Kaiu Toy Spotlight: Bandai Gorosaurus (1993)

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Kaiu Toy Spotlight: Bandai Gorosaurus (1993)

Postby Legion » Sun Mar 30, 2008 8:51 pm

Bandai’s Gorosaurus figure was a 1993 release, made right around the time the company was cranking out an entire slew of Showa era figures while Godzilla’s popularity was at it’s peak in Japan. Godzilla vs Mothra was a box office blockbuster and merchandise output was at an all-time high. Joining the Gorosaurus in release were figures like Hedora and Jet Jaguar, as well as several kaiju which had never been produced in vinyl before, such as Kamakaras, King Seasar and the Toho Kong.

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And it’s safe to say that this figure was one of the nicest made around that time, some agreeing that it was one of the best Bandai figures from the period. The sculpt is almost dead on with incredible detail on the surface texturing. The folds in the monster suit are faithfully portrayed and the head sculpt is really more accurate than any Gorosaurus figure made since. It’s proportionally in scale with the rest of the body and captures all of Gorosaurus’ screen personality incredibly well. If I have any complaint with the toy’s design at all it would be with the way the arms are made to move at the shoulder, which doesn’t look right on a Tyrannosaur-like creature such as Gorosaurus. It’s a very small gripe though, and is easily overlooked.

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The paint job is equally impressive. The deep forest green vinyl is given a spray of a terrific metallic green color down the back and tail, with a nice contrasting beige spray up the belly. It’s actually one of the more subtle paint jobs of this era without any awkward gold or silvers or any other strange colors. If anything, this figure looks closest to it’s screen counterpart in color than most other 8â€
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Postby Gooberzilla » Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:08 pm

Thank you for doing this! It really gives the forum a needed boost!! Will we see Megalon perhaps? =)
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Postby MekaGojira3k » Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:25 pm

Cool spotlight. I really wish I had this figure. I've had several opportunities but for some reason I never pick it up. Strange, considering it's one of my favorite kaiju and bandai figures.
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Postby Klownzilla » Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:12 pm

I remember picking this up at the House of Monsters some years back. I was surprised when I actually got it since I had always seen it as one of the rare figures that I'd never get my claws on.

I think I put it on layaway, but then the very next day, I went back and made the complete purchase. It just had that quality that screamed, "Take me home, NOW." This one stands perfectly next to the Bandai Baragon on my shelf.
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Postby Dagarah72 » Sat Apr 05, 2008 5:38 pm

Bandai Gorosaurus is my favorite Gorosaurus figure of all. It will always be one of my favorite Bandai figures!


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Postby walshbeme » Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:42 am

Got it and never regreted it. I think I have most of this original line of Bandai's (can someone do a complete list?) and this one is one of the best, the worst being Gigan because of reduced dorsals.
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Postby ebirahsmeg1 » Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:15 am

This is one of my favorite figures. I don't care what anyone says, this figure is far better than the later, supposebly "more accurate and detailed" Bandai Musuem figure. It captures the spirit of Gorosaurus perfectly. I had high hopes for the Marmit Monster Heaven Gorosaurus, but I was highly disappointed. As a result, this Bandai classic has yet to have been topped.

And kudos to Legion for starting a new, interesting thread topic in profiling a particular figure...nice alternative to fun figure polls (which unfortunately got bogged down in endless fighting or people just automatically voting for only Bandai figures no matter what). I look forward to more of these types of threads!
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Postby Legion » Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:11 pm

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