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S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla 1962

 
A figure I’ve been waiting for for a while now, S.H. Monsterarts Godzilla 1962 has finally arrived. I thought that NECA would be the first to get this figure out, but Monsterarts beat them to it.


This figure is very nice. Some early posts expressed concern over the eyes and paint job. Some photos I saw seemed to show misaligned eyes, as well as grey/black paint marks on the teeth. Luckily the figure I got turned out good. One thing to note is that the eyes have a glossy coating over them, so in different light and/or angles, they can look off.



King Goji sports a greyish color, with some reddish/brown highlights, specifically on the chest and torso. The irises of his eyes are a yellow so they stand out in the light. He also has some pink along the gum lines and reddish/pink inside the mouth and tongue.

 
His articulation is pretty good. The King Goji suit is quite bulky so there will be some limits. The head can look up, down, a little side to side. The upper neck can look down and up, a little side to side but not much. The mouth can open pretty wide. His shoulders can move in and out and around but not all the way due to the sculpt. He has elbow joints and his claws can move as well. He has a lower waist joint that allows him to crunch forward quite well. His thighs can move out, but don’t kick too far forward or backward. His knees do articulate and his feet have some articulation. His tail has multiple segments so you can curve it up and to the side.
 
I feel that Monsterarts very accurately captured King Goji’s sculpt, from his goofy face, to his 4 large dorsal spines on his back, to his bulky body and even hands (which even on the suit look like they were put on backwards). King Goji was never one of my favorite G suits, but it was done very well so I got me one.
 
The accessories it comes with are an atomic breath effect with a stand. It seems to be the same that was used for Mosu Goji’s Emergence version, only this one sports mostly white paint.
 
As for the price, that’s a potential issue for some as this figure is around the $100 mark. Yes, it’s nicely sculpted, has good articulation and the inclusion of beam effect is nice, but that price is steep considering that NECA’s figure will be around $20 and is rumored to also include an atomic breath effect (but we won’t know for sure until it’s actual release). And of course, we won’t know if the promo pics of NECA’s figure are accurate until the actual figure is released to compare.
 
But overall, Monsterarts’ King Goji is a very nice figure. The only drawback is the price, which is already going way past $100 in the aftermarket. Since King Goji is from the Showa era and he is a popular suit among many Godzilla fans, that could be the reason for his high cost. I’m just happy to have gotten one, I’m very satisfied with mine.

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