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I used to see these "back in the day" for $2 to $4 all over the place.  Always thought to myself "gotta pick some up."  Well I finally did...

Moebius re-issues "Voyager" model kit from "Fantastic Voyage"

Now this is nice... Moebius has done a fantastic job of re-issuing what is considered one of the rarest and desirable Aurora model kit outs...

Imai Monstrous Animal Series

The Imai Monstrous Animal Series was a collection of four monster kits released during any one of the early kaiju booms in Japan. Each kit ...

Does Anyone Want A Bandai Real Hobby Series Kit? Anybody?

Over the month of January, I am going to explore in detail Bandai's "Real Hobby" series from the early 80's. This will be a total de-constru...

Nitto Mirrorman Monster Zairasu ミラーマンの怪獣 ザイラス

Nitto sold its share of super hero models, along with Bullmark and Bandai in the Seventies. The "Badge" series (so called because the mod...

MAC Secret Base - マッキー秘密基地

I've been having fun with this kit...its a re-issue of Imai's Ultraman Leo MAC Secret Base from 1974. I don't know when this re-issue was ma...

Happy New Year!!!

Well it has been some time since I have posted to my blog. I am hoping to change that this year, now that things have slowed down a bit. I h...

ENTEX Liabe Star Cruiser - バンダイ・リアベ号

Entex was Bandai's American brand name throughout the 1970s and into the mid-80s. They released three model kits from "Message From Space" ...

日東科学初版レモコン大巨獣ガッパ - Nitto Kagaku First Edition Remote Control Gappa

日東科学初版レモコン大巨獣ガッパ Nitto Kagaku First Edition Remote Control Gappa The first edition Gappa kit is quite different from the following editions....

バンダイ ウルトラマン80 スペースマミー - Bandai Ultraman 80 Space Mammy

レッツ ・ゴー・ UGM! U-G-M! Lets go UGM...U-G-M! The Space Mammy was a cool ship, but it didn't seem to go with the Sky Higher or Silver Gull. Desi...

イマイ・マイテイ号 - Imai Mighty Go from Mighty Jack

Mighty Jack was the Science Patrol without an Ultraman or giant monsters. Sort of a hybrid that combined elements of "The Man From U.N.C.L...

バンダイ「マスコミシリーズ」No. 73 ウルトラマンタロウ ZAT ラビットパンダ - Bandai "Masukomi" Series No. 73 Ultraman Taro ZAT Rabbit-Panda

Well now you can say you have seen it all...presenting the Rabbit-Panda from Ultraman Taro. By far the goofiest "garrison" vehicle in the e...

バンダイ「マスコミシリーズ」No. 68 ウルトラマンタロウ ZAT スパースワロー - Bandai "Masukomi" Series No. 68 Ultraman Taro ZAT Super Swallow

I have always been a big fan of the Ultraman series. Each series has its hero(s), monsters and the resident Science Patrol/Monster Defense G...

バンダイかいじゅうシリーズ No. 2 キングギドラ - Bandai Kaiju Series No. 2 - King Ghidorah

Like the Godzilla kit before, this kit to started as a Bullmark "unipuzzle" kit. While it is not nearly as accuarate as Bandai's later Ghido...

バンダイかいじゅうシリーズ No. 1 ゴジラ - Bandai Kaiju Series No. 1 Godzilla

Bandai かいじゅうシリーズ No. 1 ゴジラ Bandai Kaiju Series No. 1 Godzilla This kit was the first in a series of Bandai models to be released in 1978. Th...

日東科学重版走る大巨獣ガッパ - Nitto Kagaku Second Edition Rolling Great Giant Monster Gappa

日東科学重版走る冷大巨獣ガッパ Nitto Kagaku Second Edition Rolling Great Giant Monster Gappa Art No. 228-200 Another vibrant painting by Komatsuzaki! Notic...

日東科学重版走る冷凍怪獣バルゴン - Nitto Kagaku Second Edition Rolling Freezing Monster Barugon

日東科学重版走る冷凍怪獣バルゴン Nitto Kagaku Second Edition Rolling Freezing Monster Barugon Art No. 227-200 Great artwork by Komatsuzaki! But why did they...

日東科学重版走る超音波怪獣ギャオス - Nitto Kagaku Second Edition Rolling Supersonic Knife Monster Gyaos

日東科学重版走る超音波怪獣ギャオス Nitto Kagaku Second Edition Rolling Supersonic Knife Monster Gyaos Art No. 226-200 More fine artwork by Komatsuzaki. At so...

日東科学重版走る火炎怪獣ガメラ - Nitto Kagaku Second Edition Rolling Blazing Monster Gamera

日東科学重版走る火炎怪獣ガメラ Nitto Kagaku Second Edition Rolling Blazing Monster Gamera Art No. 225-200 In 1974, Nitto reissued the rolling Gamera with t...

日東科学初版走る深海怪獣ジグラ - Nitto Kagaku First Edition Rolling Deep Sea Monster Zigra

日東科学初版走る深海怪獣ジグラ Nitto Kagaku First Edition Rolling Deep Sea Monster Zigra Art No. 346-200 The Nitto Rolling Zigra shares a unique feature w...

日東科学初版走る大巨獣ガッパ - Nitto Kagaku Rolling Giant Monster Gappa

日東科学初版走る大巨獣ガッパ Nitto Kagaku Rolling Giant Monster Gappa Art No. 228-100 I love Gappa. It was a great movie, and while the execution of the s...

日東科学初版走る冷凍怪獣バルゴン - Nitto Kagaku First Edition Rolling Refrigiration Monster Barugon

日東科学初版走る冷凍怪獣バルゴン Nitto Kagaku First Edition Rolling Refrigiration Monster Barugon Art No. 227-100 My favorite Gamera film was my first, War ...

日東科学初版走る超音波怪獣ギャオス - Nitto Kagaku First Edition Rolling Supersonic Knife Monster Gyaos

日東科学初版走る超音波怪獣ギャオス Nitto Kagaku First Edition Rolling Supersonic Knife Monster Gyaos Art No. 226-100 There were a few monsters that really lo...

日東科学初版走る火炎怪獣ガメラ - First Edition Rolling Gamera

日東科学初版走る火炎怪獣ガメラ First Editon Rolling Gamera Art No. 225-100 This is one of my favorites! Great illustraition of Gamera and Viras. This parti...

宇宙大怪獣ギララ - 「ザ・ウルトラクイーン」Girara Model Kit Reissue

What were they thinking? When Doyusha reissued the Midori windup Girara kit, they came up with the silliest name, "The Ultra Queen." I guess...