Anyone looking to cosplay as G1? I have the perfect accessory for you! And yes, you can buy this for your very own! http://www.tons-of-toys.com/gatchaman-original-carnival-mask_i10775

But if you prefer, you can use this one. There's one for Swan cosplayers too! And yes, you can buy these for your very own as well. http://stores.rinkya.com/en/buy/japan/aspect-of-Gatchaman-Ken/ http://stores.rinkya.com/en/buy/japan/Gatchaman-Jun-Shiratori-your-face/

Its the no eyes thing... The face doesn't look enough like the Swan for me, the lips are wrong and the eyes too small.(I'm referring to the first mask.)

These are not for sale, but Jason has them on his BOTP site. These are from France.

At least none of these have cut out mouth holes. I remember at least one cut tongue due to a cheap Ben Cooper mask.

Hey, in the Ryu one someone decided he was allowed to smile. That seems to be unusual for him, most shots/pictures have him pulling one silly face or another. That first first mask looks wrong, I am not sure why though. I like the other two you found TJ.

Reminds me of the old plastic halloween masks from the 70's.

LOL- SCARY! That last Jun mask may give me nightmares tonight...it reminds me of a chameleon the way the eyes are looking in opposite directions at once!

The first one to me looks like they found a Superman mask and just stuck the G1 helmet on it.

Oooo, good description TJ.

I could see the Goons dress up party.... five idiots decide to buy to masks and turn up as the Science Ninja Team...

Seriously..... I kinda figure that making something like a mask is difficult to get right so it isn't something out of a late night horror movie, but..... shiver... So wrong, these are just so totally wrong!!!

Ryu's face looks like a gnome that belongs in the bottom of a garden, one of those one's that have a fishing pole by a pond (oh BOTP cherib garden gnomes...mmm...sigh..to many idears not enough time) Kens eyebrows need man-scaping

Originally posted by Transmute Jun The first one to me looks like they found a Superman mask and just stuck the G1 helmet on it.

Yeah, those skinny eyebrows especially are utterly un-G1! The masks from France are comparatively more on-model, though the Swan looks like she's just been startled. Why no G2 masks, I wonder. Fear of Condor wrath and retaliation on the part of the manufacturers if they didn't get his appearance just right?

Given that they made a Tiny (Or would that be Alumette?) mask for France, I'm guessing there were Keyop/Kip and Jason/Thierry ones too, but that Jason simply doesn't have pictures on his site. Can you confirm or deny this, Jason? I never thought of the Tiny one looking like a garden gnome... scary! Hey... do you think they made a Chief Anderson garden gnome, with the long grey beard (from G-Force in the Future) and the pointy red hat?

Did you see the "Gnomeo and Juliet" movie that came out a few months back, that's what Ryu reminds me off, though I don't know what side of the garden fence he would be one,,,,loved that movie it was sweet, except for the David Hasselhoff Cameo now I have gnomes on the brain...so many projects not enough hands...Anderson Gnome on one side of the fence, kaz and goon gnomes on the other..could be an interesting project

I don't need that. I got a more authentic Ken costume.

Are you going to be wearing your costume anytime soon, Allen? Any Cons planned?

Those are scary, but they do have the look of the ones we had when I was a kid and yes, Jason, I remember cutting myself on those things, too, although never on the tongue.

I don't think I ever cut myself, but I couldn't breathe in them. I'm not sure if it was the masks or my asthma, but usually ended up wearing them on the top of my head instead of on my face.

Those masks are really freaky! From all, I like the French ones most, these seeming more realistic to a certain extent! And, the very first one, the one which I agree has those unsuitable eyebrows for the Eagle, somehow reminds me of Robbie Rotten of Lazytown, if anyone of you does know about whom I'm speaking! But, I think my mind could be playing some tricks over me since I'm having an overdose of Lazytown episodes, having to watch them many a time with my kids!

More terrifying masks, courtesy of The Other Jason... Made for Carnival, if you can believe that... Apparently the Condor refused to be made into a terrifying mask.

You are correct those masks are very terrifying. I am glad I never ran into someone wearing one.

Eeek! Ken/Mark is the worst! Eyebrows plucked way too thin! And what's with the red lipstick on all the guys here? Very glad there's no Condor mask!

Maybe the top two are the Swan dressed as the Eagle? And the bottom two are cosplayers of Swallow and Owl? Really, that's the only way to not be scared of those.

Oh, those masks are too funny! I would've been so disappointed at Halloween if I had to use those to be a member of G Force! Just imagine the plastic outfit that would've come with them! Check out this funny blog about old costumes... Retro costumes

OMG, that link is so funny! I think my brother had that exact same Luke Skywalker costume, with the horrible outfit and the mask! And just like the kid in the picture, he didn't like wearing the mask... I totally remember those awful 'garbage bag plus cheap mask' costumes from when I was a kid! They sold them in the grocery store and they only lasted for one year.

Those bring back some memories, Springie ! I am not sure if I wanted to be reminded of them, but, Wow!

TJ, these masks remind me about those grotesque ones we sometimes see on people's faces at our own carnivals, worn appositely to scare people off or only for the fun of it! Needless to say that, for me, the Ken/Mark mask is the worst! Thanks for sharing that link, Springie! I too remember such similar costumes, and they bring me back many memories! My parents didn't let us wear carnival costumes when we were kids ... they were such serious persons! ... but I remember my watching others and wishing to wear one, albeit the cheap look cause those were the ones we could acquire at those times! LOL ... maybe that's why nowadays I always indulge in dressing my own kids up in a different costume each year for carnival! Pity Gatchaman is not that popular amongst the younger generation here because I would have already dressed them up likewise!

LOL, Marie... I indoctrinated my kids to Gatch when they were very young, and then made costumes for them to wear... and they just did! They didn't know it was 'obscure'...

LOL ... the first thing that my kids ask me before purchasing a costume for them is whether the chosen character is famous or not! Well ... since we let them choose their own characters themselves it's obvious that they won't choose anything Gatch because their friends don't know anything about it! I must also admit that I'm the culprit for them not being so acquainted with Gatch since I let them watch the many cartoons they find nowadays on Nickelodeon, Disney Junior, etc, instead, which they love! I've tried several times to make them watch Gatchaman, but unfortunately they don't like to stick to it for a long period of time! Guess they're brainwashed by the present shows, which I don't find anything interesting in except for the very few exceptions!