with all the new harryhausen vinyls comming out i was wondering if this was the only vintage monster that was made ? looking at this guy i would swear it looks like the same person sculpted the rodan jumbo . BTW , clash of the titans is set for a remake again in 2010 .

Wow that is intense. May I ask the maker? On a related note, I hope Beagle or whomever can keep the harryhausen vinyls coming after the Pilot Ace closing.

I totally need one of those. It's one of those similar to, but not quite a jumbo, style toys that I've always wanted, but could never bring myself to buy.. Terron and King Zor being the others. Anyway, I think it was Mattel who made this, wasn't it?

yep, Mattel it is. From 1980.
Mine's a bit dustier than that one.
King Zor is such a great toy too.
Mattel made some great stuff back then.

heres another great toy from the past . giant size kenner alien .never knew or maybe never released in canada but if i would have known as a kid this would have been a must have . saw the movie at the theatre and then spent an ungodly amount of time trying to draw what i thought i had seen on the screen .

That Kraken is amazing, I might have to track down one of those! Thanks for posting

Kenner Alien is one of the greatest toys ever! It's hard to find them with the clear head dome intact and functioning inner jaws.

The Kenner Alien figure is one of my all time favorite toys. My little brother got one for Christmas when we were kids and I am envious to this day. He had it well into his adulthood with the inner teeth and clear dome still intact, but he let our nephews get at it and, well, I believe it's gone now. Awesome, awesome toy!

Jim, I have a toy hole so please fill my kracken.

Awesome toy!



[hater]Don't fucking remind me. Hollywood continues to rape my childhood...[/hater]

(well...maybe the new flick will beget some cool new toys...one can hope...)

For some reason, I would never have thought of you collecting Alien toys. Very cool.

i would have carried that kracken around EVERYWHERE as a child

sadly, this is the first time i have ever even seen it

I'd love to find a cyclops to set next to this guy.
His tail makes him a huge shelf hog, so he sits on the floor next to my Mr T bank.
The Marusan original is shown for size.

like the popy godzilla talker i leave the tail off because it takes up too much room jojo .sanjeev, i wouldnt get my hopes up on a good remake either . growing up watching all of harryhausens work only makes me hate the thought of CGI fest movie . this kong figure may be a wind up but its my favorite of this character .just thought i would throw it in there with the other non japanese monsters .

i just peed in my pants a little bit

if your referring to the kong pickes , i picked him up for about the same price as most of the new vinyls . still has the little sticker tag on the back . hey baiken , i might be seeing you in april .

oh yes

the kracken makes me gleeful too

The Kenner Alien is still arguably the best figure in the history of ever.

Great thread!

VV - you asked if there were any other monsters made from Clash - yes and no. They made small 3 3/4" versions of Calibos and Charon. The Kracken was the only large figure from that or any Harryhausen movie made. I am still in awe at the tail section and the lack of engineering that went into that - it simply slides in loosely and back out again! no pop or anything.

The Kong is gorgeous!! I am assuming you have seen the larger Batt. Op version. That and a Big Yeti also - both of those are two things I regret selling when I had my store.

As for the Alien - one of my faves of all time. My childhood story involves walking into King Norman's Kingdom of Toys in Beaverton in 1980 - I was in my first year of High School! Walked down the clearance isle and there they were - rows upon rows of Kenner Aliens in the boxes all on Clearance for $9.98!!! I bought one took it home and displayed for years until it went into storage and Mom said it went to live on the farm......... sniff... SEGA did some 3/4 scale version tributes not too long back. Not bad made of vinyl. Crane toys I think.

Here's the '79 Kenner commercial for ALIEN...great stuff...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKSv85mJEmY

double pee!!!

Are you really coming over?

dr t , i have seen both the yetti and kong remote control but not too often . the yetti seems really expensive . the alien figure wasnt very much ($57) but man the boxed ones can set you back .
i will see you in april baikin unless you try to hide from me like you did last time !