Let's Have A Discussion About 3" Shogun Warriors

[moop]

I originally was inquiring about the looseness of the older 3" Shogun Warriors. Not many responses were given so I figured I'd re-introduce this thread as a general discussion about them. So apologies in advance for hijacking my own thread.

Seeing as I just started collecting, I was looking for some figures and toys that may be a bit more affordable than some of the rarer and more popular items. Jumbos seemed like a good idea but their prohibitive size was a bit off putting for displaying purposes. I will say that they turned me on to the cool stylings of Shogun Warriors though. I then discovered the 3" versions. They both looked awesome and seemed pretty affordable.

The only problem I've found with them is a lack of pictures and discussion of them in general. I've seen the awesome Wildtoys page but information is definitely lacking on it and quality pics are pretty much non-existent. Thumbnails don't really do it for me.

So fast forward to now and I've picked up 9 out of the 10 (Leopaldon you scoundrel. There's always got to be one that makes a complete set hard) in two separate lot purchases. They are loose and in varying degrees of condition. I've got some things to point out in a bunch of pics and maybe some questions of mine can be answered.

On to the pic pr0n.

All lined up in a pretty little row showing fronts and backs:



Now, looking at them individually, things get kinda interesting. The first lot I got, consisted of a Dragun, Grandizer, Poseidon, Great Mazinga, and Gaiking. These were a little beat up and that was part of the reason why I questioned their limb looseness as these guys are hard to keep standing up for display.

DRAGUN



GRENDIZER



POSEIDON



This kind of threw me off as his feet appear to be backward. I guess this is the way he is supposed to be but I don't really know.


GREAT MAZINGA



GAIKING



Now, one of the things I noticed with this Gaiking and some pictures of other ones I've seen online, is that some of them have red stickers in the eye sockets.

Is this what is known as a Mini Godaikin version? Or is it just a variant?

I also noticed that all of these have an embossed "JAPAN" in their die-cast bodies.

These next four were in the second batch of figures I got. The first thing I noticed about these was their general mintiness. What I found odd was the lack of the embossed "JAPAN" on the bodies. Two of the figures, Daitetsujin and Dangard, had an embossed "JAPAN" but only on their legs. The other two, Combattra and Voltes V did not have any markings at all. Also, the tightness of the joints had answered my initial question about their stability. Of course I could be wrong about that if these are actually KO's. So, if anyone wants to chime in on their being legit, then please do.

DAITETSUJIN 17



The aforementioned "JAPAN" mark:


DANGARD



Same leg mark:


The next two have no marks except for some numbers on the backs of their arms.

COMBATTRA



VOLTES V



So there you have it. I'm still confused about the legitness of these last four. I alos have no idea what a Mini Godaikin is or looks like. I know there is a list but any pics of them or expanded info seems to not exist. So, let's discuss these guys. They are great entry level collector's items and all of them, save for Leopaldon seems easy to get. Thanks for looking.

[prostockjohn]

I only have two of them and one of them is very loose, haven't looked how I can fix it.

[magengar]

I had a 3" knockoff Grendy gokin... the joints were loose
at the knees.
I never bothered to do anything about it.

Most of these little gokins are vintage. So, it's typical
for them to stand loosely and flop at the joints.

There was no technology back in the day to build
a toy with solid joints, compared to how toys are
made today.

Die-cast is a scary material when it comes to any attempts
to modify or "repair" it... if you tighten its joints, the friction
might cause the die-cast to crack and break.
Applying chemical substances such as glue (to tighten the joints)
could damage the finish on it.

Anyone here who is very experienced with die-cast would
provide better advice in this case.

zozo-mag

[moop]

Yeah, my concern was jerking around with the metal and maybe damaging it.

[moop]

Bump for a new angle of talking

[kitsir]

They made by 3 places. Japan, Taiwan & Hong Kong.

My Full Set was painted



robotjapan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Popychogokin&action=display&thread=15230&page=3

[moop]

Beautiful job as usual man. They really pop when they are all painted up. Have you had any experience fixing their loose joints?

I also noticed that my Grandizer had some surgery on it's arm and was given what looks to be a Poseidon arm for replacement. Funky

[kitsir]

Aug 2, 2011 0:05:06 GMT -5 moop said:

Beautiful job as usual man. They really pop when they are all painted up. Have you had any experience fixing their loose joints?

I also noticed that my Grandizer had some surgery on it's arm and was given what looks to be a Poseidon arm for replacement. Funky

Use the "model tape" taped up the joints.

[moop]

Sweet, thanks. Also, what kind of paint did you use? Did you use a finishing coat to protect?

[KingboyD]

kitsir, you are a true artist! You converted these simplistic toys into true collectibles. Don't get me wrong - I have plenty of these already in the original conditions. But I really appreciate what kitsir has done to make them 100 times more presentable and bring out the parts of the sculpt that become lost.

[kitsir]

Aug 2, 2011 1:04:00 GMT -5 moop said:

Sweet, thanks. Also, what kind of paint did you use? Did you use a finishing coat to protect?

I use model colour to paint. I also use a transparent finishing coat to protect it and keep it look shiny and new.

[kitsir]

Aug 2, 2011 8:18:30 GMT -5 KingboyD said:

kitsir, you are a true artist! You converted these simplistic toys into true collectibles. Don't get me wrong - I have plenty of these already in the original conditions. But I really appreciate what kitsir has done to make them 100 times more presentable and bring out the parts of the sculpt that become lost.

I have to do this because I can only afford to buy junk toys. Thanks for your compliments, anyway.

[figurasdeaccion]

They were also made in Spain and Venezuela, the only places where the 3" Getter Liger were made.:

[prostockjohn]

Neat thread. Kitsir's custom painted figures look great!

I've watched the 3" ones over the last two years, I'd like to get them too I don't see some of them pop up very often on Ebay.

[moop]

Yeah, it seems like the Combattra and Leopaldon don't show up often, especially Leopaldon.

[magengar]

These all look beautiful, in their current original states
as well as in their modified states... they all bring out
the nostalgia I feel about these toys of their time.
I started becoming aware of these some time around
the late late '70s, so you can imagine I have many
fond memories of those years.

Thanks to Moop for such an awesome thread, and thanks
to all participants here for all these cool pics.

zozo-Mag

[boricua]

Aug 1, 2011 23:39:07 GMT -5 kitsir said:

They made by 3 places. Japan, Taiwan & Hong Kong.

My Full Set was painted



robotjapan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Popychogokin&action=display&thread=15230&page=3

omg! my jaw hit the floor when I saw the picture, incredibly excellent job there! now I want to do the same thing too. ;D