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Sunday, 23 April 2023

STOPPIN BY ON NOPPIN

 After a long pause I've been browsing Noppin again, the Japanese marketplace.

I used to buy loads of small Project SWORD miniatures from Noppin years ago but I'm unsure if Westerners can buy anymore. Certainly Yahoo Japan stopped trading with many countries.

Anyway, I've saved some snaps from my latest gander of mostly Glico vehicles and rockets, Glico being a candy company, the premiums from which are massively collected in Japan so there are thousands of them on Noppin. Searching can be difficult so I use terms like Glico Showa, Glico Universe, Glico toy, Glico Thunderbirds and so on. Have a go!

Speaking of which, here's Glico's Thunderbirds Radar Car, which I first saw in 1996 in Dennis Nicholson's majestic Andersonalia Book.


and the UFO SHADO2


I wondered if this might be a UFO car too?


I liked this one as well.


We've seen this before being mislabelled as UFO elsewhere online but its still nice.


Wombat'ish?


and occasionally other stuff pops up in a Glico bundle ... can you see a radar?


Here it is. SpaceX Mobile HQ?


The following ships are all a mystery to me, part of the vast Japanese universe of Manga and Anime I imagine.

Any ideas readers?

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7 comments:

  1. BrianF4/23/2023 2:22 pm

    I see a Science Patrol badge.Science Patrol is a group of scientists from the show Ultraman.Its the blue insignia with a star on top.

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    1. WOODSY4/23/2023 3:04 pm

      Nice one Bri. You know your stuff! Hope all's monstrously good at your end near the Pine barrens!

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    2. BrianF4/23/2023 11:34 pm

      Thank you Woodsy.Things are good and Im sending good wishes your way.I will make more of an effort to stay in touch.Warmer weather means the hunt is on for more beasties to fill my shelves!

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    3. WOODSY4/24/2023 7:15 pm

      Yay! Just watch out for Jersey Devils taking over the Base!

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  2. lewis p morley4/23/2023 11:07 pm

    The grey jet plane with the red exhaust nacelles is a Space Battleship Yamato Cosmo Tiger 2
    http://www.shipschematics.net/yamato/images/edf/fighter_cosmotiger2.jpg

    The bronze robot insect is one I have in my collection!

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    1. WOODSY4/24/2023 7:16 pm

      A great thingy to have in a collection Looey! Glico is totally addictive. I was hooked for a few years trying to find all the Project SWORD miniatures. Had to stop!

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  3. Lance4/30/2023 5:46 am

    The red jet that is very triangly reminds me very much of the Sky Arrow from Danguard Ace. But it isn't an exact match so I can be certain. The last 2 items, remind me of Shogun Warriors vehicles. The 2 planes being Sky Jet chasing Kondar while the solo jet is very Bird Missle like from Grand Car. https://thetoycollectorsguide.com/shogun-warriors-vehicles/
    The white with blue ship shares features with a toy spaceship that had swept wings and similar intakes but I can't recall the name of it atm.

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