Behind The Bamboo Curtain Part III: Hong Kong Toy Hunting

[@timothyward8695]

Delightful pairing for this video. Great chemistry!

[@gazz_N7]

Love those giant robos from the 70/80's and Go-bots, especially that Rothman's 956. WOW! Those halls looked kinda thin, and stores a little claustrophobic but a literal heaven for the collector, thanks for sharing! YO JOE-BURG!

[@gijoburg]

Totally man, the Gobots were gone too soon and now the ones we did get just have such a retro-cool to them. Poor man’s Transformers - NO MORE! 😉

[@gijoburg]

And dude, claustrophobic as all hell. You could sink a lot of time into those markets and not see all there is to see. It’s a real treasure hunt.

[@gazz_N7]

@@gijoburg Never looked at them that way, they were too cool to me!

[@gazz_N7]

@@gijoburg I really can't get over the amount of utter happiness in those markets! Just breath taking.

[@LostAboutThis123]

Thanks for sharing.

[@gijoburg]

You’re welcome! Hong Kong is a crazy place and it keeps getting crazier.

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

You have fun! Be safe out there. I am insanely jealous, those toys are fantastic!!!!

[@gijoburg]

Thanks By! Yep, things out there have definitely escalated. Right now I’m in Beijing tho and things are SUPER safe and tranquil. Passed Tiananmen Square today and it’s a pretty spooky place. Big Brother is definitely watching.

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

@@gijoburg That makes my hair stand on end. You have solid brass bollocks! But, you will have fabulous stories to tell.

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

There are some toy stores like that in my country, although it appears that Hong Kong is filled with stores like that 🤯🤯. And yes, the brightly colored figure around 17:21 appears to be the toy the originated Baron Karza. Basically that’s the original version of the Karza toy. Great tour still Steve 👍.

[@skabcat242]

That is a really cool store. Seems like they have almost everything.

[@ArkangelMichaelMARS]

I so wish I could teleport to where you two so lucky and blessed souls are...

[@iawarenow658]

why.. have you never been to SE Asia is not a place for none-Mongoloids and Chinese

[@chickenfriedsteak3669]

Nice snag! Thanks for Showin' n' Sharin' ! :)

[@stevejohnson174]

oh Fun!!! I wanna see what you find!

[@Tedterranova]

That music at the beginning with the panning shots of the overgrown city. I felt like I dropped into Blade Runner, Akira or maybe Ghost in the Shell!

[@gijoburg]

It’s such a cool place Ted. I love Hong Kong. All that’s missing are the flying cars! If you like that track and Chinese scenery, check out our Bad Luck Lady series...

[@kunjiklub]

You can probably find some good deals on Joes in HK. Also check out Sino Centre in Mongkok. A lot of shops there with vintage toys. Go to the upper floors by elevator and not just the ones accessible by escalators. Stay safe there

[@gijoburg]

My word! Good shout. I shall definitely explore it when I’m next there. Was it active recently? I thought one of my fave stores had closed down; only to find it had actually moved. Seems things shift often enough in good ol HK!

[@dupeyou2474]

GoBots for life !

[@thephotoviper]

Those armed forces guys are joy-toy... don't have any yet, but they've got great reviews, and photograph beautifully... smalljoes has them for 25-30 USD each...

[@gijoburg]

Ha! Thanks my brother. The man knows modern military toys alright!

[@nigelwatson504]

Glad you didn't get caught up with the riot's that's happening over there stay safe yoo joe 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😁😁😁😁😁

[@gijoburg]

Thanks Nigel. It seems to have intensified quite a bit since I left three weeks ago. Good timing in that regard. Kim’s back in Australia and I’m in Beijing. Two VERY safe places at the moment.

[@nigelwatson504]

@@gijoburg we have a good customer who lives in Hong Kong but I don't know where abouts but when I spoke to him he was telling me about the riot's and I hope you enjoy yourself and stay safe👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@nigelwatson504]

Or and I've been watching it on the news over here in the UK 😁😁😁😁😁😁👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@tetsuoswrath]

Do you ever feel like you can't breathe in those places? Or do you ever have dreams that you're walking through endless toy aisles and shopping mall music? Another interesting look into the HK toy markets. :{J

[@gijoburg]

Can’t breathe? Nah. Bro I spend A LOT of time in places like that. I love it. My favourite thing of all is to pour over vintage toys, not so for you?

[@tetsuoswrath]

@@gijoburg I love the vintage toys and would love to visit China/Japan/Korea. I think I would just need to get used to those shops. Not that there aren't shops comparable to those here in the US. I would have trouble not going broke in those HK shops, that's for sure. :{J

[@kaylemathewcomendador6964]

I’ve been in stores like the ones in this video. I can breathe in them, although some of them aren’t well air conditioned 😅😓.

[@nielsmichiels1939]

0:35 _"CHINAAAAAAAA"_ _"-No, it's Hong kong, get it right"_ *Damn straight.* ( ⌐■‿■)

[@gijoburg]

Chick kicks my ass ALL the time.

[@Pokehon]

Man I need to go hunting in a different country!

[@dubuyajay9964]

Any plans for handling COPPA since you are a toy channel? I already filed a complaint with the FTC and on change.org. 24:11. Gonna guess Ultraman, Kamen Rider, or something similar. 26:01. Actually, that one might be right. I think that's a strategy game that "chibified" the gundams due to scaling issues. 26:42. Will the SF II Joe's show up in an episode at some point? They also made similar scale SF toys for other sets that look more like the video game characters. Also, the last G1 Joe's weren't SF, but Jurassic Park rip-offs.

[@gijoburg]

COPPA! What a game-changer! I’m curious how the FTC will have any standing to fine channels NOT based in the USA? Needless to say I’m very interested to see how it plays out. But worst case scenario is leaving the ‘Tube. Which I’m not sweating. I’ll just move everything somewhere else and keep at it. I love it too much to stop.

[@gijoburg]

And SF2 Joes? Absolutely. It’s my sworn mission to champion the stuff that winds up the purists.

[@dubuyajay9964]

@@gijoburg I wish someone would take the FTC to court. This is a blatant violation of our First and Eighth Amendments. Problem is, more people with cash will gain than lose from this new regulation. I think it's no mere coincidence this happens at the same time Disney Plus was announced.

[@dubuyajay9964]

@@gijoburg I just hope the episode has "BISOOONNN!!!!" "YES! YES!" and "For me...it was Tuesday" in it. 😂🤣 All the good lines from the bad SF cartoon and movie in it. And maybe, "What's a Dhalsim?" from the infamous commercials.

[@gijoburg]

Shoot, we’re gonna need to consult you on the script for that! I don’t think Paul knows his SF toons THAT well!

[@M仔-s1q]

I my. Hong. Kong人

[@NikavelliThaDon]

Hey.. language please...🤣