1964 Toho New X Plus Godzilla 30cm Reviews
Figure SPECS
「ゴジラ（1964年版）モスラ対ゴジラ」
東宝30cmシリーズ 「ゴジラ（1964版）発光Ver.」 少年リック限定商品
Nihon original RELEASE: 2010
Nippon Re-Issue RELEASE: June 2013
North America Re-Issue: April 2013
Serial: Toho 30cm SERIES
Cloth: SOFT VINYL
FROM: "Mothra vs. Godzilla", 1964
モスラ対ゴジラ
HEIGHT: 12 INCHES / 30.48 CM
WIDTH: 7.25 INCHES / eighteen.41 CM
LENGTH: 16.v INCHES / 41.91 CM
REVIEW AND PHOTOS: JOHN STANOWSKI
The 1964 Godzilla arrange is a fan favorite and the Ten-Plus vinyl figure is as revered. This is a highlight of many a collection.
ORIGINAL Tardily 2010 Nihon RELEASE
The X-Plus Toho 30cm Series Godzilla 1964 was one of the earlier figures to come up out and information technology'south a winner all around. The standard version of the figure has an open oral fissure and a Ric Boy exclusive version came with an alternate lower jaw for a closed mouth.
JUNE 2013 Japan RE-ISSUE
Only a Ric Boy version of this re-issue was offered and it came with a closed mouth and a lite gimmick that allows you to light the back fins. This re-issue was very well received. And so much so that those figures that still remain in the aftermarket, after merely ii or three months, already have insane cost tags on them.
N AMERICAN DIAMOND RE-ISSUE
This effigy volition be a Due north American Diamond Re-issue and is a part of Diamond'southward tertiary wave of releases. The window for pre-orders closed last November, only you all the same may have time to ask your local comic store about it, or find it online. They are expected to ship March 2014.
These re-issues will go FAST. If you haven't pre-ordered one, y'all might be out of luck. If you desire one, you lot should telescopic the spider web immediately when they're released and be prepared to pounce!
SCULPT
It shouldn't take y'all long to conclude that the X-Plus Godzilla 1964 is a fantastic likeness. The sculpt (almost) completely captures the shape of the suit. Fifty-fifty the attitude of Godzilla is captured perfectly. I exercise think, though, that the sculptor may accept taken a freedom in making the legs a little thicker than they should be, and placing them a fiddling closer in the crotch than the actual arrange had them. What do you think?
(Pictured on the left is the original 2010 Japan standard release with open mouth. On the right is the 2013 Japan Re-issue with airtight mouth. They are identical.)
All of Godzilla's 1964 trademarks are present and well done, most notably his long, individually sculpted fingers, his alligator-ish anxiety and fifty-fifty the position of his tail which was constantly jerked up into the air by wire in the movie.
X-Plus got the head right! (Although for some reason I don't think my photos show it.) His flat yet puffy snout is reproduced perfectly equally are his smooth eyebrow… things. The eyes are expressionless on and so are the unique shape and length of his individually sculpted teeth.
One item that bugs me is the over prominence of the throat seam. The lesser jaw is a split piece that'south glued in for all versions except the 2010 Ric Boy. It has a noticeable line arcing over the throat. The path this line follows does indeed mimic a feature on the adapt, but it was no where near this visible.
Those of you lot who larn the 2013 re-issue won't exist able to enjoy the oral fissure total of individual teeth. But check out the fangs on the airtight mouth version!
JOINTS & SEAMS
In that location are glue seals at the ankles, knees, wrists and, as usual, the entire back piece. About of these aren't terribly noticeable with the exception of the very top of the back slice behind the neck. The tail joint is an okay fit, but could be more snug on both figures.
As I mentioned already, the most significant seam on this guy is on the front end of the cervix.
POSE
The pose is awesome. It looks to me similar it was taken from the scene in the picture when Godzilla appraoched the grounded Mothra correct after she exhausted all of her strength and went to lay with her egg. I love the way Godzilla'south head is tilted downward and his optics are tucked up to look forward. Again, the position of the tail is typical for this suit. Some collectors question whether the tail should have been positioned the fashion information technology is. And I've ofttimes encountered confusion almost why its curved similar that. I admit I did the aforementioned thing when I first saw it myself. Just now I'm glad they did it that fashion. Information technology'due south reminiscent of the motion picture and breaks the blueprint of well-nigh other Godzilla tails on the 10-Plus shelf.
PAINT Job
The paint job on the X-Plus Godzilla '64 vinyl effigy is a winner. As usual Goji has a base of operations coat of asphalt black but with lots of highlights. Brownish (tan?) areas are airbrushed onto his breast, knees and snout. A sort of off green runs along the underside of the tail and looks groovy… except where information technology suddenly just stops with no feathering or endeavour at transition where the tail meets the torso. The claws expect astonishing! The eyelids are a dark, irksome regular army green. And, as mentioned earlier, the optics are painted with perfection. The eyes and the teeth are topped off with a glossy coating.
SIZE COMPARISONS
The Ten-Plus Godzilla 1964 vinyl fits right in with near of his Toho 30cm series buddies. Pictured hither: Godzilla 1954, 1955, 1962 and 1964.
FOOTPRINT ON THE SHELF
The Godzilla 1964 vinyl figure is nigh sixteen and a half inches long. The tail goes directly dorsum with very little curving side to side. One feature of this figure which may affect its shelf placement is the downward curve of its tail. The tip of this tail is basically a third leg and it allows the figure to stand. Without it, Godzilla would lean backward. I've found that this tip often falls over the dorsum edge of the shelf, so you'll accept to pull this guy a little closer to the front to forbid this.
RIC BOY
The June 2013 Japan release comes with translucent dorsal fins loaded with vivid blueish LED lights. The calorie-free is brightest near the base of operations of the spines and doesn't quite reach to the tips, just it's impressive nonetheless. The lights are controlled from an external black box which holds the switch and a pair of LR44 batteries (the aforementioned kind you use for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation pointers). The box has a connector that looks similar a phono jack which plugs into the rear of the left leg.
EXTRA
MORE INFORMATION
• Link to Godzilla 1964 Original Japan release on X-Plus website.
• Link to Godzilla 1964 June 2013 Japan Re-Issue on X-Plus website.
• Link to High Resolution photos of 10-Plus Godzilla 1964 at SciFi Japan.
• Rich Eso's 10-Plus Godzilla 1964 Video Review.
• Obelisk Collectibles X-Plus Godzilla 1964 Diamond Reissue Video Review.
• Extensive X-Plus 30cm Series Godzilla 1964 Photo Gallery by Lester Wayne Daniels.
• Diego Doom's Video Review of the Godzilla 1964 Diamond Reissue Vinyl Effigy.
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