NECA GODZILLA 1954 - Figure Review

Seriously, what happened?

When it comes to afforadable/not too expensive and good looking Godzilla figures to add to my collection my go-to option was Bandai Creations. But now they have begun to slow down a bit and keep resorting to re-releasing the same figures over and over again (Seriously, how many times do I have to see King Caesar and 'First Godzilla' on TRU shelves?).
And then, with the advent of the 2014 film, NECA came in and filled the void. Featuring more detailed and even articulated figures. And 7 figures later a lot of them have been discontinued and the future of this line is not known at this point. And I hope it does continue after this very impressive piece right here! 

I am serious, this is not only one of the best figures I've seen from NECA, but one of the best GODZILLA figures thus far! The amount of detail and accuracy on this figure is something to marvel at. From his head, arms, body, legs, tail and dorsal fins, it looks as though the original King of the Monsters has leapt off the original 1954 film.

My favorite part of this figure by far is the head. I love the sculpt of it and how they captured the detail in the eyes, teeth and even the ears. I'm still gushing over it right now.

Also the dorsal fins look great. The shapes are accurate and the paint looks good despite a few small hiccups.

As far as articulation, this figure has a very standard range of articulation when it comes to the neck, arms and legs. His head can't look up very far, but does look down very far. 

He can bend at the waist, so you can have him stand up straight, but that will cause 2 of the dorsal fins to overlap with each other.

 Like this.

And he can bend pretty far forward but when he does it leaves a very large gap between the 2 fins.

The Tail continues the trend of having the different articulated joints and a piece made of rubber with a bendy wire inside making a few articulation possibilities possible. 

Standing at around 6 1/2 Inches, the 1954 Godzilla stands well against the other NECA figures in the line. Even if not entirely size accurate (Especially against the 2014 figure).

And it looks good next to SH MonsterArts figures.

And here it is compared to the Bandai Creations 'First Godzilla' and I think it's pretty obvious which one is better.

So there ya have what I think is an awesome figure and one of the best representations of the original 1954 Godzilla. A MUST BUY! Head to your local Toy's R Us or find it online.

Till next time, I've been your host Gryphon and I hope you've enjoyed your time here in my lair.
So long...