In the
year 2000, Bandai released a Hyper set of Godzilla
figures made to celebrate the monster king's great
return to the big screen. All but one of the figures
in the set had been released in other ways, all
except for the 1984 Godzilla from the The
Return of Godzilla. He would be released
again afterward, but this was the first time this
version of Godzilla had been in figure form since
the release of the original movie. The set, the
Godzilla History Set, also contained the
1954 (Godzilla),
1962 (King
Kong vs. Godzilla), 1964 (Mothra
vs. Godzilla), 1995 (Godzilla
vs. Destoroyah), and 2000 (Godzilla
2000: Millennium).
This figure stands at about three inches and has
no moveable parts. When you get the set, it is required
to snap the tail on. Unfortunetly, Godzilla '84
tends to fall apart at times. It's nothing
major, but too much movement can make the arms fall
off and the head can also be easily removed compared
to the other figures. It is made of solid vinyl,
though, just like the other figures of the set.
The mold for the Godzilla is nice and is a really
good representation of the movie monster. Its textured
with bumps and ridges and the face is especially
nice with good detail. While I believe the best
figure of the set goes to the 2000 version, Godzilla
'84 can easily be the second.
The paint is a nice dark color with the claws being
a good white. The spines are tinted blue, but a
fault does come here. While the main back spines
are painted, the color turns back to black when
it comes to the smaller spines, or bumps rather,
on the tail.
In the end, '84 remains one of the best Godzillas
around. I can't say get the set just for this figure,
but combined with the awesomeness of the other figures,
especially G2K and Burning, this set should be a
must have for collectors.
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