Smog Monster Soft Vinyl Mini Figure In Orange, About 12 cm, Unidentified Japanese Indie Maker, G Mark
Smog Monster Soft Vinyl Mini Figure In Orange, About 12 cm, Unidentified Japanese Indie Maker, G Mark
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Small and unnamed
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Best for: Designer toy and kaiju shelves
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No conspicuous marks or stains are recorded.
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A small orange soft vinyl monster about 12 cm tall, by a maker not identified, marked with a letter G under the foot.
The Piece
Arms raised, a single red eye and a banded body in orange and grey: a pocket sized tribute to the pollution monsters of the old films.
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.
Hedorah, the Smog Monster, first appeared in Toho's Godzilla vs. Hedorah of 1971, its name taken from hedoro, the word for sludge. This 12 cm mini figure in orange is by an unidentified maker, with a G mark under the foot. 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
- Height: About 12 cm (4.7 in)
- Maker: Not identified, G mark under foot
- Material: Soft vinyl
- Subject: Hedorah, Toho, 1971
Sizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.
Condition
- No conspicuous marks or stains are recorded.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade AB (clean, no conspicuous marks) 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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