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[The Great MM]

I hijacked this thread? If you look back, all my original post said was that these figures look like ass. You're the one who immediately responded calling me an iconoclast. If you're going to use those types of words, expect someone like myself to call you out as well. It's only fair.

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

Nah, not this thread. The Monsterarts thread a while back where you pretty much tore into the line (which is just fine) and anyone else who happens to like it or buy it. Kinda like what you've been doing here. Tearing into people who buy expensive toys like you're all the better for not buying expensive toys, where the only person making an issue out of it here is you.

Me an iconoclast? Yeah... I guess I kind of am. I think Eiji Tsuburaya is a moral hypocrite and Akira Ifukube's scores can be really lazy, and "The Godzilla Theme" as it's called is a lazy reworking of the Battle In Outer Space march with that of the 60s Godzilla Terror Theme. Oh and I think Jun Fukuda is a more fun Godzilla director than Honda.

[The Great MM]

[Hybrid Gojira]

:reads thread:

Yeah, no point in going any further.

[klen7]

I know I can't change your mind MM, but rather than breaking out my thesaurus and dictionary to join in this conversation let me share my experience as a collector and maybe that will give you some insight into why I now seek out stylized figures over more realistically rendered figures.

I'm a 30(+ ughh) year old collector, I have a wife, a child, a mortgage, a retirement plan and I have spent thousands on toys that capture my imagination and let me relive the nostalgia of my youth.

When I started collecting, much like you, I only wanted realistic sculpts and paints but as I continued to collect, my collection got repetitive both in sculpts and colors. I did find myself attracted to a few figures in the Marmit Monster Heaven line and about 4 years ago I added GMK Godzilla (http://i.imgur.com/rTFDRqgl.jpg) to my collection. It was unlike any other figure i owned and i proudly displayed it right next to my brand new 25cm X-Plus GMK figure. To me it was, and is, a piece of art.

So i continued my Monster Heaven buying with Orga (because, OMG that sculpt and paint are way ahead of the Bandai) and the spectacular G2k sculpt among others and the occasional Parababy. But then i continued my GMK binge by picking up an M1 Baragon and damn. it was over. The paint job was so phenomenal I was hooked. Megaguirus, G2k, Biollante, the rest of the GMK bunch... i just couldn't say no to M1. (and people like TripMasterMunky only encourage this behavior by posting pictures of their M1s )

I still bought realistic sculpts, but at this point in my collecting i would get a 25cm X-Plus Gigan and then most of my other realistic Gigans would make their way to storage, while the Parababy Gigan, M1 Gigan, and MH Gigan all remained displayed. Sure i had some small scale stuff (X-Plus Chess Piece, Iwakura) on display but they are just pretty ways to fill in the gaps left by all these tails (::side note:: remind me to ask about "tail management" at the G-Fest collectors forum). To me i could only have one "best" figure in terms of sculpt and paint, but with the stylized figures i could have more. They were artistic renderings, so i have an M1 an X-Plus a MH all prominently displayed and despite all being the same suit they all look so varied an unique that the collection looks better with them breaking up the flat paint of the X-Plus and Bandais.

The thing about art though, is that the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For instance, Legion (who i have a TON of respect for as a collector) sees the Gigabrain Ghidorah as completely capturing Showa Ghidorah better than any other figure. To me, while I found a lot of nice things about the sculpt i thought it was missing the characteristic that in my mind defined Showa Ghidorah, so i (in the admitted minority/alone) thinks the stylized CCP release of Ghidorah captures the snake like necks better. In the end i just said that the Gigabrain was not for me and so i sold it. Similarly Mekagoji3k prefers Marmit VP figures over Marmit Monster Heaven figures and even though i feel the exact opposite, I am always looking forward to hear what he thinks about a particular figure (even when he's wrong... SHMA G64, i'm looking at you )

When it comes to 3 figures that sparked this conversation, I won't be picking up any of them, but i might pick up the G54 with the train in a different paint (im thinking black and silver in high gloss.. Maybe a KaijuZoo exclusive ) if it were available.. and i would be sure to post the others here because there are people that the aesthetic appeals to in the same way i love the Toygraph Meganulon (despite him inaccurately standing on two legs..and missing two legs...)

So i'm not offended that you think what i do is a waste, I just think that in 4 years if you're still collecting you'll be picking up stylized figures as well.

[DannyBeane]

At this point if someone says something inflammatory that someone disagrees with, its probably best to ignore it and move on. Some people have disposable income and like spending it on toys, others like collecting sports memorabilia and other people waste their money upgrading their cars into racecars despite the fact that they don't do any racing. So if someone finds value in it that's all that matters to them. If someone thinks that person is wasting their money, who cares thats their opinion.

[The Great MM]

[DannyBeane]

MM its no different than someone paying $100 for a stamp or rare coin for their collection. Its a hobby. You look at a figure and see an overpriced Mcdonald's toy. Someone else looks at it and sees a cool looking art piece/collectable worth its value. I don't see the point in dragging this on.

[The Great MM]

[jellydonut25]

Alright guys.


ENOUGH.

Back on topic or there will be repercussions. You can discuss the toys, you can discuss the designs, you can discuss the articulation, sculpt, paint, etc etc...

DON'T:
Attack people for how they want to spend their money.
Bait each other.


Everyone's had their say, let's move on.

[Shin_Edda_Robo!!!!!]

http://news.tokunation.com/2014/07/09/b ... illa-19141

Oh hey looky here at the SDCC exclusive stuff I found on Tokunation. Lotsa cool stuff for a person like me. Godzilla comes in a pretty neat case

[at543]

Godzilla's repaint looks pretty neat. The case it comes in must be big.

[kaiju no mura]

BANDAI USA

Bandai Creation FW Godzilla Diorama Set (SDCC Exclusive). Limited edition 500. Price $60. Release July 2014.








BULLMARK

Giant Godzilla. Pen Select Exclusive. Price 15,000 yen (16,200 tax). Release October 2014.


Giant Baragon. Pen Select Exclusive. Price 15,000 yen (16,200 tax). Release October 2014.


Giant King Ghidorah. Pen Select Exclusive. Price 15,000 yen (16,200 tax). Release October 2014.




MARMIT

Burning Godzilla. G-Fest Exclusive. Limited Edition 30. Price $150. Release July 2014.








DAIMOS

Godzilla 60th Anniversary Resin Kit. Price 16,000 yen (tax included). Release July 2014.

[Legion]

I miss new vinyl sculpts...

[The Great MM]

[Legion]

Not one brand new figure of a classic-series character. From any company. Sad.

[MekaGojira3k]

Ugh. I miss the days when we were getting new Monster Heaven figures thrown at us. Now that I have a job and actually have a ton of money to spend they're gone.

[kaiju no mura]

MARUSAN

1962 Godzilla. BigBadToyStore Exclusive. Medicom Godzilla Vinyl Wars Series. Price $74.99. Release 4th Quarter.


1962 Godzilla. Pen Select Exclusive. Price 10,000 yen (10,800 tax). Release October 2014.


1962 Godzilla. Pen Select Exclusive. Price 20,000 yen (20,160 tax) . Release October 2014.


Marusan Gangu Matsuri (translation: Marusan Toy Festival) event held at Hasegawa Gallery in Tokyo June 28 & 29, 2014. 60th Anniversary of Godzilla. Releasing 60 different color Marusan Goji and other figures. Pictures originally posted by Mike Johnson of Club Tokyo. You can also see individual pictures of each Godzilla color variant on Eiji Kaminaga (president of Marusan) blog.

[MekaGojira3k]

I like #36 quite a lot.

[klen7]

I like the 62 in gold.
How big are the Giant Bullmarks?

WHERE DO I FIND THE DESUGOJI @ G-Fest?!? It would be my first stop.

[MekaGojira3k]

[Legion]

[kaiju no mura]

The Marmit Desugoji will be at Chibi Goji Toys table. The Bullmark Giant size are approximately 12.5 inches in height.

Original Bullmark Giant Baragon and King Ghidorah size comparison with some of Bandai standard 8 inch sizes and other companies.

[Eleking]

Ulala Cube U-Laq Godzilla & Anguirus kit

http://www.ulalacube.co.jp/detail.php?id=56







U-Laq Ultraman, baltan, Zetton, Gomora, Eleking, Metron kits

http://www.ulalacube.co.jp/category.php?id=20

[klen7]