1994 saw
the release of a rather controversial kaiju. Some
fans loved the idea of SpaceGodzilla and adored
its design, while others hated everything about
the monster and its movie. Myself, I've always
been more of a Destoroyah fan, but the creature
does hold some neat attributes. Thankfully, in 2001,
Bandai decided to revive its SpaceGodzilla figure
and gave the monster another chance on Japanese
shelves… or racks… however they sell
these things in Japan.
Standing at six inches tall, the mighty saurian
sports a rotatable head, and a moveable tail, along
with arms and leg. Like all Bandai figures of the
line, SpaceGodzilla is made of vinyl. The legs are
especially soft, making it that they can be pushed
in a good ways. Unlike others, however, SpaceGodzilla
is not one, but two molds. This becomes particularly
clear when you look at him from the back. The white
paint can't hide the area the two parts come
together like the blue-black paint can.
Now for the fun. Starting from the top, SpaceGodzilla's
detail is phenomenal. The head sports just enough
texture and the mouth is properly painted black
with a red tongue. Golden eyes with black pupils
stare ahead with the crest horn being the same shade.
Unfortunately, however, the back of the horn remains
unpainted, as do the smaller horns or crystals behind
it.
The back of the monster is covered in giant crystals
and painted white that blends it with the other
colors nicely, although a little haphazardly applied.
Unfortunately, another flaw becomes evident at the
crystals on the thigh. For some reason, they seem
to be bent or crushed so they face backward. The
shoulder crystals, the attribute that made him famous,
are done in a decent fashion. They are, however,
not as good as the High Grade figure's which
capture the look of them much better than any toy
I've ever seen. The rest of the body is properly
scaled with the figure, and the colors are just
right.
All in all, SpaceGodzilla is a fine figure. It
has a few flaws, but it is a good figure none the
less. He holds a reasonable price tag and isn't
that hard to come by. From pictures I've seen,
he's much better than the Bandai Creation
figure released in America not long ago, so go out
and buy this one instead.
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