Godzilla Collectibles Thread

So after thinking long and hard, I preordered X-Plus 30 cm Godzilla '54. I couldnt decide on which one to get just in case I only stick to one. Its hard to pick one Godzilla with so many great figures. '64 is great, I love the '89 design, '74 will always have a soft place in my heart since it was my first Godzilla movie I ever saw. But I had to go with the original--the beginning of it all. Its just so iconic and I love the film. Plus I think he's still one if the best designs and has the best spikes on any Godzilla, to me at least.

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X-Plus '54 is nice, but even though it's 2" shorter, you can't beat the Banpresto '54 sculpt.

MaulFan said:

X-Plus '54 is nice, but even though it's 2" shorter, you can't beat the Banpresto '54 sculpt.

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You know, I owned a Banpresto at one point in time, and maybe I got a slightly off figure, but I wasn't impressed. I'd take the X-Plus over that any day. (Though there's still something about the X-Plus that doesn't quite 'nail it' for me.) I don't know what it is about the original Godzilla design, but it seems awfully hard for anyone to get right. Anymore, I start to feel like I'm seeing companies make reproductions of other companies' reproductions instead of the movie's designs!

The Banpresto is sculpted by Yuji Sakai, probably the best Godzilla sculptor in the world when it comes to accuracy and capturing his character from a film.

MaulFan said:

X-Plus '54 is nice, but even though it's 2" shorter, you can't beat the Banpresto '54 sculpt.

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Banpresto is great for the price you pay, but overall I just don't think the quality is really on par. '54 (to me) X-Plus 30cm looks straight out of the movie.

transhi100 said:

Yeah, can't wait for Varan and Minilla. They look great. You guys are in for a treat with 64, that's a masterpiece.

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Is the '64 version coming out is it the closed mouth '64 like the ric boy edition?

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Biojex said:

New wave of diamond reissues up for PO. Come to me Hedorah!!

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Thanks for the heads up! Got my orders placed!!!

GodzillaSpawn said:

Is the '64 version coming out is it the closed mouth '64 like the ric boy edition?

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No it's the open mouth version.

transhi100 said:

No it's the open mouth version.

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That's too bad. But thanks for the info. I prefer the look of the closed mouth version.

Viking Spawn said:

Thanks for the heads up! Got my orders placed!!!

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Nooooo! Go with Entertainment Earth! You'll get a lot better packing and shipping service, and your figure / box will arrive looking mint without you having to pay extra.

Joda said:

Nooooo! Go with Entertainment Earth! You'll get a lot better packing and shipping service, and your figure / box will arrive looking mint without you having to pay extra.

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Hmm? I'll have to check them out. Thanks.

Get ready to wait an extra two weeks to get your figures. But the customer service, box condition, and price-matching are worth it.

MaulFan said:

X-Plus '54 is nice, but even though it's 2" shorter, you can't beat the Banpresto '54 sculpt.

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I have the Banpresto and while it is a nice sculpt.... It looks like a toy and lacks the detail of xplus. Yuji Sakai is the man when it comes to G sculpts but even his little Godzilla Dioramas have better detail then the Banpresto Godzilla 54 and G 2000.

JAWS said:

I have the Banpresto and while it is a nice sculpt.... It looks like a toy and lacks the detail of xplus. Yuji Sakai is the man when it comes to G sculpts but even his little Godzilla Dioramas have better detail then the Banpresto Godzilla 54 and G 2000.

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I agree that the detail isn't as crips on the Banpresto, but for me it's a bout capturing the suit, and the X-Plus looks like the '54 Godzilla gone anorexic, they slimmed his body and neck down too much and the proportions just don't look right.





I'm very pick with '54 collectibles, I feel like it's a tough suit to properly capture and really appreciate when it's done right. I have several '54s and other than the 6" Bandai vinyl, the rest are all by Sakai, I just feel like he's one of the few to get it.

MaulFan said:

I agree that the detail isn't as crips on the Banpresto, but for me it's a bout capturing the suit, and the X-Plus looks like the '54 Godzilla gone anorexic, they slimmed his body and neck down too much and the proportions just don't look right.

I'm very pick with '54 collectibles, I feel like it's a tough suit to properly capture and really appreciate when it's done right. I have several '54s and other than the 6" Bandai vinyl, the rest are all by Sakai, I just feel like he's one of the few to get it.

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I think from the profile it looks very accurate. But to me, even if the figure is slightly thinner, I think it makes for a beautiful figure. The face is far more spot-on than the Banpresto which is way more vital to me..




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Does anybody out there have the X-Plus Gotengo(Atragon)/Manda? If so, were you able to display it? I hate that mine is sitting in the box, but I'm afraid to push Manda all the way over the ship to it's required position. Any suggestions?

Does a hair dryer work to soften up the body?

transhi100 said:

Does a hair dryer work to soften up the body?

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The whole diorama is resin, so no, the dryer trick doesn't work.

X-PLUS RODAN 1964



















FULL GALLERY:

https://picasaweb.google.com/VikingSpawn/RODAN1964

I always thought Rodan '56 looked so much better than any Showa Rodan but that is a pretty figure. It captures the power but yeah kind of goofiness of the suit perfectly. X-Plus really has been knocking them out of the park. I'm not going to take this plunge and I might just keep my collection solely to some Godzilla's that I like, but Rodan, Anguirus, King Ceasar and Titanosaurus really make it tempting. Thankfully I'm late to the party for the most part and now they are way out of my price range.