Secretbase Big Scale Astro Boy Inside Mecha Full Color Soft Vinyl Figure, First Release, Made in Japan, Unused
Secretbase Big Scale Astro Boy Inside Mecha Full Color Soft Vinyl Figure, First Release, Made in Japan, Unused
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The Machine Behind the Smile
Inside Mecha turns Tezuka's own anatomy drawings into soft vinyl, letting the robot heart show through the boy. As the first release of the edition, this is the version later colourways answer to. A complete, unused example is the one serious Atom collectors keep.
Best for: Tezuka and Secretbase collectors, designer toy shelves
Condition notes
Unused lottery figure, opened once for inspection; box, sticker and paperwork complete.
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The first release of Secretbase's Inside Mecha edition of the Big Scale Astro Boy: a soft vinyl figure about 45 cm tall in which half the face, the chest, the arms and the legs open onto Atom's painted machinery. Unused, with its box, sticker and paperwork.
The Piece
Tezuka always drew Atom as a boy built around a machine, and this edition makes the idea literal. The right half of the face is silver, mapped with panel lines and rivets; the chest opens through a window onto a silver engine block with a heart-shaped core; and the forearms, shins and boots are cast in clear vinyl so the silver workings show through, fading into translucent red at the feet. The green belt, black trunks and flesh-tone limbs keep the classic silhouette intact.
Secretbase, the Tokyo soft vinyl studio, produces the Big Scale series in Japan in small runs, and the Inside Mecha version was offered by lottery. This one was won in that draw, opened once for inspection and returned to its box unshown, still in its protective bag.
Details
- Maker: Secretbase
- Model: Big Scale Astro Boy, Inside Mecha Full Color (first release)
- Character: Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom) by Osamu Tezuka
- Material: Soft vinyl, clear vinyl limbs, hand-painted detail
- Height: about 45 cm (17.7 in)
- Included: Original box, sticker, instruction sheet and packing
- Made in: Japan (per box)
- Condition: Unused, box opened
Height is the standard figure for the Big Scale series; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Unused and never displayed; the outer box has been opened, the figure remains in its bag.
- Sticker, instructions and packing material are all present.
- 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 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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