M.U.S.C.L.E.s

[PitViper]

A thread dedicated to those Millons of Unusual Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere....

Nothing but fun memories with this toy line and it was unfortunate that it was so short lived in the U.S. (Unfortunate too that the NES game sucked balls!)

This is like a virtual playground for a toy designer and even writers for back story...wrestling, aliens, overall whacky awesomeness.

I love MUSCLES and I may start collecting again...a small collection just to have a few.

Anyone else?

[Jacklefttown]

Yes, I must have had a hundred of these little pink guys! I remember one year, they gave away a free Muscle figure in a container of Nestle Quik and a friend of mine and I went to the Shop-Rite and opened like 50 container and snagged the figures from them.

I'm not proud of it, but yeah, I did it. Now, I feel bad for all those kids that got the Quik but were gypped of their muscle figs.

[The BLAY]

these were fantastic! I no longer have any of them anymore but I used to have a ton of them!

[Vulcan Raven]

I had a ton as s a kid as well. I have bought a few here and there over the years so I have a decent collection currently.

My best score was this one time at a thrift store, a bag of twenty of so for a dollar! I love the multicolored ones too.

[shortysben]

They were all sorts of colors...I say if you have a good deal of these, a picture is necessary!

[Serpymatt]

Don't you disparage that NES game! It was golden!

I rented it SOOOO many times :) Loved the electrified ring matches!

I really wanna find some of the old, small figures. Wouldn't mind getting some of the recent ones from the anime either :)

[samantha]

I have a decent collection of them. I love the pink ones the most.

[PitViper]

Don't you disparage that NES game! It was golden!

I rented it SOOOO many times :) Loved the electrified ring matches!

I really wanna find some of the old, small figures. Wouldn't mind getting some of the recent ones from the anime either :)

Really?? You liked that game??

I never cared much for the multi colored figures...there was something special about that 1st wave of peach colored wrestlers all nestled in a clear trash can.

I had that little ring with the joy stick too--man I loved that. I can remember some of the figures not fitting in the little clamp but for the most part I just had full blown royal rumbles with them anyway.

[Vulcan Raven]

There is a reason why I don't have very large M.U.S.C.L.E or Battle Beast collections..just search eBay for lots of them...

That's not even taking into account the Super-Rares...

[PitViper]

There is a reason why I don't have very large M.U.S.C.L.E or Battle Beast collections..just search eBay for lots of them...

That's not even taking into account the Super-Rares...

Great minds think alike, I'm searching right now and I just said outloud "there is no way I'm paying that much"

I was thinking along the lines of 10.00 for 5 vintage figures in good shape....this is out of control.

[samantha]

Here are a few pics of my small MUSCLE collection.

[Vulcan Raven]

Great minds think alike, I'm searching right now and I just said outloud "there is no way I'm paying that much"

I was thinking along the lines of 10.00 for 5 vintage figures in good shape....this is out of control.

There are so many variations of these, some of them command a lot of coin.

I just pick them up whenever I can find them cheap enough at my LCS or thrift stores.

Here are a few pics of my small MUSCLE collection.

Awesome pics! I see you have some rares. :)

[samantha]

There are so many variations of these, some of them command a lot of coin.

I just pick them up whenever I can find them cheap enough at my LCS or thrift stores.



Awesome pics! I see you have some rares. :)

Thanks I have been picking these up at Yard sales and Flea markets for years. I love the little dude. My brother and I had the ring as kids and spent a lot of time playing with it.

[Serpymatt]

Really?? You liked that game??

I never cared much for the multi colored figures...there was something special about that 1st wave of peach colored wrestlers all nestled in a clear trash can.

I had that little ring with the joy stick too--man I loved that. I can remember some of the figures not fitting in the little clamp but for the most part I just had full blown royal rumbles with them anyway.

I didn't have many games and I loved anything wrestling. It was that or Tag Team wrestling by Tecmo - with MUSCLE, I had more options :)

Granted, it has nothing on Pro Wrestling :)

I think I had the small ring as well.

[Serpymatt]

Here are a few pics of my small MUSCLE collection.

Very awesome :)

[PitViper]

Yeah Sam that is a pretty nice collection! Wow that's more than some of the so called "large lots" on ebay.

[PitViper]

Serpy I think we both know nothing could be, or will ever be Pro Wresting! :)

[Serpymatt]

Serpy I think we both know nothing could be, or will ever be Pro Wresting! :)

Whenever I get a Smackdown vs Raw game, I always tend to make Starman :)

[samantha]

Wrestling back in the 80's was great. I think that is why I enjoyed the MUSCLE men toys. My favorite wrestlers back then where The Giant and Sargent Slaughter. I remember having my MUSCLE men and ring out while we watched Wrestle Mania. :)

[PitViper]

Wrestling back in the 80's was great. I think that is why I enjoyed the MUSCLE men toys. My favorite wrestlers back then where The Giant and Sargent Slaughter. I remember having my MUSCLE men and ring out while we watched Wrestle Mania. :)

You're onto something there!

I think wrestling in the 80's was incredible. Just very colorful and very electric. Using that platform for a toyline was a great idea--throw in the fact that they were aliens and now you can do whatever you want.

Which I think is why were all here on an 80's toy forum. There really hasnt been another era that had so much depth and color, I mean look at the cartoons alone. There was just no limit to the imagination.

I'm not so sure something like MUSCLES could have made it in another era.....it was just the perfect time to have something where there was no limits on the imagination.

[samantha]

You're onto something there!

I think wrestling in the 80's was incredible. Just very colorful and very electric. Using that platform for a toyline was a great idea--throw in the fact that they were aliens and now you can do whatever you want.

Which I think is why were all here on an 80's toy forum. There really hasnt been another era that had so much depth and color, I mean look at the cartoons alone. There was just no limit to the imagination.

I'm not so sure something like MUSCLES could have made it in another era.....it was just the perfect time to have something where there was no limits on the imagination.


The 80's where amazing. You are right the imagination created in that era was also amazing. All the shows and toylines that where created back then entertained us in a time before cell phones and chat rooms. The creativity on TV with WWF and all of its colorful wrestlers where a big part of the reason why MUSCLE men where so popular.

[Roshan]

Here's my complete set of non super-rare MUSCLE's

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/phillinley/Collection%20photos/THEROOM006Large.jpg

The playset they're in is the kinnikuman arena released in Japan. Only about half of the Kinnikuman figures were released in the United States as MUSCLE's. They were the exact same molds the only difference was that MUSCLE's were made of bendable plastic and Kinnikuman were made of an eraser like substance that stains the crap out of plastic if you let it sit too long.

[Nirvana]

I have two gallon size bags stuffed with them still, pink and colorful versions. Buildings and robots were my favorites.

[Adamassc]

My brother collected these guys, and there's a few still bouncing around. I'll see if I can get them together.

[PitViper]

Before I comment on Roshan's pic that makes me want to love him and punch him in the chest at the same time......:)

Does anyone have a handful of these guys they might want to part with?

[Roshan]

For anyone who wants to get more information on MUSCLE's, the best resource for you is littlerubberguys.com. Nice little collector community.

[Roshan]

Before I comment on Roshan's pic that makes me want to love him and punch him in the chest at the same time......:)

Does anyone have a handful of these guys they might want to part with?

Hey now, if I had super rares, then you'd have reason to punch me in the chest. I only have the common set. Each standard figure is worth only about 50 cents to a buck (the claw can go for more at times). Certain colors can get a lot more expensive. Super rares however, can sell for $500-$1000. Super rares are Kinnikuman sculpts that were not made in the regular 1-236 set, but have been discovered on very rare occurrences in MUSCLE plastic form. By rare, I mean between 1 and 5 known samples.

[PitViper]

Hey now, if I had super rares, then you'd have reason to punch me in the chest. I only have the common set. Each standard figure is worth only about 50 cents to a buck (the claw can go for more at times). Certain colors can get a lot more expensive. Super rares however, can sell for $500-$1000. Super rares are Kinnikuman sculpts that were not made in the regular 1-236 set, but have been discovered on very rare occurrences in MUSCLE plastic form. By rare, I mean between 1 and 5 known samples.

Thanks for being logical! I did the stupid thing before (along with VR) and checked ebay--was quickly discouraged.

I'm really just looking for about 10-20 to start with. I don't need super rares or anything like that.......yet.

Maybe I'll check that site and see if there are classifieds.

[samantha]

Roshan you have a very nice collection going there.

I love seeing other collectors pics of these guys.

My all time favorites are the Claw, Pyramid, Announcer, and Soccer Ball.

[Van Hammer]

Wait does this have anything to do with the show Ultimate Muscle?I

[Roshan]

I'm really just looking for about 10-20 to start with. I don't need super rares or anything like that.......yet.



The rule of thumb on ebay is spend no more than .75 cents per MUSCLE in a lot. Just take the number of muscle's in a lot and multiply. If it goes much over that average, then likely there is a rare color variant or a satan cross in there. If it goes a huge amount over average, there's probably a super rare.

[PitViper]

The rule of thumb on ebay is spend no more than .75 cents per MUSCLE in a lot. Just take the number of muscle's in a lot and multiply. If it goes much over that average, then likely there is a rare color variant or a satan cross in there. If it goes a huge amount over average, there's probably a super rare.

The math is still off but what do you think about this?

10 M.U.S.C.L.E. Men Kinnikuman Figures Old Vending Machine Toy Prizes Old Stock | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-M-U-S-C-L-E-Men-Kinnikuman-Figures-Old-Vending-Machine-Toy-Prizes-Old-Stock-/270892351788?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f1271412c)

[Roshan]

My all time favorites are the Claw, Pyramid, Announcer, and Soccer Ball.

Something that many people don't know is that a lot of these characters are duplicates of the same guy, just in different forms.

The claw is named Sneagator (literally an aligator shoe cross)
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080409210955/kinnikuman/images/8/83/Sneagator.gif

So the claw and the regular sneagator are the same dude

Same with the pyramid. He's Sunshine, and besides the pyramid he was also made in the form of the arch, the top, the waving version, the statue standing pose, and the black hole sunshine super rare in MUSCLE form.

[Roshan]

The math is still off but what do you think about this?

10 M.U.S.C.L.E. Men Kinnikuman Figures Old Vending Machine Toy Prizes Old Stock | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-M-U-S-C-L-E-Men-Kinnikuman-Figures-Old-Vending-Machine-Toy-Prizes-Old-Stock-/270892351788?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f1271412c)

I dunno, the description is screwy. MUSCLE men were sold in packs, not vending machines. Vending machines were how they were mostly sold in Japan. Plus you will probably get doubles looking at the description.

[samantha]

Hey PitViper hun, do you want these guys? Theres 13 of them. If you want them, there yours.

[samantha]

Something that many people don't know is that a lot of these characters are duplicates of the same guy, just in different forms.

The claw is named Sneagator (literally an aligator shoe cross)
http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080409210955/kinnikuman/images/8/83/Sneagator.gif

So the claw and the regular sneagator are the same dude

Same with the pyramid. He's Sunshine, and besides the pyramid he was also made in the form of the arch, the top, the waving version, the statue standing pose, and the black hole sunshine super rare in MUSCLE form.


I did not know that, that is pretty cool.

[Vulcan Raven]

Here's my complete set of non super-rare MUSCLE's

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/phillinley/Collection%20photos/THEROOM006Large.jpg


The playset they're in is the kinnikuman arena released in Japan. Only about half of the Kinnikuman figures were released in the United States as MUSCLE's. They were the exact same molds the only difference was that MUSCLE's were made of bendable plastic and Kinnikuman were made of an eraser like substance that stains the crap out of plastic if you let it sit too long.

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For anyone who wants to get more information on MUSCLE's, the best resource for you is littlerubberguys.com. Nice little collector community.

I used to hit that site up regularly but haven't in a while. That's what really discouraged me, not eBay. ;)

Thanks for being logical! I did the stupid thing before (along with VR) and checked ebay--was quickly discouraged.

I'm really just looking for about 10-20 to start with. I don't need super rares or anything like that.......yet.

Maybe I'll check that site and see if there are classifieds.

Look what you started! hahaha I may have to pick up the few my LCS has now.

[samantha]

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Look what you started! hahaha I may have to pick up the few my LCS has now.

They are very fun.

[Vulcan Raven]

They are very fun.

They may be fun but the guys on LRG take them super seriously!!

[Vulcan Raven]

Which reminds me...Monster in my Pocket anyone?? (Didn't think this needed it's own thread so I brought it up in here).

[zweiman]

i have a huge pile of these in storage (probably around 200 or so) mostly pink. i was working on getting a complete set of the poster figures. but, yes, these little guys rock bells like ll...

[samantha]

They may be fun but the guys on LRG take them super seriously!!

That is the problem with toy collecting. First and for-most they are TOYS. They are meant to be played with and enjoyed. Taking any toy too serious is just silly and defeats the point of their creation. (just a personal thought)

[Vulcan Raven]

That is the problem with toy collecting. First and for-most they are TOYS. They are meant to be played with and enjoyed. Taking any toy too serious is just silly and defeats the point of their creation. (just a personal thought)

I agree but when there is only one or two in existence can the same still be said?

I think if I somehow ended up with a Black Hole Sunshine or some other Super Rare I would sell him and buy all the commons! ;)

[Zarana X]

I need to find and take pictures of more of my things. I only have two, but they are gashapon figures. About 3 inches tall with a plastic torso and the limbs & head are the rubber material. Ones the basic guy in a leotard with the fin on his head , in pink, and the other is Sneagator, I guess, but hes got a frill on his head like a cobra, in orange.I got them from a friend, who grew up in Japan and the Philippines. He had about 20 more, the only one I remember is a barbarian looking guy with an ax.

I also got a bag of Monster in my Pocket. Around 92 I found a whole mess of toys in the dumpster at work and got about 100 of these. I kept the "famousy" type monsters and took the rest shooting. A .22 just leaves a smudge mark on them. They were probably still good, but i just left them there when I was done.

[Adamassc]

I found these four sitting around, plus those two little vehicle things that are made from the same material.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/adamassc/2012-01-16_10-14-36_616.jpg
I know the one is Arch Sunshine, but no idea on the other three.

[Serpymatt]

Here's my complete set of non super-rare MUSCLE's

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc184/phillinley/Collection%20photos/THEROOM006Large.jpg

The playset they're in is the kinnikuman arena released in Japan. Only about half of the Kinnikuman figures were released in the United States as MUSCLE's. They were the exact same molds the only difference was that MUSCLE's were made of bendable plastic and Kinnikuman were made of an eraser like substance that stains the crap out of plastic if you let it sit too long.

OMG! Dude, that is so awesome!!!!

[Serpymatt]

Wait does this have anything to do with the show Ultimate Muscle?I

Yeah, it's what the show was based on :)

[Serpymatt]

Hey PitViper hun, do you want these guys? Theres 13 of them. If you want them, there yours.

Lucky dude!

I need to eventually pick up a few of the little guys to get me started on them again.

It's kind of how I collect 80's stuff. As long as I have one or two pieces from a line, it keeps in fresh in my memory and I can remember to keep an eye out :)

[Serpymatt]

That is the problem with toy collecting. First and for-most they are TOYS. They are meant to be played with and enjoyed. Taking any toy too serious is just silly and defeats the point of their creation. (just a personal thought)

Thank you SO much! So many people don't get this! It drives me crazy to see walls of MOC figures. They need to be freed so they can be held, looked at, and played with! :)

[Vulcan Raven]

I'm definitely gonna pick up the few from my LCS now and will be picking up any I subsequently find!

A race to the finish PV!! haha

[Van Hammer]

Yeah, it's what the show was based on :)

I used to watch it when it was on a while ago.The only thing I remember from it is the NWO type guys.

[samantha]

MUSCLE men rule, I spent some time today looking at my figures and they are still as cool looking as they where back in the day.

[PitViper]

Lucky dude!

I need to eventually pick up a few of the little guys to get me started on them again.

It's kind of how I collect 80's stuff. As long as I have one or two pieces from a line, it keeps in fresh in my memory and I can remember to keep an eye out :)

Totally lucky!!!!

Yeah I'm the same way. Obviously stuff I love I have a good amount of, but I kinda want a few shelves of just.....everything. To a degree anyway. I'm doing that with Robo Force and Centurions, I'd like a just a few of each.

I can see Muscles getting a good deal of space--they were just so much fun and came along at a great time in my childhood.

[chuck harvey]

Does anyone have a link to the poster of all the guys? I have about 50 of the pink ones at my parents. I have always thought it would be cool to collect all of them from the poster. Anyone have an idea of which ones are rare? And what a complete set of the pink ones go for?

[Serpymatt]

Here, this may help :)

I-Mockery.com | M.U.S.C.L.E. Revisited! M.U.S.C.L.E. Kinnikuman Toys! (http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/muscle/)

[Vulcan Raven]

Here, this may help :)

I-Mockery.com | M.U.S.C.L.E. Revisited! M.U.S.C.L.E. Kinnikuman Toys! (http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/muscle/)

Ha! That's another fantastic site I used to frequent. LOVE the Megaman theme in the background.

[samantha]

Here, this may help :)

I-Mockery.com | M.U.S.C.L.E. Revisited! M.U.S.C.L.E. Kinnikuman Toys! (http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/muscle/)

Thanks for that link, I loved reading all the really funny comments.

[McSoundwave]

Here, this may help :)

I-Mockery.com | M.U.S.C.L.E. Revisited! M.U.S.C.L.E. Kinnikuman Toys! (http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/muscle/)

Thank you for reminding me of this site! I happened upon it serendipitously quite some time ago and had forgotten all about it until reading your post. Nice! With my interest in M.U.S.C.L.E. rekindled, it couldn't have come at a better time.

Speaking of these guys...if any of you have tubs of these figures sitting around in storage gathering dust and taking up space, let me know. I'd be VERY interested in taking them off your hands either via trade (check my B/S/T linked in my signature) or outright purchase. Let me know!

Cheers!

[Sciencefriction]

Okay so I think I might have mentioned I loved the Ultimate Muscle cartoon as a kid. Well because of where I lived I never saw (or even knew) there was figures for the show. So now I'm trying to track down all of them. I just won King Muscle on ebay and I'm pretty happy! If anyone has any others they don't want let me know! Thanks.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e64/seifer_alamasy/KGrHqZHJFE88evqLyQBPWbWfCqvw60_12.jpg (from the auction I won)

[Sciencefriction]

Echo, echo echo...

[McSoundwave]

Echo, echo echo...

Peep...

Ultimate Muscle Super Wrestlers Collectible collectable RARE toy | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultimate-Muscle-Super-Wrestlers-Collectible-collectable-RARE-toy-/350546076720?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519e2ca430#ht_2548wt_1165)

[Sciencefriction]

Peep...

Ultimate Muscle Super Wrestlers Collectible collectable RARE toy | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultimate-Muscle-Super-Wrestlers-Collectible-collectable-RARE-toy-/350546076720?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519e2ca430#ht_2548wt_1165)

lol, thanks! I've managed to track down every single figure released except for Series 1 Robin Mask and Series 2 Checkmate (as far as I know anyway! lol). The Series 1 figures are exceptional, they have arcticulation equivelant to Toy Biz Marvel Legends, the Series 2 figures are action feature based but still not bad and have great sculpts for being 8 years old.

[McSoundwave]

Hey All:

I just recently scored a rather large lot of vintage M.U.S.C.L.E. men (big shout to Troynos!), but am still in search of a few select others. If anyone can help me procure these specimens in clean, undamaged and excellent condition, I'd be eternally grateful and make it worth your while. Although the classic "flesh-tone" is preferred, the color of the figure doesn't matter so much as long as its condition meets my specifications prescribed above. Please see my linked b/s/t list in my signature to see what I have to offer forth in trade (cough...Renegades Stormshadow...ah hem...SDCC Zarana...etc.) and if nothing floats your boat not to fret, I've got greenbacks too.

Anyhow, since these guys don't have names and are only numbered, please take a look at the provided link to see which ones I am in search of. I realize this might be asking a lot of the casual passer-by, but for your extra efforts I am willing to compensate you. No matter, I'm looking for the following:

***Mint Condition fleshies needed to complete my set! Want some $? Hit me up with what you have! Must be mint!***

15, 36, 62, 99, 111, 122, 125, 126, 131, 133, 140, 150, 164, 187, 190, 195, 199, 201, 215....from...

I-Mockery.com | M.U.S.C.L.E. Revisited! M.U.S.C.L.E. Kinnikuman Toys! (http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/muscle/)


Thanks for taking a look and if you can help me out, shoot a pm my way!

[McSoundwave]

Where are all the "muscleheads"?

[Zarana X]

Ok. Finally found the two gashapon figures I have.
Took pics next to Tripwire for reference. Pics came out much darker than I thought they would.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/Zarana-X/Virtual%20Toy%20Collection/102_1561.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i289/Zarana-X/Virtual%20Toy%20Collection/102_1562.jpg
My friend that I got them off of must have glued the torsos together. the pink guy wont come apart, but the cobra guy has a glue smudge on the broken post that holds them together. they came out of the machine ball wadded up, and you put them together. He had a bunch more, I only remember a barbarian looking guy with an ax.