As a Kaiju figure collector, nothing gives me more joy then pairing different figures together and imagining all sorts of wild scenarios, whether it be the Godzilla vs. Gamera crossover we'll never get or having Kong go toe to toe with a Jaeger.
But there's one Kaiju in particular that many monster movie fans harbor a strong nostalgia for that has sadly gone underutilized in terms of collectables, Gorgo. Well now thanks to Titanic Creations, a company specializing in their own original monster figures and comics, we now have the very first officially licensed and fully articulated figure of everyone's favorite giant monster from across the pond.
The creation of this figure came about via a crowd funded campaign from Titanic Creations. Basically, if the figure received 350 pre-orders, production of the figure was guaranteed. That goal was met the very next day!
The sculpt of this figure was done by an artist named Dopepope (https://linktr.ee/DopePope) and I gotta hand it to him, he did a great job at capturing Gorgo's unique design!
This figure can act as both the Mama and Baby Gorgo since the same suit was used in the movie for both.
This head sculpt looks great. If I had to make a small nitpick, it'd be that the teeth look a little bit funky on the left side of mine, but then again, I only really notice it if I'm looking at them up close. Other than that, the rest of the head is great.
The rest of the detail on Gorgo's body is sculpted very nicely. I don't know if it was intentional, but the wrinkles on the torso give me man in suit vibes and it makes me feel giddy. Of course, the detailing on the scales and the plates on the back are magnified by the wonderful paint job. The coloring also looks like it has some gloss to it, appropriate given that Gorgo is a sea creature.
The claws have some nice shading as well. Speaking of which, careful handling the hands, the claws will poke your fingers something fierce.
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Gorgo comes with a good deal of articulation.
Gorgo's head can fully rotate, move up/down and tilt side to side. The mouth can open super wide.
Neck lean back, turn left/right and tilt side to side.
The arms can fully rotate and move in/out at the shoulder. Arms bend and rotate at the shoulder. Hands can bend and rotate at the wrist.
Gorgo's waist can lightly lean forward, though forcing may cause you to pop her joint loose. Putting it back in place is easily done though.
Other than that, the waist can freely rotate and tilt side to side.
Legs can fully rotate, move in/out at the waist and bend and rotate at the knee. The feet are where you may have to fiddle with the position of the ball joints to get the desired movement. Her feet get full rotation, a bend and the toes are on a hinge for up and down movement.
The pegs on the feet will occasionally pop out during movement, but can easily put back to not ruin the immersion.
Finally, Gorgo's tail features a fantastic range of movement and can hold it's pose nicely.
Along with putting the figure into production, more pre-orders for this figure meant more accessories would be included with this figure. Every single one of them were met and Titanic Creations delivered in spades!
The one accessory that was guaranteed with the creation of the figure was a Baby Gorgo. While not as detailed as the mother, this is one good looking mini figure and having them together just feels right.
We have a Bell Sub so you can recreate the capture of Baby Gorgo. There's even a small hole at the top of it you could attach a string through if ya wanted to.
Next you can unleash the fury of the jets with 3 included jet fighters that come with bendy wires that can plug into a small stand. Positioning them may take some getting used to, but once you get the hang of it, the sky's the limit in terms of posing them. (pun absolutely intended)
One of the best accessories in this set is a miniature Big Ben, this thing looks great. Yes, you can pull the top part off.
The last accessory included is an extra head with glow in the dark eyes. Hold it up against a light for a few minutes and the glow effect looks very nice.
Also in my opinion, the teeth on this head look a lot nicer than the standard head. I think I'm gonna use this head for general display.
I have to comment on this nice open box display featuring wraparound artwork by Matt Frank and like most of his stuff, it looks spectacular.
The fine folks at Titanic Creations have given us a fine Kaiju figure. I'd been following the production of this figure since it's announcement and it's met all my expectations. Big thanks to them for giving some love to this fan favorite movie monster and giving me many opportunities to have Gorgo stand with other monster figures and letting my imagination run wild.
I would gladly say go and get one of these figures for yourself, but you cant right now, unless Titanic Creations decides to do another production run. Only time will tell...
Till next time, I have been your host Gryphon
and thank you for joining me here in my lair.
So long...
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