Ken Elephant Tezuka Characters Soft Vinyl Collection 010, Astro Boy Mars Exploration Captain, TEZUKA SHOP Early Release, Unused
Ken Elephant Tezuka Characters Soft Vinyl Collection 010, Astro Boy Mars Exploration Captain, TEZUKA SHOP Early Release, Unused
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Captain Atom, Bound for Mars
Tezuka loved to dress Atom for adventure, and the Mars Exploration captain is one of his crispest costumes. Ken Elephant renders it with the restraint of a character model sheet. It is a numbered piece that anchors a Tezuka soft vinyl shelf.
Best for: Tezuka and soft vinyl collectors
Condition notes
Unused; paint clean. Height and packaging to confirm on request.
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Number 010 in Ken Elephant's Tezuka Characters Soft Vinyl Collection: Astro Boy in the captain's uniform from the Mars Exploration story, pointing the way ahead. An early release offered first through TEZUKA SHOP, unused.
The Piece
Atom wears a peaked white cap banded in red, a black double-collared jacket with gold epaulettes and a shield badge, a red-striped tie and a yellow belt, with orange shoes beneath the wide black trousers. One hand rests on his hip while the other points forward, his mouth open in a small round call to the crew, exactly the bearing Tezuka gave him on the voyage to Mars.
Ken Elephant is known among Japanese collectors for faithful, softly finished soft vinyl that keeps the line and warmth of the original drawings. The Tezuka collection gathers the characters in their most memorable costumes, and this captain is one of its most graphic, the black uniform setting off the white cap and bright details.
Details
- Maker: Ken Elephant
- Series: Tezuka Characters Soft Vinyl Collection, number 010
- Character: Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom) by Osamu Tezuka, Mars Exploration
- Release: TEZUKA SHOP early release
- Material: Soft vinyl, painted
- Height: please ask the Desk for an exact measurement
- Condition: Unused
Any measurement the Desk provides is taken by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Unused, with clean paint on the cap, tie and badge.
- The Desk will confirm the packaging included on request.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade S (unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Keep 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. More of the series waits in Soft Vinyl Toys and Collectibles and the wider toys and collectibles room.
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