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Post by www-greattoys-net on Jul 11, 2005 6:15:58 GMT -5
This is a rather old discussion, but anyways here are better comparison pix between the original GA-01 vintage mazinger Z and the bootleg one.. The bootleg one was made in year 2000 in Hong Kong by a small group of toy hobbyist. They were sold for around US$30 then i think.. now i've seen people on ebay who pass off the bootleg HK version as the original one and are asking US$100++. Some buyers looking for original GA-01 Mazingers on ebay are afraid to purchase GA-01 because of the bootleg problem. I've made comparison photos between an original and bootleg GA-01.. the original one is an eternal hero series version as shown below, the bootleg one uses a 4th edition box.. The sticker on the waist of the bootleg one is metallic foil looking while the original one is just plain silver color sticker.. but i do remember seeing bootleg ones with non metallic sticker, but the prints are not fine and rather dark compared to the originals..the legs looks painted chrome and not solid metal finish.. the shape of the legs are also slightly different with a bigger spacing between the hips and leg joint. Notice that the right leg of the bootleg Mazinger Z is shorter than the left leg. The original vintage piece has also identical length of both left and right leg.. The sticker on the jet scrandler are also different, but i have doubts in this difference because an older version of GA-01 Mazinger could have had a different letter Z sticker on the wing.. Enjoy the photos below, thanks www.greattoysonline.com
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Post by KingboyD on Jul 11, 2005 8:18:21 GMT -5
Do all bootlegs have different leg lengths?
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Post by www-greattoys-net on Jul 11, 2005 19:28:53 GMT -5
i have to check, but one thing i am certain, the bootleg Getter Robo GA-02 has same leg lenghts but the cavity at the back of the knee used to give the toy its knee articulation is different between the left leg and right leg..
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Post by jwm on Jul 12, 2005 18:48:38 GMT -5
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Post by Kuro Kishi on Jul 12, 2005 19:20:04 GMT -5
Gokins were cheap back then(well at least for around $10-20).Now gokins that are made today cost like $50 and up.Also I'm interested in seeing the very first version of Mazinger Z(even though I have GT-00).
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Post by jwm on Jul 12, 2005 20:15:31 GMT -5
It's all relative, ChogoV9. These things were never cheap, although this one cost less than most of the Popy toys I got back then. When I bought that piece rent on my 1 bedroom apartment was $125. For ten bucks, you could take your girlfriend out to dinner at a good, (not great) restaurant. You could see a movie for two or three bucks- $0.99, if you didn't mind seeing an older film. Minimum wage was under three bucks an hour. Ten bucks for a little metal toy was a lot. JWM
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Post by Kuro Kishi on Jul 12, 2005 20:43:56 GMT -5
Wow,wasn't even thinking about that!
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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Jul 12, 2005 21:44:28 GMT -5
John... JWM.... -sigh- You've got the bestest schtuff Ed
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Post by jwm on Jul 12, 2005 22:07:35 GMT -5
Thanks, Ed- It's the only upside of being the oldest fart on the board. Too bad this isn't the Twilight Zone. Then Bugess Meredith would show up and make me some deal where I could trade off the gokins for a second shot at being twenty-one. Ahhh, but then it would turn out to be a gyp and I'd get turned into a wind-up tin and end up for sale in an alien toy store or something. JWM
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