Secretbase Big Scale Astro Boy DX Full Color Soft Vinyl Figure, Heat-Reactive Mecha Window, Made in Japan, Unused
Secretbase Big Scale Astro Boy DX Full Color Soft Vinyl Figure, Heat-Reactive Mecha Window, Made in Japan, Unused
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A Heart That Warms to the Touch
The DX Full Color edition hides its best idea until it is held: warmth turns the dark panels white and the heart lights up the chest. It is the most playful of the Big Scale editions and the most colourful window in the series. A complete, unused example is a centrepiece for any Atom shelf.
Best for: Tezuka and Secretbase collectors, designer toy shelves
Condition notes
Unused lottery figure, kept boxed; finish and window clean.
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The DX Full Color edition of Secretbase's Big Scale Astro Boy: about 45 cm of soft vinyl with a chest window that opens onto Atom's machinery in full colour, and a hidden trick, panels that change shade with the warmth of a hand. Unused, with its box.
The Piece
Seen whole, this is Atom as every reader knows him, glossy black hair rising in two points, wide bright eyes, green belt, black trunks and red boots. The difference sits in the chest. Behind a clear window the machinery is painted in pink, cobalt, sky blue, yellow and green, with red and blue tubes, gauges and a heart-shaped core at the centre.
The DX version carries a thermochromic finish: warm the torso and its grey and black parts turn white, so the heart stands out as if Atom has just powered up. Secretbase, the Tokyo soft vinyl studio, makes the Big Scale series in Japan, and this edition was offered through its own lottery.
Details
- Maker: Secretbase
- Model: Big Scale Astro Boy, DX Full Color
- Character: Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom) by Osamu Tezuka
- Material: Soft vinyl, clear window, heat-reactive finish
- Height: about 45 cm (17.7 in)
- Included: Original box
- Made in: Japan (per box)
- Condition: Unused
Height as stated for the Big Scale series; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Unused, bought through the maker's own lottery and kept boxed.
- Paint, gloss and the window are clean in every photograph.
- 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 strong heat, which can also exhaust a thermochromic finish, and store upright in its box.
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.
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