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ultrakaiju
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Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:51 pm Posts: 7316
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Miura figures
I was really excited to finally land this amazing vintage guy from Miura. He is one of those guys (for me) that you spot one time, and never forget seeing. I don't know too much about the company, but I really love these rough, old sculpts. Since we haven't seen any new Hukkokudo releases lately, I think these vintage guys deserve some love. You can clearly seen the influence of great sculpts like this and the Yonezawas on the later figures like the TE Gameldon (as discussed here). For me, this is the epitime of collecting, he combines an amazing dinosaur creature with a fantastic kaiju. Sorry for the rant, but I really enjoy him. I have also shown the maker's stamp, for future identifications. There are a couple other Miura guys seen in the other thread, but I would love to see what some people have, and listen to any info on the company or the history of these guys.
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Lixx
Mr. Grumpy™
Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:01 am Posts: 7380 Location: Deep in the Jungle
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Re: Miura figures
Wow UK that is one amazing sculpt. This is the kaiju I'm into also- really rough simple old sculpts. That's a great find, where on earth did you find it? Anyone know the name?
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Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:36 am |
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Comment King
Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:55 pm Posts: 1337 Location: Cleveland Ohio
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Re: Miura figures
I love how the tail is swept to one side, awsome snag
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Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:19 am |
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Geekabilly
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Joined: Sat May 15, 2010 7:36 pm Posts: 656 Location: Asheville, NC
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Re: Miura figures
Great looking sculpt! How tall is he?
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Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:15 pm |
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Mark K
Addicted
Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:28 pm Posts: 567 Location: Clevo, oHIo
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Re: Miura figures
Check this thread for info on the Miura Company and vinyls: viewtopic.php?f=30&t=22369&hilit=miura+mark+k&start=0
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Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:18 pm |
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ultrakaiju
Vintage
Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:51 pm Posts: 7316
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Re: Miura figures
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GoldenArmKid
Comment King
Joined: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:46 pm Posts: 1365 Location: New Zealand
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Re: Miura figures
Great thread, I'm trying not to catch the vintage bug but seeing these it's hard not to. Stunning!
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:21 am |
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plastichunter
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Joined: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:40 pm Posts: 4237 Location: Los Angeles
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Re: Miura figures
This is one very special toy. Must hunt one down for my King Ghidorah collection.
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:32 am |
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Sanjeev
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Joined: Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:46 am Posts: 2571 Location: Boston, MA
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Re: Miura figures
Did anyone around here pick up the GLOW two-headed Ghidorah boot at Morphy's???
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:46 am |
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Mark K
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Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:28 pm Posts: 567 Location: Clevo, oHIo
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Re: Miura figures
Sanjeev, If you are talking about the first Morphy auction, it was the same guy as this one. The only thing that glows are the eyes and maybe the teeth and horns (it has been a while since I have looked at mine in the dark) and they do not glow very brightly. The same is true w/ the three other vintage Miura vinyls shown in the other thread. One of these days I will take a glow shot of them all.
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:10 am |
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Sanjeev
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Re: Miura figures
Yup. Okay, same one, huh? Hmmm....I vaguely remember trying to see if it really glowed...and I remember not being impressed. But I coulda sworn there was SOME dim glow coming from the vinyl, not just the paint on the eyes and teeth. Of course, it's been a while!
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Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:53 pm |
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vintagevinyl
Line of Credit
Joined: Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:58 pm Posts: 1657 Location: Bend, Or
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Re: Miura figures
Hey Jeevs, i won that auction, but morphys made a mistake and said i didnt. Over a year later, Josh sent me a link to a morphy auction, and there it was. It hadnt sold because they screwed up.
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toothaction
Team Tsubu
Joined: Thu Feb 10, 2011 3:25 pm Posts: 7381 Location: Detroit
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Re: Miura figures
GoldenArmKid wrote: Great thread, I'm trying not to catch the vintage bug but seeing these it's hard not to. Stunning! Couldn't agree more. It gets harder and harder to resist the pull... we need to arrange a tour of the rumpus rooms of all the hardcore vintage collectors around here, like my auntie organizes every year for the gardens around Pittsburgh! If I could see the toys it might help help assuage my urges to buy the toys!
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Sanjeev
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Re: Miura figures
vintagevinyl wrote: Hey Jeevs, i won that auction, but morphys made a mistake and said i didnt. Over a year later, Josh sent me a link to a morphy auction, and there it was. It hadnt sold because they screwed up. Fucking weird. And shitty to have happened. I hope you didn't pay for it the first time around...
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Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:27 am |
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Lixx
Mr. Grumpy™
Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:01 am Posts: 7380 Location: Deep in the Jungle
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Re: Miura figures
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Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:45 pm |
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akum6n
Prototype
Joined: Sat Nov 04, 2006 12:03 am Posts: 6162 Location: Shima
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Re: Miura figures
Pristine! It's so rare to see vintage patchi dinos in such great condition.
...did I tell you about the paint variants that were sold individually bagged?
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Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:52 pm |
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Lixx
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Re: Miura figures
akum6n wrote: Pristine! It's so rare to see vintage patchi dinos in such great condition.
...did I tell you about the paint variants that were sold individually bagged? Yeah I can't complain about the paint/condition though. They definitely looked pretty unused. Are some of the paint variants in this thread Daniel?: viewtopic.php?f=30&t=22369Joe's Triceratops is definitely different, even the Dimetrodon up top from UK is different.
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Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:05 pm |
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akum6n
Prototype
Joined: Sat Nov 04, 2006 12:03 am Posts: 6162 Location: Shima
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Re: Miura figures
Yeah, there's the Dimetrodon and other standing dino. Don't know if those were sold in a 3-pack like yours.
The variants that I know of are the Pterodactyl and Triceratops, which are in Jim and Joe's photos from the 2nd page of that thread. The variant Ptero has less silver paint. The Trike has heavier paint on its face.
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Sanjeev
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Re: Miura figures
Congrats on the score, Chris--that's a gorgeous trio you got there!
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diegorobot
Fresh Meat
Joined: Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:47 pm Posts: 84 Location: torino - italy
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Re: Miura figures
Fantastic sculpt, really amazing! diego
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Fri Dec 02, 2011 4:25 pm |
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Greasebat
Side Dealer
Joined: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:48 pm Posts: 2415 Location: NE OHIO
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Re: Miura figures
love these guys....
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Joe
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Re: Miura figures
Those are so minty and fresh. You should hunt these other guys to go with them. For clarification sake so people don't get confused, only the front three that Lixx posted above are made by Miura. The other four in the back are not stamped.
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Sat Dec 03, 2011 6:22 pm |
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Lixx
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Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:01 am Posts: 7380 Location: Deep in the Jungle
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Re: Miura figures
Joe -who's the purple guy in the back row? Is that a repro or original? Any pics of him? Nice group you have there!
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Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:02 pm |
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Joe
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Re: Miura figures
Lixx wrote: Joe -who's the purple guy in the back row? Is that a repro or original? Any pics of him? Nice group you have there! It's not marked by any maker so no idea the name. It's an original from who knows when. Some more pics:
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Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:11 pm |
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Lixx
Mr. Grumpy™
Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:01 am Posts: 7380 Location: Deep in the Jungle
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Re: Miura figures
Thanks Joe love the lavender vinyl.
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