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kurumonz
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Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:57 pm Posts: 2414
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Masked Rider V3
Anyone with some background info on this guy? Thanks!
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Sun May 17, 2009 7:07 am |
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hillsy11
Post Pimp
Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:51 am Posts: 2981 Location: Seattle
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Re: Masked Rider V3
Wow...that's a beautiful piece. Popy sofubi V3 with removable boots and helmet. I want to say about 8 inches. Mine's pretty beat but I like it nonetheless.
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Sun May 17, 2009 9:38 am |
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kurumonz
Side Dealer
Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:57 pm Posts: 2414
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Re: Masked Rider V3
Thanks, Hillsy! Do you know when it was produced?
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Sun May 17, 2009 6:29 pm |
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akumaizer
Toy Prince
Joined: Tue Nov 22, 2005 12:33 pm Posts: 462 Location: SF Bay Area Vallejo
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Re: Masked Rider V3
Looks like a reissue or a bootleg
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Sun May 17, 2009 8:43 pm |
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hillsy11
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Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:51 am Posts: 2981 Location: Seattle
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Re: Masked Rider V3
I would guess a reissue. The package looks different, but still has the Popy label on it. I wonder if bootleggers would reproduce the Popy logo too....
Brian would probably know, along with a year.
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Sun May 17, 2009 9:04 pm |
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Erik Sjoen
Toy Prince
Joined: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:55 pm Posts: 220 Location: San Francisco
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Re: Masked Rider V3
I was watching this as well. Per my contact in Japan it's a bootleg.
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Sun May 17, 2009 10:19 pm |
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kurumonz
Side Dealer
Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:57 pm Posts: 2414
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Re: Masked Rider V3
Erik Sjoen wrote: I was watching this as well. Per my contact in Japan it's a bootleg. Would it qualify as a vintage bootleg? I couldn't make out the sticker next to V3 on the header. That would be key.
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Sun May 17, 2009 10:22 pm |
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Shirahama
Side Dealer
Joined: Thu Nov 03, 2005 10:45 pm Posts: 2207
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Re: Masked Rider V3
kurumonz wrote: Erik Sjoen wrote: I was watching this as well. Per my contact in Japan it's a bootleg. Would it qualify as a vintage bootleg? I couldn't make out the sticker next to V3 on the header. That would be key. If its a bootleg then that is a fake licensing sticker too. I would go with bootleg too, I have never seen that header card before.
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Mon May 18, 2009 3:21 am |
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hillsy11
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Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:51 am Posts: 2981 Location: Seattle
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Re: Masked Rider V3
If so, that's an impressive looking bootleg.
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Mon May 18, 2009 7:08 am |
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kurumonz
Side Dealer
Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:57 pm Posts: 2414
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Re: Masked Rider V3
I'm very curious on the manufacture date. Hopefully there'll be an indication.
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Mon May 18, 2009 7:41 am |
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brianflynn
Site Admin
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:20 pm Posts: 2674 Location: San Francisco
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Re: Masked Rider V3
An extremely well made bootleg of the original figure from a few years back. I believe the original is a bandai, not a popy, but I would have to go check.
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Mon May 18, 2009 5:54 pm |
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brianflynn
Site Admin
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:20 pm Posts: 2674 Location: San Francisco
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Re: Masked Rider V3
An extremely well made bootleg of the original figure from a few years back. I believe the original is a bandai, not a popy, but I would have to go check. Made slightly after Uni-five reissued a lot of their KR figures, but never made the V3, so someone else did.
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Mon May 18, 2009 5:55 pm |
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kurumonz
Side Dealer
Joined: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:57 pm Posts: 2414
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Re: Masked Rider V3
brianflynn wrote: An extremely well made bootleg of the original figure from a few years back. I believe the original is a bandai, not a popy, but I would have to go check. Made slightly after Uni-five reissued a lot of their KR figures, but never made the V3, so someone else did. Thanks Brian! Is it really made in Japan as printed on the header? Awwww shucks! And I thought I'd scored my first vintage.
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Mon May 18, 2009 6:17 pm |
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brianflynn
Site Admin
Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:20 pm Posts: 2674 Location: San Francisco
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Re: Masked Rider V3
asa bootleg there is no real way to know, but the rumor of the Red Baron coming from China, the Inazuman was definitely from China, it was probably a chinese bootleg.
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Mon May 18, 2009 11:37 pm |
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kurumonz
Side Dealer
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Re: Masked Rider V3
Thanks for the insight, Brian!
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Tue May 19, 2009 1:45 am |
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hillsy11
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Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:51 am Posts: 2981 Location: Seattle
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Re: Masked Rider V3
brianflynn wrote: asa bootleg there is no real way to know, but the rumor of the Red Baron coming from China, the Inazuman was definitely from China, it was probably a chinese bootleg. Jeez....I can't believe I'd forgotten about the Red Baron boot, and I've got the damn thing. They did reproduce the Bullmark logo and everything.
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Tue May 19, 2009 7:25 am |
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onibaba5
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Joined: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:30 am Posts: 2954 Location: Hudson, Ohio
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Re: Masked Rider V3
Bandai did make a standard size V3 with removable helmet.
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Tue May 19, 2009 8:03 pm |
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Chad Hensley
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Joined: Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:55 pm Posts: 2655 Location: San Diego
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Re: Masked Rider V3
How much was that toy?
I would like to just have the boots cause I have some a bunch of Kamen Rider bad guys that need 'em.
I thought I saw a set of 6 boots for sale but I can't remember if I didn't just dream this...
these bootlegs give me hope that a pile of boots is waiting for me out there somewhere.
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Thu May 21, 2009 8:58 am |
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kurumonz
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Re: Masked Rider V3
Won it at 9030yen. Not sure, but I think I overpaid for it?
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Thu May 21, 2009 6:21 pm |
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brianflynn
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Joined: Wed Oct 19, 2005 9:20 pm Posts: 2674 Location: San Francisco
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Re: Masked Rider V3
Onibaba, yeah, the original is by Bandai, this bootleg shows Popy. Similar to the switch on the inazuman, where it was made by Bandai, and the switched it to Popy as well. The Red Baron is the top of one larger RB figure, and the bottom have the feet from the 5" Bullmark.
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Thu May 21, 2009 8:20 pm |
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tobor2099
Toy Prince
Joined: Sun Dec 19, 2010 10:03 pm Posts: 422 Location: PAC HEIGHTS SF. CA.
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Re: Masked Rider V3
Hi, I have the chance to buy a similar version of this figure for $170 shipped. I'm not sure if he's a bootleg and worth the price. He looks very similar. Removable helmet. But boots are molded to body and say JAPAN on the heel and Japanese writing. No scarf or bag. Anyone have any clue? Is $170 fair? Thanks in advance!!
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Thu May 09, 2013 6:26 pm |
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scobot
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Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2011 1:58 am Posts: 509
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Re: Masked Rider V3
The original Bandai standard has removable helmet and removable boots -- the boots have the bandai logo on the bottom and associated writing as per all the vintage bandai kamen rider boots. Also the belt is removable in the original.
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Fri May 10, 2013 12:31 am |
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tobor2099
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Re: Masked Rider V3
Thanks Scotbot! So there's the original by Bandai and a bootleg? Or various bootlegs? When I was in HK recently I saw a bootleg that was clearly hand painted and then distressed to look vintage. I would have bought it but it was messy and too much IMHO. The one I want to buy now looks well painted but I don't get why it says " Japan" on the heel.
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Fri May 10, 2013 1:27 am |
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michael
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Joined: Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:10 pm Posts: 2193
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Re: Masked Rider V3
there are a lot of v3 bootlegs
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Fri May 10, 2013 2:11 am |
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XVivaHateX
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Joined: Wed Apr 21, 2010 1:41 pm Posts: 551 Location: VA
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Re: Masked Rider V3
tobor- do you have a photo? Its safe to assume this one you are talking about is a boot, that price sounds a little high IMO.
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Fri May 10, 2013 6:06 am |
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