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Vault Tales 95 Kaiyodo Capsule Aquarium Bronze Whaler Shark

There are not enough shark figures. Of most species. Like this one. I am once again revisiting a figure from Kaiyodo (a company that has come up in this blog many times already), but I think this is the first one from the Capsule Aquarium series (I did discuss the tiger shark before, but it's from the CapsuleQ line). The Capsule Aquarium sets, if I understand correctly, are meant for public aquaria--of which Japan has several (and, yes, only in…

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March 30, 2020

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Vault tales 82 Medicom Megalodon

Who makes it? Part of a series of 'Mystery' or Cryptid models from Japanese company Medicom, this 'Ancient Shark' is part of their Mystery Museum series 2. It is referred to as 'Ancient Shark' officially, but given the size (there is a yacht-like boat in the base) it is most likely referring to Otodus megalodon, or more commonly, Megalodon. When did it come out? I honestly have no idea. Probably early to mid-2000s. From one side. It's very much a…

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February 13, 2020

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Vault tales 79 Safari toob Sarcoprion

Who makes it? Safari Ltd as part of the Prehistoric Sharks toob. The toob item number is 679904. When did it come out? I think 2010...that sounds about right. Not the whorl-tooth shark we usually hear about--this one is much pointier! Still available? Sadly, no. Like other great toobs from Safari, this one has been discontinued. Where can it be found in my displays? I actually have a few of them. One is one the main shelves with lots of…

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February 3, 2020

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Vault tales 66 Kaiyodo Capsule Q Tiger Shark

Who makes it? The second Kaiyodo aquatic figure in a week!? But this is from a very different set--it is more current, and part of what Kaiydo now refers to as their CapsuleQ Museum series--Series 7, Yaeyama, number 052 in the set. These particular series were produced referencing regions of Japan. Just a little figure, but so much motion is visible When did it come out? This particular series came out in 2014. They were available as capsule prizes (gashapon).…

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December 19, 2019