Hey everybody! I'm back, and it has been a while. Between a burnout and just life, been a little too busy to update things here. However, I'm back and bringing this long overdue review.
Today we are looking at the 2016 interpritation of the King of the Monsters. Shin Godzilla.
This Shin Godzilla is produced by Neca. The same company who made the 1954 Godzilla figure I reviewed not that long ago.
Box
Starting off the review, we are taking a look at the box itself. Neca boxes aren't much to look at, but they are very to the point.
The back of the box has a nice image of the figure.
Unboxing
Much like the 1954 counterpart, the figure comes in two parts. The tail and the figure itself.
This is a real pain in the ass to put together.
After "easily" snapping the tail in, you have the iconic long tail that Shin Godzilla is known for.
And it is long
Details
So let's start looking at the fine details that Neca put into this figure.
Here is a quick spin around of the figure.
Looking at the face, he really has this mean/annoyed look to him.
The teeth look very jagged, capture the crazy mean look.
Speaking of the mouth, we get this nice view of the open jaw. Boy, this was a pleasant thing to see.
Moving down to the back, the dorsal plates have this nice color separation, it makes them look painful, like ruptured scabs.
Then we have the tail...oh boy... the tail.
They did a pretty good job at capturing the very, what on earth look, however, it looks too much of a bloody stump in my opinion.
The texture on the skin has this very leathery look to it. Which makes perfect sense considering how this particular version of Godzilla was designed.
The claws are tiny, but they have this very painful look to them.
The feet continue this very, painful look to them. I think some random claws are coming out here and there.
Articulation
Moving on to the articulation.
The head can move up and down.
It can do this, very free spin all the way around.
The neck can follow suit as well.
The jaw can open up this wide.
Moving down to the torso, we have some limited waist articulation. Not sure if it is just my copy that is limited. By limited, I mean compared to the 1954 Godzilla, which could spin all the way around.
The arms, on the other hand, have some decent articulation despite there appearance. Being able to move around at the shoulder and have a nice elbow bend.
We even have some wrist articulation.
The legs can rotate around.
But there is an issue. There is a ball joint in the leg, but I can not get it to bend as intended for some reason.
The ankle also has a joint and can rotate around.
The leg can also rotate around like this.
Moving into the tail, we have some ball joints that allow for a fair range of articulation. This is thanks to the segmentation that the figure has.
Accessories
Sorry...no accessories
Size comparisons
Here we are compared to his 1954 counterpart.
With The Origin Guncannon.
And finally, the Bandai Vinyl counterpart, Shin Godzilla.
Final thoughts
So, I'll be honest, taking pictures of this figure up close, it did creep me out. The texture all looked like a really infected scab. Which considering it is Shin Godzilla, it works in the figures favor.
However, I do have some issues with the figure design. Starting with the chest of Neca Shin and Bandai Shin. I like the way the Bandai shin (top) looks more than the Neca one (bottom).
I also think that the head on the Bandai version (top) looks more like Shin's final form than the Neca one (bottom).
With that in mind, the figure looks more like the second form instead of the third form, but that is just me.
The odd limits in articulation honestly bug me, but the figure is alright. It really is a massive figure, at least in terms of length. And with that, I just feel the figure is, alright.
With that, we'll be back to hopefully regularly scheduled posts soon!
- Zeroconvoy
Today we are looking at the 2016 interpritation of the King of the Monsters. Shin Godzilla.
Box
Starting off the review, we are taking a look at the box itself. Neca boxes aren't much to look at, but they are very to the point.
Unboxing
Much like the 1954 counterpart, the figure comes in two parts. The tail and the figure itself.
This is a real pain in the ass to put together.
After "easily" snapping the tail in, you have the iconic long tail that Shin Godzilla is known for.
And it is long
Details
So let's start looking at the fine details that Neca put into this figure.
Here is a quick spin around of the figure.
Looking at the face, he really has this mean/annoyed look to him.
Articulation
Moving on to the articulation.
The head can move up and down.
Sorry...no accessories
Size comparisons
Here we are compared to his 1954 counterpart.
With The Origin Guncannon.
And finally, the Bandai Vinyl counterpart, Shin Godzilla.
So, I'll be honest, taking pictures of this figure up close, it did creep me out. The texture all looked like a really infected scab. Which considering it is Shin Godzilla, it works in the figures favor.
However, I do have some issues with the figure design. Starting with the chest of Neca Shin and Bandai Shin. I like the way the Bandai shin (top) looks more than the Neca one (bottom).
The odd limits in articulation honestly bug me, but the figure is alright. It really is a massive figure, at least in terms of length. And with that, I just feel the figure is, alright.
With that, we'll be back to hopefully regularly scheduled posts soon!
- Zeroconvoy
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