They weren't cheap, even in Japan. According to very well informed sources, people who bought them through pre-orders with Marusan paid ¥16,800 for some versions, so it's no surprise that the few showing up on eBay have gone for between $175 and over $200. (They don't always sell, though.)terrypierson wrote:He is awesome. How much is he going for?
What is surprising, at least to me, is that there are some subtle changes in the giant figure, as compared with the original, standard-sized MK. (I'd guessed this was just a HydroSpan-based scale-up from the original mold, but there's more to it than that.)
When I got my solid-grey giant Mechani-Kong, I compared him with my Bullmark, and noticed that the detailing at his ankle joints and underarms, and the backs of his hands, and the clips for his belt bombs, all look different on the giant figure. I think his jock strap has been given more definition, too.
At this point, I'm likely to attract some gas bombs for not posting photos to show what I mean, but that will take some doing... I haven't taken the giant MK out of the bag, and I'm guessing that nothing other than extreme close-ups with flash that manage to avoid reflections on the plastic, will show the differences. If people are interested, I'll see what I can do... or perhaps someone else who has both figures, and a better camera than mine, will give it a try?
