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Orga and Megaguirus seem to be strangely missing from that public event... does anyone know what happened to them? As for Showa suits is there anything about the 1956 Meganulan suit(s) and Titanosaurus?

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Apgigan wrote:Orga and Megaguirus seem to be strangely missing from that public event... does anyone know what happened to them? As for Showa suits is there anything about the 1956 Meganulan suit(s) and Titanosaurus?
....1956 Meganulon is dust. Titanosaurus is mush cause they exposed it to water. Water was a big threat to rubber suits.
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Mechagigan wrote:Some suits on display again...
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Jeez godzilla looks depressed. Is that the 1993 suit?
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MechaGoji Bro7503 wrote:
Mechagigan wrote:Some suits on display again...
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Jeez godzilla looks depressed. Is that the 1993 suit?
It's probably the '94, as they've had him on display lots lately - '95 enhancements removed, of course.

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Yeah it does seem like that
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MechaGoji Bro7503 wrote:
Mechagigan wrote:Some suits on display again...
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Jeez godzilla looks depressed. Is that the 1993 suit?
I'd doubt it would be 93, seeing how that they pretty much destroyed that suit during the filming of the Super X III fight in Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. The RadoGoji suit had the legs removed and was modded to match the MogeGoji suits transformation for the water sequences in 1995. When it came to the freezing effects during the end of the fight sequence with the Super X III they actually used liquid nitrogen to simulate the freezing effects on the suit, which ended up causing severe damage to it (you can actually see one of the arms fall off when the last of the squibs were used to simulate the final assault from SXIII right before Godzilla falls over back into the ocean).

If I were to guess, the suit seen above is either the MogeGoji suit or a promotional suit from around that time, seeing how that Toho made quite a few of those and most likely still have same molds, or copies of the original molds that they used in 1992 for GvM.
Well, that's certainly a thing.

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Oh ok, i just thought that because of the camera angle.
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A BIG THREAD BUMP IS INCOMING!!! Okay. So, it's been a while since anyone posted in this thread and I have some cool images to share!
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Not completely sure how recent this image is but it is indeed the stop motion prop from KKvG! I'm gonna guess this image was taken around 2014-2015.
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This is from 2014! The flying Zone Fighter prop is still around too! Not surprising, since it's made out of wood(?) I believe. Also one of the helicopters from the Mt. Fuji scenes and a maser tank(?).

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Monster Zero wrote:A BIG THREAD BUMP IS INCOMING!!! Okay. So, it's been a while since anyone posted in this thread and I have some cool images to share!
http://i.imgur.com/8BwXctA.jpg
Not completely sure how recent this image is but it is indeed the stop motion prop from KKvG! I'm gonna guess this image was taken around 2014-2015.
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/god ... 0803051723
This is from 2014! The flying Zone Fighter prop is still around too! Not surprising, since it's made out of wood(?) I believe. Also one of the helicopters from the Mt. Fuji scenes and a maser tank(?).
Amazing discovery! That Godzilla prop really surprised me. :o
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Destorogoji wrote:
Monster Zero wrote:A BIG THREAD BUMP IS INCOMING!!! Okay. So, it's been a while since anyone posted in this thread and I have some cool images to share!
http://i.imgur.com/8BwXctA.jpg
Not completely sure how recent this image is but it is indeed the stop motion prop from KKvG! I'm gonna guess this image was taken around 2014-2015.
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/god ... 0803051723
This is from 2014! The flying Zone Fighter prop is still around too! Not surprising, since it's made out of wood(?) I believe. Also one of the helicopters from the Mt. Fuji scenes and a maser tank(?).
Amazing discovery! That Godzilla prop really surprised me. :o
It surprised me too. I wonder where it has been all this time? Most likely it was in someone's storage somewhere. I'd say it's in great condition considering its age.

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It's driving me crazy, I can't figure out where that truck comes from. Looks like a spotlight.
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Thats amazing that puppet is still around!
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Monster Zero wrote:A BIG THREAD BUMP IS INCOMING!!! Okay. So, it's been a while since anyone posted in this thread and I have some cool images to share!
[]http://i.imgur.com/8BwXctA.jpg[/img]
Not completely sure how recent this image is but it is indeed the stop motion prop from KKvG! I'm gonna guess this image was taken around 2014-2015.
[]http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/god ... 0803051723[/img]
This is from 2014! The flying Zone Fighter prop is still around too! Not surprising, since it's made out of wood(?) I believe. Also one of the helicopters from the Mt. Fuji scenes and a maser tank(?).
Fantastic to see a little of Zone Fighter around and looking great, especially for how long it's been.
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Stevo_1985 wrote:It's driving me crazy, I can't figure out where that truck comes from. Looks like a spotlight.
Could it have been from Gigan? When Anguirus enters Sagami Bay they turn spotlights on him. Also, I saw an image once of the Zone Fighter flying puppet with the Megalon one. I don't know where it was taken nor when, but it was really interesting. Most likely in a Toho warehouse, I suppose.
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Monster Zero wrote:
Stevo_1985 wrote:It's driving me crazy, I can't figure out where that truck comes from. Looks like a spotlight.
Could it have been from Gigan? When Anguirus enters Sagami Bay they turn spotlights on him. Also, I saw an image once of the Zone Fighter flying puppet with the Megalon one. I don't know where it was taken nor when, but it was really interesting. Most likely in a Toho warehouse, I suppose.
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Here's the image I mentioned.
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I was thinking maybe War of the Gargantuas to ward Gaira away with the lights, or maybe even Hedorah when they were attracting him to the electrodes. I have no idea though I haven't seen them in a while.
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Stevo_1985 wrote:
I was thinking maybe War of the Gargantuas to ward Gaira away with the lights, or maybe even Hedorah when they were attracting him to the electrodes. I have no idea though I haven't seen them in a while.
Nah, when they were attacking Hedorah they were using the headlights on their vehicles. Yeah, I've seen that video you mentioned with the MechaG head. He also had an Xian gun and the flying Jet Jaguar prop.

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Thanks to Jomei AKA Jimpluff for re-posting these images on Tumblr. Not sure how recent these are, but this looks like the MG brain and the Titanosaurus head which had the moving eyes. Can anyone confirm where these images were taken and what time these images were taken?
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Wow. It's interesting seeing the MG brain up close. Never noticed the small bits in the film.
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Monster Zero wrote:A BIG THREAD BUMP IS INCOMING!!! Okay. So, it's been a while since anyone posted in this thread and I have some cool images to share!
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Not completely sure how recent this image is but it is indeed the stop motion prop from KKvG! I'm gonna guess this image was taken around 2014-2015.
I'm legitimately STUNNED to see that it still exists! O_O And not in too bad condition, all things considered!

And these other picks Jimpluff posted are great, I wonder how old they are and if any of these are still around, sitting in storage somewhere?

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Thats amazing the MG2 little head and Titanosaurus head is still around!!
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