This lovely little fellow is the first Minya to be produced by Bandai, and was issued in 1989. While the original seems to have been lavender in color (via ClubTokyo), later reissues would be available in the traditional gray. My personal figure is an early gray reissue from 1991. He was released as a part…

Baltan is, I think it’s safe to say, Ultraman’s most prominent and well known enemy. He first appeared in the second episode of the original series, “Blast the Invaders”. And what a fun debut it was. This particular Bandai is from the Ultra-Monster line, and given Baltan’s status as Ultraman’s greatest nemesis, he comes in…

This 2007 reissue of an older Bandai from 1994 is a great example of what Bandai is capable of. This figure has it all: a superb paint job, an incredibly life like & screen accurate sculpt, and above all – mass amounts of charm. Sculpt: ***** Not much to say here, which in this case…