Musings of an Inkd Geek

A few weeks ago, someone on one of the kaiju figure Facebook groups that I'm a member of posted that they were selling a few figures, with Revoltech Anguirus being one of them. The price was quite decent (much cheaper than what he currently goes for on eBay), so I messaged the seller to inquire about purchasing it. It was still up for grabs, so I jumped on it. Shortly after purchasing it, the figure was sent in the mail, and I received it a few days later. I had always wanted to own a Revoltech Anguirus, and now my wish has finally come true. The figure is well painted and accurately sculpted, based on his appearance in the 1968 film Destroy All Monsters. The folds of his skin, the spiked shell and tail, the row of curved spikes on his head, his cute, menacing face with sharp fangs all turned out great, capturing quite nicely the appearance of this giant Ankylosaurus. For his accessories, he comes with a small replica of the spaceship Moonlight SY-3 from the movie, a lift-off plume...

An eagerly awaited figure arrived at the beginning of this week. None other than S.H. Monster Arts Gigan 1972 version. This goofy space chicken (as fans lovingly call him) is one of my favorite Godzilla kaiju from the Showa era. Last year they gave us Hedorah, so this year they treated us with this cyborg. He was announced late last year, in honor of the 50th anniversary of his film debut. I'm not exactly sure why they would announce a kaiju on their anniversary year (in Gigan's case, 2022), but then not release it until the following year. Either way, he's here now. Tamashii Nations did a fantastic job with the sculpt. Gigan looks like he practically walked off the screen. A flying, bipedal creature with a dark green body, golden scales on his chest, belly, sides and tail, one red compound eye, spiked head, bird beak, insect-like mandibles, hooked claws instead of hands, and a row of spikes down his torso that spun like a buzzsaw made him a unique creature in the Godzilla ...