LJN Thundercats Molds used for Brazilian 'Jiban' line!

[sharpfork]

Very few collectors have ever seen any of these figures or know about them outside of Brazil. So I present to you the Brazilian adaptation of the Japanese Metal Hero 'Jiban' This toyline from Glasslite utilized a mixture of the original Japanese toys from Bandai and the re-used bodies of Monkian (for exclusive figure 'Morfus') and Vultureman ( for exclusive figure 'Abumaru'). These were released in 1990 when Jiban was very popular and aired on Brazil Television! Anyone else ever find them?


Morfus MOC uses repainted Monkian body with exclusive(?) head mold.


Morfus Loose


Abumaru Loose uses repainted Vultureman body with exclusive(?) head sculpt.


Abumaru Head close up

Even though created for Jiban, I feel these figures fit in well with the original LJN Thundercats and are very, very rare to come by!

[countzackula]

Never heard of the series, but now I'm curious...I'll hafta look into it and the toys! I especially love that rhino-donkey guy. Is there and info or pics on the card back?

[skullbooska]

i used to have a few of these. They also reused Galaxy Ranger molds i believe. suprisingly well made.

[sharpfork]

Jul 10, 2013 17:57:44 GMT -6 skullbooska said:

i used to have a few of these. They also reused Galaxy Ranger molds i believe. suprisingly well made.

Your right! This line is a total mash up of Japanese Bandai molds, T-Cats, and the Main villain and two female villains are remolds of the Galaxy Rangers male & female enemy!

[monteeg]

Hello all !

I am from Brazil and I can confirm that. In early 90's Glasslite reused the molds of a lot of 80's foreign series to create new characters...

I have all brazilian ThunderCats of Glasslite and I can say these japenses series figures were created from the molds of the original ThunderCats...

So, keep in mind:

1- Vultureman = Demon, the rhino-head (from Spielvan);

2- Monkian = Morfus, the lion-head (from Jiban);

3- Tygra = Rounin Haburamu (from Jiraya).

I have all three figures and they were reused molds of Glasslite ThunderCats (not LJN ones).
Also, only Rounin Haburamu is a official character of japanese series. Morfus and Demon were created by Glasslite !!!!

Glasslite reused other figures like Glaxy Rangers to do the Jiban enemies  like Dr. Jean Marie, Marshall, etc...


Another brazilian toy company called Gulliver also created an all new line based in a former series. They reused Secret Wars action figures and created the Future Warriors...

[sharpfork]

Jul 14, 2013 17:50:59 GMT -6 monteeg said:

Hello all !

I am from Brazil and I can confirm that. In early
90's Glasslite reused the molds of a lot of 80's foreign series to
create new characters...

I have all brazilian ThunderCats of
Glasslite and I can say these japenses series figures were created
from the molds of the original ThunderCats...

So, keep in mind:

1- Vultureman = Demon, the rhino-head (from Spielvan);

2- Monkian = Morfus, the lion-head (from Jiban);

3- Tygra = Rounin Haburamu (from Jiraya).

I have all three figures and they were reused molds of Glasslite ThunderCats (not LJN ones).
Also, only Rounin Haburamu is a official character of japanese series. Morfus and Demon were created by Glasslite !!!!

Glasslite reused other figures like Glaxy Rangers to do the Jiban enemies  like Dr. Jean Marie, Marshall, etc...


Another
brazilian toy company called Gulliver also created an all new line
based in a former series. They reused Secret Wars action figures and
created the Future Warriors...
Read more: actionfiguresca.proboards.com/post/77109/edit#ixzz2Z5R7639X

Thanks for posting Monteeg!

I love the Future Warriors! Any
chance you can post picture of  Tygra = Rounin Haburamu (from Jiraya)? I
have never seen this one.

Japanese metal heroes series were
very popular in Brazil, these unique toylines from Glasslite are very
nice. I know Brazil was very poor in some areas during the 80s, were
Glasslite toys mainly sold in cities and higher income areas? why are
toys from there so rare now?

[10incher]

Rhino/Vultureman is cool though Demon/Monkian looks kinda odd. Very cool line that I never jnew about.

[monteeg]

Sorry for the delay.....

I have pictures of the figure saved in my PC but I can't post here().

Here pictures of the cardback...

blogdoluizguedes.blogspot.com.br/2010/10/curiosidade-propagandas-de-brinquedos.html

[toydejour]

I really want to see a figure for the robot that's on the card backing. He's really cool! Did they make one for him? Seems like a main character if the's the one on the card. Assuming he's the main good guy and all these others are the villains.

[sharpfork]

Nov 18, 2014 18:39:41 GMT -6 toydejour said:

I really want to see a figure for the robot that's on the card backing. He's really cool! Did they make one for him? Seems like a main character if the's the one on the card. Assuming he's the main good guy and all these others are the villains.

Tis no robot- that's Japanese hero Kamen Rider Black RX and I believe he had his own toyline in Brazil as well. It was adapted in the US into "Saban's Masked Rider"

[toydejour]

Nov 20, 2014 16:58:22 GMT -6 sharpfork said:

Nov 18, 2014 18:39:41 GMT -6 toydejour said:

I really want to see a figure for the robot that's on the card backing. He's really cool! Did they make one for him? Seems like a main character if the's the one on the card. Assuming he's the main good guy and all these others are the villains.

Tis no robot- that's Japanese hero Kamen Rider Black RX and I believe he had his own toyline in Brazil as well. It was adapted in the US into "Saban's Masked Rider"

*slaps forehead*

[galaxxor]

That's not Kamen Rider. There actually was a tokusatsu show called Mobil Cop Jiban. It's that dude.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mobile_Cop_Jiban

[sharpfork]

Nov 21, 2014 15:59:47 GMT -6 galaxxor said:

That's not Kamen Rider. There actually was a tokusatsu show called Mobil Cop Jiban. It's that dude.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mobile_Cop_Jiban

Yeah I know. I believe toydejour was asking about the image Monteeg posted the link too- which is in fact Kamen Rider Black RX......
Unless of course toydejour is talking about the image in the very first post I made, then yeah that's Jiban- the info I posted explains it all....I don't know which image he's referring to exactly.



I know who Jiban is, I'm the first westerner to discover these figures and I made this topic. mobile cop Jiban is the best of the Japanese metal hero series, I even own the Japanese dvd sets.

[monteeg]

I found another Haburamu at a flea market yesterday....that's my second one !

Well, in the link I posted last month we can see Haburamu (Tigra's mold) in second image, under Kamen Rider Black RX collection...if you look carefully, you can see Mumm-Ra's sword on his hands...

Unfortunately I don't know how to post the images of my TunderCats-like figures....

[figurecollector]

actionfiguresca.proboards.com/thread/2581/post-pictures-on-forums

[galaxxor]

Nov 23, 2014 12:35:43 GMT -6 sharpfork said:

Yeah I know. I believe toydejour was asking about the image Monteeg posted the link too- which is in fact Kamen Rider Black RX......
Unless of course toydejour is talking about the image in the very first post I made, then yeah that's Jiban- the info I posted explains it all....I don't know which image he's referring to exactly.



I know who Jiban is, I'm the first westerner to discover these figures and I made this topic. mobile cop Jiban is the best of the Japanese metal hero series, I even own the Japanese dvd sets.

Ah! You're right. Sorry about that!

[toydejour]

I was referring to the carded image, the first one.

[themasterturtle]

Oh these are awesome, never saw them. I really enjoy the work Glasslite did in Brasil