc. came from- I only saw the "3 Meter Alien" text on the box, but now I can see what looks like the Chocovader logo on the bottom left corner. Hmmm, time to get crackin' on YJA...

So whats the deal with YJA, I looked on there to see if I could register, and well, not being able to read or speak Japanese, well, you can see the problem I was facing! Do you buy on there???

Those cocovaders minis are awesome, and the 3 meter alien does pop up on Ebay from time to time

I (and many others here) use Celga (www.celga.com) with a Gold account to bid on YJA. They create the account for you and administer your purchases; you can request a shipment of your wins periodically. You can also request that they bid on specific auctions on your behalf (w/o a Gold account).

Tread with caution- that truly will be the end of financial responsibility...

oh dear.....

thanks! (although my wallet is heading for the door as I type)

Update!

Just yoinked one of these sets this morning. Sweet!

*watches for mailman*

Where dod you get them from?

They were up on Ebay this morning. They have a release date of March I believe.

The only thing I could figure out, is why the FWM looks like a cross between a lizard and a Dalek, with a leaf stuck behind his head....?

w00t! Just bagged me another Chocovader vinyl!

You can grab them on www.vinylfallout.com. They're just starting out and they don't carry much, but they have them (possibly for preorder? not sure) for $10 and ship quickly from what I've heard.