One favorite item in your collection?
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:33 amI just finished completely dismantling my entire display room in preparation for renovating it (or redecorating at least). As I was pulling all my stuff of the shelves, I got to look at (ok, play with) some stuff I hadn't really paid attention to in a while. It got me to thinking, of all this stuff, what is my absolute one favorite thing that I just could never let go? (granted, I'm not really one to part with many things from my collection, largely b/c I only buy the stuff I really want/like).
The honest answer is actually really easy for me. It's my 1/6 Sideshow Darth Vader. But this is a Godzilla forum, so i guess I should pick something from my Kaiju collection...
It's honestly a really tough decision to just pick one favorite as I have a few Godzilla items that are among my favorite collection pieces. I guess the top three contenders would be my Gigabrain 1964 Godzilla, the Marmit 1984 Godzilla, and the Kaiyodo 8inch 1984 model kit.
The Kaiyodo kit was something I'd dreamed of for years (a very screen accurate version of my favorite Godzilla) & finally bought at G-fest in 2005. It was a labor of love that I worked on off & on for several years before finally hunkering down & finishing it (moving 3 times and nearly 900 miles during those years didn't exactly help speed thinkgs along). I'm still proud of my work on it & it remains a prized piece.
The Marmit Monster Heaven 1984 Godzilla was something I desperately hoped to find when I finally took my dream vacation to Japan a few years ago. Sadly, it was not to be. But I did manage to make a contact who could get me the glow version when it was released after I got back to the States. It's still one of my favorite figures.
But, ultimately, I think I have to go with the Gigabrain 1964 Godzilla. It was the first Godzilla item I bought on that trip to Japan. It was quite a journey just to find the store in Akihabara (down a side street, in the basement of the building). But when I finally did, it was the coolest store I've ever been in. A tiny place packed to the point of near overflowing with every type of high-end vinyl (& otherwise) Kaiju toy you could imagine. Once I picked him out, he traveled all over Japan (including being stored in a pay locker in Osaka for two days) with my wife & I for two weeks before making the long flight home. Add to the sentimental story the fact that he is, imo, THE toy to beat all other toys of my favorite showa Godzilla (& it even appears as though Gigabrain went for the G:TTHM look) from my favorite showa film (again.... Ghidrah) along with it being my first glow figure & I just can't think of any other item in my Godzilla collection I like more.
So, what's your favorite?
The honest answer is actually really easy for me. It's my 1/6 Sideshow Darth Vader. But this is a Godzilla forum, so i guess I should pick something from my Kaiju collection...
It's honestly a really tough decision to just pick one favorite as I have a few Godzilla items that are among my favorite collection pieces. I guess the top three contenders would be my Gigabrain 1964 Godzilla, the Marmit 1984 Godzilla, and the Kaiyodo 8inch 1984 model kit.
The Kaiyodo kit was something I'd dreamed of for years (a very screen accurate version of my favorite Godzilla) & finally bought at G-fest in 2005. It was a labor of love that I worked on off & on for several years before finally hunkering down & finishing it (moving 3 times and nearly 900 miles during those years didn't exactly help speed thinkgs along). I'm still proud of my work on it & it remains a prized piece.
The Marmit Monster Heaven 1984 Godzilla was something I desperately hoped to find when I finally took my dream vacation to Japan a few years ago. Sadly, it was not to be. But I did manage to make a contact who could get me the glow version when it was released after I got back to the States. It's still one of my favorite figures.
But, ultimately, I think I have to go with the Gigabrain 1964 Godzilla. It was the first Godzilla item I bought on that trip to Japan. It was quite a journey just to find the store in Akihabara (down a side street, in the basement of the building). But when I finally did, it was the coolest store I've ever been in. A tiny place packed to the point of near overflowing with every type of high-end vinyl (& otherwise) Kaiju toy you could imagine. Once I picked him out, he traveled all over Japan (including being stored in a pay locker in Osaka for two days) with my wife & I for two weeks before making the long flight home. Add to the sentimental story the fact that he is, imo, THE toy to beat all other toys of my favorite showa Godzilla (& it even appears as though Gigabrain went for the G:TTHM look) from my favorite showa film (again.... Ghidrah) along with it being my first glow figure & I just can't think of any other item in my Godzilla collection I like more.
So, what's your favorite?
