I'm always amazed when I come across figures that I don't expect to see. With all the re-releases Bandai Creations has been doing with their Godzilla figures, I've kinda just stopped paying attention to them. I did hear about their 6" 2014 Godzilla and I did pick it up. But along with that, all I saw from them in stores were more First Godzilla's (Or as I affectionetly call it: "Guhrd-zirra") and 2001 King Ghidorah's. Nothing new and then this beast comes out!
While not always known for their abundance of articulation, Bandai Creations can make some dynamically posed figures.
As with the case of this figure, you have Godzilla in a roaring position very similar to his first appearance in the 2014 film.
But that's not to say this figure has no articulation. You have full 360 rotation at the neck, the arms can move left and right, and the legs can go forward and backward.
As for the tail? More on that later...
The original 6" figure had some great detail to its sculpt and with this larger figure comes a bit more, especially with the eyes and teeth. The dorsal fins also have a bit more detail to them. The skin color looks great too with the charcoal grey skin color and the light grey color from the bottom of the neck down to the belly, waist and tail which is a bit more pronounced compared to other 2014 G figures.
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| 6" Bandai Creations Godzilla 2014 Tail |
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| 10" Bandai Creations Godzilla 2014 Tail |
The tail looks good as well but I find it to be weird looking. The tail is not as skinny at the end as it is in the film. Actually it looks more similar to a typical Toho Godzilla tail. It's not a huge flaw that'll make me lose sleep, I just find it weird.
One thing this figures tail has over the 6" tail is articulation. With the 6" tail, there appeared to be rotation at 2 spots, however the joints had to have been glued down thus making it impossible without ruining the figure. In the case of the 10" tail, we have rotation in 3 separate spots.
Something I wanna bring up is that when you look at the back of the package the figure comes in, it shows the figure in a forward pose which makes Godzilla look more like a Dinosaur would. The problem is with the tail, if you try to pose it like that, the weight of the tail will send it falling backwards. The only reason I was able to get mine to stay up in the pic above was because I had the tail propped against my canvas. If you want to have your 10" Godzilla posed like this, I'd suggest leaning the tail against something like I did. You could also use a stand commonly used for Bandai Tamashii Nations figures to hold it up by the tail.
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| 6" and 10" side by side |
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| Next to Bandai Creations 12" Final Wars Godzilla |
I'm actually kinda surprised how small this figure is compared to a previous large scale BC figure.
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| And the large NECA 2014 Godzilla |
I like this figure a lot and if your a fan of the Bandai Creations Godzilla line and you've been wanting something new for a while, this is a good figure to pick up (As well as the 6" one if you can find it). Hopefully they can get some other good new releases soon. But if not...well, there's always the figures they spoke of for 2018. -sigh-
Till next time, I have been your host Gryphon
and I hope you've enjoyed your time here in my lair.
So long...
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