Revoltech

[RedZillaKing]

Pipp's Baragon vs. Mothra is pretty cool. The Revoltechs should be good for stop motion videos, what with the clicky joints n' all.

[Captain Aktion]

^No, it's not like that at all.

Yes. It is.

To the average viewer, suitamation would be hounded as outdated, crap, and cheap.

Godzilla's special effects have gone from eye candy in Showa, and maybe Heisei, but now has turned into eye brussel sprouts: something almost everyone things is bad and that a select few people like.

There was quite a bit of suitmation and miniatures in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I believe most of the average viewers didn't even notice it.

When it's well done and well integrated with the rest of the films look and formatting then it's all but seamless...

EDIT: Also, just to point out, Tsuburaya's FX are still lauded and studied by FX artists today.

[tymon]

Godzilla's special effects have gone from eye candy in Showa, and maybe Heisei, but now has turned into eye brussel sprouts: something almost everyone things is bad and that a select few people like.

I watched Godzilla vs. Megaguirus with a friend around the time it came out, and he had no idea it was suitmation until I pointed it out to him. "They still do that?"

[RedZillaKing]

Great deals at Hobby Search.

Gamera 2 for 21 dollars: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10163390

Revoltech Moguera for 12 bucks: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10121252

Mr. Incredible for 10 bucks: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10171283

[GreenAiden555]

Great deals at Hobby Search.

Gamera 2 for 21 dollars: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10163390

Revoltech Moguera for 12 bucks:http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10121252

Mr. Incredible for 10 bucks:http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10171283

DAMMIT.

I want that Gamera...

[Jomei]

Cool. Couldn't resist a Mogera for $22 shipped. See ya in a few weeks, Mr. Drill.

[GreenAiden555]

Wait a minute, how'd you figure out shipping so fast? I'm really considering Gamera, despite having no need for him.

[godzilla898]

I'm really considering Gamera, despite having no need for him.

Good luck ever finding it again for that price if you pass it up.

[RedZillaKing]

Ah damn Steve..... He's sold out. Didja gettim?

[GreenAiden555]

Ahh, poo, no. Don't have the funding right now.

Eh, its all good.

[Manda2012]

Like Aktion said, about Tsuburaya:

There is a show on SyFy Channel, called "Monster Man", about Cleve Hall( & the folks who work with him ) at SOTA in Los Angeles. They did the FX on a recent DEVO( yes, they're still around ) video, where there was an Ultra-like hero battling a kaiju destroying a city. Cleve designed & wore the kaiju suit, which was inspired by "Gorgo".

Yes, suit-acting is still alive & well.

[Jomei]

My latest Revoltech in a fun pose. :]

[Tyler]

That transparent bottom jaw must be really hard to see in the movie because I only see it on toys.

[RedZillaKing]

Yeah I never knew it existed either.

[Kaiju-King42]

You can see it in the movie if you look really carefully. A transparent jaw on a mech is a rather odd design choice IMO.

[Rody]

A tidbit of good news: Hobby Link Japan has Legion back in stock!

[ScootaVaran]

Heres my Gigan.

[Captain Aktion]

A transparent jaw on a mech is a rather odd design choice IMO.

Granted. Here's where I over-think it: What's it for? Does it scoop up dirt from the nose drill and feed it out the end of the spigot-like tail? The world may never know...

[tymon]

Heres my Gigan.

Man, I personally think that's one of the best Gigans ever. The scale kills it for me though, I'm just not too keen on smaller figures.

[Godzilla 2000]

I've always wondered...

What's with that tooth on the upper mouth?

=I