Before I talk about today's scores, I might as well post some pictures of the CCP Fujimiya Godzilla.
One great thing about CCP's figures is that they all look good from the back:
I never quite understood Marmit's short-lived mid-sized line. A few Godzilla's were released in 2004, including a '54 and a '62, but the series never took off. Probably because the designs were a major step back from even the Para Babies of the time. But they did release one figure in this line that - as of now - they haven't released in any other. That being the 1984 Godzilla. It's uniqueness is pretty much the only reason I got this toy, plus it kind of has this neat Popy feel about it.
I definitely wanted to get more Gamera Para Babies after getting the Guiron recently, so I was definitely quite happy to come across a Toy Festival Para Baby set featuring Jiger and a wounded Gamera. I'm not really feeling the colors on the Jiger but I do like the sculpt. It's no X-Plus but it's still nice. The Gamera is also pretty cool. I would actually like to find standard versions of both of these figures, as well as other Para Baby (and Monster Heaven) Gamera figures.
My best discovery of the weekend literally made my jaw hit the floor. Mainly because I didn't even know it was out. It was a Super Festival exclusive Marmit Burning Godzilla. While the mail order version is going to be orange and teal, this version is completely orange. As such it makes it a lot easier to compare this toy with the Bandai Meltdown Godzilla. While the Bandai figure has slightly better proportions, the Marmit figure just mops the floor with it in every other possible way. Photos don't really do it justice. The clear yellow and orange vinyl has glitter imbedded inside of it and is simply so much more eye catching than the Bandai toy. And the sculpt is amazing, especially the head, which is dead on accurate to the 1995 Godzilla suit. Additionally this figure marks one of the only times Marmit has paid special attention to the eyes of a Godzilla toy, and the results are fantastic. Definitely one of Marmit's very best, at least in my opinion. (Forgive the appearance of the Bandai figure in the following photos, it's been sitting on a shelf untouched for quite a while and I didn't feel like dusting it off.)
It would have been nice if this was the standard release, since I didn't like the teal much. Don't make me buy more Marmits!
