New toy purchases...

[Legion]

Ok here we go. I haven't had any vintage toys on my radar in a good long time, mainly cause everything I do want is either incredibly hard to find or ridiculously expensive. One line I've been very slow to collect has been Bullmark's giant-size line, reason being that I figured I'd never be able to find a decent-looking Baragon. I've had a few chances on a giant Jet Jaguar, but I've always skipped it because I figured I'd never get a Baragon. Well thanks to Jean Carbajal I've finally got one, and I thank him for it.




Giant Godzilla, Ghidora and Baragon. Baragon is definitely my favorite.


Vintage Baragon group.

[Dagarah72]

[KaijuZoo]

[Bio_Goji_89]

[Hesei]

Wow! Grats on the Baragon! Not much of a Vintage collector, but those are just amazing. And I must agree that Baragon would be my fav as well.
Congratulations again!

Well, my big purchase fell through. Was getting a Newgin pachinko machine, but the guy packed like a "OH GODZILLA! WHAT TERRIBLE LANGUAGE!" and the thing came destroyed. So I'm still dealing with the refund on that.

As for latest purchases, I also got a little bit from Jean, though nowhere near as big, lol!
Got the entire boxed.
An 8" GMK Godzilla for my nephew. Sorry, Jean, but I've been trying to get this one for him for a year! lol!

Been trying to get all the X-Plus statues lately. The Ghidorah will probably be the hardest. Gigan is on the way, and he was actually decently priced. Been holing off in the 95, but I may pick him up soon if I can't get a second Mothra.
X-Plus 1964 Godzilla 12" statue
X-Plus Anguirus 12" statue
I think all the boxes will look pretty cool stacked. Glad I've been getting em all. Matter of fact, these ones here were the first that were truly mint without ever being opened!



And the next batch came fresh from Japan and are almost all have PERFECT packaging (the little electronic one is the only exception).
Now, you all know I'm a Trendmasters nut, and here's proof.
A big batch of Japanese GINO.







Only problem is, after that last Trendmaster haul, I don't have much wall space left, so these may be in the box for another month or so. Still, I'm pretty happy with em, especially since I never got all the babies or large figures stateside. Hell, I only got one of those little GINO action figures from a friend.

[gforever]

[Baltan II]

[Hesei]

[Baltan II]

[Hesei]

[Hesei]

Bill Jones just sent me a new build and a reminder that I still owe him money - HOORAY!

So, here's the new Paradise Baragon!





Of course, since my camera tends to do more harm than good, here's his site.
http://www.monsterjones.com/Godzi/BARAGON.html

As usual, just blown away by his work. Always a beautiful job!

Those claws are great, but the horn looks simply amazing! Maybe I can get a better shot later, cause you really should see the effort that went into it! Just brilliant.

[Legion]

[Hesei]

[Destroysall]

[Bio_Goji_89]

[Legion]

This is starting to sound like a broken record. It always helps to come home at the beginning of the work week to new Godzilla toys. That plus having Monday off is definitely going to make this week fly by.

Did you ever buy something just because you thought it would make a great conversation starter? That's pretty much why I bought this new Charactics toy featuring Mechagodzilla piloting a jet fighter. I just couldn't resist since it's so different from anything else in my collection. And ya gotta love box art that describes Mecahgodzilla as a "mechanical lethal weapon". It's a neat little toy, but if I have one gripe it's that it was physically impossible to attach the propellers to the front of the plane. I ended up having to use super glue, despite the instructions stating not to. There was just no other way to do it. I don't know if I'd buy more Charactics stuff, but this is certainly a neat little toy.


Next up is Gigan, Marusan's newest figure. This makes the third Gigan Marusan has done, the others being the flying version and the standard "vintage-style" Gigan from last year. Marusan has really adopted a somewhat more realistic approach to designing their toys. While this new figure is still not as good as the Marmit and Gigabrain figures, it's leagues ahead of last year's Marusan Gigan. I love the glittery blue vinyl color, and the copper tips on the back fins are really cool. I don't like the face though. The beak seems a little too stubby, reminding me a little bit of the Pilot Ace figure. Regardless, I can never have enough Gigans.

I appreciate how Marusan was able to make the back fins look really good without casting them from a mold separate from the body.

As I always do when I get a new Gigan, here it is with the Marmit figure:

And here it is with Marusan's vintage style Gigan:


Despite the popularity of "Monster Zero" you don't see too many toys depicting the monster suits from the movie. This is definitely true of Rodan. Up until this point there has never been any 8" version of the 1960s style Rodan. Pilot Ace rectifies that little problem with a set of figures to go with their previously released King Ghidora. This set features 1965 versions of Godzilla and Rodan, as well as a small articulated figure of the Controller of Planet X.
We might as well start with the Controller. Honestly, there's not much to be said about it. The sculpt is really not all that bad compared to the older Marmit Para Baby figure. Where this figure fails big-time is the way it's colored. Baby blue with a few sprays of black is just weak. Luckily, I'm not bothered by it much, as I just consider it a bonus.

The real draw are the Godzilla and Rodan figures. While I'm not a big fan of the bright gaudy hues Pilot Ace colors their figures, I still think the Godzilla is decent enough. It's definitely the 1965 Godzilla despite the fact that "1971" is stamped on this figure, the Rodan and the header card as the copyright date. I don't really have much to say about this guy, save for the fact that I do like the head sculpt. I still prefer the Gigabrain figure to it, though.

Pictures may not do it justice, but the Rodan is one sweet figure. I was kind of let down by photos that made it look a little too much like the Para Baby figure, but once I got a good look at it I changed my mind completely. This is a beautifully sculpted toy from top to bottom, and the face is just dead-on. This guy jumps to the head of the pack as my favorite Rodan figure, bar none. Photos just don't do it justice.

Here is the Pilot Ace alongside the Para Baby.



I also received the Aoshima Maser tanks today but I haven't even opened them yet. But I will say the boxes make great display items on their own.

[Andrew Nguyen]

[Legion]

Here's the 1966 Maser tank. Very, very cool.

[Andrew Nguyen]

[swfreakjpb]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!! Me want Maser

Is that Baragon a Model? Looks too good to be a normal figure. Looks great.

[kinggoji]

[Legion]

God, I love Gigabrain. These were show exclusives several months back. Glad I finally got them. The '62 Godzilla is definitely my second favorite Gigabrain sculpt, after the Gigan. The blue and purple vinyl colors are fantastic.

[Glow-nut]

Nice pickups Mike -- The '62 is my favorite Gigabrain sculpt, and I think the Purple is my favorite version.

Here are my recent buys:


Marusan Gold Lucky Bag Kameba - This came out a while ago in a set with Gezora and Ganime, but I really only liked this one and just got a good deal on it.


Toygraph Godzilla Maquette - brown vinyl/green paint version (w/ glow spines & eyes) w/ glow diver. This is a really cool figure, and the only representation of the original prototype I've got. The glow eyes are a great effect.


Toygraph Kaiju Racer blue Gezora


Toygraph b&w "theater poster version" Godzilla 1954 w/ jet

[Dagarah72]

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