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Bill Mimbu
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Since 2011 was the 45th anniversary of the original Ultraman series, special emphasis was made on showcasing the props, monsters, and characters from that show:

This appears to be the suit that first appeared on the show, when Ultraman had actual lips (later revised to his more iconic appearance).

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Heh, I was a bit too eager to see the Ultra-Goodness, so I walked right past the souvenir program booth without noticing it.  I soon discovered there were was a souvenir book stamp rally going on for each section of the exhibition, so I decided to validate my admission ticket.

Ended up backtracking back to the booth and paided the 1000 Yen for the souvenir package (and re-stamped it in the book properly this time).

 

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A  case showing display models and props of the Science Patrol from the original Ultraman series:

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Bemular and Ultraman using Travel-Spheres to fly through the sky at Mach 1.8:

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The popular alien adversary, Baltan:

It's creepy iconic laugh was on a constant audio loop in this section.  A few G-Tour 2 members ended up joining in as well (it was insidious).

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One the neat information posters scattered throughout the exhibition.

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A diorama featuring Neronga, the energy-sapping camoflage monster (a reuse of the Baragon suit from FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD):

Pushing the buttons caused it to "reappear" in the display.

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Family fun for all as the monster Antlar is pummelled with rubber balls:

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Red King (who is yellow), Chandrah, and in the background Magura, duke it out again:

In the episode, Red King rips Chandrah's wing / arm off and then throws it at the unlucky monster!



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In a final reuse of the Baragon suit, the uranium-munching monster Gabora plays "peek-a-boo" with the attendees:

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What the Monster Encyclopedia on the English-language dubbed Ultraman DVD described as "a suspiciously familiar monster," a model of Jirass rises from the depths of Lake Kiyamoto:

Yes, despite the addition of a frill and a different origin, this was a guest appearance by one of the Toho Godzilla suits.



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The Mummy Man from episode 12:

It's eyes would light up and head would turn to freak out the kids standing too close to the case.  In the episode, it summoned the kirin-like monster, Dodongo, who ended up being seriously owned by Ultraman in a rather brutal way (including a humiliating "ride-em cowboy" bit).

 

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