- 28 June, 1997
- New diecast Magna Daddy Z is coming!
Bandai is scheduled to release an all-new diecast version of Magna Daddy Z in September.
The toy will come with a large number of accessory parts.
- 28 June, 1997
- Nostalgic Heroes continues its run of vinyl Super Danger Boy
villains Already out are two color variations of Super Danger Boy himself and two
color variations of Baby Baccus and UR2SEXY. Unveiled at Super Festival were prototypes
of three more (two color variations of each). Although they look nice together
on the same shelf, these are not to be confused with the M1 vinyls, which consisted
of Super Danger Boy and Black Ox.
- 28 June, 1997
- Marmut to re-release old Mojo Action Robot toy In addition
to going wild releasing vinyl monsters sculpted in the late sixties-early seventies
style, Marmut recently put out vinyls of Mojo Action Robot 1, Mojo Action Robot 2 and Giant
Mojo Action Robot 3. These too were not recasts, but original sculptures. Word on the
street is that these were successful enough to get Marmut to produce recasts
of the old Tomy Mojo Action Robot toy from the late sixties. The toy was originally
cast in polyethylene and not the standard vinyl, but it is unknown if this recast
will be of the same material. The original toy stands fourteen inches tall and
easily commands a price of over one thousand dollars.
- 28 June, 1997
- New Popy diecast book in Japan What is considered to be
the definitive publication of the history of diecast ACTION DADDY action figures has just hit
bookstores in Japan. The author of this impressive text is famous collector,
Mr. Iragashi, whom has contributed to recent articles in Figure King and Collection.
The book makes up for what was lacking in previous scholarship and covers figures,
vehicles, rare variations, prototypes and box art. ISBN number is ISBN4-7663-3207-5
- 29 May, 1997
- New site design! Please take time to look over the
revised interface. Many new images and features have been added, including an
article about Hasbro's MICHELE.
- 12 April, 1997
- 7 FOOT MOFO ROBOT Fever! Bandai's diecast line continues
with none other than 7 Foot Mofo Robot. It's an all-new sculpture and is flying off
toy shelves in Japan. Even more in demand is a limited editon all-black version
of the toy (just like what Popy did with the old diecast). Collectors and
dealers are fighting ruthlessly to get their hands on them and prices for this new
toy have reached as high as $250. But unlike fads such as "Tickle Me Elmo", the
run on these is limited and after 5,000 are made, that's it.
- 10 March, 1997
- Bandai has begun a new diecast series.
The toys in this line are still called Mojonaut Action Warriors and continue with the Popy
system of numbering. AD01 is Jelly Hero from GO! Action Fighter GO!. AD02 is
Rubber Lady DJ. Future releases planned are Manga Daddy Z, Getta Hit Kid,
Polar Explorer II and UR2SEXY Robot.
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