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John Eaton's Wild toys Shogun Site |
www.wildtoys.com/Shogun/shog.html
John Eaton's Shogun page was the first place I ever saw Shoguns on
the web. Seeing this page was like a rebirth of my interest in this
hobby. John has a very factual page with tons of information and
beautiful images. John is also a great person and will help you with
any questions. If you collect or plan to collect shoguns, this is a
must visit site. Also be sure to lookat the Major Matt Mason and
Zeroids sections. |
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Alen Yen's Toybox DX |
www.toyboxdx.com
I consider Alen Yen's ToyBox DX site to be the hub of the diecast
robot collecting community on the web. Alen has managed to create a
very communal feel on his site through the use of a strong design,
great graphics and by allowing anyone to contribute to the site. The
importance of Alen's site to our pastime can not be easily measured
and we are all lucky to have such a dedicated collector contribute so
much to this hobby. A must visit site! |
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David Morton's Mechaworld |
www.netaxs.com/~sohocomp/mmecha/mmecha.html
The second page dedicated to Japanese diecast robot toys I ever saw
on the net. David Mortan's site is filled with beautiful images of
various toys. David also has some extremely rare pieces that you may
not see anywhere else. Check it out. |
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Rainbow Ten |
www.wbs.or.jp/bt/models/english
A cool Japanese model shop which is in Japan. You can save a lot of
money by getting rid of the middle man. I've gotten a few things from
them and would definitley recommend their services. You may want to
spend a little extra on the shipping or you'll end up waiting a month
to get your stuff. |
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Image Anime |
www.imageanime.com
In the past I would go to this store after work, but they left queens
and moved to Manhattan. They have tons of import stuff from Japan and
usually get new releases in very quickly. I usually pre-order stuff
from them. Make sure you shop around first because they sometimes
have high prices. |
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Hobby Link Japan |
www.hlj.com
Another Japanese model shop for direct purchases. Many great images
of different model kits and items being released in Japan. No diecast
stuff though. |
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Day Old |
www.day-old.com
This is the site of a small toy shop in Boston. They have the store
packed with Japanese toys and diecast everything. I'd recommend
giving them a call to see if they have a piece you're looking for. |
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Ebay |
www.ebay.com
If you are in this you hobby you both love and hate ebay. Everyone
loves to be able to easily find a rare piece on the internet, the
problem is that these auctions have made prices increase slightly.
I've gotten some killer pieces at ebay but seen some go for very,
very high prices. Please shop around for an item before bidding on it
so you know what its value is. A Joons Valkyrie just aint worth $200. |
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I-Wei's Toys |
www.fatfree3d.com/iwei/toys.htm
I-Wei Huang has put together a great robot page. It covers many of
the mid 80's toylines such as Godaikins, Macross and others. You have
to see I-Wei's cool Gundam! The pictures and information are first
rate. Also check out his great animations and motion studies on his
3-d site. |
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Pre-Transformer Page |
www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/pratchett/170/index.html
Jeroen "Fortress X" Zuiderwijk has created a very cool
reference site for non shogun and Godaikin toys. I love the Dorvack
toys and Jeroen has lots of great photos and illustrations on his
site. I think Jeroen should change the sites name to The Post-Godakin
Page (just kidding). Thanks go out to Jeroen for his HTML tips. |
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