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lordmasterprince
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Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:17 pm Posts: 19
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Lion Maru
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Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:13 pm |
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il_muffino
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Joined: Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:32 pm Posts: 835 Location: San Francisco
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Weclome to the board. Awesome toy and great photos. Are his accessories (cape and sword) all original? It's amazing that they are intact and in such great shape. What other goodies are in your collection?
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Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:41 pm |
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lordmasterprince
Fresh Meat
Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:17 pm Posts: 19
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il_muffino wrote: Weclome to the board. Awesome toy and great photos. Are his accessories (cape and sword) all original? It's amazing that they are intact and in such great shape. What other goodies are in your collection?
Yes, the cape and sword are original. This piece was in a very good condition when I bought it,of course minus the dirty grey hair on the helment. I collect mostly robots. Not quite into kaijus though. Oh, and just want to say I clean and do paint touch up to my vintage vinyls. Most of the vintage collectors may oppose to this act. But I really enjoy bringing new life to a scuffed and beat up vinyl . Also the price of a not-so-mint vinyl is cheaper as well.
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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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That's a really great Bullmark figure and tough to find with sword and scarab intact.
I had the same figure at one time but the scarab was broken, it easily breaks because it's hard plastic. Really nice job cleaning him up.
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Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:12 am |
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vintagevinyl
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Joined: Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:58 pm Posts: 1657 Location: Bend, Or
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beautifull photos ! not too often you see a big size lion maru with the sword . as far as touching up the old vinyls you buy thats up to you to decide . personally i wouldnt but but my opinion is if you bought it its yours to do what you like . should you ever sell it you should disclose what you altered on it .
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:07 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: Lion Maru
necroposting i like to think of this guy as an anchor to my mini/mid size vintage bad guys. granted i dont have a lot of them. anyway i really love this toy
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:19 pm |
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Ultra999
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Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:05 pm Posts: 2633
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Re: Lion Maru
his head looks like an orange that's been peeled up, but, surprise! another evil orange with skin intact underneath!
it's got a great, darkly mischievous face. very nice anchor indeed.
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:41 pm |
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michael
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Joined: Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:10 pm Posts: 2193
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Re: Lion Maru
yeah- he has the coolest texture ever- i cant say its the best texture for a japanese flying squirrel, but i also cant say that ive touched a japanese flying squirrel
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:48 pm |
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Ultra999
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Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:05 pm Posts: 2633
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Re: Lion Maru
i'm not sure you'd get any better representation by rubbing an actual squirrel carcass against the clay. maybe?
this might sound sacrilegious, but i would love to see that head & collar sculpted on to an rxh- or gargamel- style squat/mini body. with most vintage toku toys, i get bored by the time my eyes scan down their featureless legs.
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:13 pm |
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ultrakaiju
Vintage
Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:51 pm Posts: 7316
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Re: Lion Maru
Sweet thread revival! Very nice figure Michael, I love his toother grin - evil, and yet almost still comical. I really need to track one of these down. Did you find yours overseas? I have to say, looking at this thread again, I still have not seen any Lion Maru with such white hair - they are almost always yellowed or dirty, and one in that fantastic condition with cape and sword is a real treasure. I wonder if it is still kickin' around in lordmaster's collection.
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Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:17 am |
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Ultra999
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Joined: Tue Oct 30, 2007 9:05 pm Posts: 2633
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Re: Lion Maru
^ lordmasterprince wrote: Just finished giving this guy a very much needed hair wash. I forgot to take a before picture, but I can tell you it was grey with black streaks before wash.
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Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:52 am |
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ultrakaiju
Vintage
Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:51 pm Posts: 7316
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Re: Lion Maru
Right, I just meant I have never seen one successfully cleaned. I figured the yellow was mostly aging/UV bleaching, but I promise if I ever get one I will definitely try giving him a full salon treatment.
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Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:09 am |
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Deadbone
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Joined: Thu Mar 01, 2007 2:07 am Posts: 1871 Location: Terra Australis
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Re: Lion Maru
What a gem. Love this guy. Such subtle texture and sprays. Has real character.
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Tue Sep 11, 2012 2:55 am |
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ultrakaiju
Vintage
Joined: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:51 pm Posts: 7316
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Re: Lion Maru
Arise, arise. Odd to raise this thread up once again for the same figure, but what the hey, he is a great one. Although Wakuranaba is supremely excellent, this Musasabian is no slouch either. Happily picked this fella up not so long ago. It has been far too long since I added a Lion Maru figure to my collection. Embiggen for greater flying attack.This toy has just a fantastic design. His face has such great character and I love the chest swirl (is that a naruto, uzumaki - who cares?!). He is a little worn, but fits right in with my 'loved' toy family.
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Fri May 23, 2014 12:37 pm |
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liquidsky
Vintage
Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:54 pm Posts: 7412 Location: Far From the Maddening Crowds
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Re: Lion Maru
Kaiketsu Lion Maru: Akuma Gosun - Musasabian - episode 4 (on the left) Took me eons to find one. Sweet pickup!
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Mon May 26, 2014 7:46 pm |
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kopponigen
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Joined: Wed Aug 27, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 2824 Location: dF, Mexico
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Re: Lion Maru
Ah! I love that photo! gonna steal it for my icon. Thanks!
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Tue May 27, 2014 8:12 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: Lion Maru
Got this large Wakuranba recently so I decided to dig our all my Lion Maru merch for a group shot.
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jojo the dog faced boy
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Joined: Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:03 am Posts: 2007 Location: Melting in the desert....
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Re: Lion Maru
Nice line-up! Loving that mini leafman!
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Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:31 am |
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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: Lion Maru
Really nice score Jonathan. I'd be happy with any version of Leafman and you have both! Did you get that from Wayne (organic)?
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Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:49 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: Lion Maru
Thanks guys. Chris, no I actually won him a couple of months ago at auction. The thing I wanted was gone by the time I heard about Wayne's sale.
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Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:11 pm |
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Alebrije
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Joined: Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:43 pm Posts: 584
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Re: Lion Maru
Congrats XVivaHateX awesome collection! That large Leaf Man its a beauty, I need one .
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Mon Jan 26, 2015 7:46 pm |
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Alebrije
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Joined: Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:43 pm Posts: 584
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Re: Lion Maru
Pachi Lion Maru.
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Sat May 23, 2015 9:39 am |
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andy
Mini Boss
Joined: Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:09 am Posts: 4807 Location: Kaiju Korner
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Re: Lion Maru
^Nice side by side shot
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Sat May 23, 2015 10:03 am |
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Alebrije
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Joined: Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:43 pm Posts: 584
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Re: Lion Maru
andy wrote: ^Nice side by side shot Thank you Andy! There is a catalog or book only about vintage Japanese bootleg?
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Sat May 23, 2015 1:06 pm |
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andy
Mini Boss
Joined: Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:09 am Posts: 4807 Location: Kaiju Korner
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Re: Lion Maru
That would be great. I've never seen one for vintage sofubi bootlegs, but a small pamphlet was made for some vintage Japanese Star Wars bootleg items.
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Sat May 23, 2015 6:37 pm |
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