Can anyone help me with information on this series? I know that they're from Bandai or Banspasto (spelling?) and they have been in my collection for the longest time but I have no idea on them or if they are more kaijus?

I have Zetton, Baltan, Red King and the Dodongo (not pictured and somewhere in storage). Here are the pics:

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...traman2043.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...traman2039.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...traman2041.jpg

The line's Soul of Sofubi Kaiju Specimen, a short-lived line of collector-oriented vinyls that never did particularly well. Bandai seemed to have the right idea with more detailed sculpts to maybe muscle in on what X-Plus was doing, but maybe because their size made them too superfluous or it seemed pointless alongside Ultra-Act, they didn't do so hot. HLJ stuck them on clearance all the time, or at least Dodongo, Red King and Zetton. I think Narse was number 4 in the line?

Oh wow! You really deserve to be known as the 'King of Ultras' collector dude! You are totally correct on the information. Kinda disappointed that there's only these 4 kaijus.

Sure they're abit larger than the average vinyl kaiju but the sculpt and paint on the figures are top notch. I really dig Zetton and Baltan! I actually prefer this Red King over the Ultra Act version.

There are five Kaiju Specimens, not four. Note how Baltan is 5.0?

http://www.hlj.com/product/ban958501/Sci

It's easy for most any Red King figure to beat the Ultra-Act, given the ugly designs choices all over that figure. So sad too, Red King should have been fantastic at hiding points of articulation with his segmented body!

Good call dude! But I have no idea who is the 'missing one'? I managed to find Narse but the selling was asking a high price for him so I passed it up

I also saw the new Ginga Ultraman toys and I was so disappointed by them. There was a Ragon - the Kaiju that looked like the creature from the black lagoon but he's underscaled.

Kinda cheesed off as he didn't appear in the larger (6 inch line)! :(

...Narse is. That's why I linked to it. It's 4.0.

All of the Ultra Hero 500 and Ultra Kaiju 500 figures are smaller than the older vinyls, but Ragon's humanoid design allows it to be one of the taller among the Spark Dolls. It's not really underscaled at all.

Personally, the slightly smaller size of the Spark Dolls just makes them easier to compulsive-buy! :D

The Ultra Kaiju Red King looks great on his own, especially for the price. Just need a big paper mache boulder and he'd be on like Donkey Kong.

Darn it! I forgot to compare him with the regular 6 inch figure! But I recall it looked 'off' to me - guess I was too stumped by the other smaller sized kaijus.

ljacone - I get what you mean with the impulse buy but I'm really limiting myself because my 'impluse' buys have proven costly to me in the past! LOL!

Yeah, I've gone a little overboard on the Ultra 500s, as I have all of the following either preordered or waiting to ship:

Ultraman Taro
Hanzagiran
Giant Yapool
Gan-Q
King Pandon
Snowgon
Gavadon B
Salamandora
Vakishim
Antlar
Black King
Alien Baltan
Alien Empera
Alien Valkie
Zoffy

Plus some full size vinyls...

Ultraman King
Father Of Ultra
Mother Of Ultra
Astra
Zoffy
King Joe
Kamen Rider Wizard Flame Style
Kamen Rider Wizard Land Style
Kamen Rider Wizard Land Dragon
Master Phoenix

...my wife is going to kill me...

EDIT: Cmon Bandai, where the hell is my Ultra 500 Bemular?!

When back to the import stores to check on Ragon but the size discrepancy is too obvious for me...sigh...

Check out the pic below:

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ps2930e670.jpg