05.08.2018: Maintaining a Kaiju Collection w/David Eric Dopko
Kyle is joined by fellow kaiju collector, David Eric Dopko to talk about curating your kaiju collection.
Bullmark. Popy. Billiken. Bandai. Marmit. M1. X-Plus. Gigabrain. Toygraph. These are just some of the kaiju toy manufacturers you’ll hear mentioned in this installment of the podcast. That’s because my special guest is my good friend and fellow kaiju collector/aficionado, David Eric Dopko – and we’re talking about the process that we go through when cleaning, pruning and upgrading our collections. So if you aren’t familiar with these toy companies, maybe you should poke around on Club Tokyo for references — hopefully it’s not required but just helpful.
If you are new to collecting, I’m hoping this episode contains some insight and isn’t too confusing. If you are interested in joining any of the facebook groups that David and I discuss in the episode, check out the show notes below for places. And if you just can’t stand hearing about grown men talking about with monster dolls, this episode might not be for you…
Make sure to check out all of the awesomeness below!!
MAY-BE WE’LL PLAY SOME MONSTER MUSIC:
1. Liquid Culture by Akira Ifukube from Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965)
2. Southern Island Tale by Hachiro Matsui from The Boss and the Explosive Daughter (1959)
3. Monster Mega-War by Akira Ifukube from Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
SUGGESTED VIEWING:
Facebook Groups: [ Godzilla Collector’s Group ] [ X-Plus Collector’s Group ] [ David’s Gods & Monsters FB group ]
VISUAL REFERENCES FOR THE EPISODE:
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- Part of the Kaijucast collection
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- Some of David’s Ultramen and aliens
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- X-plus’ 25cm Rogues Gallery
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- Glowies galore!
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- Jamila by a lesser known company, Liberty Planet
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- Kanegon and Godzilla want to know what’s in Pashin Boy’s case…
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- The elusive Marmit Godzilla Tower from Godzilla vs. Gigan
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- Mechanikong by Albatross & Mechagodzilla by X-Plus
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- Gotouchi Kaiju’s Pandan by Fewture Models
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- Some of David’s awesome framed printed material.
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- Some of Kyle’s awesome framed artwork and printed materials.
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- Classic Bandai figures in David’s collection.
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- Kyle’s Kaiju Sakaba collection
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- Wide shot of most of David’s collection.
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- More of Kyle’s sofubi collection.
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- Some of David’s non-Godzilla X-Plus figures.
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- Kyle’s Kaiju cubby holes (trademark pending)
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- Vintage Godzilla goodness.
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- The X-Plus Mothra Larva ’61 loves the smooth, fresh taste of Bireley’s orange soda!
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- Some of Kyle’s translucent red / orange / yellow figures.
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- More of David’s sofubi collection.
DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER:
Hey, kids – don’t forget to submit your homework for this month’s Daikaiju Re-Discussion for the 1971 anti-pollution monster mash, Godzilla vs. Hedorah, make sure you do so before Thursday, May 24th to be part of the daikaiju discussion!
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