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Post by erictbrown1 on Apr 18, 2005 6:41:36 GMT -5
Hello my name is Eric Brown I am from the USA, I was in japan as a child when Mazinger Z was coming on. I also was in Korea when TaeKwon V was on, I am old LOL, will be 35 this year.
I have most of the Soul toys out and I have the whole series of Mazinger on DVD, I even have Tranzor Z the American verion coming in the mail LOL.
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Post by Shropshire Slasher on Apr 18, 2005 9:07:54 GMT -5
Dude Welcome!
36 here and I watched Taekwon V in Aussie when I was a 12 year old in about 82 I think it was. I can't recall either Mazinger on Aus TV but I did religiously watch:
#Kimba the White Lion
#Speed Racer
#Batfink
#Battle of the Planets (from about 1981 onwards)
#Gigantor
#Thunderbirds and just about every Gerry Anderson
sci-fi themed series ever made including Space 1999.
#Astroboy black and white around 1973-1975 + later Astroboy color around 1982
# Doctor Who- Pertwee and Baker (John Pertwee is my all time favorite actor).
By the time I was 6 years old I had seen Kubricks 2001 a Space Odyssey about 6 times at the movies!!
You'll find these boards are quite dynamic- get some good thought provoking conversations going and some cool artwork and reviews.
Catch ya round
Alex in Seoul
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Post by erictbrown1 on Apr 18, 2005 9:52:43 GMT -5
Thank you very much, I am looking for the TaeKwonV toy do you know were I can find one? I know where to get videos just the toys of that series is hard to find.
I remember rushing home from kintergarden to catch TaeKwon V. And then we got sent to Japan and I caught Mazinger Z.
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Post by Shropshire Slasher on Apr 18, 2005 10:28:07 GMT -5
Hey, There's quite a story required to answer this question. Basically, when Taekwon V was originally aired in 76, the average South Korean couldn't afford big toys. What Taekwon V stuff that was around from that era is small and nasty. When Taekwon V was remade into a light blue color robot with wings in 1984 the toys got bigger. You can find a 15cm sized robo from that period for about 40,000-50,000 Korean Won. When Taekwon was remade as Taekwon V 90 there was a big sized box set released. The Taekwon V in that set is about 32cm tall but has attachmants all over it. About 4 guys on this site have it and I've got it but man, the price jumped up from about $40 around 5 years ago to about $220 today. Taekwon V has become a symbol to Koreans and that's caused his price to jump up considerably. You can still get a big 52cm jumbo sized vinyl for about $110 retail- if it was made in Korea it would be far more popular than it is. I've got about 7 model kits of Taekwon V from about 4 different eras. They range from $4 to about $50 on auction sites. I've also got a Taekwon V from 1984 that is about 9cm tall and currently sells for about $130 on auction Korea- I bought it for $70 18 months ago. The real golden Taekwon items are the posters...I've been hoarding old Kor anime posters for 3 years now. Prices range from $70 - $450 There's a jumbo Machinder God Sigma body with a Taekwon V head that's been unearthed only over the last year or so- I'm guesstimating about a $700 tag- but hey, there are only 2 that are known to exist. There's a guy selling a 1984 Taekwon V that's about 15cm tall and he claims that the box has been signed by Kim Chung-Ki (the creator of Taekwon V). The dude is asking $110 for it but, you can never really know if you're really getting a genuine signature...so I'd avoid it. If you want to see it go to www.leebus.com then go the 5th button along on the blue tool bar. Then click the post 6095 - you'll see by the replies that there's a debate going as to its authenticity. Here's an article about Kim Chung-Ki from December... times.hankooki.com/lpage/culture/200412/kt2004121518143311700.htm There's also some good images of Taekwon V at the club site www.gotaekwonv.wo.to/Sounds like your dad was stationed at Yongsan or Kunsan then Okinawa  Talk later Alex |
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Post by erictbrown1 on Apr 18, 2005 10:44:03 GMT -5
Thank you and yes we were stationed there. And wow you are right that toy is hard to find. That was one of the reasons I begged my parents to let me take TaeKwondo in Korea LOL. After 30 years of training I have my 4th Dan Black belt I am now taking boxing for super hands to go with my super kicks.
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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Apr 23, 2005 21:38:49 GMT -5
Welcome Eric  |
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Post by erictbrown1 on Apr 23, 2005 23:23:58 GMT -5
Thank you very much I am happy to be here.
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Post by d7 on Apr 24, 2005 22:50:52 GMT -5
wow lol i was just being born in 82  ...also welcome to the board eric hope u enjoy your stay |
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Post by erictbrown1 on Apr 25, 2005 5:44:11 GMT -5
Thank you very much, I love my toys LOL. I can't wait for the new Voltron and the new Gaking.
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Post by Mazinkaiser on Apr 25, 2005 15:53:09 GMT -5
Howdy Eric, welcome aboard ;D
I am 34 and grew up with Speed Racer, Battle of the Planets, The Space Giants, Ultraman, etc. I don't ever recall watching any Mazinger stuff, but I did have most of the Shogun Warrior jumbos when I was little (Mazinga, Raideen, Daimos, Godzilla, and Gaiking).
This is a great site with some real cool folks here.
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Post by erictbrown1 on Apr 25, 2005 19:21:14 GMT -5
Thank you very much I look forwared to the new SOC coming out.
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Post by jwm on Apr 25, 2005 19:33:34 GMT -5
After 30 years of training I have my 4th Dan Black belt I am now taking boxing for super hands to go with my super kicks. Be nice to Eric!  Welcome to R-J JWM |
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Post by erictbrown1 on Apr 25, 2005 20:29:04 GMT -5
LOL I love TaeKwon Do and boxing. I also do a little bodybuiding and powerlifting.
Hey what SOC toy are you looking forward to the most. Mine is Gaking.
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Post by sketcher on Apr 25, 2005 20:49:10 GMT -5
LOL I love TaeKwon Do and boxing. I also do a little bodybuiding and powerlifting. Hey what SOC toy are you looking forward to the most. Mine is Gaking. That is cool! I have 6 years of Taekwondo and am 1stdan. I am taking a break for while due to working 10-12 hours a day! I plan to get back soon but was thinking about taking some Aikido next. Welcome to the board. As to the SOCs, I am hoping Raideen will come some time soon! Can't wait for the Gaiking to arrive ;D |
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Post by erictbrown1 on Apr 25, 2005 22:21:19 GMT -5
Hey you remember the Showgun Warriors comic book? They should do a SOC n all of them.
I lift weights 3 days a week on tuesdays for 2 hours, and 3 hours on Sat and Sun. On Thru I have my 2 hour boxing and TaeKwon Do workout.
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