New toy purchases...

[GiganGoji]

Freaking good day.

So, I'm (out of school, and have nothing to do, so I'm) taking a nap, and my mom comes in with the phone, and it's the hiring manager from Linens 'N Things saying they have an opening! So I have a job! I start on Monday. WOOHOO!!!

So then I go back to sleep, and I'm in the middle of the nap, again, and my mom walks in and says "Toys from Japan?" so of course I wake up, and it's the Konami Zigra figure. I am finally the proud owner of a Zigra figure in swimming form. (so I can stop posting threads asking if anyone has one) Super detailed, and even cast in translucent blue vinyl, with silver highlights, but if you hold it up to the light the whole thing appears to glow. And it comes with TWO pegs to attatch it to the base, in case one breaks. Genius. Love it love it love it.

Freaking good day.

[MekaGojira3k]

I really wish I had had the money to purchase one of those Anguirus kits.
It looked really awesome, but the Kaiju Zoo one is even nicer. :/
Why must I be without cash when the neat things come out

[gforever]

[Glow-nut]

Here's my most recent pickups:


Nice set. I've wanted this set for a while but it hasn't been at the top of my want list so I've passed on it a few times. But I just got a really good deal so the time was right to pick them up.

Popy Oxygen Destroyer bottlecap:
I like this a lot, and it's the only representation of the Oxygen Destroyer I've got. I've got a lot of these bottlecaps incl. some of the short-packed ones, but this one had gotten away from me -- until now. (bwahhahaha)


Lastly, I got this Balbagon from Dream Rocket. They've done a few original kaiju characters (like and ) but IMO Balbagon is the coolest of the bunch.
There's also a of this from Max ToyCo, but IMO there's just too many colors going on and I (uncharacteristically) prefer this non-glow version.

[MekaGojira3k]

[KaijuZoo]

I just got in my mint Marmit Gallery Blue Hedorah from a collector in France. I have been looking for this blue version since it was released in 2003 and can now say that my Marmit Vinyl Paradise Smogorama is complete !!

[Hesei]

Assembled the base today. It had to be taken apart for shipping. A little glue and paint and a bit of patience, and it was done!
GForever will probably be ticked since I took time off from the site to do this, instead. lol! I just haven't had time to do this all week!

@GForever
I swear to GOD that the articles are almost done! I just spent the last two hours on a real annoying little feature for it! Solved with 12 lines! ugh.
Almost there!
Oh! Added BBCode to the comments, too!













Man I love this thing

[Glow-nut]

[Vinylmaddness]

[Glow-nut]

[gforever]

[Hesei]

[KaijuZoo]

[KaijuZoo]

[Legion]

[gojira138]

nothing better than coming home to see a UPS box on the kitchen table knowing...Godzilla is in the box!

So here it is..the Tokyo Super Festival Marmit Meltdown figure!

My First Marmit..and am i glad this is my first marmit..this thing is just beautiful! I love the scuplt. Far more impressive than the Bandai Meltdown/Burning Godzilla. It almost captures Godzilla's stance as he was nearing the end of the movie. Just a beautiful figure. I love the glitter espeically. anyway..here are my pics:

[BrollySupersj]

I was in Atomic Comics today and picked up Final Wars Angilas.

It's awesome, first Godzilla toy in a while.

[Glow-nut]

I just got the Gargamel + Charactics Hedoran Tank:


The Hedoran figure can be displayed in the tank or by itself:

[BrollySupersj]

Question on FW Angilas, he's abit...squsishy, anyway I can fix that?

[Hesei]

[BrollySupersj]

[Hesei]

[BrollySupersj]

[Dragonstorm]

[Legion]

Another Monday, another batch of new figures. Cheif among them are built-up versions of Marmit's Yog monster kits. They're a mixed bag, but the good outweighs the bad.

I'll start with the Gezora kit, which turned out the be the most dissapointing. It doesn't even begin to match the level of detail as the Bandai Museum figure, which in a way is fine because the Museum figure was a little busy in the detailing to begin with. The paint is also fine, probably the best paint job of any of the Gezoras that I own. The problem here is the assembly. The seams - which are fine if one is to build this figure from scratch and cover them up - stand out horribly and no effort whatsoever was expended in trimming the excess vinyl from around the ends of the vinyl. The leg segments are also really loose in their sockets, and everyone wobbles around like a weak Y-MSF figure when I pick it up. The right tenticle is glued on in the wrong position, killing the flow of the paint job. And for some reason the paint on the head of the figure is scratched to high heaven. I thought it was just a problem with my figure, until I looked at a photo of the kit on the CT Marketplace. Turns out it also has the same scratches in the same places. So beats me what the deal is here. Sadly, the tip of the right tenticle on my figure had come loose, so I'm going to have to fix that as soon as I can get ahold of some crazy glue.



Next up is Ganime. This figure looks remarkably similar to the Bandai Museum, albiet with with not as much detail. Once again this is perfectly fine as my gripe with the Museum figures was that they were perhaps a little too detailed, taking away from the simple charm of some of the monster suits. The sculpt is pretty much dead on - better than the Museum figure in my opinion - as is the paint job. The articulated claws are certainly a novelty, and I love the intricate paint job on the eyes. Definitely the best out of the three Yog figures, and definitely the one that comes closest in appearance to an actual vinyl toy, and not a built-up kit.



And last up for the Yog kits is of course Kameba. This figure tries something a little different compared to the Museum or the modern Marusan figure by having Kameba on two feet, but crouching forward in an attack position. I don't know if I'm really feeling the pose, but I have to admit the sculpt and detail are really strong. This kit feels much more like Kameba than the Bandai Museum figure does and I love the paint. The dark grey coloring seems closer to the actual suit as I remember it and I really like how it has a worn appearance, giving the figure a more lifelike quality. Finally, like all the recent Kameba figures, the neck extends outward from the body, although this one doesnt want to pull out very far, and makes the body off-balance when fully extended. It's not as nice as the Ganime but it's still really cool. Too bad the Gezora has so many problems.



Lastly there's the Monster Heaven Gorosaurus. Good lord, how long as it been since this thing was announced? I think it was over nine months ago. It's been out for a few weeks, but still that's a heck of a long time, even for a Marmit toy. So maybe I've gotten too excited about this figure, because I can't help feeling let down. It's Gorosaurus no doubt, and the piant job is fantastic (my favorite shade of blue) But there's just something off about the face. Actually there's a lot of things off about the entire head. The face should be longer, the jaw is off somehow and the I'm not sure I like how the eyes are painted looking straight up. The rest of the body is terrific, so it's a shame I'm not digging the head very much. I'll admit the toy looks better when it's posed bending over. Maybe I'll warm up to it eventually but it's still no Bandai Gorosaurus. I was hoping this would top the Burning Godzilla, but I don't think any Marmit could ever do that at this point...if they even make any more. They havent announced a brand new toy in a really long time.