ANNOUNCEMENT:

There will be some planned downtime starting Wednesday, June 15th at 9am EDT. The board will be closed for approximately 12 to 24 hours while we work on migrating to a new forum software. For more information on the move, check out the Board Change Announcements thread.
It is currently Sat Sep 13, 2025 12:43 pm




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 37 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next
 Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi 
Author Message
Comment King
User avatar

Joined: Fri May 31, 2013 10:32 pm
Posts: 1296
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Reply with quote
Post Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
Thought it might be cool to hear some stories (and possibly se some photos) about strange places you've seen vinyl toys around your town or places you have visited.. Toys in restaurants, clothing stores etc. or maybe you went over to a relative's house and had no idea they had Elegab toys on a shelf in the living room.. Sometimes these toys pop up when you least expect it :)

_________________
BTC - http://www.badteethcomics.com
Blog - http://www.instagram.com/badteethcomics

Top 5 Toys - http://top5toys.blogspot.com
SVM - http://softvinylmayhem.com/
----------------------------------------------------------------
Wants - http://skullbrain.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=49396


Mon Oct 20, 2014 6:45 am
Profile WWW
Super Deformed
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 15, 2010 5:39 am
Posts: 5747
Location: Gert Brizzle UK
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
badteethcomics wrote:
Sometimes these toys pop up when you least expect it :)


Not in the UK they don't, or at least nowhere i've visited . . . . :wink:

I've seen a few Kozik and KR pieces here and there but definitely no Sofubi.
Even mass-produced Bandai stuff is thin on the ground, unless you like Power Rangers or maybe Pokemon!

_________________
Flickr
My Wanted List Most Wanted - Bear Model Sofubi
________________________________________________
I love mankind, it's people I can't stand - Charles M. Schulz

blingaling wrote:
I'm still in the "everything is shiny and I want it all" phase


Mon Oct 20, 2014 7:50 am
Profile
Vintage
User avatar

Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:51 pm
Posts: 7316
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
Yeah, I don't think this happens anywhere, outside of Japan and a few select part of Asia. Now, as to seeing stuff at friends' places, well, I will leave speaking to that issue to people who have them. :P (I am the guy that plays with plastic monster toys)

_________________
Butanohana Gundam Figures WANTED

flickr part [2] part [3]


Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:56 am
Profile
Mr. Grumpy™
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:01 am
Posts: 7380
Location: Deep in the Jungle
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
No one where I live has even heard of sofubi. When talking about it I mention Godzilla or Ultraman, and since the former has just been on the big screen I might get a nod. Correlating that to toys made 40-50 years ago, or even modern sofubi is an entirely different story though, one that gets me the WTF look. I've become so tired of explaining I have a flickr collection pic saved to show people. It's quite frustrating but I guess that's what makes this hobby special.

_________________
Listen: https://soundcloud.com/lixx68


Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:04 am
Profile WWW
Comment King
User avatar

Joined: Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:27 pm
Posts: 1000
Location: here->
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
There's a Mexican Snack Bar that have some stuff in Montreal
also many Mexican Bootleg : Ta Chido

_________________
WANTS: Hollis, Zagarad and Mini walking Hedo


Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:10 am
Profile
S7 Royalty
User avatar

Joined: Tue Jan 01, 2008 1:46 pm
Posts: 3505
Location: Morgoth
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
Out of nowhere, there's this giant Ika in an Hair Salon in MTL

Image


Mon Oct 20, 2014 9:18 am
Profile
S7 Royalty

Joined: Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:29 am
Posts: 3818
Location: NY
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
Every business should have one random kaiju displayed in their store just to make the environment interesting.

_________________
Splurrt


Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:13 am
Profile WWW
Addicted
User avatar

Joined: Wed May 25, 2011 7:00 am
Posts: 970
Location: brooklyn
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
There's a place Snacky in Brooklyn that has a bunch of sofubi/kaiju toys scattered along the walls.
I couldn't really find any good pics of the place online, but here's what I could few.
Image
Image
(Eyezon on the right wall)

_________________
instagram - xftwx
bolboy wrote:
why is everyone here such assholes..all you guys get pretty fucking cocky behind your computer screens


Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:14 am
Profile
Prototype
User avatar

Joined: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:53 pm
Posts: 6232
Location: 415
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
When I worked at a streaming music company my boss had several Ultraman toys in his office but he didn't think of himself as a collector. He was into Gama-Go stuff, Biskup and J-Pop in general so that was his context. Still, it was cool.

_________________
The People Kill The Earth, The Earth Kill The People!


Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:32 am
Profile
Addicted
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 14, 2013 12:31 pm
Posts: 507
Location: Spatula City
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
chimmychazz wrote:
There's a place Snacky in Brooklyn that has a bunch of sofubi/kaiju toys scattered along the walls.
I couldn't really find any good pics of the place online, but here's what I could few.

I'm going to have to scope this place out!

_________________
Wanted http://www.skullbrain.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=48113


Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:19 pm
Profile
Addicted
User avatar

Joined: Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:38 pm
Posts: 939
Location: Portland oregon
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
Snacky is good.
All the Toy stuff is my friend Jimbo's fault. They had a globby at one point but maybe it was stolen or something. Yummy food.

_________________
It's not just drippy anymore. facebook.com/gravytoys.com and see for your own eyes the pain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YanPSKH9aK0
Let's taco bout it http://goodgravy.info/forum/index.php


Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:05 pm
Profile WWW
S7 Royalty
User avatar

Joined: Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:53 pm
Posts: 3621
Location: Where moose are lords.
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
nefasth wrote:
Out of nowhere, there's this giant Ika in an Hair Salon in MTL


This is where camiondepompier actually did its first Nuit Blanche. The guy is a collector. He got that Ika from camion as well.

There was also a bar that had a wall full of the larger Labbits.

_________________
Inconsequential

Wish list: viewtopic.php?f=26&t=48478&p=861452#p861452 (ok, somehow forgot html)


Mon Oct 20, 2014 1:41 pm
Profile
Vintage
User avatar

Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:51 pm
Posts: 7316
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
That Ika Salaryman (and the amazing totally random display of vintage toys at the now defunct Dex store) was the one thing that came to my mind as well.

The Camion days were good times Oli. Miss them I do.

_________________
Butanohana Gundam Figures WANTED

flickr part [2] part [3]


Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:06 pm
Profile
Post Pimp
User avatar

Joined: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:30 pm
Posts: 2824
Location: dF, Mexico
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
Finding japanese sofubi is going to be hard here too, but I did find this...


Blow molded Goji holding the sing for a public bus.
There's plenty of Mexican vinyl for the 60´s and 70's but the characters are mostly Mexican. All the figures of Ultraman and Goji, or Mazinger, Grendizer, etc... from those times are usually blow molded.

_________________
wants tumblr.


Mon Oct 20, 2014 2:55 pm
Profile
Comment King
User avatar

Joined: Sat Jan 17, 2009 2:27 pm
Posts: 1000
Location: here->
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
petitetoilonrouge wrote:
nefasth wrote:
Out of nowhere, there's this giant Ika in an Hair Salon in MTL


This is where camiondepompier actually did its first Nuit Blanche. The guy is a collector. He got that Ika from camion as well.

There was also a bar that had a wall full of the larger Labbits.


Quincaillerie

_________________
WANTS: Hollis, Zagarad and Mini walking Hedo


Mon Oct 20, 2014 3:23 pm
Profile
Line of Credit

Joined: Fri Jul 20, 2007 6:48 am
Posts: 1700
Location: Los Angeles
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
Is this going to get a fallow up thread...Wierd things you've done with Sofubi.

_________________
WTB: Itokin Park Mikazukin (Yellow, Rainbow Glisten, or One-Offs)
Koningu One-offs


Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:05 pm
Profile WWW
Comment King
User avatar

Joined: Sat Mar 29, 2014 4:49 pm
Posts: 1199
Location: CT, United States
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
SaintOfSpinners wrote:
Is this going to get a fallow up thread...Wierd things you've done with Sofubi.

...But are we ready for those descriptions/images? :shock:

Jokes aside, I have sadly never seen any sofubi toys out in the wild. Most people give me a weird look when I tell them I collect "collector" toys. I've met a few people who responded with "Oh, you mean that M-nny D-nny stuff?" and a part of me dies inside.

_________________
WANTED: glowy things + more
TRADEBAIT: my unpainted lucky bag deathra 2016 for your who the hell knows what
FOR SALE: A BIG LOAD OF NOTHING HAHAHAHA!


Mon Oct 20, 2014 5:53 pm
Profile WWW
Addicted
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jun 13, 2013 11:10 pm
Posts: 721
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
Ha! I had some friends over after the TAG show on Saturday and I showed them my "toys" and one of them rebutted by calling them "art pieces" because "they're not toys as you don't really play with them"... which is totally false. An unspoken bonus of unpainted toys is that there is no paint chips or rubs from playing/dropping/squeezing...

_________________
My Wants List


Mon Oct 20, 2014 6:01 pm
Profile
Line of Credit
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:24 pm
Posts: 1630
Location: Louisville Slugger
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
In my dreams. 8)

_________________
KFHC
MONKEY WANTS: CORD VIPER DEATH TRACKER
My flickr!
www.kfhc.com


Tue Oct 21, 2014 10:50 am
Profile WWW
Side Dealer
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:48 pm
Posts: 2415
Location: NE OHIO
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
Monkey wrote:
In my dreams. 8)


Yes! I often have dreams I'm in a shop packed with toys, but when I go to pay there is some issue, like my ATM card melted or nobody is there to help me. It's weird because it seems like these dreams take place in vaguely familiar places, like a quaint German village (from my Army days) or a city that seems like one I grew up near.

But I never walk out with any toys... :(

_________________
Jeff Lamm

http://greasebatjefflamm.virb.com/


Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:31 pm
Profile WWW
S7 Royalty
User avatar

Joined: Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:53 pm
Posts: 3621
Location: Where moose are lords.
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
I never wake up with any toys... :cry:

_________________
Inconsequential

Wish list: viewtopic.php?f=26&t=48478&p=861452#p861452 (ok, somehow forgot html)


Tue Oct 21, 2014 1:52 pm
Profile
Addicted
User avatar

Joined: Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:38 pm
Posts: 939
Location: Portland oregon
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
Greasebat wrote:
Monkey wrote:
In my dreams. 8)


Yes! I often have dreams I'm in a shop packed with toys, but when I go to pay there is some issue, like my ATM card melted or nobody is there to help me. It's weird because it seems like these dreams take place in vaguely familiar places, like a quaint German village (from my Army days) or a city that seems like one I grew up near.

But I never walk out with any toys... :(


I used to have a dream where my pop takes me to King Norman's and there are loads of Micronauts. But then we have to go before we can buy any... always in a rush. I think I stopped having those type of dreams when I finally got to start making my own toys.

_________________
It's not just drippy anymore. facebook.com/gravytoys.com and see for your own eyes the pain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YanPSKH9aK0
Let's taco bout it http://goodgravy.info/forum/index.php


Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:57 pm
Profile WWW
S7 Royalty
User avatar

Joined: Mon May 31, 2010 12:28 am
Posts: 3581
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
^^Maybe we can get this thread going again.. :)

http://skullbrain.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=40975&p=737484&hilit=Toy+dreams#p737484

_________________

WANTED:
BUTANOHANA / Gargamel


Tue Oct 21, 2014 8:20 pm
Profile
Line of Credit
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:24 pm
Posts: 1630
Location: Louisville Slugger
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
EVOM wrote:


Dude I was thinking about this thread exactly when I posted that! BAM!

_________________
KFHC
MONKEY WANTS: CORD VIPER DEATH TRACKER
My flickr!
www.kfhc.com


Wed Oct 22, 2014 3:33 pm
Profile WWW
Side Dealer
User avatar

Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:59 pm
Posts: 2236
Reply with quote
Post Re: Weird Places You've Seen Sofubi
I think I remember seeing an art car at a crafts faire, that had Ultraman figures and other toys, glued onto the entire surface of the car :shock: . Art cars are really fun, and there have been a couple of times I've stumbled across them, parked on the street:

http://www.artcarfest.com/artcars.html


Wed Oct 22, 2014 3:45 pm
Profile
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 37 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 26 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group.
Designed by Vjacheslav Trushkin for Free Forums/DivisionCore.