Kaiju Ice-Bat and Thawed Ice-Bat
- from Uglydolls Vinyl Series 3
[ca. 2011]
- by Kidrobot
Part of Kidrobot's line of mini sofubi Uglydolls from over a decade ago.
Ice-Bat, and his thawed partner in crime-fighting, are references to the kaiju vinyl that inspired the entire designer toy scene. Featuring the scaly texturing and metallic overspray that have become signatures of the style.
I love these toys. I actually picked them up because I had the *entire* wave of Kidrobot's original 9" Uglydolls vinyls and lost them back in 2007. I had no idea there was a kaiju reference in the wave until I opened the box (and hunted down the Thawed version a few months later)
Simple toys with great designs that homage classic toys. An easy win for me.
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