The following art work is by the very prolific illustrator Shigeru Komatsuzaki (1915-2001), whose fantastic work is of a retrofuture that was not meant to be. The man did incredibly detailed artwork for models from television, anime, & science fiction inspired bizarreness that can't be beat. I came across these & thought I'd share. Originally found
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The Missiler, 1970
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Giant Shocker Machine, 1975
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Space colony, 1980
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Crawler, 1968
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Mobile marine airport, 1980
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Tokyo volcano, ca. 1965
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Attack Boy, 1970
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Undersea super tunnel, 1981
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SHADO-mobile, ca. 1970
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UFO, ca. 1970
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Solar City, 1982
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Thunderbird 1, 1964
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Thunderbird 2, 1964
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Thunderbird 3, 1964
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Thunderbird ships, 1964
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Rikishi Boy, 1970
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Frog car boat, 1961
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Baron car boat, 1961
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Highway rescue boat, 1981
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Space train, 1981
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Moon bus
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Air car
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HariHari, 1970
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Sea monster battle, 1954
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The Mole (Jet-Mogura Tank), 1968
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Thunderbird 6 – Sky-Ship 1, 1968
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Thunderbird Mars Explorer – Zero X, 1967
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Proteus Bluebird CN7, 1963
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Long John – Spirit of America, 1963
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Earthquake, 1979
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Guardman Robot, 1970
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Underground metropolis, ca. 1980
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World Space Force, 1982
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Horizon Car, ca. 1960
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Ark of Space, 1968
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The Missiler, 1970
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Giant Shocker Machine, 1975
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Space colony, 1980
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Crawler, 1968
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Mobile marine airport, 1980
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Tokyo volcano, ca. 1965
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Attack Boy, 1970
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Undersea super tunnel, 1981
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SHADO-mobile, ca. 1970
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UFO, ca. 1970
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Solar City, 1982
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Thunderbird 1, 1964
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Thunderbird 2, 1964
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Thunderbird 3, 1964
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Thunderbird ships, 1964
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Rikishi Boy, 1970
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Frog car boat, 1961
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Baron car boat, 1961
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Highway rescue boat, 1981
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Space train, 1981
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Moon bus
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Air car
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HariHari, 1970
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Sea monster battle, 1954
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The Mole (Jet-Mogura Tank), 1968
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Thunderbird 6 – Sky-Ship 1, 1968
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Thunderbird Mars Explorer – Zero X, 1967
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Proteus Bluebird CN7, 1963
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Long John – Spirit of America, 1963
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Earthquake, 1979
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Guardman Robot, 1970
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Underground metropolis, ca. 1980
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World Space Force, 1982
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Horizon Car, ca. 1960
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Ark of Space, 1968
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Wow--those illustrations could be the kernel around which to build a whole new RPG. Easily. Great stuff!
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ReplyDeletegarrisonjames - I'm glad to bring it too you! I'll be statting up a few of these in the near future!
ReplyDeleteHamel - Welcome aboard! Shigeru Komatsuzaki as he is known in this country was one of the most prolific illustrators of children's toys,television shows,giant monsters, etc. the world has ever seen. I got to know his artwork through a Japanese model magazine in the early 90s that I got from a store down in West Hartford Ct called War & Pieces. The place closed down in the late 00s. The Mr.Komatsuzaki was a giant as far as I'm concerned & should be better known to the world. He deserves far more respect than he gets. There's more to come!