Got to hand it to Playmates, man - when they try, it shows. Like Terrestris, this one almost rivals Bandai's. I wish the paint spray on his head was a little more concentrated/neater, but he looks damn good. They even painted the red on some of his fins, too; Bandai didn't even bother with that.
If they're doing SP characters, I'd love to see Rodan since he's the only major one Bandai doesn't seem to be covering.
"Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy. They do not attack people because they want to, but because of their size and strength, mankind has no other choice but to defend himself. After several stories such as this, people end up having a kind of affection for the monsters. They end up caring about them." - Ishiro Honda
It would be banger if Playmates could get Gamera or some other kaiju…kinda like Trendmasters.
"Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy. They do not attack people because they want to, but because of their size and strength, mankind has no other choice but to defend himself. After several stories such as this, people end up having a kind of affection for the monsters. They end up caring about them." - Ishiro Honda
There must be demand for it, but I gotta think Chris Mowry working for Toho US has something to do with it.
Remember Trendmasters tried to get the Kong license back in the day too.
Imagine if they got Ultraman.
"Monsters are tragic beings. They are born too tall, too strong, too heavy. They are not evil by choice. That is their tragedy. They do not attack people because they want to, but because of their size and strength, mankind has no other choice but to defend himself. After several stories such as this, people end up having a kind of affection for the monsters. They end up caring about them." - Ishiro Honda
Yeah, MonsterArts may be the 'gold' standard for a lot but sometimes between Movie Monsters and Playmates they have things that just work so well for such minimal outlay I wouldn't change them in my display because their size, sculpt or both work perfectly and I wouldn't get any extra value by spending several times more (Gamera, Gorosaurus, Mothra and Larvae, heck, Jet Jaguar looks delightfully crazy and works great in any diorama despite the odd pose...).
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plasmabeam wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:03 am
Hear me out on this. What if Godzilla is actually Suko’s father? In GvK when Godzilla defeated Kong and they were roaring at each other, what if Godzilla inseminated Kong at that moment and that’s why they were screaming?
plasmabeam wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:03 am
Hear me out on this. What if Godzilla is actually Suko’s father? In GvK when Godzilla defeated Kong and they were roaring at each other, what if Godzilla inseminated Kong at that moment and that’s why they were screaming?
