At this point, there aren't really any brand new figures in the SH MonsterArts line, only repaints of older figures. Starting with the Spit Fire Godzilla 2014 and now a new take on the 1964 Godzilla. But this works out for me as I did not have a job at the time and wasn't able to add these figures to my collection. And now I can.
In the case of this figure, it depicts the first appearance of Godzilla in the 1964 movie: Mothra Vs. Godzilla, in which Godzilla is washed ashore during a typhoon and buried beneath the ground, only to awaken and lay waste to Nagoya.
In terms of detail this figure has it in spades. It sports the traditional charcoal grey skin color while adding shades of light brown/tan for the dirt all over his body from head to tail and it really makes the figure stand out among other Godzilla figures. The effect also gives the dorsal fins a much more skeletal color shade to them.
But it doesn't skimp out on the other features this suit design is known for, particularly the death stare as well as the infamous eyebrows.
And the articulation is pretty good. The head, neck and arms have a great range of movement. The legs also greatly move in and out with an added hip joint. There is also an extra bend at the feet for more pose possibilities.
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| The tail alone includes 14 joints of movement. |
The torso is where the articulation starts to get iffy, not terrible but just a little bothersome.
Godzilla can bend forward at the waist but that leaves a large, very noticeable gap between 2 of the dorsal fins.
I think that maybe if they had added more of the dirt coloration beneath the figure it would've matched up better, but as it is now, it looks weird. As does those 2 fins that overlap with one another. I feel as though the top fin should have been moved up a bit and that would have help the gab by a smidge.
The first release of Godzilla 1964 came with no accessories, but for this release Tamashii Nations added an Atomic Breath piece and a display stand with base. This was a great addition that captures the appearance of the Showa breath and looks great with any other Godzilla figure.
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| As you can see Godzilla 1964 stands a little shorter than normal SH MonsterArts figures. |
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| He's even small compared to his opponents. |
Despite being a repaint of a previous figure with a hiccup, this is still a great release for the SH MonsterArts line. If ya missed out on the first Godzilla 1964 figure, I say you should definitely pick up this fantastic figure.
But for now, I sit here and await the re-release of another previous SH MonsterArts figure that has me very excited.
Till next time I have been your host Gryphon and I hope you have enjoyed your time here in my lair. So long!
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