Covered with a coat of nicotine and grime, he looked like he was in a bar room fight! But he has a good casting and the paint looks good. Notice how grungy his hat is.

Since he was covered with a thin film of nicotine he was sticky!

Looks like he has a black eye!

Nice and shiny! Still a hint of a black smudge near his right eye.

His hat is white again. If you look to collect one, be sure to look closely at the hat. Often the casting will be a bit porous there and show some pitting. This one is nice and smooth.

The manufacturer’s marks on the bottom. The round spot was meant to insert a small magnet so as to keep him in his place.

The 20cm shop model with the J-3. The eyelashes are different on the larger models otherwise they’re the same.

Not our collection! Wish it was! There is one missing – a 10 cm ‘Sailor Boy’ with green shoes otherwise this collection is complete. Notice the large doll on the back left does not have Yashica on his hat but does have green shoes. The one with the camera was released for the launch of the Yashica Electro 35 and as best as I can tell he’s modeled after Wee Willie Winkie from the Scottish nursery rhyme. These are on display at a Tokyo store that specializes in collectible figurines and dolls.