HIYA TOYS Godzilla

[Stoopid_Sandwich]

Okay so I’ve messed around with the GMK Godzilla for a few hours now and hooo boy do I have thoughts. First…I love the sculpt and paint detail. This figure manages to avoid all of the mistakes that both the SHMA and Neca versions did. Which in this case, is to not let the articulation break up the sculpt. In the case of the Hiya figure, the articulation cuts practically disappear into the sculpted detail itself. And it is very well articulated. Not as much as the Hokkaido 91 figure, but that should be expected, given that the GMK figure features a much bulkier design.

And speaking of the general size and bulk of this particular Godzilla , this figure is enormous. It’s so large that it towers over the SHMA release. Hiya GMK Goji stands a good 1 1/2” taller than his SHMA counterpart and is several times heavier. The figure features a large head, a very rotund potbelly with a sunken in torso, enormous and brightly colored dorsal plates as well as fingernails and toe claws that are attached to an enormous pair of feet. And of course to compensate for that enormous body, this figure features a magnificently long tail that is perhaps, maybe somewhat more reserved in its overall bulk when compared to the rest of this Godzilla figure. I absolutely love this figure. Maybe even more than the Hokkaido Godzilla and that figure was a standout last year.

I can’t wait to see the Atomic blast variant that comes out later this year.


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[JakeEkiss]

Okay so I’ve messed around with the GMK Godzilla for a few hours now and hooo boy do I have thoughts. First…I love the sculpt and paint detail. This figure manages to avoid all of the mistakes that both the SHMA and Neca versions did. Which in this case, is to not let the articulation break up the sculpt. In the case of the Hiya figure, the articulation cuts practically disappear into the sculpted detail itself. And it is very well articulated. Not as much as the Hokkaido 91 figure, but that should be expected, given that the GMK figure features a much bulkier design.

And speaking of the general size and bulk of this particular Godzilla , this figure is enormous. It’s so large that it towers over the SHMA release. Hiya GMK Goji stands a good 1 1/2” taller than his SHMA counterpart and is several times heavier. The figure features a large head, a very rotund potbelly with a sunken in torso, enormous and brightly colored dorsal plates as well as fingernails and toe claws that are attached to an enormous pair of feet. And of course to compensate for that enormous body, this figure features a magnificently long tail that is perhaps, maybe somewhat more reserved in its overall bulk when compared to the rest of this Godzilla figure. I absolutely love this figure. Maybe even more than the Hokkaido Godzilla and that figure was a standout last year.

I can’t wait to see the Atomic blast variant that comes out later this year.


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I really debated getting this one over the Hokkaido one. Heisei era is my jam as far as Godzilla, that was my favorite set of kaiju movies for years and years, but I like this design the best of all the suit versions. Those whited out eyes and the shape of the head. I still haven't shipped my Hokkaido because I just know the second I do something else I preordered will come in, but I fear it'll make me want this one even more.

That said, I'm going to try to pass on him, just because I can't start a full Godzilla collection. I'd like the main guy and maybe a villain to battle, and if I had my way the villain would be some version of Gigan (Gigan Rex preferably, but I doubt that will ever happen).

 

[cmoney]

Oof, finally had to ship my PoL after the holiday extension. Lot of stuff delayed and dropped at once, and BBTS split into four dang shipments. Ghidorah got one all to himself.

 

[Stoopid_Sandwich]

I really debated getting this one over the Hokkaido one. Heisei era is my jam as far as Godzilla, that was my favorite set of kaiju movies for years and years, but I like this design the best of all the suit versions. Those whited out eyes and the shape of the head. I still haven't shipped my Hokkaido because I just know the second I do something else I preordered will come in, but I fear it'll make me want this one even more.

That said, I'm going to try to pass on him, just because I can't start a full Godzilla collection. I'd like the main guy and maybe a villain to battle, and if I had my way the villain would be some version of Gigan (Gigan Rex preferably, but I doubt that will ever happen).

I love the GMK design a lot too and it’s a shame because there just haven’t been that many worthwhile collectibles that strike my fancy. I’ve had the original 8” Bandai soft vinyl, the Bandai America 6” vinyl from 2004, the SHMA version and now this version from Hiya toys and that’s it.

But the Hiya figure is nice. Definitely the best likeness thus far. And the size is really impressive. For a 7” scaled Godzilla figure I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if he was close to the same size as the original Bandai vinyl, which is crazy to think about


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[SalemCrow]

I had to cancel the Godzilla I had preordered.

With the potential of owning a new house and needing to downsize, Big G had to get the axe. He wouldn't really have any shelf mates other than an older out of scale Mazinger Z figure and a couple versions of The Iron Giant.