The next figure I received from RICSAN Custom Toys is the Dream Ogre, aka Gabara from the 1969 film All Monsters Attack (Godzilla’s Revenge in the US). He had posted on his Instagram that he had some extra figures left, this being one of them, so I messaged him and purchased one. He arrived last week.
Gabara was the monster that was bullying Minilla (aka Minya), the son of Godzilla. With the encouragement of a little boy, Minilla was able to fight back against the goofy beast. He resembles an ogre with a long neck, horns on his head, and body covered in scales that resemble warts. Gabara had an equally goofy roar that matched his silly look. His only power was that he could generate electricity from his horns and use it to electrocute enemies through his hands. The movie was basically comprised of clips from previous films, with the Gabara & Minilla scenes being the only new monster footage. It’s considered one of the worst entries in the Godzilla series by many fans. Still, Gabara the dream ogre has his fans, with many companies making figures of him, including Bullmark and Y-MSF.
The figure looks pretty good. The face is a little cuter than the actual suit, which was kinda ugly. Still, looking at it, it’s undeniably Gabara. He’s painted a dark green with gold highlights on his torso, yellow on his “hair” white and red eyes, and a dull yellow for his horns, teeth, fingers and toes. The bottom of his lip has a slightly green shade on the lower left, maybe from a previous paint attempt. Like the other figures in the Ricsan Customs line, he’s molded in resin, which is a harder material than ABS or vinyl. This can cause some paint rubbing, but it’s nothing that can’t be fixed with a little dab of paint here and there. The figure doesn’t come with any accessories, though Ricardo, the designer, does toss in a handful of yummy Mexican candies with each order. He’s also packed in styrofoam, but thankfully, it didn’t stick to the paint and rub it off like it did with the left eye of my Varan figure (I’ve since painted it with Folkart acrylic that I purchased at my local Michael’s). I might touch up the tails and head horn, but other than that, I like the color he has.
Like his other figures, Gabara is designed with string articulation. He’s able to turn his head, lift and lower his arms and thighs, bend his elbows and knees a bit, turn his wrists and ankles, twist his torso, and open and close the mouth, which is on a hinge. He can’t do any wild poses, but I can get him to sit and do one legged stands. You just have to move the limbs with more care than you would with standard ball joints, and hes not as expressive as the Varan I own, but I’m still satisfied with him.
Ricsan Custom Toys Gabara is another solid release from this line. It’s nice to have another Showa figure to add to my collection, since it’s debatable if S.H. MonsterArts will ever release this monster in their line. Ricardo of Ricsan Custom Toys gives us these less popular Godzilla kaiju, helping to fill in the gaps. The newest figure he made is Titanosaurus, which is currently en route to be delivered. I cannot wait to get that one, as the photos he showed for it looked sweet! As for Gabara, this guy is a keeper.
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