USUGROW

Alright, now for one of what I think was the hottest new releases from Secret Base in 2007. The Usugrow Revel/Rebel (depending on who you talk to) figures. The debut of the Black & White versions, (a Japan only release), sold exclusively at Secret Base, 09/2007, caught the vinyl world with it's pants down. If you did not get these figures, be prepared to pay big time for them as now 4 months later they still command a high price.

The figures are about 7" tall, the neck, arms and torso move. From the tips of his brushes to the soles of his tennies , to me this is one of the most aesthetically pleasing figures of 2007.

The black has silver print on the front that spells Secret Base, and the back has in silver the
INK FOR LIFE print.

The Black front view

Back view

The white has black print on the front that spells Secret Base, and the back has in black the
INK FOR LIFE print.White front

back view

The next figure was released 12/2007, (again Japan only) by Usugrow/Secret Base and is
called the Rebel Ink 1st color. The big difference from the first two are that the head, arms, and torso are a clear smoke color, and the bandana, belt buckle, and the tips of the brushes are painted silver. The Secret Base is still on the front, and the "INK FOR LIFE" is still on the back in silver.



Front view
It's a drag trying to take a picture of something in a bag.

Back view

PUSHEAD CAPTAINS

What can I say, since our 1st glimpse of the Capt. at the SDCC 2007, this was the most

anticipated release this year!

Since then there have been 4 releases.



Bagged set with clear Captain, and extra pcs! Pirate head, arm and hook. The idea was to get 2 sets and be creative! Secret Base Japan only release 10/2007.
Extra parts and a 1st! Plastic header
Clear Capt. gold and red tinsel filledClear Pirate w/rum bottle green tinsel filled.
Devilclot Captain exclusive, released at Devilclot Hong Kong 12/2007
Clear orange w/ washcloth

Vitamin C
January 2008 Secret Base
(Picture stolen from Living Dead)

Side by side
DevilClot & Vitamin C
(Picture stolen from Living Dead)

Full Color Captain
January 2008

Bullseye Purple Captain
March 2008
With the release of the Bullseye Pirate set, I decided to make a Captain to go along with the purple Pirate. Using the extra pieces from the Clear set (Head, left arm, & bottle) I painted them to match the purple Pirate.

KAIJU KEN YAMASHIRO

This is about the KAIJU KEN Yamashiro. I fell in love with this figure, about 4 months ago when they were released. The eyes are what sets this guy apart, (that and the burned outfit). There has been 6 released figures so far, and I'm sure many more will come. He stands about 9 1/2 inches tall, head, arms, and waist moves.

The complete collection plus a few friends.

The picture below is the header card front & back for all figures.

Header, front & back

KAIJU KEN Yamashiro the 1st one, released 08/27/2007

KAIJU KEN Yamashiro Unpaint Version solid black, released 10/23/2007
Finally picked this guy up!! WHOO HOO

KAIJU KEN Yamashiro [BLObPUS Ver.] Super festival 44 ltd. released 10/10/2007

KAIJU KEN Yamashiro Secret Version released 11/27/2007

KAIJU KEN Yamashiro DM ltd. [Orange Glow] GID

WHF Limited, Released 01/2008

KAIJU KEN Yamashiro Event ltd. [Green Glow] GID
WHF Limited, Released 01/2008

PIRATES

These are mine:

PIRATES..................... The word strikes a sense of fear & adventure in the hearts of men, and if you are a collector of Pushead & Secret Base, it also creates a sense of excitement and urgency. Excitement of the figure itself, (who can resist these lovable guys), waiting for the release date of a new figure, and the urgency of hitting up every lead, spending countless hours & money to track down the newest figure or the one you don't have.
My collection is 99% complete, (I am missing the 52 Week Pirate), I have listed what I have, with dates, run numbers, and what makes them special. Again any help on this would be great.
A BIG thanks to Pushead for creating these, and David & Jon for helping get these out to the fans!!
These are mine:

Posted by release order from left to right.

MY VIKINGS

Two pictures of my Vikings to date. I have the Christmas Viking coming, so I guess I'll have to rearrange everyone again. Maybe a new Detolf just for Vikings!

These figures are roughly 8 inches tall and about 5 inches wide with arms outstretched. You can fit 6 on a Detolf shelf, but if you place 3 elevated in back & 2 in front, (like the top picture) it makes for a better presentation. I have been experimenting with styrofoam, it works great for making tiers, can be painted (with latex paint only) or covered with cloth or wrapping paper, (which I have yet to do).

MY THANKS

To date I have all the Vikings that were released by Vinyl Junkies. I am not interested in the eye variances, as that would be very hard to track down what I am missing.

I'd like to thank Jurgen W. who has been a great source of information on these figures.
Jurgen, Unterhalt auf dem Sammeln, schaukeln Sie!
Jonathan H. who helped me complete my collection.
And my source of info on all things vinyl, my inspiration, not to mention my empty wallet....
The members of SKULLBRAIN, and the guys at Super 7. As long as you're around, I'll always be broke (But Happy)

VIKINGS NEXT

This is the Toy Tokyo Silver/pewter released at SDCC July 2007 through Toy Tokyo.

The AM/PM GID released at the WonderFestival August 20,2007 Also called the "From the morning glow to the evening glow"

At the Super Science Center Festival 44 September 30, 2007 they released 3 Halloween versions of the Viking.

Version 1: Black body, white bones, with orange head.

Version 2: Black body with reddish/orange highlights.

Version 3: The Secret version, black & orange body.

For Christmas 2007 Old Balance released the Christmas Viking with red body, white highlights, and a green & red head/brain. Limited to 20 pcs. (I added the bow)

SKULL VIKING SuperFestival 45 ltd.
Released January 2008
No name that I can find, but I like RootBeer Float.

VINYL JUNKIES SKULL ZOMBI VIKINGS 1ST 5

In this blog I am going to list some of my favorite vinyl collections, with all info I have on them, starting 1st with Vinyl Junkies Skull Vikings. To my knowledge all were released in 2007, the 1st one in April. If you have any info on these (as it it hard to come by) or if I have something wrong, please let me know. Any comments are welcome.

Header card for ALL VIKINGS, front & back.

The 1st Viking is the SF 42 Pink Taipei GID. March 2007

WF 42 Green GID with green eye, this version also came with a orange eye. March 2007

Black SuperFestival 42 ltd. March 2007 This also came with a magenta eye.

Next is the Orange Sf 43 LTD 15 pcs. This version has a jewel eye. July 2007

Red & Black SF 43 LTD 15 pcs. July 2007