Aerial Base/Merchandise

==Ultraman Gaia==
*Aerial Carrier Base Aerial Base with Peace Carry, XIG Fighters (4 Fighters)
**Release Date: 1998
**Price: 7500 yen
**JAN/ISBN: 4902425706016
**Accessories: Peace Carry, XIG Fighters (one EX, one SS, two SGs), four XIG Fighter Container Modes, parts runner, sticker sheet, instruction sheet.
:Measuring approximately 38.5 centimeters in length (advertised as 385 millimeters), the Aerial Carrier Base Aerial Base is a super big-scale toy that contains a number of play areas intended to reproduce screen-accurate scenarios. The toy comes partially unassembled and requires the user to take some of the parts out of a runner with a plastic model side cutter. The toy also comes with a sticker sheet. Some of the stickers are to be applied as instructed while the rest can be applied onto the toys freely by choice.
:The toy comes with the following parts.
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*: Fore pair of the engine blocks.
*: Middle pair of the engine blocks and Repulsor Lift.
*: Rear pair of the engine blocks.
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*: Parts that require the user to remove with a cutter.
**: Antenna piece that sits on the top of the Main Computer dome.
**: High Performance Radar complex that sits on top of the Central Bridge.
**: 360-degree surveillance radar structure that sits on the port side of the Central Bridge.
**: Dish-shaped 360-degree parabolic radar structure that sits on the starboard side of the Central Bridge. 
**: Antenna piece for the Rear Bridge.
**: Antenna and radar piece for the Rear Side Bridge.
**: Two pieces that form the base of the two cranes.
**: Two pieces that form the arm of the two cranes.
**: Two pieces that form the grabber of the two cranes.
**: A pair of gun turret pieces molded together.
:The toy has the following play features:
:*Fighter Storage: A drawer-type hangar at the front that can be opened by pulling the foremost chrome-coated section. The hangar can only store two of the four fighters.
:**To put all four fighters into the hangar, put the EX in the back, the two SGs side-by-side in front of the EX, and have the SS face behind and on top of the two SGs.
:*Fighter Catapult: On the fore runways are two spring-loaded fighter catapults. Place a XIG Fighter on the center of one of the runways, making sure that the peg under the cockpit is in front of the catapult part. Push the fighter backward to activate the spring-loaded catapult. Press the trigger behind the fighter to launch it.
:*Tank Cover Mode Change: There are two rotatable Tank Covers on both sides of the Rear Bridge. One side shows sculpting of the emission ports and on the other two different kinds of three-barrel gun turrets. The turrets do not have articulation.
:*Crane: There are two multi-articulated grabber cranes located on the sides of the Peace Carry play area. One XIG Fighter Container Mode piece can be attached onto the grabber part. The grabber part does not move.
:*Peace Carry: At the rear of the ship is an area intended to simulate the launch sequence of the Peace Carry. Place a XIG Fighter Container Mode on one of the two trenches. Push the lever at the back so that the mecha is shifted forward. Line up and place the Peace Carry onto the peg located between the two trenches. Slightly push the aircraft down so that the Container Mecha piece is attached to the Peace Carry's underside. Lift the Peace Carry up to simulate it taking off from the ship.
:The toy however is not completely screen-accurate. The most obvious is its inability to replicate the launch sequence of the Container Mecha from the Fighter Launch Gates. To give room for its two fighter catapults, the layout of the fore flight deck is drastically designed differently. The four air traffic control towers are omitted, the main guns are a deck under the Main Computer and not right in front of it, and the size and shape of the runways are dissimilar to its onscreen counterpart. The placement of the two Central Bridge radar structures are opposite, such as the dish-shaped radar being placed on the right.
:There is a notable difference between the toy used for advertisements and the version sold to the public. The antenna part on top of the Main Computer dome shown in some magazine advertisements, the toy's instruction manual, and on the box is significantly longer. The shortening of the antenna in the final version may be a toy safety requirement, however there is currently no official explanation for the change.
:There exists at least one re-release of the toy with minor packaging design and content. Although it is unknown which was initially released, one version comes with a TOY CATALOGUE Vol.2 pamphlet. Another version has extra unused compartments in the foam box and comes without the pamphlet. Aside from those, all releases of the toy come with the same parts and accessories.
AerialBaseToyBox.png|Box arthttps://k.mandarake.co.jp/auction/item/itemInfoJa.html?index=657685
AerialBaseToyContents.png|Box content. Foam box has extra unused compartments
AerialBaseToyContents1.png|Foam box without unused compartments, and bonus pamphlethttps://jp.mercari.com/item/m64959308994
AerialBaseToyRunners.png|Runners
==Shokugan/Candy Toys==
*DX Ultra XIG Machines
**Release Date: 1999
**ID Name: 2.エリアルベース
**Price: 300 yen
**JAN/ISBN: 4902425718460
**Accessories: Peace Carry, Fighter EX
:A simpler and significantly scaled down version of the super big-scale toy. A pack of chewing gums is included with the toy. The toy comes unassembled and has its parts on runners. Once assembled, it measures about 14 centimeters in length. The toy has three base colors. The upper hull is white, the lower hull and engine blocks are pale blue, and the runner parts are black. A sticker sheet is included for the user to apply additional detailing onto the toy. The assembly, stickers, and play instructions are printed on the inner side of the package. In order to read them, the package must be disassembled and unfolded.
:The toy comes with mini versions of the Peace Carry and Fighter EX, both have black as their base color. The Fighter SS and SG are sold separately, included with the Peace Carry from the same toyline. The Peace Carry can be securely placed onto the Aerial Base's rear launch pad with the help of a peg.
:This candy toy has a spring-loaded catapult gimmick. Although they work similarly to the catapults on the super big-scale toy, both catapults are linked with a single pull-back lever located in-between the runways. The trigger is in the form of a button located in front of the Main Computer dome.
IMG_4794.jpg|Box art
IMG_4796.jpg|Rear view
IMG_4795.jpg|Side view
===Chodo===
Note: The only way to identify whether a box comes with the said item is by inspecting the text printed on the top.
:The Aerial Base in the Chodo series is divided into three separate expansion sets. Once assembled, the ship measures about 15 centimeters in length.
:Although it seems to be a slightly enlarged and minor remold of the one from the DX Ultra XIG Machines series, including the protruded area under the ship and runways for the spring-loaded catapult system, the Chodo Aerial Base does not come with a fighter launch gimmick.
:Similar to its candy toy predecessor, this mold seems to be based on the final design art and not the prop used for the show. Notable differences include the lack of the Central Bridge radar structures and significantly shorter side tower structures. For unknown reasons, the close range launchers have two barrels instead of three.
*Ultraman Series 5 (Chodo, 2017)
**Release Date: September 16, 2019
**ID Name: 拡張セット１
**Price: 500 yen
**JAN/ISBN: 24549660393270
**Materials: ABS, PVC
**Accessories: XIG Peace Carry, Zepellion Ray effect part
:The first of three parts of the model. It serves as the fore section of the ship. It has molded parts supposedly intended for the installation of a spring-loaded catapult gimmick.
*Ultraman Series 5 (Chodo, 2019)
**Release Date: September 16, 2019
**ID Name: 拡張セット２
**Price: 500 yen
**JAN/ISBN: 24549660393270
**Materials: ABS, PVC
**Accessories: XIG Fighter SS, Solgent Beam effect part
:The second of three parts of the model. It serves as the middle section of the ship.
*Ultraman Series 5 (Chodo, 2019)
**Release Date: September 16, 2019
**ID Name: 拡張セット３
**Price: 500 yen
**JAN/ISBN: 24549660393270
**Materials: ABS, PVC
**Accessories: XIG Fighter EX, Quantum Stream effect part, Agul Blade effect part, Chest part for Ultraman Gaia V1
:The third of three parts of the model. It serves as the rear section of the ship. Unlike its predecessor, the Peace Carry launch area does not have a peg. Therefore, the aircraft cannot be securely placed onto the ship without falling off.
ChodoUltraman5Set.jpg|Chodo 5 overview
ChodoUltraman5AerialBaseComplete.jpg|Assembled form
ChodoUltraman5AerialBaseSeparated.jpg|Individual parts
ChodoUltraman5AerialBaseMultiView.jpg|Multiple views
ChodoUltraman5AerialBaseS1.jpg|Diorama
ChodoUltraman5AerialBaseS2.jpg|Diorama with the fighters
==TV Magazine==
*TV Magazine 1999 January Issue Appendix: Gigantic Airborne Carrier Base -Aerial Base-
**Release Date: January 1, 1999
**Price: 476 yen
**JAN/ISBN: 
**Materials: one-sided glossy cardboard paper, rubber bands
**Accessories: XIG Peace Carry, XIG Fighters (one SS, one SG), Ultraman Gaia V1
One of the paper models that is included with the 1999 January Issue of the TV Magazine. Once assembled, the model measures 31 centimeters in length. It has aircraft and Ultraman Gaia launch gimmicks with the use of rubber bands. Its gun turrets can be moved right and left by hand. Paper wheel parts allow the user to move the model forward and backward.
IMG_4802.jpg|TV Magazine 1999 January Issue
ABDIY0.jpg|Main body
PaperModelAerialBase1.png|Assembled model (minus rubber band catapults, wheels, Gaia, and aircraft)
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PaperModelAerialBase3.png
PaperModelAerialBase4.png
==Cards==
:Various collectible cards were released. Some were included in the TV Magazines.
AerialBaseCollectorsCard1.png|Collectible card from the TV Magazine 1998 December Issue
AerialBaseCollectorsCard2.png|Back
AerialBaseCard1.png|Seika Note collectible card
AerialBaseCard2.png|Back
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==Marketing==
:The super big-scale Aerial Base toy appears in the second half of the TV commercial "CV Series/Peace Carry-hen (Aerial Base included)". In the commercial, the toy has extensive panel-lining applied onto it.https://youtu.be/I5Zk3ecMz-E?si=wmFwUQg9SKHJbKt_&t=135 It was also advertised in magazines and as presents in lucky winner draw events.
AerialBaseToyCM.png|From the TV commercial "CV Series/Peace Carry-hen (Aerial Base included)"
AerialBaseToyCM1.png|Advertisement from TV Magazine 1999 January Issue
AerialBasePapercraftAd.png|Advertisement for the Aerial Base paper model from the TV Magazine 1998 December Issue
==References==