Bullmark Moguera Vintage Soft Vinyl Kaiju, Toho The Mysterians, Green with Orange and Silver Spray, Stamped Sole
Bullmark Moguera Vintage Soft Vinyl Kaiju, Toho The Mysterians, Green with Orange and Silver Spray, Stamped Sole
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A guide for this piece: about $313, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
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The Drill-Nosed Invader
Moguera is one of Toho's most inventive designs, and Bullmark's sculpt keeps every ring of the drill and every armour band. The hand-sprayed orange and silver over green is pure Showa toy colour. A scarce figure in the Bullmark Toho line.
Best for: Bullmark and Showa Toho kaiju collectors
Condition notes
Age-consistent rubbing and some softening of the spray paint; small scuffs and marks to the soles. No breaks or major damage visible. Figure only.
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Moguera, the drill-nosed giant robot of Toho's The Mysterians, as Bullmark cast him in soft vinyl: bright green, sprayed with orange and silver, and stamped with the Bullmark mark beneath one foot.
The Piece
Moguera first marched out of a mountainside in Ishiro Honda's 1957 science fiction epic The Mysterians, the advance guard of an alien invasion. His design is one of Toho's most original: a conical, ringed drill for a nose, owlish eyes set high on the head, a segmented armoured body and a short, spiked tail. Decades later he returned to the Godzilla films, but collectors prize the Showa robot above all.
Bullmark, the Tokyo maker that carried the kaiju soft vinyl tradition forward from Marusan in the late Showa years, gives him a compact, upright stance and a deeply ridged sculpt. The drill nose, banded limbs and plated chest are picked out in silver, the joints and chest panel in a warm orange, all sprayed by hand over green vinyl so the colours melt into one another. The rear view reveals ribbed orange back plates and the tapering tail with its spiked ridge.
Bullmark's Moguera is known as one of the scarcer figures in its Toho line, and it is seldom offered in this clean, complete state.
Details
- Maker: Bullmark
- Character: Moguera
- Film: The Mysterians (Toho, 1957)
- Material: Soft vinyl, hand-sprayed paint
- Colourway: green with orange and silver spray
- Markings: Bullmark stamp under one foot, a small circled mark under the other
- Height: please ask the Desk for an exact measurement
- Packaging: figure only
Condition
- Wear consistent with age: light rubbing and some softening of the spray paint in places.
- Small scuffs and marks to the soles; no breaks or major damage are visible.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade B (good, light wear) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Keep vintage soft vinyl away from direct sun and heat, and dust with a soft dry cloth.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Discover the makers behind it in our Marusan and Bullmark guide, then browse Soft Vinyl Toys and Collectibles.
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