2003 Sega 12" Vinyl Astro Boy

[sgupta]

Just got this (my first Astro Boy figure) off eBay and I'm *very* pleased with him. He's based on the 2003 Astro Boy series I believe and stands 12" tall (with stand). He's non-posable (but I love the pose he's in) and made of a soft vinyl and very well done and detailed.

I looked for a lil while before finding a figure like this I actually liked - a lot of them IMO (especially the vinyls and plushes) don't look particularly like him IMO (something about the face being hard to get right I think), and this one really struck me. He also was quite a steal surprisingly. Don't see any more of these at the moment, but it's certainly worth consideration of a purchase if you do see one available:


In Packaging


Out of Packaging


Out of Packaging Back (White stuff you see is just a bit of fuzz or dust I didn't get off before snapping the picture - has a nice finish all around).


In his new home on a high shelf in my kitchen!

[Dragonrider1227]

Aww! He looks great! Congrats on getting him

[AstroRex]

Wow! I wish I had one like that! I'm jealous!

[sgupta]

If I happen to see any more out there I'll update the thread and let ya know. =) I'm sure there have to be more out there...

[sgupta]

FYI, there appears to be something *similar* on eBay at the moment (a few available) if you search for "Astro Boy 32 cm" - however, I have a feeling it's a knockoff and not from SEGA...and it's also more expensive (especially with shipping) than the one I got (though I think I got a really great deal on him).

Model itself looks completely identical, but the packaging looks very generic to me as opposed to the SEGA packaging (you can see the front in the first picture above). So I'm doubting it has the Tezuka stamp on the back. Quality looks good from the picture, but of course it's hard to tell for sure. (I'm sure at some point the SEGA version will be available, but who knows when? Just thought I'd post this in case since I happened upon it.)