Kaiju General

NECA GMK in stores yet? My TRU is still full of 2014s.

>>5973393
My TRU just restocked with 85, 94, and 2014 out of nowhere

>>5973399
Weird. I've yet to see 54 in a TRU. I bought mine at FYE.

>>5973399

Ours restocked a few months back and they all sold right through. Minus 2 of the 2014s, anyway.

Monsterarts Kamata-kun preorder when

>>5970859
Wait and see if we get it in the US. It's blatantly sold and packed the same as Bandai Creation's 11" vinyls, plus released alongside the Kiryu and FW Goji.

>>5972173
>nervous

It literally does nothing harmful. You only need it pointed at the figure for 20 or 30 seconds.

>>5973426
>>5973380
>inb4 $200 P.Bandai

I'd really like a shin goji toy that can actually do the memorable things it did in the movie. I'll just settle for a cheap vinyl until someone bothers to do effect parts.

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>>5967350
Why did they put so much effort into MOGUERA anyways? He hardly does shit in the movie he's from. He wasn't even a very convincing jobber.

>>5973456
Specially disappointing considering he showed up between the appearances of the second iteration of Mecha Godzilla, and the Super X3, two man made machines that managed to kick some Godzilla ass.

>>5973399
My toy r us doesn't have shit, what the fuck.

>>5973393
is 2014 still selling? All they ever have in my TRU is G14 and G94

>>5973626

It's a good figure, it's Godzilla, so yeah.

>>5973626
A couple of local Walmarts have been sitting on a few for what feels like an eternity now

>>5973393
>>5973399
>>5973422
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>>5973626
Not some sort of expert, but what seems to be the case with the TRU near me is any store thats the combo BRU and TRU get all the newest shipments in, while standard TRUs get them later. Ive also noticed that the northern state stores get their products before the southern ones, which could be because the warhouse locations.

But fuck I really dont know this is all pretty much assumptions.

>>5973668

To be fair, they're in a horrible area up front in the store near the registers...who even looks at that shit except us (especially the people that are shopping at Walmart)?

>>5973686
I see kids of all ages over there all the time getting Pokemon stuff or magic or yugioh cards, so all those people I guess

Also anyone who checks out as those registers

>>5973917

So smokers.

>>5973993
? Cigarettes are near the center while the card aisle is almost always next to the self checkouts/express lanes on the end

What are the odds Monsterarts ShinG will get a price drop down the line? I like it more than the NECA so far, but $100+ is just absurd

>>5974033
Seeing as how popular the movie is, and seeing as it sold out in pre-orders, the chances are close to -74%

>>5973399
Seems odd they never re-released '54. I had to go out of my way to buy him online and most places had him for $50+. I'll definitely be getting GMK and Shin when they come out though.

>>5974033
Not soon

But no I'll bet that they're already planning to release ShinGoji movie accurate version with parts

>>5974354
And it has to come with stealth bombers

Is NECA 94 worth getting if you already have NECA Burning? I plan to get NECA's GMK and Shin and am worried my shelf is getting too crowded (plus I'm a poor fag that last month lost his job n is just getting back to basics). I have NECA 54, 84, Burning and 2014 + revotech Gamera I got for super cheap ($20) on amazon. Would NECA 94 be redundant between 84 and Burning NECA?

>>5974359
If you don't have a job right now, then it ain't worth it. '94 seems to be the cheapest, late comers tax-wise. So you can always get it later.

>>5974359
It's pretty much the same figure minus the orange paint apps

I suppose since you don't have a normal Heisei it wouldn't be redundant on a shelf, but it isn't much different in other aspects

>>5974104
Feels good that the only NECA I bought day 1 was 54 at Toys R Us for 19 bucks. He's the best bug G figure I own. Totally screen accurate, solid and possible. Best figure I own in my modest 9 figure collection (though only 5 are Kaiju)

>>5974365
Well, I Uber/Lyft since I lost muh jeb. But that only pays food n rent with barely enough for bills, so no fun stuff like weed (which I stopped anyway to try n get better job if testing) or drinks or Asian message parlors. Mega no fun zone (not that I'd been to a parlor in over a year anyway). I am retarded though and spent 24 bucks (12 a piece) on two screenings of Shin at the nearest theaters because my Kaiju levels go beyond my bank account.

>>5974365
>'94 seems to be the cheapest

Why is he $40 on Amazon? That's double retail. Not worth it for any action figure. But a steal at retail 20 price. Good luck jobless Anon, I hope you can find him at a store. If you can, grab him. I've yet to see him on shelves though.

>>5974359
Good luck in finding a new job. I bet you have savings, but please be careful about how you spend your money when there's no income.

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"Universal Japan Studios" Edition of what I'm pretty sure is the standard Shin Godzilla vinyl release by Bandai.

http://www.usj.co.jp/universal-cool-japan2017/godzilla/

The theater exclusive Shin Godzilla already shot up three times the original MSRP (though I give it a year or so once the hype dies down, and so will the prices like many other theaters) but this seems like a collector's barrier waiting to happen.

>>5974779
I really don't get the design of Shin Godzilla. Why did they make his arms so small? Now he's limited to how he can fight other kaiju.

>>5974021

Not around here.

>>5974788
KiryuGoji is one of the most restrictive suits in the series, with stiff arms and a head that could not move, yet Toho didn't care and based two versus films around him.

The real answer, this movie probably isn't getting a direct sequel, Anno isn't on board for a sequel, the design isn't exactly applicable for something that can visually combat another creature, and I doubt Toho feels as if they can capture lighting in a bottle twice...Or however the phrase goes.

>>5974800
Aw man, that's kinda disappointing. Good thing the LegendaryGoji sequel is promised to have enemy kaiju.

>>5974788
>>5974800
Technically speaking, if they do somehow make a direct continuation ShinGoji can just evolve further as needed.

But an unrelated next movie is more likely.

>>5974788
>another "why are the arms so small?" anon
I feel like if you dont get his design by now you're just never going to understand it.

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>>5974788
He is a walking tank in my opinion. Nothing fazes him (except dorsal bombs).
He isn't meant to be agile or fight hand to hand, he is a long range beamspam unit.

If Godzilla 2014 manages to close in on Shin, it loses. But Shins atomic breath is stronger by the looks of it.

>>5974788
He's fucked up

Also
>implying this is even his final form

>>5974975
'14 Goji also just needs a good night's rest to recoup from Kaiju fights and then he's good as new.

Btw, I still need to see ShinGoji.

>>5974394
Thanks brah. It's been since mid-july n I have just about ate my whole savings, but I'm hopeful things will work out. The only fun money I've spent has been on seeing this film twice and a couple cheap boxes of wine

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So looking forward to this beast!

>>5974788
>Why did they make his arms so small?
Because he starts off with no arms and grows those during the course of the movie. Considering his whole evolving gimmick if he were to come up against another monster he would probably evolve bigger and stronger arms.

Or you know, incinerate them with his super beam.

>>5974800
>KiryuGoji is one of the most restrictive suits in the series
And then Kiryu himself was one of the most flexible. I really have no idea what lead to those decisions!

So what everyone think will be the next big reveal in the Monsterarts line ? I mean what we haven't seen yet. I'm keep hearing rumors of Showa Mecha G.. but who knows thoughts???

>>5975282
Gigan/Megalon/Jet Jaguar/Godzilla 4-pack

>>5975282
I hope you're not expecting anything that isn't a repaint.

>>5975297
I do believe that more repaints/retools will be released but I also believe we will be getting more new figures as well.

>>5975177
Jesus...didn't know he was that fucking mclargehuge.

So are we just having to wait until November to see if Shin becomes an easy to order item?

It's a general release and all that, so I presume it'll fill stores over there at some point.

>>5975177
Wait, what line is this?

>>5975400
Trendmasters

>>5975404
actually are from kenner

>>5973380
When is Shin Neca going up for pre-order?

I've heard is hit shelves early 2017 so it should be up for pre-order by now

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>>5974975
Agreed. ShinGodzilla is in my opinion the most Defensive and tank like Godzilla of the entire franchise. Seriously, he took everything on the chin and really suffered not. He has his weaknesses definitely, but defense is his claim to fame here.

Also remember the movie Shin Godzilla is *not* a monster movie...it's so much more satirical and political, it's hard to even think that it could have other monsters that it battles or that crap. I love it what it was, political satire first, metaphorical godzilla second.

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Please don't be P-Bandai

Godzilla 2014 got nailed by a few measly tank and reacted funny to it, and struggled against the Muto which really aren't that impressive.

I think 14's strength is overrated, and it's already been shown that conventional enemies have no means of going near Shin because of his "defense mechanism," so the idea of closing in is a stretch.

>>5975780
They'll both probably end up being around 70 dollars.

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>>5975785
As long as I don't have to use a middleman, I don't care about the cost. I need physical representation of this goofball in my life.

>>5975788
>I need physical representation of this goofball in my life.

Bandai did a vinyl release of all three forms during the film's theatrical. You would have to pony up $25-35 now since they were sleeper hits, but they exist.

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Anyone else reminded of Reptar by Godzilla? Especially the first form of Shin Godzilla... Anyone else made this "connection'? I couldn't put my finger on it , but both look pretty similar.

>>5975791
>Katama-Kun is now 70 dollars or above
Holy fuck.

>>5975792
I like form 3 over 2, but Form 2's vinyl looks the best out of the three there, wow.

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>>5975900
Until these guys get released.

>>5975808
A godzilla inspired design looks like a godzilla design. Call the press.

>>5976096
They might, but I still think that's still left to be seen.

I actually hate the MonsterArts Godzilla Junior, the sculpt looks so weird and anorexic, everybody raved on about it during release but I think 1995 Junior bandai vinyl I bought more than 15 years ago looks way better, since it gets the "girth"down better for it's small size. I'd argue some designs just seem to transfer better into vinyl form, rather than joint engineered sculpts, and with both the scaled size of Form 2/3 + their noticeably flat-textured bodies, the second form could at least hold up well.

Thinking about it, the MonsterArts Shin Godzilla standing next to it's premature vinyl forms would make for an interesting juxtapose.

>>5974779
Rule 2.

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>>5976238
nah it has swivels

>>5975714
A buddy of mine and i agreed the other day that G14 would tank shin if it came down to a boxing match, but shin would vaporize G14 before he even got close.

>>5976260
>assuming

G14's tougher than some stupid light show that skelly-Shin can put on.

>>5976249
it's a fucking vinyl, it's basically a statue, you can't play with it and nobody here cares about that crap. We collect actual toys like MonsterArts, Revoltech, NECA etc.

http://www.scified.com/news/shin-godzillas-north-american-theatrical-run-extended

And yet America isn't allowed to have the Monsterart.

>>5976268
>Revoltech
>Actual toys

https://youtu.be/MHzEhSVgbec

Imagine being on this level, I wish my collection could compare to even a quarter of that.

>>5976268
I care, you crybaby

Besides, you can play with it

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>>5976436
They're perfect for pics like this too

>>5976268
Well all those "statues" the bandai shin look better and are more accurate than either of the articulated figures, so cry more

>>5976238
Rule 2 is about anime girls statues. What's your point?

>>5976278
Why exactly is that?

>>5976907
Something or other with the rights ownership being murky here in Burgerstan

>>5976907

Trump said no.

>>5976673
Japanese statues. Reread the rules.

>>5976657
Lolol no it doesn't, it's a hunk of grey plastic with red sloppily thrown on it.

>>5977307
I've talked with mods and it's clear that by japanese they meant weeb anime girl stuff, not every single aspect of japanese culture like Kaiju and Tokusatsu, or japanese games like Nintendo.

>>5977307
Is this the doggy chew toy anon? Where you been? I haven't seen you in a while.

>>5977463
Actually T-rexes arms are vestigial and therefore weak. They had no use for it.

>>5974788
Fuck made a mistake so I edited the post:

T-Rex has small arms and yet they're said to be ridiculously strong and muscular wherein the surrounding theory is that it may have used its arms to prop itself up from the ground or even use them to cling onto their prey while its biting them. Think like ultra strong meat hooks used to hook onto the prey body to keep them close and to stop them from moving while the T-Rex is biting down on them.

While the arms serve no immediate purpose, there's a lot of things you can easily imagine for it in terms of function, and that's not even mentioning the fact that this Goji can evolve per its needed circumstances.

>>5977469
Damn, so that's been proven wrong now?

>>5977469
Double-checked this and no, it's not been proven yet and only some scholars have said it's vestigial in nature. Heck there's even more evidence to suggest that T-Rex's arms had ridiculously' large muscles attached to them which led to the theories of them clinging onto their prey/mate.

>>5977486
Check other T-rexes close relatives, the Carnotaur in particular. He was already on the stage of losing his arms, he had like little chicken fingers sticking out and that was it. It all points to large carnivores going in the route of losing their arms, because proto-wings were not relevant at that size.

>>5977493
Again not proven yet. In fact, some scientists have used Carnotaur as a comparison wherein Carnotaur is definitively said to have vestigial arms yet T-Rex's and other Tyrannosaurids had differently structured arms despite being small in size.

I recognize it's one of those ongoing debates for quite some time and while you may favor one side of the argument, I'm not inclined to agree with you given how there's no definitive answer.

>>5977502
Fair enough, but I don't see any scenario where the arms, even being bigger than the Carnotaurus', would still be useful. They were way too far from the legs or the mouth.

>>5977508
That's fair enough. Just to clear up my side of the argument, it's been theorized that they could have latched onto either their prey (not for capturing, just latching during a bite) or for mating purposes. Another one supposedly said that due to the feathers, it may have been used for display purposes only again.

Again, I recognize it's an ongoing debate, so for all I know I could be wrong whenever some new discoveries crop up.

>>5977314
>I've talked with mods
Bet you have.

>>5977373
Nope, but I agree with the sentiment.

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Just got my GMK goji. From the pics on the net I hated it. But in person it looks freaken good. Not only that, the fucker is beefy as fuck.

>>5977753
I got one for $19 (thru T'RU) and still hate it, the snout looks so bad and he has this weird lean going for him.

>>5977802
I will be editing mine. Cuz even though I like him, it can still be improved.

>>5977753
did you repaint your g14?

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>>5977851
Yeah I did, I based it off the x-plus 2014 Goji

>>5977864
I saw someone do the same thing on figurerealm. looks nice

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>>5977868
Just saw it and it looks good.

>>5977864
>>5977876
Looking at the design retrospectively, I really hate how they gave him a fucking ballsack.

>>5977888
do you want him to have nothing down there?

nice dubtrips btw

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>>5977889
At this point in my life I've gotten over things such as the "elephant feet," beady eyes, and jagged dorsal plates that bothered me from his original reveal, but giving him that Raptor testicle just feels like they're trying way too hard.

For what purpose do I need to know that Godzilla has a dick? It's so dumb.

>>5977895
It's okay we are gonna get more Japanese Godzilla

>>5977888

But Godzilla should have a powerful scrotum for all his fans.

>>5977802
>and still hate it

Then there's no hope for you. Sorry you're such a whiner.

>>5978019
What are you talking about? I bought most of the other NECA releases ('14, '85, '54) but just didn't like this one.

>>5974800

What if the other monsters sprout off of Goji and evolve in different ways so that his enemies are reflections of himself?

>>5977895
>but giving him that Raptor testicle just feels like they're trying way too hard.
>For what purpose do I need to know that Godzilla has a dick? It's so dumb.

With the level of intelligence in these threads, I can't even tell if you're bullshitting or not.

>>5978055
I'm being 100% sincere, do you have a point to make?

>>5978060

Oh boy.

Okay, so, that's not a dick, that's not a scrotum. That's a pubic bone. Godzilla and raptors have a cloaca if anything.

>>5978062
Why bring attention to Godzilla's pubic area though? What does that add?

>>5974800
You aren't the voice of Toho so I am sure they will make another. They left it open enough for a sequel.

If they don't It's all cool though because we all know now that they will be making new Godzilla movies in Japan.

>>5978063
What are you? Actually autistic? No one even thought about it until you drew attention to it. And even then no one cares about it as much as you do.

To answer your question, i guess. Legendary Godzilla's appearance had to have some believability and so it was based off actual anatomy. Since the movie was trying to be "realistic" and all. Even though it was corny as fuck and this is coming from a guy that likes Showa Era Godzilla.

Zilla has a visible cloaca.

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>>5978101
Thanks for the screencap, this will be the next OP image

>>5978063
>What does that add
Sexy

>>5978063
Maybe you should quit looking at it, anon. Since you're the only one so bothered by it.

Now I'm bothered by it, but also hot.

>>5978063
First rule of creature design is believable anatomy.
When you see a creature like Godzilla, the concept artist has created his bones, his muscles, his organs. We only see the final product.
No one would ever consider that bringing attention other than you.

>>5978435
Godzilla is a fictional creature and they did 50 years just fine without it.

In any case, Shin doesn't have it, so I guess it hasn't caught on.

>>5977888
Typical feminist. Anything with male genitalia offends you.

>>5978438
Eastern creature design is indeed more fantasy and magic based, as a result of their deep spiritual traditions. But if you want to be a creature designer in the west you have to learn animal anatomy and biology.

Does Shin Godzilla's poop evolve too?

>>5978442
This attitude is basically why dragons are being phased out of visual fiction, and brought about The Hobbit Wyvern-shitstorm.

It's really disheartening, even a monster fanboy such Del Toro shitalked dragons and said they don't work, which makes me feel so bad for traditional dragon fans, and in the case of situations like Smaug it's bullshit and doesn't work adversely.

In any case I don't care, my original point was how it's trying too hard anyway. Gills that are impossible to see on screen? Makes sense. Sauropod feet? Fair enough, I believe it goes against the iconic imagery of a reptilian foot stomping on streets/village in favor of a squared chunk of flesh, but I've accepted such a design quirk. Pubic bone though? Literally no purpose than for the sake of it, you could take away the pubic bone and lose nothing, but keep it and you're left with a sign that says the design team had remind you Godzilla is packing some cloaca for the children he'll never and the mating he'll never do. Pass.

>>5978466
Fuck off, with shows like GOTs Dragons are the craze more then ever.

Dude you think a pubic bone is trying "too hard". The only one trying too hard is you and your fetish for it. Go cry about to yourself. No one else cares that you cant get over Legendary Godzilla.

>>5978466
As an artist I much prefer concept with thought behind them. And I don't think dragons are going out. They are added to anyhing.

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>>5973380
TK strikes again

>>5978508
I'm alright with Godzilla '14's design, my original post is that I've accepted a lot of his features as a "design quirk" (and I was never on board with complaining about his weight like other people) but somebody posted a custom paint job where said features are more prominent, and I pointed out my opinion which sort of spiraled into something crazy.

Design is a valid thing to talk about in these threads since we always go on about accurate sculpts and such, if anything people like you are making ir more of a big deal than it really is, screaming fetish crap, when all I said was that it looks really dumb.

>>5978515
>As an artist I much prefer concept with thought behind them.

So what, are you saying the past 27 films didn't have thought put into their designs?

I bet you still hate on MusukoGoji even though it's genius for capturing an aged, worn out facial feature for his parental role with Minya, while having a droopy dad-bod.

>>5978541
Certainly not as much thought as any modern take. They would make some sketches and concepts, sure, but the ruling factor was "will it work as wonky costume?" and the limitations of the casting a sculpt on large pieces of rubber.
I'm sure you love those things because of the rustic charm and nostalgia, but realistically speaking they only look like that because that's the best they could do, not what they would do if they had no limitations.
If something looks goofy I won't be as invested, that's just me.

>>5978548
Fans like you suck, might as well say "these movies have always been cheesy and bad, but we like them : )"

People love to say stupid shit like "Tsurubaya would fill his movies with CGI if he could" but the man was an artist and always on the hunt for creative ways to convey a scenario, such as the horse scene from Frankenstein Conquers the World...Not that you've seen it.

>>5977888
But that's something dinosaurus have. It's part of their body and FYI it's not their balls

>>5978560
Godzilla isn't a real dinosaur.

Can we stop arguing about balls

>>5978556
Well, first of all I'm not a huge kaiju fan, I'm very selective of any I like.
You think being a fan means you need to like everything pumped out that isn't modern, it's the typical fanboy mindset. I'm a sculptor and when I see a bad sculpt I need to say "that is a bad sculpt", not just swallow it down because it's part of my subculture scene.
I'm not defending CGI, cause like I've said I'm a sculptor so I respect practical effects. What I'm saying is that if they had the technology to make better sculpts and molds, they would.
Nice ending to that post, btw. "Not that you've seen it, only us very select few knows about giant monsters obscure films". You're being elitist of something that wasn't taken seriously for most of it's theatrical life by the very producers. You wanna know why they look like shit (and they do)? Cause they didn't give a shit. Even good artists can only do so much when the studio just want to pump out stupid fan service.

>>5978556
He called liking older films in the series "rustic charm and nostalgia," do you honestly believe he's seen anything else besides G14 and Shin Goji? (even the latter is a stretch)

Probably one of those weird /co/zilla rejects.

>>5978571
Should've also listed the 98, that would've totally demoralized me even more so.

>>5978563

I wish Godzilla would fart on me.

>>5978569
>Well, first of all I'm not a huge kaiju fan, I'm very selective of any I like.

Figures, can't say I'm surprised.

So why are you even posting in fucking Kaiju General then? You know most of the merchandise discussed and posted will spread through over 60 years of film, correct? Of which older film merchandise will dwarf that of G'14 and the small pool of Shin content that currently exist, yeah?

Go troll somewhere else with your tone deaf statements, you're speaking from (even admittedly) ignorance but still feel the need to speak on history and creators you know nothing about. Literally did not read any of that "fanboy" manifesto, nobody cares about your hurt feelings.

t-b-h with the opinions and level intelligence I see presented in this thread, I'm not surprised that there's a poster who openly dislikes kaiju films.

>>5978580
Because I want to? Because I like most goji?
Are you seriously talking about my hurt feelings? That's pretty hilarious, you're the one aggravated here, young man.
I may not know about the cultural insides, but I know how studios worked in the 70's and 80's and I know what drove Godzilla in the goofy direction. Those were executive decisions, not artistic. You wouldn't defend the same were they made in Hollywood instead.

>>5978569
Robin Williams said his favorite movie is War of the Gargantuas, so i'm inclined to trust him more than random internet sculptor man.

>>5978603
That's funny that you need someone else's input to decide something.
Favorite is not the same as best.
Some of my favorite movies are corny and campy shit, I can criticize them without hurting my ego. I can separate myself from a piece of media I enjoy.

>>5978594
We got a real historian here, he figured out that Godzilla received tone changes near the late '60s because of Ultraman's growing success. Jun Fukuda also said no Godzilla movie should have been made after the original, and then he went on to make the wonderfully acted and scored Son of Godzilla, while also using Godzilla as an ironic symbol for fighting guerrilla nuclear warfare in Ebirah HOTD, and Ishiro Honda was forced to broaden KK vs Godzilla thematically for a younger audience, and ended up creating commercialism satire that criticized the very suits he was working for. You're not special for being aware of the fact that suits control the film industry since...Always, so who gives a fuck? Should no Godzilla films have been made after 1954 if that's the case? (Reminder, 1955 was rushed by the studio)

Godzilla VS. Hedorah is the turning point for Godzilla's nonchalant heroism, and it's also among the genres most socially thoughtful entries, part of the reason is the symbolism of the film which was part of a social discourse in Japan at the time of release: "Do we go nuclear or not?"

thecinemasochist.wordpress.com/2011/11/03/atom-good-smoke-bad-reassessing-godzilla-vs-the-smog-monster-in-the-wake-of-fukushima/

>Japan was facing a bright future as it sat on the verge of an industrial upsurge that would make it the world’s second largest economy. But it needed power- electrical power- to make that national dream a reality. And it needed it fast. The traditional means of generating electricity in Japan, coal, would prove to be a major concern: Smog, acid rain, greenhouse gases- all were effects the Japanese people could see- and deplored.

Cheap energy + clean, but needed massive commitment = Japan ironically needed their worst fear, Godzilla.

It's a film whose appreciation differs according to culture. In Japan, film books usually rate it at 3.5/5 stars, and Banno gave enough shit to be banished by Toho for his direction.

>>5978638
I get it, I said "it was just me" when backing my preference. I will always defend artistic freedom and I'll always prefer concepts with little executive interference. THAT'S JUST ME. You shouldn't be triggered by it.
You kind of made my own case with this post, if you are pointing how little freedom they are actually given.

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I just wanted to say that I picked up the Chogokin 1974 Mechagodzilla (both versions) and I definitely recommend it to any fans of the original MechaG. Fantastic toy!

>>5978594
Also off-beat films such as The X from Outer Space are embraced by the Criterion Collection, a series of film restorations meant for arthouse and contemporary films, this in particular being an entrancement of '60s era SciFi pop culture. Once mocked, the film is now given recognition for it.

https://www.criterion.com/films/27689-the-x-from-outer-space

Criterion consider Guilala just as worthy as Godzilla. :^)

>>5978647
>You kind of made my own case with this post, if you are pointing how little freedom they are actually given.

Your shitty point was that just because suits had a hand in the series (as if this is somehow a unique scenario) the artist and creators "didn't give a shit," which history proved you wrong. People like Banno were blacklisted from Toho because they went ahead and did what they wanted anyway, or creatively worked around it (like Honda turning King Kong vs. Godzilla into a shot at Japan's post war commercialisms, with constant satirical commercials pulling the viewer from it's national narrative)

>>5978661
Oi, oi, oi, boyo. I said executives didn't give a shit. Creators will always do their best, they are in the field because of passion. Making suit, dummies and effects is a dying art and it was never fully appreciated in any point in history, if anyone does it is because they love it.

>>5978520
who the fuck is this broke ass bitch? I saved pennies and nickels to watch it last week. That includes the milk duds, pizza slice & medium coke

>>5978661
Banno went on record saying he was never black listed or given hate from anyone at Toho when the film came out. He said that Tanaka only said he didn't like how godzilla was portrayed in the film. Toho even asked him for ideas for the next godzilla movie only to have them rejected due to being expensive

>>5978664
So what's your point then? Executives wanted a change due to shifting markets Japan.

KK vs Godzilla is the most profitable and attended Godzilla film in Japan (adjusted for inflation) even over the original and Shin Godzilla, and that was the shift in design of Godzilla being less demonic and based around terror.

Son of Godzilla has one of the finest non-Ifukube scores in the series, with wonderfully acted characters and the most unique ending out of any traditional Godzilla film.

Hedorah is an arguably experimental masterpiece, giving both the film goer audience and children alike a digestible piece regarding Japan's financial prosperity (the post-nuclear world of greed from '60 films such as Mothra vs Godzilla) and growing pollution problem, a film of which is received very well in it's country of origin because of it's visual think piece.

All Monsters Attack was a compilation made for the Japanese children's film festival, and is the only film in the series to focus on Godzilla as a meta concept, teaching kids and parents alike that an overdose of fiction isn't a good substitution for parenting and socializing.

Sometimes a character is changed and sometimes appeal of the plot is broadened for a larger audience, but who cares when the film's are nevertheless creative and brilliant? Having Kong in Ebirah wouldn't change anything, it's still a brilliant take on foreigner exploitation and "kaiju" terrorism, and GMK would be a fan favorite regardless if Varan and Angilas replaced Mothra and Ghidorah, these hands hold very little weight in the grand scheme of things.

>>5978705
My point is I don't like them. That's literally it.
You say that even MusukoGoji is genius, well I disagree, I think it looks like garbage. And the only reason it exists is to appeal to family friendly. I don't like pandering.

>>5978708
That's a pretty retarded opinion to have then, cause literally every Godzilla film after the original has pandering in some shape or form. I wouldn't be surprised if the original was a victim of it, either.

Stay ignorant I guess.

>>5978698
I'm not sure what wikia you're getting this information from, but books such as David Kalat Critical History of Toho which are written by actual historians have stated that Tomoyuki Tanaka used his power to "banish" Banno from working on furthur Kaiju Eiga films, ergo directing Toho films, he managed an assistant role in Prophecies of Nostradamus and nothing else of significance.

Fukuda would have likely directed Hedorah 2 had his draft ever came to fruition anyway.

>>5978723
Right, cause the design is fucking terrible by any artistic standards, it's an ignorant and retarded opinion.
I don't blame you for having shit taste, cause your eye probably doesn't bleed from bad art, so you're the one who have an opinion based on ignorance, artistic ignorance. It's ugly, poorly sculpted, poorly injection molded, cast in shitty materials and painted by a child. You cannot see that because you are ignorant to the production process, thus you like it. Good for you.

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>>5978733
You sure know a lot about the production of a film which you've never even seen.

That statement was directed towards your idealism of anti-pandering and how it can't be good for it's inviting design, or "family friendly," not the belief of whether or not it looks good. (It's common for people to dislike it and completely miss the point of why it's so great, as a vicious design would not have worked for the ending)

Shin Godzilla's first form, a goofy, no armed, anime-eye-having design was affectionately named and took over Japan by storm, with people even cosplaying as him, so I guess you can't like this visceral take on Neo-Japan Nationalisms and bureaucracy either, because the first 20 minutes has pandering. : (

Contain your autism, go sculpt a Wyvern or whatever is popular with you kids nowadays.

>>5978648
What's up with the right MechaG? Is it gold or is that just the "shine?"

>>5978755
You don't seem to get it, gojitard. It is a poor piece by any standards. It doesn't matter the intentions of the movie, the thing is badly made. Can you understand that concept? It is objectively shitty.
I don't need to know ANYTHING at all about the production of the movie itself, as long as I'm familiar with the process of making movie suits and props I can tell by looking at it that it is shit.
You nostalgia goggled fags are spergs as fuck. I'm being as simple as I can: the suit is shit. And you cannot comprehend it because you are buried in apologism and pre built arguments to justify a bad design.

>>5978763
It's the shine of the chrome paint

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>>5976268
I like vinyls.

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>>5978766
nigga called me a gojitard

>>5976268
Report it then, faggot and see what that does

Aside from the shitty face paint on the monsterarts g14 how is he?

so... anyone will talk about figs?

>>5978817

His tail falls apart super easily.

>>5978520
is this nigga serious? how fuckin sad can you get.

>>5974975
>Shins atomic breath is stronger by the looks of it.

Ridiculously stronger.

>>5978817
Just get the spitfire. Not perfect either but is an improvement

>>5976265
G14's atomic breath was weak as Fuck. It looked like an aerosol. It didn't even harm the Motos much.
ShinG would destroy that fat fuck. And it wouldn't be their final form. No contest. Americuckzilla is pretty garbage.

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Complete Kaiju newbie here. Is there a good 80s-90s Godzilla that is 8-9" tall? I saw the one on the left but a.) don't know its size and b.) don't know what it's called.

>>5979384
that's not 80's or 90's. That's Godzilla 2000

>>5979442
Ah, okay. I suppose I would expand the parameters to 80s-00s, then. 8-9" is the primary target I'm trying to hit. I've been searching on google for an hour now and everything is either a gashapan, a 6" Neca one, a modern one designed to look cheap and weird, or a 12"+ one.

>>5978723
>David Kalat
Him and most of the other oldschool western bigwigs kinda lost a lot of credibility lately considering they cannot even seem to read an obvious message in Shin Godzilla.

>>5979607
Thinking that the new movie was boring doesn't somehow illegitimate facts of the past.

>>5979122

I hate Godzilla fans like this, absolute losers.

Any place to grab the NECA 85 and 54 for MSRP or am I shit out of luck?

Are there any decent looking buildings that scale with the NECA or Monsterarts figures other than the Monsterarts effects/building sets?

>>5979742
Claiming it's prowar and rightwing kind of implies they seem to not grasp Japanese language and culture as much as they claim.

>>5980339
Yeah I'm sure they just made up all those interviews/events because you disagree with their film analysis.

>>5976096
Where did you get this magazine??

>>5980501
your mothers gojina m8

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We got in the gmk Godzilla at my local Toys R Us. All of them really bad paint jobs on the lower jaw. It seems that they used a pink plastic for the lower jaw and painted the outside of it to match the skin tone, but didn't use enough paint and the pink shows through.

Unless you are handy with paint, I would skip this release or wait until they do an updated batch. I found one that wasn't as bad as pic related, but I'm still going to have to do some light touch up work. Pic is the worst of the bunch.

Other than that issue, it's a pretty great sculpt.

>>5980806
wow, that looks awful. Thats weird cus the reviews Ive seen online dont have that

>>5980806
gingivitiszilla

>>5980806
"Just bit king Ghidorah special color edition"

There's something about the NECA GMK that looks so unnatural but I can't put my finger on it.

It's perpetually in this weird leaning posture that looks stiff and awkward, either that or everybody on the internet sucks at posing. When compared to the SHMA GMK, the chest sculpt looks a little pushed downwards.

>>5980806
Man they sure do love exaggerating the gums. So much so that they even wanted the show more of the bottom gums

>>5979475
X Plus has a 25cm "Large Monster Series" which is ironically smaller than their regular 30cm series. They've got a few from the 80's and 90's too

>>5980806
My GMK Godzila didn't have that at all, weird.

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>>5980806
Now that i see it it has some pink peeking through

>>5981278
Jesus christ Neca, why didn't you just paint the gums black? That looks so bad...

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>>5973393
>>5980806
>>5981288

>>5981338
left looks like a gorilla or that creature from creepshow, right is accurate face wise

>>5981338
Damn...Neca is so off on that one. Did they even look at references? The only down side for SH is the overbite but that is better then looking like a Baboon...I don't think I like Neca's anymore now that the cheap deal goggles are gone.

>>5981523
I too am really curious what (or how) NECA uses for their references. I've searched the suit and nowhere can I find a photo with GMK having such pronounced gums, it's really puzzling, and till this day I have no clue how that first sculpt for '85 even happened.

I appreciate some of their releases like the 2014, '54 and Classic NES repaint (even though it should have been '54) but their Godzilla line kind of sucks.

>>5980806

That looks pretty awesome, actually.

>>5976268
look at this dude on his high horse about fucking toys. relax.

>>5981657
We're on /toy/, if you don't pick a side, you don't mean anything. Don't you know?

>>5981338
That face is a real shame. the rest of the figure looks perfect otherwise. how does Neca keep messing up? '94/'95 Godzilla had the same broad, rectangular snout, but at least his eyes were facing forward

>>5981664
Any GA-anons going to the Mall of GA IMAX today for Shin Goji? Curious how many are on here.

>>5981338

Damn I think I actually like the body better on the NECA, but the face is pretty meh.

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>>5973380
This is a strange request, but can anyone who owns SHMA GMK Godzilla post a picture of him at full height compared to SHMA.

I'm thumping if getting him, but I'm not to sure I'm a fan of having a godziller bigger than Mechagodzilla when theyre from the same line

>>5981884
*COMPARED TO SHMA KIRYU

Fuck

I don't really see the appeal in the body either. Like a lot of NECA's Godzillas the texture on the chest just looks like a grid pattern casually etched into it. That was good enough with Trendmaster's Godzilla toys decades ago but kind of disappointing considering what NECA's sculptors are capable of.

>>5981888
It doesn't look like that at all.

>>5973380
Mechagodzilla 2 is one of the few cases where is want a poster art version fig

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>>5981901

>>5981903
See that could be cool.

>went to TRU after work to see if they had NECA GMK
>They don't have Godzillas anymore

well this sucks

>>5981935
Just buy it online, eh? It's on tru.com with free shipping. That's what I did.

>>5975714
He only went up against modern technology and STILL showed physical signs of damage.
There are Godzilla incarnations that go up against crazy future weapons like Mazers, and even attacks from much bigger Kaiju and show no visible injury. Shin Godzilla is far from the most defensive Godzilla, it may very well be the opposite.

>>5981896
not him but it did on the 94 and burning godzillas, just a straight up grid

>>5981990
I'm sorry your American education makes you think this.

>>5981884
>>5981887
Help a brother out?

>>5980348
Entirely possible!

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>>5981884

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>>5981884
another one

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>>5981884
You're welcome.

>>5982211
>>5982215
>>5982218
Thank you based anon

He doesn't look too much bigger, might pick him up

>>5980806
Can confirm this.

My tru had about 20 of these guys and about half of those had pink paint issues in their bottom jaws. The others where all completely fine

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>>5982337
>forgot pic

This is the one I picked up

>>5982344
That looks soooooo fucking good. I wish my TRU order would get here faster.

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>>5982344
Fixed?

Ever so slightly

>>5982383
Not fixed at all. He's snarling, you're just ruining the sculpt now.

I got a Namegon X-plus figure. Suck my dick anti-statue fag.

>>5982391
That's photoshop, dog.

>>5982507
No shit Sherlock.

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stop fucking falling for the bait holy shit i thought /m/ was bad

>>5982555

Godzilla fans are a stupid and gullible lot.

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>>5981925
it is cool. Too bad that the original concept of that movie was downgraded as well

>>5981997
What country are you from where you didn't learn what a grid is?

>tfw GMK Goji stuck in customs since September
>tfw Animu Island shipped it half a month late
>tfw I might never get my fav Goji's monsterarts

H-hold me /toy/, being a fucking taco sucks for this kind of hobby...

>>5979384
>>5979442
That's actually Kiryu-Goji, from 2001-2, not Godzilla 2000. And by happenstance, the figure there is the standard Bandai release, which actually was specifically 8-9" tall. Bandai Godzilla vinyls used to exist almost exclusively in that scale, for a while existed alongside 6" figures, then disappeared after Final Wars.

Is NECA GMK glossy like most of the other figures or is he more matte like NECA 54?

Also for anyone who has NECA and shma GMK, what are your thoughts on them in terms of price, appearance, quality, etc?

>>5984076
Not really.

Neca is better for the price, unless you can get a deal (clearance or other) on the MA. I wouldn't spend $80 again, considering the loose joints on the arms and all. The NECA just has more personality, and is a nice hefty figure.

The MA is a little more accurate, but for the cost it sure as hell better be.

Honestly, you're good buying either. It depends on tour budget most of all. I like the color on the NECA more, but the MA has more range of movement (loose joints be damned). Etc etc.

I'm happy with both.

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Any news on Nerv's Mecha Godzilla?

>>5984185
Neat it looks like 1998 zilla

>>5984099
Can the loose joints be solved by either the freezer method or applying polish to the ball and socket?

>>5984185
>yoji mech godzilla

Holy fuck, that's awesome.

>>5978648
my personal favorite mechag figure!

>>5981945
He's sold out on Tru.com :'(

>>5982555
>>5982578
What bait?

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No one mention human sized Godzilla yet? Well rule 2 I guess, not remotely a toy anymore, but for laughs just thought I bring it up.

>>5984627
Id buy one of these just to see all the goofy things that could be done with placement

>godzilla at the table
>in the kitchen
>at the door

>>5984627
He's a big guy

>>5984627
damnnn $45K, that's a 4 series right there.

>>5984627
I'm actually getting one. Putting him in the center of my indoor garden.

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>>5984627
>>5984698
>I haven't even accumulated $45k collectively in my entire life

>>5984698
>>5984627
at that price I'd much rather make my own. It'd be a fun project if I had the time, but even then I don't have anywhere to put it

>>5984698
>>5984745
i think the original godzilla suit was made for less than that.

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>>5984627
a 75 inch toy & only 10 are being made? Whelp, time to play the lottery

>>5984745
Currently building, it's pretty fun, albiet very frustrating at times

>>5984816
do you have any pictures? I'd love to see how it's coming out

I'm considering buying rebirth godzilla shma, which would be my first monsterarts. Would anyone be able to help me in my decision by posting a size comparison between monsterarts and another figure line. I have all digimon figuarts, some spider-man marevel legends, d arts x and zero, and if you have any of those id be quite appreciative for a comparison pic. Thanks alot.

>>5985402
What is that? The kum koko kuck?

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>>5985411
Yeah

>>5985417
God, the dorsal plates look so fucking bad on this. Everything about this toy looks so cheap, or "basic," even the light-up feature is underwhelming.

This thing isn't worth fucking $200 or whatever they're asking.

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>>5985424
Basic I get but there's no way this looks cheap

>>5985432
Look at the picture you just before this one, the back of the neck in particular.

In videos you can barely notice the light-up effect too. They just dropped the ball with this one, should have at least been $50 cheaper.

Can we go one day without a stupid company war

>>5985417
>>5985432

Why is Bandai dropping the ball so hard on these overly expensive releases, lately?

>>5974788
ShinGoji's whole shtick is that it's constantly re-configuring its body to suit its needs. It didn't need arms when it was underwater, and when it hit land, it didn't really need them there either - the only real opposition it was dealing with was humanity, which it dealt with in other ways (the beam spam). Hell, it was implied in the end of the movie that it would've split itself into a colony of smaller organisms if it hadn't been frozen. I imagine that if it ever needed to fight something its own size, it would alter its body accordingly and grow some decent arms, but there's no need for body parts you won't be using.

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Looking a bit better, but not very good

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>>5986472
Repaint rebirth number 4 confirmed?

Poster ver. Mechagodziller 2 never

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>>5986479
>that Mechagodzilla
Wait wait wait, are they making that Monsterarts?

>>5986491
You can look at this one of 2 ways:

SHMA is so hell bent on staying Heisei they go into the concept art files OR they FINALLY are making a brand new sculpt

>>5986472
wtf is this? Because that's not the SHMA....

>>5986472
>>5986539

Monster King Series G16 repaint

>>5986479
What's that MechaGoji supposed to be from?

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>>5986562

>>5986562
here, look at this. Just the concept trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIrVVDhFPeg

>>5977864
what paints did you use?

>>5986568
>>5986569
This version looks so much better. I wish they stuck with this design.

>>5981338
Why does Bandai keep doing tiny wrists and hands?

>>5986472
>>5986547
Looks like a straight up remold with that different tail.

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>>5986623
the concept of that trailer was to have super mechs fight Godzilla separately, before going all Voltron & unite together to transform into Mechagodzilla

>>5986659
Bottom right looks silly.

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i need this so badly

>>5986676
Need a full grown version.

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>>5986472
This line? Because the sculpt looks quite different.

Bandai's reissuing all the Shin Goji toys in December, so if you missed out on the original Shin release or Forms (like I did) then you have another shot.

>>5986750
Repaint with lottery sales.

>>5986817
What like Ichiban Kuji?

Also that is definitely not just a repaint. The tail is different, head is different, arms are different, looks like a new mold.

So...What the heck happened with Kaiju Gaiden anyway?

>>5986472
looks good to me. I want it.

>>5986888
Yes I'm referring to the vinyl releases.

>>5986498
God damn, if they're doing concept monsters the Bagan-lovers might finally get what they want. I really don't know how to feel knowing we could BAGAN of all things before more Showa monsters.

>>5986855
The director took the money and ran after filming

>>5978723
>I'm not sure what wikia you're getting this information from
It came directly from Bano in a scifi-Japan interview

>>5986668
T H I C V

>>5986498
I'm looking at it both ways at once.

How's the neca 1954 godzilla? He considered good for the line?

>>5987191
He's arguably the best next to G'14.

>>5986963
So further proof that Kalat and the other hacks basically liked to just make shit up.

>>5987200
Just asking as I impulsed purchased him for £25. I have never owned a neca G before. Was just wondering if he was considered a good figure in the line

>>5987201
Nothing in the SciFi Japan interview contradicts what Kalat said other than that Banno was explicitly banished by Tanaka, which Banno states he was "surprised to hear."

He went into further detail explaining why Tanaka disliked the film (beyond Godzilla's character, he hated the "atmosphere" of the film too) and jokingly assumed that Tanaka suspected he would make more weird films. The African story also existed but it was Mr Tanaka that provided said info of Banno's rough drafts.

It's almost a 20 year book so I'm not surprised that said events were further clarified, and if we're nitpicking, the original poster also made up Toho "asking him for ideas" when all that was stated is that he presented an unnamed Godzilla film and was rejected due to costs. He also put words in Banno's mouth that were never said about black listing or "hate" by Toho (that I doubt he would ever personally nor publicly reveal) which was never specified in the interview, unless that's what he was meant by Banno's surprised reaction.

>>5987262
That's all the American Godzilla fandom is.

"I heard" being passed off as facts over the decades.

>>5987288
Blame Tanaka then if you don't like that unnamed Godzilla film in Africa and Hedorah sequel weren't that same thing, he provided the information to Kalat.

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Ultra Seven designer Noriyoshi Ikeya has passed away at 76.

http://bbs.hupu.com/17613431.html

RAISE YOUR DINO-TANKS.

>>5987320
Kaiju for me are like a religion, and Dinosaur Tank is THE SHIT!

>>5987208
They definitely did a good job with him. I still wish NECA would but more depth into their sculpt detail, like between the scales and bumps and stuff, but overall it's one of their best Godzillas theyve done.

>>5987320

The Toyko in the mall had that thing and I never did buy it. I bought a ton of other crazy Ultra-Man and Gamara vinyls though. That shop was fucking awesome.

>>5986479

> ANOTHER rebirth repaint

FUCKING STOP THIS SHIT

>>5987682
You know you don't have to buy it, right?

>>5987695
>no guys, it's cool, keep killing the line with repaints, nobody has to buy them!

>>5987695

You know this line is going to shit right?

> prices rising like fucking PAKs

> repaints of figs that are still availible

>>5987700
You think repaints are killing the line when they are the chemo keeping it alive.

>>5987757

So...wait...the line is cancer?

>>5987810
Chemo doesn't keep cancer alive you dumb shit

>>5984185

>JehutyEvaZilla

I want it SO hard.

>>5987899

But the line is cancer and chemo is the only thing destroying what...the fans of the line? Repaints are pushing more people away.

>>5988783
the line is like a person and chemo is what's keeping it alive even though the line will eventually die if new figures don't come along. the repaints at sustaining it temporarily

>>5986472
looks fine to me. why are you kaiju fags so picky?

But here's a question.

When will we get an actually GOOD Kong figure?
NECA's not touching the Skull Island license for some reason even though theyve been successful with Legendary's other 2 giant monster franchises.

I have the SHMA Kong and it fucking sucks. I regret selling my NECA Deadspace Isaac to get it. It's nowhere near as pose-able as the promo shots make it seem and it falls apart easily. Maybe Bandai will do another SHMA Kong for skull island? Or are they going to wait till he fights Godzilla.

I would love a 1933 Kong though.

>>5990026
>NECA's not touching the Skull Island license for some reason even though theyve been successful with Legendary's other 2 giant monster franchises.
They probably don't give a shit about King Kong.

>>5990277
Someone in another thread said there was a licensing thing
I think theyre still just sour about planet of the apes and think apes won't sell, even though I feel like their Luca figure was the hardest one to find out of that whole line.

Very well done figure too, besides the loose hips

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It's perfect.

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>>5990475
http://hobby.dengeki.com/event/281410/

>>5990475
Eh, i'll stick with the vinyl, it got the colors down way better. That's an oddly bright hue of orange for what was basically pitch red.

>>5990486
Most merch so far has been way too red IMO, that form seemed a lot fleshier in the actual movie.

>>5990499
Regardless I think that's way too bright.

The first form looks a little "flat" too, but I can't put my finger on it. It could just be the lighting though I'm not sure, it feels like a yellow saturation is needed to really get that look down. As of now it just looks like normal skin.

>>5990475
>>5990480
No leg articulation?

>>5990026
fucking figures, here I was thinking ok, here we go, a movie where NECA HAS HAS HAS to make at least one dinosaur, and now nope. jfc

>>5990663
cuts at knee and ankle on both so i guess there is some

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>>5990528
>>5990499
>>5990486

>>5990480
I need him NOW

>>5990981
That almost looks brown by comparison.

The MA might be a little light, but more accurate than the pure red vinyl.

>>5991108
The MA is too light and the color is still off, the vinyl may emphasize red but captures the shade of the character way better.

>>5990480
such a handsome boy.

>>5990480
He's a little guy

>>5990282
You are a gigantic fucking moron if you really think that. Seriously, kill yourself. Now. That is the weakest fucking logic I've ever seen. Die.

>>5991730
Someone get this hot head out of here
jesus dude, really though, you need to calm down.

And it's not like it's that far fetched, especially when people have asked them about other lines in the past and their response was basically "We dont think something like that would do well if POTA didn't sell well"

>>5991806
It's batshit insane, how can you even be so idiotic? The logic leap you made deserves a clubbing upside your head.

>>5990282
>>5991806

Uhhhh, yeah, what? That's some loopy mental gymnastics guy.

>>5992355
It's like Bay-verse Megatron fucked Grimlock & this was their bastard child

>>5975714
What a joke. Shinzilla is so fucking weak. Bunker bombs made him spew out chunks of flesh and blood whilst 14 took Americas most powerful nuke and just scratched his balls.
>but shin blew some buildings up
Yeah okay, I guess that somehow means he can take on a literal tank. Not only would its lasers not hurt him, he would run out of juice in 7 seconds and sleep for a week, and 14, with its superior strength would just tear into him and fuck him up.

Also, we still don't know how strong 14s atomic breath is. And no, the one in the movie was disrupted by the emps and yes that was actually part of the plot and not a tacked on point in response to the weak attack

>>5975788
>>5975780
why does everyone call him kamata kun?

>>5992497
The part of Japan he first showed up in. Same with Shinagawa-kun.

>>5992355
Nice!!!!

>>5992355

All right, at least that's something -new- and kind of interesting. I'm sure it'll be a webshop exclusive and cost $500 though.

>>5992658
Let's not get crazy, even Biollante didn't cost that much brand-new.

It's such an odd release choice though, meanwhile we get Bio-Goji in two different too-large sizes instead of standard.

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>>5990480
>>5991057
>>5991326
>>5991372

>>5992670

Is the kummykoko too big?

>>5992474
Go to bed Gareth. Your mediocre movie is already irrelevant.

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>>5992355
For those who aren't aware, this is 1993's Super Mechagodzilla as it appeared on the theatrical movie poster. For whatever reason whoever did the art for the poster deviated a LOT from the established suit design.

>>5992872
>>5992872
>>5992872
new thread

>>5992857
That's the design he was given yah ding-dong, the original concept was Mechagodzilla being a Voltron-esque mech made of a bunch of GDSF vehicles/weapons.

>>5976290
Ripped and awesome collection, pure win