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Catching up… I’m honored to have a children’s book coming out in November ! Author Debbi Michiko Florence has written a cute story about my upbringing with Kaiju while illustrator Inko Ai Takita provides the charming art ! Published by Reycraft Books and you can now Pre Order both the soft or hard cover versions in our web store. Full descrptions at the links below.:
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Debut of Ultraman & Gomess from the Shin Ultraman movie, at the “Ultrafest” at the 4 Star Theater, San Francisco, July 21-23, 2023 !
A Bay Area Film Events – https://www.bayareafilmevents.com/ultraman – production! We will be selling in person ( Yes, I will actually be there all 3 days !)
Because of our limited supply, we will limit how many we sell per day, to give everyone attending each day a chance at them. The will be sold, separately, $58 each ( while supplies last !)
We will also bring old stock of previous Ultraman and Kaiju, plus original Max Toy stuffs !
So, after nearly 46 years after first receiving Bullmark Ultraman figures and Kaiju as Christmas gifts from Japan… the circle is almost complete ! It’s not a secret if you follow me on Instagram ( maxtoyco ), but finally we are about to debut the VERY first sofubi Ultraman figure for sale in the USA ! Fully licensed by Tsuburaya Productions Japan ! Now, you might be saying, “Hey, I been buying Bandai Ultraman figures for many years now !” But, technically those were not officially imported for sale in the USA. After a decades long legal battle ( you can google more about that ) Tsuburaya Productions, the only owner of the Ultraman license can now license the character worldwide. AS a life long Ultraman toy collector, we’ve been trying for many years to be able to make a official Ultraman figure for sale outside of Japan.. so this is a huge deal to me… like I said, circle complete !
First USA debut will be at the upcoming Designer Con ( Dcon ) , Max Toy Booth 630 ! First come, first served ! But, we may limit sales to one person. More photos as we get closer to the event !
Hoots the Owl
Now on sale, our newest character, HOOTS the Owl ! Designed by Mark Nagata, sculpted by Makino-san of TTToys. This was formally in our GachaMaxx series, but now being released fully painted ! Available via our web store !
Splotch Peek !
A peek at something painted up for the Unruly / Sideshow Collectibles booth for Dcon. Besides this cool custom, I’ve been cranking away on many other figures for upcoming shows … but some I can not show, just yet ! Will do my best to post them here.. but again Instagram is the best way to see what I’m up to !
Custom Gashadokutops made by Cereal Box Toys and painted by Mark Nagata. Inspired by ancient Japanese Yokai legends, this unique edition features a special header card with a “ultra powered up” illustration ! A one of a kind, painted figure made of soft vinyl ! Only two remain … now in the Max Toy web store.
Update: 3/15/19 – Sorry, slight shipping delay on orders placed this week. We will get all orders out by Monday.
A couple of fantastic releases today !
Now Sold Out ! – First up we have a fully painted Man of Many Weapons, Gerald Okamura figure !
Fully cast and painted in Japan. They came out great ! Sculpted by Makino-san of TTToys perfectly captures The Legend ! Buy one ( or more !) now here !
And, as if that wasn’t cool enough, we have not one, but two brand new Mecha Drazoran ! The Amazing MechaZone does it once again ! Perfectly 3D sculpted and printed mecha parts that seamlessly fit into the sofubi Kaiju Drazoran … the result is Mecha Drazoran ! Choose from Green based vinyl or Pink based vinyl. Retail is $225 each. Green is limited to x8 pieces, while the Pink is limited to x7 pieces. Can’t stress the work Mechazone put into the design of these pieces but also the printing and finishing of them.
Each features paint work by Mark Nagata. Hand dry brushed gold painted mecha parts. Extra parts are included should you want to display Drazoran in normal Kaiju mode ( pictures below ) 😉
Artist Michael Devera has worked his magic once again on these Kaiju Drazoran ! Really nice and only x3 of them ! Last one now in our web store: https://www.maxtoyco.com/shop_item.php?id=1545
Colors Inspired by Nature !
Also, check out @pwnaliciou5and his Kickstarter for his Eye Podd kaiju toy. I will be painting one ( I think the tier is sold now) but plenty of other super duper artists lending their talents to the cause … check it out !
And, a peek at a Japan Wonderfest only new Toho Hedorah from Max Toys and Yo-san ! Sculpted by Pico Pico ! Sorry, this is a One Day license item, so NO overseas sales. You have to attend the event or have a friend there get one for you.
Here’s some factory pictures of our new Kaiju TriPus painted up ! This new version is fully Made in Japan. Sculpted by Pico Pico with production assists by Yo-san !
Please read the full description for more details. And you can also pose the figure one of three ways (see below) !! Sorry, the pics below are of an unpainted version .. I’ll post up new pics of the painted one as soon as they arrive end of December.
