Official Bandai (Japan) Thread 2.0

[Rando Yaguchi]

^Man, that ride design figure looks neat. What's that Shin in those pics?

[Shenanigans]

^Man, that ride design figure looks neat. What's that Shin in those pics?

That is the exclusive Bandai figure from the Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D ride at Universal Studios, along with the other Ghidorah back there. I was actually going to sell it originally since I only wanted the Ghidorah, but being molded in a translucent red, it just looks too cool, especially when you stick a light behind it. A great improvement over the standard MMS figure, IMO.

[cmdmstudios]

My SeibuGoji just arrived today. Honestly, I really dig the design, I just wish that the head was a little larger and the neck a little longer. Everything else about it is pure kino.

[Rando Yaguchi]

^Man, that ride design figure looks neat. What's that Shin in those pics?

That is the exclusive Bandai figure from the Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D ride at Universal Studios, along with the other Ghidorah back there. I was actually going to sell it originally since I only wanted the Ghidorah, but being molded in a translucent red, it just looks too cool, especially when you stick a light behind it. A great improvement over the standard MMS figure, IMO.

Wow, that really gives me an all new appreciation for the MMS sculpt - it seems like the paint on the standard version really holds it back. This variant looks awesome.

[Executive Hamster]

Im not sure if this is the right thread for this, but here goes nothing. I am getting two Mothras soon, the Gmk and Mothra 2003, both 8 inch. I dont have any more space on the shelves so I wanted to hang them from the bottom of my highest shelf. Anyone have any idea how I would do that? Ive seen people do it before, but I dont know how.

[Mac Daddy MM]

Im not sure if this is the right thread for this, but here goes nothing. I am getting two Mothras soon, the Gmk and Mothra 2003, both 8 inch. I dont have any more space on the shelves so I wanted to hang them from the bottom of my highest shelf. Anyone have any idea how I would do that? Ive seen people do it before, but I dont know how.

Do they still have the tags on them? I hang a lot of flying kaiju by their tags.

[Platypus Prime]

A small hook on the shelf above them and a 'figure 8' of thin string or fish line also works well, they're not that heavy. I've also used plastic stands, but while it's more flexible in placement, it's not going to look quite as good:

[gridiron_kaiju]

A small hook on the shelf above them and a 'figure 8' of thin string or fish line also works well, they're not that heavy. I've also used plastic stands, but while it's more flexible in placement, it's not going to look quite as good:

Are those the Tamashii Stage Act stands?

[Platypus Prime]

Yes, I got them on Amazon. The boxes say 'Act Humanoid', I told the box if I wanted its lifestyle advice I'd have asked for it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N8 ... UTF8&psc=1

I used the 'claw' part to grip the moths, then bent the short side of the arm to support the body better. Not great and the bases are pretty wide but they work.

[Executive Hamster]

Im not sure if this is the right thread for this, but here goes nothing. I am getting two Mothras soon, the Gmk and Mothra 2003, both 8 inch. I dont have any more space on the shelves so I wanted to hang them from the bottom of my highest shelf. Anyone have any idea how I would do that? Ive seen people do it before, but I dont know how.

Do they still have the tags on them? I hang a lot of flying kaiju by their tags.

They dont have tags unfortunately, but it allowed me to get them cheaper and, honestly, I dont like how figures look with tags. I only have one tagged figure in my collection, and the only reason I kept the tag on was because it was a theater exclusive. But I digress.

The tamashi stands are cool and all, but wouldn't work in this context. Partly because they are 8 inch scale not 6, but also because I dont have a surface for the stand to sit on. The only room I have for them is to hang them from the bottom of the shelf.

The figure 8 thing, do you by any chance have a picture of what that would look like?

[Creature22]

I can't get enough of this design, and frankly I'm a little upset that the best Godzilla Toho has designed in years isn't in a movie.

I feel similarly. I picked up the Ride figure as well (waited a bit and luckily got it closer to what it apparently costs at the theme park; the prices when it first released were a joke), and it's kind of a shame that such an excellent design is more or less wasted on a short film that only a few people will get to see.

Unless they've got plans to use it in the future, or something similar.

[Rando Yaguchi]

It'd be cool if the next Toho Godzilla film used that design. It's traditional and fresh at the same time, unlike the more outlandish Shin, Earth and SP designs.

[Platypus Prime]

I don't have any decent ones set up right now, but it's just a case of looping the string around twice and tying the knot so it is in the middle to balance everything. You can either loop it under the head and abdomen, or around both wings, whatever works best.

[ROMG4]

I can't wait for Megalon and Gorosaurus to be released this wave is more than I expected by far

[DoubleDam21]

Has anyone picked up the new Mechagodzilla vinyl yet and if so how is it? I thought about picking him up with Megalon but didn’t know if he was worth the price.

[Creature22]

Has anyone picked up the new Mechagodzilla vinyl yet and if so how is it? I thought about picking him up with Megalon but didn’t know if he was worth the price.

I have MechaGodzilla (2021 version) and I like it. Didn’t care for the design in the movie but as a vinyl toy it looks quite nice and looks good with the King Kong (I bought that one for my brother).

I think mine was $18 or so, but that was on HLJ and they sold out immediately and never restocked. Not sure what the current asking price for it is right now.

[DoubleDam21]

Has anyone picked up the new Mechagodzilla vinyl yet and if so how is it? I thought about picking him up with Megalon but didn’t know if he was worth the price.

I have MechaGodzilla (2021 version) and I like it. Didn’t care for the design in the movie but as a vinyl toy it looks quite nice and looks good with the King Kong (I bought that one for my brother).

I think mine was $18 or so, but that was on HLJ and they sold out immediately and never restocked. Not sure what the current asking price for it is right now.

Alright thank you. I've seen it for around $35 - $40 so I was wondering if I needed it for that price or not.

[Creature22]

Alright thank you. I've seen it for around $35 - $40 so I was wondering if I needed it for that price or not.

Depending on shipping I think $35 or so is probably fair. If you could get free shipping, even better. It’s a little bit taller than the other 6 inch figures and has a good sculpt but I wouldn’t pay more than that for one unless you really loved the character and movie.

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Got my Ultra Monster DX Tyrant a few days ago and my Movie Monster Series SeibuGoji today, awesome figures (though I wish Godzilla's head wasn't so damn smol)

[Petezilla]

Is anybody else irriated that there's not a single BANDAI figure slated for release (so far) to commemorate the 50th anniversary of 'Godzilla VS Hedorah', which is 2021...? I just realized that and found it a bit odd to be honest, especially considering how popular Hedorah seemingly is in Japan and how busy they have been with the Movie Monster Series this year so far, you would expect at least a Godzilla Store exclusive color variant or something like that...