Marusan x Secretbase Alien Baltan 450 X-RAY Full Colour Green Soft Vinyl Figure, In Original Header Bag
Marusan x Secretbase Alien Baltan 450 X-RAY Full Colour Green Soft Vinyl Figure, In Original Header Bag
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Claws, with bones
For the Ultra collector who enjoys a classic villain reimagined.
Best for: Designer soft vinyl collections
Condition notes
Described as new. Bag open at the header from the outset.
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Alien Baltan in the 450 size from the Marusan mould with the X-RAY skeleton of Secretbase, in the full colour green version and never removed from its bag.
The Piece
The body is sprayed in metallic green and blue over clear vinyl, with openings through which the cream coloured bones inside can be seen, and the great pincers are tipped in silver. The skeleton inside makes the figure notably heavy.
It is described as new. The header and bag were not fastened together when first bought, so the bag is open though the figure has never been taken out.
The Space Ninja, Dissected
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. Alien Baltan is the invader of Tsuburaya Productions' Ultra series.
Secretbase opened in Harajuku on 24 December 2001, and its X-RAY figures set a clear vinyl body over an embedded skeleton or mechanism, a treatment its founder HIDDY says he was the first to use at this scale. This 450 class X-RAY full colour Alien Baltan, made with Marusan, is sprayed green and blue over clear vinyl with the bones showing through; it is new, its bag open at the header from the outset. 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
- Makers: Marusan and Secretbase
- Character: Alien Baltan
- Size: 450 class
- Material: Soft vinyl with inner skeleton
- Packaging: Header bag
- Treatment: X-RAY, embedded skeleton
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- Described as new.
- Bag open at the header from the outset.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade N (unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Authenticity guaranteed. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan with rigid protection 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.
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