Mad Monk Trench Gill Man Soft Vinyl Figure, Devil Colourway Limited To 10, About 26 cm, With Header And Card
Mad Monk Trench Gill Man Soft Vinyl Figure, Devil Colourway Limited To 10, About 26 cm, With Header And Card
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From the deep
For the collector who wants one of ten.
Best for: Designer toy and kaiju shelves
Condition notes
Described as unused.
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The Trench gill man by Mad Monk in a blue and violet colourway described as limited to ten, about 26 cm tall.
The Piece
Named for the deep sea trenches, the creature is finned and fanged, painted in bright blue with violet and pink metallics. Head, arms and waist turn. It comes with header, bag and card.
A Studio Figure in Soft Vinyl
Soft vinyl figures in Japan reach back to the 1960s: Marusan, founded in Tokyo in 1947 and remembered as the country's first plastic model maker, introduced vinyl monsters from the Ultra series in 1966. Today small studios design characters of their own in the same material and release them at events and through their own shops; HIDDY, who opened the Harajuku toy shop Secretbase in 2001, has described how the Japanese word sofubi is now used by collectors around the world.
Mad Monk's Trench Gill-Man, about 26 cm, comes in the Devil colourway described as limited to 10, with header, bag and card; head, arms and waist turn. More figures stand on the soft vinyl shelf, and our guide to kaiju soft vinyl from Marusan and Bullmark traces the Showa makers behind the form.
Details
- Maker: Mad Monk
- Edition: 10, as described
- Height: About 26 cm (10.2 in)
- With: Header, bag, card
- Category: Independent soft vinyl
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Described as unused.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade S (unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Maker and edition are given as the previous keeper describes them and as the marks and header card in the photographs support. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
Delivery from Japan
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