G is for Gashapon - Kaiyodo / Capsule Q - Shogun Palaces

So . . . to the first of the sets, and we're looking at one of the Kaiyodo sets, further brand-marked to a Capsule Q, who I suspect (from their ubiquity with the Kaiyodo gashapon - same word singular and plural, it's not an exact translation, but neither is it a true transliteration of what in spoken Japanese is more of an onomatopoeia, sounding like the handle being pulled and the pod dropping), are a facilitator of the gashapon lines or range/department, specifically, just as Kinder use other operators/subsidiaries.

 

The machine they came from!

 

'Blind bag' capsules, all the same green 'propylene or dense 'ethylene polymer.

 

Opening to reveal three parts, beautifully finished and fettled, in small sealed bags, some gashapon have bags within bags, and one might complain that a lot of 'single-use' plastic is involved with these, but firstly, none of them come with runners or partial connectors as Kinder's often used to, and some of the Turkish budget rivals still do, so we might assume that such material's being recycled in the factories, and recycling, generally, in Japan, is ten times more efficient than in the leafy environs of Hart District Council, or the teeming metropolis of Rushmore!

 

Each of five designs come in either a realistic, weathered effect, or gold, something we saw with the Fujimi and Imai kits from the 1960/70's, so I'm guessing there may be gold, or gold-plated models in one of the Japanese museums? Models are PVC, base and sign are probably polystyrene.

 

Paperwork! You can see that without the wherewithal to name them, mine are the middle one from the upper row, and fourth from the left in the lower row.