Official Bandai (Japan) Thread 2.0

[GFAN198423]

Thanks for the pics, using the same comparison, it's clear that for those holding hope for a NECA Ghidorah and getting something else cost effective over SHMA in the mean time, the Bandai MMS goes better with NECA figures than the JAKKS 6" Ghidorah.





MMS at least looks like it would pose a threat to Godzilla, even if it's more scaled like Showa Ghidorah to Showa Godzilla, still better than JAKKS that looks like no threat at all.

[godzilla1541]

Any chance you could snap a pic of the Ghidorah vinyl next to the NECA 2014 Godzilla? Trying to see how they stack up.

Sure, here you go...













Very impressed with Ghidorah. I think he's the star of the four.

If Ghodorah was actually standing instead of being Hunched over I think it could scale really well. However due do bandai’s ghidorah being of an early Design he has a weird hunched over position.

[MegaEvilSaurus666]

Thanks for the pics, using the same comparison, it's clear that for those holding hope for a NECA Ghidorah and getting something else cost effective over SHMA in the mean time, the Bandai MMS goes better with NECA figures than the JAKKS 6" Ghidorah.





MMS at least looks like it would pose a threat to Godzilla, even if it's more scaled like Showa Ghidorah to Showa Godzilla, still better than JAKKS that looks like no threat at all.

That extra claw on the wing still bothers me.

I'll get this and the S.H. MonsterArts version. They're pretty much the best 2019 Ghidorah figures available at this time. Same goes for the Godzilla figures, although the NECA one isn't bad at all.

Rodan and Mothra look like utter garbage. I've seen people excuse them by stating that they are vinyls, but these don't look anywhere near the level of quality that the Movie Monster Series had years ago. That's a poor excuse. I'm still waiting to see how the S.H. MonsterArts Rodan and Mothra releases will be priced before making a decision.

[_JNavs_]

So how long is EMS normally? About a week?

[UltramanGoji]

So how long is EMS normally? About a week?

Usually, yeah.

[_JNavs_]

So how long is EMS normally? About a week?

Usually, yeah.

Okay sweet, I bought the Goji'19 on AmiAmi yesterday, but they processed it today. So hopefully it shows up later this week while I'm on break.

Added in 1 day 10 minutes 24 seconds:
Stopped by my comic shop today and to my surprise they had the whole set of Bandai KOTM figures, Mothra and Rodan looked about as weak as I expected, Godzilla and Ghidorah looked great. Since I'm waiting for Godzilla from AmiAmi to arrive, I went ahead and bought Ghidorah. He's a great figure, well sculpted and the paint on the teeth looks great.

[Ultra_Henshin_Fan]

Yeah Ghidorah is much better than i was expecting. Congrats on getting him

[_JNavs_]

Yeah Ghidorah is much better than i was expecting. Congrats on getting him

Thanks! Yeah, he's definitely a really solid figure

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

Here's a fan repaint that really shows off the level of detail on the Ghidorah vinyl.

https://twitter.com/sarutajira/status/1 ... 84065?s=19

[Ultra_Henshin_Fan]

Fantastic!

[_JNavs_]

So i was surprised to see that my Bandai Godzilla 2019 showed up today since i'm all the way in NY. I had just checked the tracker yesterday and it said it left Tokyo. It's a phenomenal figure, i'll take some pics/comparisons in a few.

[cloverfan98]

I'm hoping to have some extra spending cash this week and if I get it I'm spending it on all four of the Bandai KOTM figures. NECA's figures all look way better but with Rodan and Mothra coming out wayyyyyyy after the movie's release I want to have a complete set of figures along side the movie's release.

[_JNavs_]

I'm hoping to have some extra spending cash this week and if I get it I'm spending it on all four of the Bandai KOTM figures. NECA's figures all look way better but with Rodan and Mothra coming out wayyyyyyy after the movie's release I want to have a complete set of figures along side the movie's release.

I will say, even though it's a bit early, I think the Bandai Godzilla is giving the NECA KOTM figure a run for it's money, it has a much better proportioned body than what we've seen from NECA imo, and the matte black paint plus metallic blue with black tipped spines looks gorgeous. Plus he actually has teeth! Lol

There's also something about the molding of the arms that looks really good in comparison to other MV Goji figures.

Ghidorahs great all around but Godzilla almost towers over him.

Mothra and Rodan in person are definitely the weakest, they look as bad as they do online.

[Rody]

I'm not sure where best to post this, so I'll try a couple of spots:

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOGDS-334358



We have an SSSS.GRIDMAN vinyl kaiju coming in at last! Release is scheduled for August. It's a bit pricey for what it is, at $25-30, but at least with CD Japan, you can cut the price down further with rewards points if you have an account.
I say preorder this, and show there's interest for more!

[_JNavs_]

So I've finally got to snap some pics of the Bandai Japan KOTM Godzilla figure, the details immaculate, the metallic blue and matte black contrast works hand and hand, and the sculpt is great. Plus he's pretty big for a regular Movie Monster Series figure.

One issue if I had to find one would be some slight paint slop on the right side of his teeth but other than that he rivals both NECA and SHMA in terms of a reliably accurate, stocky good figure for a low(er) price.

(Sorry if there's too many pics, I figured I'd compare him to some other lines/other vinyl Monsterverse figures)

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

With the BC G14.

[_JNavs_]

If only they put this much effort into Rodan and Mothra, we'd have a pristine line up.

[Ultra_Henshin_Fan]

If only they put this much effort into Rodan and Mothra, we'd have a pristine line up.

"Preach!"

[KingKaiju]

WOW! That fan repaint is amazing. Just goes to show you how much potential some of these sculpts have. It's just too bad the paint is cheaply done, but it makes sense since these aren't meant to be for high end collectors anyways. Still, I was only planning on getting the MMS and MKS Godzilla, but I might have to grab a Ghidorah now too. Rodan and Mothra still look like bad happy meal toys.

[MechaSkeleturtle666]

That Gridman kaiju sure looks good. A bit pricey, but that paintjob alone blows bandai's recent offerings out of the water. I preordered it before even watching a single episode of the show.