Official TK X-PLUS Collector's Discussion Group

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

Really iffy on if I want the Sakai Shin. I mean it looks great but I already have all the other Xplus Shins (DeForeal the exception).

[Godzilla21]

Just got my shipping notice on the Sakai Shin. On it's way.

Tyrant_Lizard_King I dont have any other Shin figures so for me it was an easy choice to pick this one up. I like to stick with just one figure per design

[Tyrant_Lizard_King]

Ric Boy close mouth Osaka Landing Godzilla 1989 coming soon with bonus Super X2.

https://twitter.com/shounen_ric_xp/stat ... 46208?s=19

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Ric 30cm Godzilla 67 w/two Minyas(?) infant and toddler

https://mobile.twitter.com/shounen_ric_ ... 2656587776

[Godzilla21]

Got my Sakai Shin in. Amazing figure. Blows the 25cm out of the water

[Darth Kiryu]

Nice! I'm seeing a lot of pictures and the detail is amazing. Still think I'm going to go after a Gigantic though, but it'll still have to wait until I have a lot more space. For now I'm happy with my 25cm.

[Godzillian]

So mad weird question, is there any way to get the bonus items that come with some of the X-plus figures without getting the figure itself? Really like a lot of them and would like to get a few. Sadly I can't get into X-plus atm (will change in the future) so figured I'd take a shot in the dark and see what you guys had to say

[Maritonic]

I think you'd have to hope someone was selling their's. I don't think I've ever seen them sold separately aside from that.

[Godzillian]

figured as much but no harm in asking

[Maritonic]

figured as much but no harm in asking

I wish they would sell them separate because I agree; some of those added Ric accessories are amazing.

[Shoopwoop17]

So mad weird question, is there any way to get the bonus items that come with some of the X-plus figures without getting the figure itself? Really like a lot of them and would like to get a few. Sadly I can't get into X-plus atm (will change in the future) so figured I'd take a shot in the dark and see what you guys had to say

They pop up on eBay time to time. I saw someone selling their Super-X in a slightly misleading auction that made it look like Godzilla '85 was part of the deal too.

[cmdmstudios]

Well, I finally bit the bullet and bought my first X-Plus, and who better than my personal favorite Godzilla suit?



Gotta say, this thing is a true beauty. Yuji Sakai's sculpt is an almost perfect capture of the GhidoGoji Hokkaido suit (the tip of the tail comes too far to a point, but that's just an incredibly minor nitpick). Not sure how many more of this line I'll grab as we all know that X-Plus figures come with a hefty price tag, but I can at least proudly say that I own (imo) one of their best figures.

[ApexOversteer]

Hey guys... just got my first X-Plus figure in a long time, the Gigantic '62 King-Goji!







One question... his hands are really rough and huge.... how do you keep him from breaking your stuff?






I do have a few more X-Plus figures from a ways back, some Harryhausen stuff, the Dragon from 7th Voyage Of Sinbad, the Ymir from 20 Million Miles To Earth, the Cyclops, Talos the bronze statue, Kali the multi-armed, sword-wielding, hindu god statue, I've got a 6 inch or so Gamera from X-Plus and some of my most prized Godzilla collectibles, stuff I held in storage for years hidden from the wife so she wouldn't sell them, 8 polystone resin statues, Mothra '64, Shodai-Goji, Gyakushu-Goji, Mosu-Goji, King-Goji, Bio-Goji, Desu-Goji and Anguirus.

I'm eager to get some more X-Plus, particularly more Gigantic Series figures. I'm eyeing up the Blue Finned 2001 at the moment...

I do have one very serious question...

What in blue blazes is going on with X-Plus and Diamond Comics Distributors?? Diamond has canceled 7 reissues of Large Monster Series figures in the past little bit; The Barugon/Varan Set, the Mothra Larvae/Manda Set, Jet Jaguar, King Caesar, Kumonga, Megalon and Gorosaurus. (Please forgive me if this subject is covered elsewhere in this thread.)

What does this mean? I know that X-Plus will commonly push figure releases back, but cancellations seem to be rarer occurances in the past. Granted, I'm freshly returning to this hobby, and when I left it, X-Plus had not yet even begun to release these figures, so I am totally unfamiliar with how they, or Diamond Dist. for that matter, behave in the market place.

What concerns me, is that I was really hoping to see Diamond Reissues of the Gigantic Series '54 Shodai-Goji Yuji Sakai and the Gigantic Series '64 Mosu-Goji. To my knowledge, those and the Shin are the only ones that have not yet been re-released by either Diamond or Bandai (who did the SDCC Burning through Plex, as I understand things).

Is the Diamond arrangement kaput?







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So mad weird question, is there any way to get the bonus items that come with some of the X-plus figures without getting the figure itself? Really like a lot of them and would like to get a few. Sadly I can't get into X-plus atm (will change in the future) so figured I'd take a shot in the dark and see what you guys had to say

There's one of the Ric '68 Minyas on eBay right now... with a comedy asking price...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Xplus-Minya-19 ... rk:11:pf:0


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[Daikaiju Dust?]

Hey guys... just got my first X-Plus figure in a long time, the Gigantic '62 King-Goji!







One question... his hands are really rough and huge.... how do you keep him from breaking your stuff?






I do have a few more X-Plus figures from a ways back, some Harryhausen stuff, the Dragon from 7th Voyage Of Sinbad, the Ymir from 20 Million Miles To Earth, the Cyclops, Talos the bronze statue, Kali the multi-armed, sword-wielding, hindu god statue, I've got a 6 inch or so Gamera from X-Plus and some of my most prized Godzilla collectibles, stuff I held in storage for years hidden from the wife so she wouldn't sell them, 8 polystone resin statues, Mothra '64, Shodai-Goji, Gyakushu-Goji, Mosu-Goji, King-Goji, Bio-Goji, Desu-Goji and Anguirus.

I'm eager to get some more X-Plus, particularly more Gigantic Series figures. I'm eyeing up the Blue Finned 2001 at the moment...

I do have one very serious question...

What in blue blazes is going on with X-Plus and Diamond Comics Distributors?? Diamond has canceled 7 reissues of Large Monster Series figures in the past little bit; The Barugon/Varan Set, the Mothra Larvae/Manda Set, Jet Jaguar, King Caesar, Kumonga, Megalon and Gorosaurus. (Please forgive me if this subject is covered elsewhere in this thread.)

What does this mean? I know that X-Plus will commonly push figure releases back, but cancellations seem to be rarer occurances in the past. Granted, I'm freshly returning to this hobby, and when I left it, X-Plus had not yet even begun to release these figures, so I am totally unfamiliar with how they, or Diamond Dist. for that matter, behave in the market place.

What concerns me, is that I was really hoping to see Diamond Reissues of the Gigantic Series '54 Shodai-Goji Yuji Sakai and the Gigantic Series '64 Mosu-Goji. To my knowledge, those and the Shin are the only ones that have not yet been re-released by either Diamond or Bandai (who did the SDCC Burning through Plex, as I understand things).

Is the Diamond arrangement kaput?

Congrats on your ‘62!

I’d also appreciate some information about the Diamond/X-Plus cancellations. Anyone out there know what is up? I used to buy a lot more X-Plus directly from Japan until Diamond started reissuing them here in North America.

[Darth Kiryu]

Premium Bandai is releasing Deforeal Shin Awakening, this time with light gimmick. I like how it looks, but the price is the same as the Gamera '99 figure, and I don't have a Gamera yet. I could just as well put LEDs in the original Awakening Shin and it would basically be the same thing.

https://p-bandai.jp/item/item-100012995 ... sya5PR0iNY

[ApexOversteer]

I am weak... so weak...

I only just got the '62 a week ago and...





Now, I have changed diapers, I had gangrene once and when I was 14, my first job was working the bait room at a commercial fishing dock on the coast of Maine. I bought and sold rotting fish.

The X-Plus Gigantic Series 2001 Godzilla is, without a shadow of a doubt, the single most foul-smelling thing I have ever willingly allowed into my home. I opened the outer shipping box, and the stench gave me pause. Through two closed doors and half a house away, the wife asks "what in God's name is that smell!?"

I took the outer shipping box out onto the porch, and when I opened the inner X-Plus box, the wall of pure funk grabbed my stomach and flipped it over. Knock a buzzard off a shitwagon with this thing.

Through the tears in my eyes, holding the puke down best I could, I hit the tailhole with the hair dryer and once together, this thing is MAGNIFICENT, just gorgeous.

My main thing with collecting figures is a desire to have the monsters as they appear on screen. I've always craved accuracy. Stylized sculpts, poses and paints haven't held much interest for me, until I saw the Gigantic 2001.

This is art. Once again, as with the '62, the photos just don't capture the reality of the power and the movement in the pose and the finish of the piece.

Just don't stand too close, he still stinks quite a bit.

[Godzilla Vinyl Mania]

I am weak... so weak...

I only just got the '62 a week ago and...

Now, I have changed diapers, I had gangrene once and when I was 14, my first job was working the bait room at a commercial fishing dock on the coast of Maine. I bought and sold rotting fish.

The X-Plus Gigantic Series 2001 Godzilla is, without a shadow of a doubt, the single most foul-smelling thing I have ever willingly allowed into my home. I opened the outer shipping box, and the stench gave me pause. Through two closed doors and half a house away, the wife asks "what in God's name is that smell!?"

I took the outer shipping box out onto the porch, and when I opened the inner X-Plus box, the wall of pure funk grabbed my stomach and flipped it over. Knock a buzzard off a shitwagon with this thing.

Through the tears in my eyes, holding the puke down best I could, I hit the tailhole with the hair dryer and once together, this thing is MAGNIFICENT, just gorgeous.

My main thing with collecting figures is a desire to have the monsters as they appear on screen. I've always craved accuracy. Stylized sculpts, poses and paints haven't held much interest for me, until I saw the Gigantic 2001.

This is art. Once again, as with the '62, the photos just don't capture the reality of the power and the movement in the pose and the finish of the piece.

Just don't stand too close, he still stinks quite a bit.

Now that is a funny post....'62 is my favorite suit BUT.....I have been eyeing the 2001 for accuracy and the coolness factor. If I come 2001 some coin I'm thinking the 2001 is my go to gigantic purchase.

[ApexOversteer]

Now that is a funny post....'62 is my favorite suit BUT.....I have been eyeing the 2001 for accuracy and the coolness factor. If I come 2001 some coin I'm thinking the 2001 is my go to gigantic purchase.

I'm just stunned at how "alive" the figure feels in person. Pictures flatten everything out, in person the figure has so much more topography to it, not just texture, but underlying muscle, under the skin.

Where on the Gigantic '62 you can "see" Haruo Nakajima "inside" the suit, with the 2001, you see the animal. I don't know who sculpted the original kit the figure is taken from, but they paid attention to anatomy. There is even a pelvic bulge, where a saurian-esque lower hip would appear between the legs.

In terms of suit accuracy, the '62 is awesome IMO, but for capturing the spirit of the character "Godzilla", the 2001 has to be at the top of the list.

[Mac Daddy MM]

Only have room for one Gigantic, sadly. Thus, I've already decided to hold out on a Gigantic '68 or '74.

[ApexOversteer]

Only have room for one Gigantic, sadly. Thus, I've already decided to hold out on a Gigantic '68 or '74.

You just may get that Meka-Goji down the road, considering what X-Plus showed at Summer Wonder Festival, back in July... two Gigantics, a Bio-Goji and a Mechgodzilla '74!








Photo credit Kaiju Addicts: https://www.kaijuaddicts.com/new-x-plus ... -festival/

[Steph3dfx]

The upcoming gigantic Bio-G might be my 1st and only gigantic.
Although I have a Hugh soft spot for the 68.


In the meantime one classic monster was sorely missing from my collection., so I grab the new version. (loved the film)