These are just Amazing! Thanks for sharing. I am waiting for my first 2 to come in the mail… hopefully soon . I didn't really need a new thing to collect, but how could you not!

Here is some tigermask ref - all the Nakajima sizes and a Masudaya version which is a bit smaller than the Nakajima standard

Thank you scobot for the explanation and photography!

Very curious to hear if anyone knows anything about this toy. One just sold at an auction...

What a weird, but cute, bootleg. Not something I have seen a lot of. Very crude looking but great, even for a boot. I am guessing it was on the 'cheaper' end of toys. I find him incredibly enticing personally, and would love one. Did it end at a high value?

I really like the idea of re-using the kewpie bodies like they did; I'd love to see a whole series of friends to go with this guy done in the same way. Just sculpt a new hero head, paint on some different colour pants, and voila! Simple but brilliant process.

Not too high, 4300 JPY! I was really on the fence about him, and should have adopted, but I spent too much on another set of Tigers, which will be winging their way across the pond soon This bootleg is quite appealing, and I like how the cape was added. The auction description said it was an old toy shop souvenir. Would've been nice to see if there was a maker's mark.

Ha, those are Great! I like your idea of a small line of friends for him too, ultrakaiju.

Thanks for posting those! Definitely added to my lookout list

time to bring some love back to this thread!
two fist, left fist, right fist.

Lol, something to do with anything Tiger Head in vintage equates to "collect multiples of same sculpt!" Nice though, very nice...

Thanks for sharing, nice pic with the three Nakajima Tiger Mask versions