NECA's latest Godzilla figure is out, their version of the 1964 suit from Mothra vs. Godzilla aka Godzilla vs. The Thing. This is one of my favorite Goji suits, so I was looking forward to getting a new articulated version of it.
It comes in one of the newer boxes that have movie poster artwork on the cover. The only accessory is an atomic breath beam. It looks similar to the one that was released with their Godzilla 62, though this one is a different mold. It fits in the mouth ok, though you need to really push it in to get it to stay.
The details and paint are good. It's mostly a grey with highlights on the spikes, finger and toenails. The paint in the mouth is decent, though the tongue is not painted at the back. I assume this is to keep the atomic breath piece from scraping off the paint when put in the mouth. The eyes are painted nicely, with a lighter shade on his brows. I noticed dark lines around the eye socket that will make it look like he's wearing eyeliner in very bright light.
The joints were a bit stuff when I first pulled it out of the box, but moving them around and applying a little heat will loosen them up. His head and neck can move around, head can look down quite a bit, not too far up. The torso doesn't have much of an ab crunch but it does turn side to side. The arms and legs have the standard Godzilla joints. The hands have a joint at the wrist, and another at the fingers for lots of range. And finally, the tail is segmented, altogether in six sections. The new tails they've been doing are a nice improvement over the earlier ones that had a bendy wire in them.
Being a NECA figure he's about 6.5 inches tall. He seems very solid and slightly heavy. NECA Godzilla figures seem to be made from a softer material than Monsterarts, which are a harder plastic. He's much bigger than Monsterarts version of the 64 suit. While Tamashii Nations' version is sculpted more accurately, the NECA version is still nicely sculpted and detailed. It's also bigger and much less expensive.
I'm really pleased with this release. It turned better than what some of the first promo photos showed. The sculpt is nice, the paint is good, the articulation is pretty good. With their great Godzilla 62, KOTM Rodan, and the 8-bit Nintendo re-release, their Godzilla line has been pretty good this year. The KOTM standard Godzilla release was a dud, though the atomic breath version looks nice. I hope NECA continues to release more of the Showa suits. I would love a 55, 68 and 75 suit. This 64 release is a winner.
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