Miscellaneous Japanese/Chinese - New for 2023

[bmathison1972]

From J. Dream Co. Ltd, some 'squishy' West African fat-tailed geckos.

I'd be tempted to get one if I didn't have to cut off that gawd-awful look on the back of its neck:

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More dogs by Tarlin:

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Acrylic mascots by SO-TA. Looks like one side is a stylized version of the animal and the other side is the skeleton. They did something similar last year

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Some chameleons by Tarlin:





Also by Tarlin, a set of platypuses:




And some frog 'rings' by a company called Amuse (? new to me):

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More sleeping Geckos by Qualia:



Two sets of Pictorial Book Beetles by Toys Spirits (if they are like the spiders I reviewed on the blog, the figures come out of the boxes)

[bmathison1972]

By So-TA, Toyotamaphimeia skeleton (with human for scale):




Next, some acrylic mascot Dino stands by Gaaken:

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'squishy' hamsters by Yell:

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F-toys 2023 Insect Hunter Beetle and Stag Beetle collection. Nothing new here




J. Dream Co. Ltd. 'soft' nudibranchs
@NSD Bashe

[NSD Bashe]

Nudibranchs!!   

I believe @RyujinGodOfTheSea also expressed particular interest in sea slugs...

[RyujinGodOfTheSea]

Oh wow! These look great, I'll have to pick them up sometime!

[bmathison1972]

Toys Spirits boxed Beetles (3rd such set this year!)

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Frogs in Globes by Qualia:

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Miniature Aquarium by Yell:

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set of articulated crayfish by Tarlin:

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SO-TA 1:1 Hercules beetle:

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Yell Light Hanwari. Appear to be stylized Japanese long-tailed tits

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ULCAP Thoroughbreds:




Remember, if you are interested in some of these cool esoteric Japanese figures, contact forum member brettnj!

[bmathison1972]

More plush dinos from Qualia:




And metal dino skeletons from Toyo Seimitsu:

[EpicRaptorMan]

I have one of those metal Triceratops skeleton build kits (obv different brand). I never put it together but It has been sitting gathering dust somewhere.

[bmathison1972]

Some Java finches by Koro Koro:




Chopstick rests by Rainbow (probably polystone, if anything like last year's nudibranch set):




Kabaya Hone Hone Zaurus: