SH MONSTERARTS GODZILLA 1995 (ULTIMATE BURNING VER.) - Figure Review

Just when you thought the SHMA repaint/re-release train had come to a halt, it decided to pick back up again with a "new" Burning Godzilla figure, followed by a newly painted Destoroyah and a Super Mechagodzilla figure. But for now let's look at the Burning Godzilla.

The first SHMA Burning Godzilla figure was released back in December 2012 and has since been used for a variety of different re-paints, like the 'Birth Version' which was the 2nd SHMA figure I would come to own. And then there are questionable ones like the "Evangelion Godzilla" which looks really weird to me.

As for this one, it's a slightly mixed bag.
I love the majority of the paint job on this figure, the body is painted a glossy black complimented with the iconic fiery orange patches made of translucent plastic which looks amazing!
Even the small details aren't skimped out on, the Eyes, Mouth, Teeth, Claws and Toenails all look on point. In fact, looking at this figure head on makes it look really cool!
Which is a relief for me seeing as how I've seen some unboxing videos where the eyes on this figure where misaligned.

It's when you turn it around that things start to get a little iffy with me.
In the film 'Godzilla vs. Destoroyah' the large back Dorsal Fins have the orange glow while the rest of the spikes retain the grayish-white look. But on this figure, I guess to make it the 'Ultimate Burning Version' Tamashii Nations decided to make every spike on Godzilla's back from his head to this tail orange. I don't really like how it looks to be honest, I much prefer the white spikes on the neck, the small outer row on the back and tail. Having them all orange makes this feel more like an unofficial bootleg figure by a third party company.
But still, it could have been worse...a lot worse...*cough* diamondselect*cough*

The paint wasn't the only thing different about this release, we also have a few accessories to go with it.

The main accessories are 4 steam pieces that can be attached to the figure as shown. Getting them on can be a bit tricky and 2 of them have latches that need to be attached to the inside of Godzilla's limbs.
And in my opinion, I find them to be just OK. I'm not sure if they look too big and awkward when attached to Godzilla, or maybe they should have been more clearer, I don't know, I'm just not that impressed with them. I would have been more impressed if it came with a Spiral Heat Ray piece instead of another pair of interchangeable hands.

Articulation on this Godzilla is pretty standard. Nothing we haven't seen in the previous releases. The head can look up and down, mouth opens and closes. Arms move forward and backward a bit while bending and twisting at the elbows. Hands can twist around. The waist can bend forward and with the multi-segmented waist we don't have an annoying fin gap! Legs move forward and backward, knees bend and the feet can turn and pivot.
The tail is a bit stiff but can move around as you would expect.

But while my figure has perfectly aligned eyes, the shortcomings on mine come with a stiff left leg, a right leg that likes to fall apart and a tail that likes to snap off at the butt.
-_-

I figured it be fitting to compare this repaint with another repaint.

I don't have the original SHMA figure, but I can compare him with some other 6 inch Burning Godzilla's.

And a Destoroyah for good measure.

I'm sorry to say that despite a mostly good paint job, this release is a bit disappointing to me. I myself would recommend going for the original SHMA Burning Godzilla, assuming someone on eBay isn't overcharging for it. But if you think the stuff that bothers me won't bother you, then I would still approach this release with caution.

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