Any surviving showa suits?
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You can tell by the fact that they're filled with styrofoam.
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Maybe this topic should just evolve into a -"Any surviving suits from Godzilla movies?"-thread, and be moved to the General Toho section, because none of these recent posts are of Showa-era suits.
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That would probably be for the better. It's not like any of the Showa suits are around anymore anyways.
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This makes me wish Toho would make modernized versions of the showa kaiju like what Tsuburasa did with the older ultramen and kaiju.
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Mechagigan wrote:That would probably be for the better. It's not like any of the Showa suits are around anymore anyways.
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I still find it hilarious that of all of them, the robot is the one that's survived.g2vd wrote:Mechagigan wrote:That would probably be for the better. It's not like any of the Showa suits are around anymore anyways.
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Well, it was one of the last suits featured in the Showa era.
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I don't really think being one of the last Showa suits matters much given that GMK Goji looks like this:
Maybe. Maybe the suit got restored for that exhibition Toho did acouple years back.
Either way it recently looked like that and is only 15 years old by now.
Maybe. Maybe the suit got restored for that exhibition Toho did acouple years back.
Either way it recently looked like that and is only 15 years old by now.
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It did.GTU wrote:I don't really think being one of the last Showa suits matters much given that GMK Goji looks like this:
Maybe. Maybe the suit got restored for that exhibition Toho did acouple years back.
Either way it recently looked like that and is only 15 years old by now.
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That Godzilla looks much better. And so do the two guardian monsters.
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Thank the molds! I don't think that's the original suit. It's probably a completely new build using the same molds. Godzilla 2001 was sculpted and then pieced together, like the suits from the 1990's.edgaguirus wrote:That Godzilla looks much better. And so do the two guardian monsters.
Anyway, I think the head of Godzilla 1965 is still "intact". Not sure, though.
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And the fact that it didn't have any scenes that involved water. Water damage is the worst enemy of kaiju suits.g2vd wrote:Mechagigan wrote:That would probably be for the better. It's not like any of the Showa suits are around anymore anyways.
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Well, that's certainly a thing.
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I might be wrong, but I believe that parts of the suit were actually metal.
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It's mostly rubber and plastic. If there are any metal parts, it was probably used sparingly to help keep the suit light and maneuverable.Mr_Goji_and_Watch wrote:I might be wrong, but I believe that parts of the suit were actually metal.
Well, that's certainly a thing.
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Maybe that's the secret of Space Titanium? It's just polyethylene.
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Not that I've heard, but I think earlier in this thread when it first came up that Mechagodzilla had survived it was mentioned that the most of the head and the flying prop were built out of wood so they survived without issue.Mr_Goji_and_Watch wrote:I might be wrong, but I believe that parts of the suit were actually metal.
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I can't control my boner. This is amazing.SuperMonsterZero wrote:The suit may not exist anymore, but the prop used for the flying scenes is still around and in good condition.Russell wrote:Jet Jaguar hasn't survived.Godzillafan12 wrote:I heard a rumor deep into the internet world that the Jet Jaguar suit has survived.
I dont think its true, but its some what possible it could be true.
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Imagine getting angry your out of date and obsolete stats for rubber suit monsters were 'stolen'.
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Lol the mini battra...
Also, are people saying those statues for display in the over grown lot are suits? Wow...Those are just the display statues used for like, public events.
Also, are people saying those statues for display in the over grown lot are suits? Wow...Those are just the display statues used for like, public events.
Imagine getting angry your out of date and obsolete stats for rubber suit monsters were 'stolen'.