In 1975,
Toho released the last Godzilla movie of the Showa
series. Titled Terror
of Mechagodzilla (1975), this movie brought
yet another foe to face the monster king. Arguably
this creature was inspired by the British monster
Gorgo from the movie of the same name. In the midst
of the Mechagodzilla hype in 2002, Bandai revived
the aquatic saurian in the form of a rather nice
figure.
Standing at six inches tall, this monstrous dinosaur
sports a rotateable tail, along with movable arms
and legs. The figure, like all Bandais, is made
of vinyl and can be pushed in if enough force is
applied to a single area.
As for the detail and design of the critter, Tianosaurus
doesn't fail in the least. He sports a pretty
good blend of blacks, reds, and yellows. If there's
one thing I can make a complaint about for the figure,
it's the lack of coloring on his fins and
sails. They're painted the right shade of
orange, but just seem lacking. Some more fleshing
out with different shades of orange, or maybe even
some black, would have made them look much better.
Another, rather small, complaint about Titanosaurus
would be its really, really short tail. While he
did have a short tail in the film, it looks as if
it should be at a bit longer, but the short tail
isn't really much of an eyesore.
All in all, Titanosaurus is yet another decent
figure from the folks at Bandai. He stands proud
amongst other Bandais on a collector's shelf
and it offers an affordable price tag. You won't
find a better Titanosaurus figure, that's
for sure.
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