Thread 11509096

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>What's new
-Hiya showed off a bunch of new Monsterverse figures at San Diego Comic Con as well as Nergagante for the upcoming Monster Hunter Line
-Hiya's Evolved Goji 2.0 (sorry no refunds beta testers) is up for preorder
- The sequel to Godzilla Minus One starts filming in August.
- Playmates Godzilla x TMNT collab was announced with the wave one figures being the turtles combined with Rodan, Ghidorah, and Godzilla
-SHMA announced reissues of Awakened Shin, BioGoji, atomic breat 1954 Goji (without the actual atomic breath piece), and their innacurate GareGoji as part of their movie poster wave of reissues (not based on posters, but they come with little movie posters)
-SHMA announced 1972 Showa Ghidorah
-SHMA announced a night battle Destroyah reissue that comes with 2 beam effects
-Titanic Creations announced a super articulated figure for their mascot kaiju Titanicus
-X-Plus is releasing the 1/700 Scale Soldier Legion Plastic Model Kit, this kit includes 500 Soldier Legion to go with the Gamera 1996 model kit. Each Legion is 5mm (very small) which will require a steading hand to paint, and they retail for 3,190 yen

>What's releasing now/soon
-The Hiya 1991 Godzilla should be releasing soon state side now that Hiya has fixed the head issue that was complained about by by Chinese and Japanese consumers.
-No word on the NA releases of Hiya's Shimo, Heisei Ghidorah, or Evolved Goji 1.0
-Hiya Kong suddenly released in China after months of delays
-SHMA Burning Godzilla reissue is now available in Japan
-SHMA Anguirus is going out to customers in NA
-SHMA Gamera 2 Attack of Legion: Gamera (1996) Sendai Decisive Battle Version hit shelves as the same time as Anguirus.
-SHMA Mechagodzilla upgrade should be hitting shelves in August.

previous Thread>>11483904

Destroyah is my all time favorite Heisei villain. Do I spend $200+ on >>11509096 (OP) or do I hold out for Hiya to make one in 10 years?

>>11509096 (OP)
Prices for Destoroyah
>BBTS
$244.99 ($4 shipping)
https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/328932
>Entertainment Earth
$244.99 (Free shipping)
https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/godzilla-destoroyah-perfect-form-tokyo-waterfront-city-decisive-battle-ver-shmonsterarts-action-figure/blfbas68735
>Awesome Collector
$229.99 ($8.99 shipping)
https://awesomecollector.com/collections/godzilla/products/destoroyah-perfect-form-bandai-s-h-monsterarts
>Kappa Hobby
$220.88 (free shipping)
https://www.kappahobby.com/products/s-h-monsterarts-destoroyah-perfect-form-tokyo-waterfront-city-decisive-battle-ver
>Eknight Media
$218.05 (free shipping)
https://www.eknightmedia.com/godzilla-vs-destoroyah-destoroyah-perfect-form-tokyo-waterfront-city-decisive-battle-ver-s-h-monsterarts-action-figure-by-bandai-tamashii-nations.html

>>11509141
He should be easy to flip right?

I did not realize just how big Nergagante was. I wondsr if he'll be the same price as Ghidorah?
>>11509168
Almost certainly he'll be $300 a year after release and then $400 the year after that. He is always popular, that's why he is the only kaiju Super7 did a second run of in the Ultimates line.

>>11509096 (OP)
>>11509141
Wanted this dude for so long I'm glad I can finally get him.
>>11509104
I'd get it and just sell it if you end up liking the Hiya one more.

>>11509170
i feel like i'm the only person on earth who has those contra figures pre-ordered
>>11509141
i cooked myself by going with BBTS because they had it up first, but at least they're reliable.

>>11509141
>>Eknight Media
Are they new or have I just never noticed them before
Searching figures by release date doesn't work so that's worrying, but I thought Awesome Collector was sketchy at first years ago but they ended up fine

Do tariffs affect SHMA?

>>11509170
ZAMN!!! Hiya makes coomer toys too?

>>11509773
Eknight's been around for a while. I've ordered from them before, they're legit.

>>11509795
Yes

>>11509170
Probably twice as expensive. Knowing their bullshit.

>>11509141
>>11509096 (OP)
Does this guy show his age like Space Godzilla does?

>>11509773
Eknight isn't new, I've been ordering from them since 2021, when I got Biollante. The only time they ever fucked up an order was Godzilla 1991, which was out of stock when I ordered and they immediately refunded my money and sent me an apology email.

>>11509795
of course

>>11509795
Not if you’re Canadian

>>11510052
But then you're a gross Canadian

>>11509141
Any Japanese stores still have him up? Not a burger.

>>11509067
Well he could up for preorder sometime next year and be out the following.

>>11510195
Not that I know of. It's a P-bandai exclusive so HLJ and Zenmarket cant be used to aquire it since Bandai banned proxy services.

You know who we're in desperate need for a new figure of?

>>11510232
I mean given this guy comes out in October, we'll probably get the SHMA Orga next year

>>11510242
That's 2000, not '99. We'd get Megaguirus if anything.

>>11510261
>Godzilla 2000 isnt in the movie named Godzilla 2000
Fuck

Is this the most brutal mogging in toy history?

>>11509096 (OP)
>>11509141

Is this figure shit to pose?

>>11510745
Would be if Hiya releases a 2.0 version which is the same size as the SHMA, and it only be like 20 dollars more than the original. After that then yeah Hiya would have SHMA completely beat.

>>11510261
There both the same suit no? Only difference is 2000 got slightly greener dye job and thats that. What would be insane is if they did a Orga/Megauirus double pack like they did with Super Mechagodzilla and Rodan.

>>11510883
They're not.

>>11510883
Yes and no. The GvM suit had two suits made after taking the mold from the G2K suit due to the original being too heavy to move in, especially during water scenes. For GvM case, one suit was made for the land scenes, one for the water scenes and then they made think 8 others for promotional reasons. To this day, Miregoji is the oldest Godzilla suit still in use in some capacity and had the most copies made.

>>11510745
How does Bandai let it get so bad?

>>11510261
Godzilla 2000 was released in 1999. Pic related has been my desktop wallpaper since Hiya announced it. I'm ready for it to ship. I'm ready to change my wallpaper.

One day I will get a high quality Orga.

It's been a good run bros, enjoy paying 2x the amount for your Japanese figures now.

>>11511097
What's the reason for this again

>>11511129
Because fuck you, that's why.

>>11511129
To make you buy American stuff or something

>>11511224
Yay, I can buy playmates and super7 exclusively now. No more Ultraman stuff either!

>>11511097
>things that kept you sane for years are being ruined
What the fuck happened.

>>11511337
You know what happened
You just don't wanna say it because it will add 50 posts to the thread of people saying things that make you mad

>>11509096 (OP)
John Bandai give me the showa Gamera villains and my soul is yours (it'll never happen).

>>11511376
Barugon is my favorite Gamera antagonist and he's the only one Trendmasters skipped over. Agonizing.

>>11511391
Barugon is so unlucky, they didn't even get to be in Gamera Rebirth.

>>11510745
>to small even for its too small godzilla

>>11511376
I just want a Gyaos to pair with my Gamera.

>>11510745
I'll be honest, the Monsterfarts is worse in almost every respect but it has translucent plastic so I prefer it.

>>11511097
We were already doing that albeit.

>>11511097
Are you ordering figures off of Temu and Aliexpres because if not, this literally doesn't effect you.

>>11511474
Wrong

>>11511474
You will be hit with a fee for ALL countries now. So yes, in 30 days ordering from sites like HLJ and zenmarket will be tariff'd

>>11511268
>playmates
Isn't playmates figured made in China tho? I mean they have the quality of cheap china plastic so one would think they're hit too.

>>11511097
so what does this mean for the amazon.jp preorders i already have up through march? i'll be charged $80-$200 for every item?

how old is trump? hopefully his fat ass is close to death

>>11511474
What podcast did you get that from instead of looking it up yourself

>>11511513
playmates figures are sold at retail, they are already hit by the 30% tariff, this doesn't apply to it. You're already getting fucked by the other tariff

>>11511565
Pretty much

>>11511504
>>11511566
>>11511479
forgot that people actually still use HLJ and Zenmarket since P-bandai banned them.

>With the release of Godzilla 1965 and Fake Godzilla on P-Bandai this week, Godzilla 1962 King Kong vs Godzilla), Godzilla 1967 (Son of Godzilla), and Godzillasaurus (Godzilla vs King Ghidorah) are the only three remaining 50th Anniversary Memorial Box figures yet to be reissued in any capacity.
Which gets freed up next? I'm thinking 67 Godzilla since Minilla and Kamacuras are now out

>>11511097
Appeals court is set to finally hear arguments about the tariffs next week. They’re most likely going to rule against the tariffs being legal and it will wind up in front of the Supreme Court. I don’t have confidence in them ruling that they are illegal but maybe Amazon and Walmart can buy them off, companies don’t like the tariffs any more than consumers do.

>>11511580
i've got a couple figures coming in next week, so i'll see what the tracking looks like... i read you only get raped on tariffs if it's handled by USPS. i haven't ordered from them in a while so i don't remember what they use here.

>>11511657
It doesn't take affect until the end of August. So you won't be hit with anything.

>>11511662
yeah, but i just want to watch the tracking to see if USPS touches it. if you just have to deal with a 15% tariff on later shipments, it'll suck, but it's acceptable, unlike flat $80 charges for everything.

>>11511621
Surprised Godzillasaurus was never brought back since all it was is just a reissue of the one from the 90s. But guess we will see a new mold of that soon to go with Mecha King Ghidorah 2.0

>>11511830
Lol,I guess Yamazaki liked the Hong Kong fight... not sure I'm feeling Mechazg's green beam attack though
https://x.com/BehemothMode/status/1950826300945436866

>>11511339
>You know what happened
tiny hats.

>>11511409
Barugon is too good to be wasted on inferior iterations.

>>11511827
Trypticon!

ordered hiya Ghidorah from Entertainment Earth, where is he

>>11511986
I pre-ordered him last year, as well as thr contra figures and they haven't sent shit

>>11511840
I miss when MechaGodzilla was more conventional/semi-scifi weapons vs total Godzilla copy.

Bring back the missiles, lasers and sci-fi doodads. Enough with this beam shit/atomic breath copy.

>>11512007
I'm on year 3 waiting for their Robocop

>>11511986
I feel like it needs to be included in the OP at this point that Diamond distribution went out of business and that it has caused months of delays in American distribution since Diamond was their distributor

>>11512016
>Bring back the missiles
They all had missiles in one shape or another (except the anime one.)

>>11511986
What do you guys think they will change in the 2.0 for this? Different shade of gold? It will include beam effects and maybe extra parts i know that. Damaged version? I ordered this one too but I'm dreading the 2.0 reveal. I should know better now though. Same with their mecha ghidorah i want the one up for order but i just know these cunts have another coming. I guess i could just sell the previous ones and buy the 2.0s huh

>>11512103
Isn't the 2.0 the damaged one that adds dirt to him?

How many years will I have to wait for the release that include beam effects?

>>11512136
Yeah and a blown off head and holes in his wings.
>>11512144
9 years if it is for the Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster anniversary
Next years if it is for the 60 year anniversary ofInvasion of Astro-Monster in December
3 years if it is for theDestroy All Monsters anniversary

>>11512016
So 2021?

>>11511827
>>11511830
Expect a MMS of this to drop soon like they did with Godzilla and King Ghidorah that one time.

>>11512144
>A 1964 with '64 heads, Gravity Beams (the thicker, more lightning bolt-like ones), and Ghidorah's meteor casing.
>A 1965 with '65 heads, Gravity Beams (the skinny ones), and Xilien Saucers.
>A 1968 with '68 heads, an alternate bleeding right neck, and an alternate middle neck with Minya's smoke ring around it.

>>11514353
>$800+ in this hypothetical post.

>>11514417
Based order. I hope neca does a Ben Cooper Kong next

Now that I really look at it, it might look too much like blackface for them to make an accurate figure.

>>11514969
If they do they could do 2 masks like the predator. Display box shows the politically correct one and the other is historically accurate

>>11515420
https://www.gamestop.com/collectibles/figures/products/super7-toho-final-battle-godzilla-9-in-action-figure/428274.html
Price is absurd

>>11515425
Lmao what the fuck, literally half that would be too much. What is super7 smoking?

>>11514959
That'd be awesome. I guess you could always use a Planet of the Apes figure as a stand in.

>>11515427
Super 7 isn't a good company.

>>11515455
Super 7 is basically premium playmates.

>>11515414
>>11515418
>>11515420
>>11515425
>$120

>>11515425
>>11515427
>>11515555
Blame Orange-kun

>>11515804
boomers sold out your future to live comfortably

>>11515804
fucking retard, even if there weren't tarriff this would still be an outrageous $110. Super 7 only increased the price of their standard Godzilla from $85 to $95. They are justifying the extra $25 because it has a poorly intigrated light up feature in its chest.
I swear to god, Super7 shills will do literally anything to pretend that their figures weren't already outrageously overpriced for what we got. This figure doesn't even have that much new in the way of tooling to justify the price. The torso is new, but still uses the base sculpt of original shitty Super 7 Heisei Godzilla, the half melted spines are reused from the meltdown Godzilla, and the head has some retooling to give it an articulated jaw, but everything else is reused parts from the original Heisei mold.

>>11515427
That's Super7 for you. I think the same for every product they make. They should be at least half the cost of MSRP imo.
Still waiitng for those Roger Rabbit and Godzilla ReAction figures to go on sale..

>>11515870
>Roger Rabbit
Still annoyed they didn't do all the weasels

Super7 is only good for their more oddball items like pic related.

>>11516038
i like the reaction godzilla stuff but its way too expensive for what it is

>>11516048
The blindboxes they do are pretty fun, sometimes I'll grab one on impulse.

Did anyone else's Hiya King Ghidorah preorder from amazon get cancelled without a trace? It was supposed to arrive over the weekend, but I looked back at my orders and it's just gone now.

Angurius hits that Showa representation so hard. Hoping for a Showa Rodan eventually.

This thing is actually really cool. I had no idea that it would make noise when you move it.

I don't know where to pre order destoroyah from. They all won't get their stock till months after right? Guess it doesn't really matter.

Anyone have more info on the dynamic zilla and mecha g? Like does it come with a stand or mecha has some sort of hover tech built in

Finally some effects parts for......birdon...gee thanks.

https://www.kaijubattle.net/ultra-universe-toys/bandai-sh-figuarts-birdon-figure-announced

>>11518927
>birdon
Pretty good looking figure though, I wasn't aware of it, thanks

>>11518927
that ultraman head on fire effect is awesome though, not gonna lie, wish they could be bothered to do effects like that for Monsterarts

>zenmarket package is being held hostage by customs
Anyone else having issues? Usually it's out within a day.

>>11517056
>I want to play a game

>>11519250
My last package was slow through customs. I assume its going to be bad with everyone, including me, panic shipping before Aug. 29th.

It's never been more over

>>11521780
so my 120 dollar shma figgies are gonna be $200 automatically? oof yikes

>>11521864
Probably more.

>>11521568
Seems like it was taken in for inspection for a few days, it's out now but hopefully they didn't destroy everything.

L>>11521780
At least it's an indefinite private warehouse. I'd cancel my other orders and move them all to hlj if I could but they don't get all of my GSC things

hedorah looks great in person. Zilla is a must have. Sculpt is great, details and colour pop. Also pleased with mega. These flying monsters need a mount to appreciate them but I like the bleed the bronze does and the transparent wings look nice.

>>11522973
You could use the tag hanger for Megaguirus to make it look like its flying depending if you have something to hold on to.

Any bets on when BBTS will have Hiya Miregojis to ship?

>>11523849
I mean they haven't even gotten some of the other Hiyas in a while...what's going on there?

>>11523849
I mean it's supposed to come out this month in America, but it isnt even out in China so it's probably been delayed heavily.

>>11523859
US distributor is kaput or lost their deal or something. I can't remember the specifics just that the people who used to import them aren't now and no one new is doing it yet.

>>11524995
We sure live in a magical world right now.

>>11523849
this isn’t even out yet is it? who the fuck knows

So should I ship him or wait?

>>11525331
You have no choice but to wait until they sort out their shipping delays. I've had a shipment "processing" since mid-July.

>>11525333
I was meaning should I just ship it now that the price is cheap or just wait and hope the tariffs possibly go away

>>11523849
Like this anon said >>11524995 Diamond Distribution finally went bankrupt after losing its distribution monopoly on the comic book industry and they were responsible for distributing to North America so things have been massivly fucked as Neca (who purchased Diamond have taken over their contracts making things a mess. Shimo and Ghidorah 91 have apparently cleared US customs so they should finally be shipping out ti American customers soon-ish with Heisei and Evolved Godzilla coming probably a month or so later. But as for Miregoji, expect significant delays. He isn't even out in China yet which means he isn't coming out in the US for months.

>>11525640
Diamond was dying anyway, this was going to happen sooner or later.

>>11525649
Oh, I know. Covid was a gut shot they never recovered from.

>>11525000
I gotta admit when I placed the pre-order for miregoji last year I put the odds at nukes flying before I ever saw it in hand around 3:1.

>>11509096 (OP)
What's the deal with kaiju toy reviewers always cutting to their face when talking about a figure? Other toy reviewers don't do it.
I just want to see hoe a figure moves and scales, if I wanted to see someone's dumabss face I'd look in a mirrorm

any of you getting the new digimon godzilla crossover?

>>11528548
Would have been cool if that was the figure crossover design and not the weird little chibi ones

>>11528740
you don't like the chibi design?
Personally I adore it

>>11528758
It's well done i suppose I'm just not a fan of chibi in general, seems like a waste to combine two designs that are supposed to be "cool" but then only release a cute version.

Is this figure the same 1989 Godzilla as the earlier release? It kinda looks like it, but there is such a price hike?

https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15430/?wovn=en&sa=JAPAN

and

https://tamashiiweb.com/item/13566/?wovn=en

Titanic Creations sent out a mail about their cityscape set. It's going up for preorder October 3rd, and will include
>7 destructible buildings
>3 destructible electric towers.
>10 sidewalk display pieces
>T-intersection piece
>4-way stop intersection
>straight road piece
>3 explosion effects
>4 smoke effects
>3 jets
>6 power lights
>4 billboards
>8 traffic lights
The initial run, called the Founders Edition, will also include
>Straight destroyed road piece
>Original Gorgo

>>11529763
Same mold, but slightly different paint job.

>>11530045
Price? Also man I want crystal titanicus but doesn't look like he'll get funded

Got this in. My shin comes in whenever hlj gets off their asses to ship it.

>DefoReal G-Eroded MetalGreymon is $300 on ebay
well fuck my life

monke is here. absolutely you need to cut/sand excess material from the feet/ankles to solve the issue a lot of reviewers had of him falling back or being unable to just stand like pic related. other than that he is the best kong so far

>>11530099
so I opened her and I didn't know it was the Ric boy version. Is this one as well? https://www.hlj.com/defo-real-evangelion-unit-01-burning-g-awakening-form-xps02468

>>11509096 (OP)
this is a dumb request but does anyone have that picture of a Godzilla toy looking outside as the rain falls? I think it's been posted here ever so often

Another fucking heat-ray variant.

>>11530790
How can anyone care until there's a "product actually entering the country " variant?

life could be a dream. but...

>>11530877
monkey see, monkey do.
monkey feel?

>>11530878
...monkey think?

So who would you pick to represent the heisei villain monster if you had to pick one?

I got SHMA Biollante, Ghidorah, Destoroyah and QC ridden Spacegodzilla and a broken MG2. I’m selling my battra larva and adult.

Now if 1 for 80s Godzilla villain(biollante keep) and 1 for 90s Godzilla villain, who should be the 1 for the 90s villain?

>>11530880
1999

>>11530880
>So who would you pick to represent the heisei villain monster if you had to pick one?
Probably Destoroyah with Biollante as a runner up, he represents the Heisei era perfectly for better and worse

>>11530958
I know G2000 released in the 90s but it did at the very end, dec 11 1999. All for 20 days was it part of the 90s lol. It’s my millennium Godzilla and I already ordered HIYAs. Waiting on Orga reveal. Also would love a GMK Baragon.

>>11531034
I think I will keep both Biollante and Destoroyah. I got the latest heisei Goji and the old burning Godzilla still. I really want a 84 to conclude my heisei shelf. I prefer heisei Mothra and will keep her.

I will sell off ghidorah, battra(both), spacegodzilla, moguera and MG2 for parts I guess.

>>11530790
>they still havent fixed the fucked up head

>>11530877
>>11530878
>>11530879
Great figure, too bad it's out of scale with the rest of the line

"GODZILLA!!!"

Where are SHMA figures made?

>youtubers are hailing Hiya 91 as the best godzilla figure of all time
the shilling is really getting out of control

>>11531962
Doesn't help that the only other competition is SHMA and Super 7

>>11531962
the shilling is getting really out of hand.
>but the tail has a better range of motion than the SHMA!
the tail on the Neca did too and that didn't change that the soft sculpt poorly detailed head didn't look good. Like I'm sorry, while I normally place a lot of value on range of motion, Heisei Godzilla is a fucking brick in the films making detail more impotant than him being able to do a backflip and tail pose.
the most tiresome is when they trot out the "the SHMA is detailed"
nigga it's a toy, if you do not increase the sculpted detail for the scale then it looks like a cheap toy which is exactly what the Hiya's chest looks like.

>>11525365
They're not going away.

so anyone know how much these will be or when they'll be released?

Hello gojirachads. I want to get just one godzilla, for a solo display. Probably with a beam effect. Ideally displayed in a detolf with the beam going upwards. What's the best figure in your opinion? I will evaluate the candidates and make a decision. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Seeing shin again in theatres in 10 minutes and tell me why there are kids under 8 here? This isn't even the dubbed version.

>>11532388
Beeg lizard smash city go boom boom boom
My kid'll probably love that, my kid loves beeg lizard

>>11532404
This Fag of a dad is seriously reading the subtitles out loud to this kid

>>11532388
I had the same thing happen to me last night. The theatre was filled with adults and then after the trailers start, someone comes in with a kid. It was really strange.

>>11532353
if you want monsterverse goji wait for the upcoming Hiya goji that has leds inside (Heat Ray Glow Version). it comes with a beam effect but the promo pics dont show how well he can pose shooting the beam upwards

>>11532156
no one is stopping you to keep buying $100+ fragile shma stuff. Hiya so far is the best balance of solid built figures and affordable prices. Both hiya Ghidorah's are massive and cheaper than the upcoming $200+ shma Destoroyah re-issue or $130+ showa ghidorah

>>11532450
Maybe you had a little trouble with it so you don't understand but a lot of children actually learn how to read

>>11532587
?

It's funny that SHMA finally decided to do a Monsterverse figure justice.

>Hiya finally made a figure so bad the original sculptor of the suit shat on it
LMFAO

>>11532938
Didn't they show off the fixed version at SDCC this year?

>>11532797
Still based on a unfinalised design.

>>11533064
Just say your poor

>>11533064
Isnt the only difference between the final design and the SHMA is that the final didnt have the chest rocket launchers. Did you want Bandai to remove a function from the figure?

Thoughts?

>>11533615
Love it. Incredible, really.

I love these guys so much. When are we getting another series

>>11533810
I have never seen any of these in my life.

>>11533821
It's just a small gachapon line. I don't know where the "since 2008" came from because the whole thing is less than a year old

>stardust dragon
holy shit the stand is so much better. Now theres a literal piece to connect via figure to stand instead of having the crotch-cradle-stand make due with nothing but sheer willpower. Too bad they can't make a little kit for the red eyes.

You think SHMA will ever touch the Rebirth of Mothra series? I'd kill for a Leo (Imago, Rainbow or Eternal) or a Grand King Ghidorah.

Some time ago I got this little guy in a swap-meet and the only info I have about it is that it is from 2013.
Does anyone knows which line is it, so I can get him some friends?

>>11534748
Google it, I did and found like 1 million results

>>11534748
SD Bandai line, released in the USA.
There are 5 others in the set, and an additional 4 more that came out later for the 2014 movie.

>>11535070
Thanks anon, might get godzilla and mothra

>>11533615
Ordered but I do think the eyes are too focused.