Ultra Seven

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Name	Ultraman Seven
Toy Line
Number
Manufacturer	Bullmark
Released	1967
Materials	Soft vinyl, Tin
Scale
Category	Tin Wind-Up
Series	Ultra Seven
Designer
Orig. Price	¥

I don't smoke. I don't advocate smoking. But after you watch this High-Definition toy porn, you are going to want to have a smoke, roll over, and not call her the next day. Its that good.

Why does this Tin rule? Well, for one - just look at the box. Have you ever seen such a nice box before? If you haven't guessed, this is another item from the C10 collection of Josh Fraser.

Try not to cut yourself on the sharp edges of this box.

The toy is not bad either. But who are we kidding? These pictures are nothing as opposed to seeing the thing in glorious HD.

Was it good for you?

Submitted by JoshB on 16 January, 2009 - 21:45.

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Pure sex.

Submitted by Jetjagaa on 17 January, 2009 - 13:42.

Pure sex.

That fight between

Submitted by kidnicky on 17 January, 2009 - 22:07.

That fight between Ultraseven and King Joe on the back of the box? That's my favorite epsiode of any show ever.

tis a thing of beauty

Submitted by spaceman on 18 January, 2009 - 00:04.

tis a thing of beauty

I don't quite get this.

Submitted by Rankarana on 18 January, 2009 - 04:36.

Is there something I'm missing? The box isn't particularly amazing in my eyes (though it is quite nice) and I don't get how the toy is particularly attractive at all- (although the paint job is nice) the proportions are kinda odd. The HD video (in terms of picture quality- I thought the actual video was well done) wasn't that impressive either.

;-) That is the beauty of

Submitted by joshua fraser on 18 January, 2009 - 11:56.

;-)

That is the beauty of this hobby. There are so many perspectives on what we like, and what type of toy appeals to us.

I think the article overall was supposed to have a tongue and cheek vibe, so whatever colorful descriptions there are, are meant to be taken lightly. It is a vintage toy after all.

The "amazing" nature of the box, is not the graphics or any artistic merit,(though I will admit a weakness for the vintage beauty of the box cover painting) rather the state in which the box is in. You have to remember, this is an earlier tin, in what is a rather fragile box to begin with. To find them in this kind of case fresh condition is rather hard, if not near impossible these days.

In terms of the toy itself... well you have to try and view it from the perspective of the time in which it was made. Certainly it will not stand up to the modern representations of the character, or many modern toys for that matter, but thats not the appeal for me, or perhaps for those who enjoy the beauty of the funky naive nature it has. It was a goofy little toy for a child of the 60's, not a adult collector market...so it will suffer a bit in terms of accuracy or slickness.
Is it fugly? Yup. But I would not have it any other way. ;-)

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