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<\/a>I was pretty excited this week, waiting for my mailman to deliver the next figure in Bandai\u2019s SH Monsterarts line.\u00a0 Even though Space Godzilla isn\u2019t one of my favorite characters, I love it when my kaiju shelf grows.\u00a0 They just look so cool when all together.<\/p>\nI think I\u2019ve mentioned this before, but I wanted to start off by saying how happy I am that Bandai is going with the Heisei era to make action figures from.\u00a0 I really love the Showa era characters that Revoltech was able to produce, and I\u2019m glad Bandai hasn\u2019t made them obsolete with their own versions.\u00a0 (At least not yet they haven\u2019t.)<\/p>\n
Buying this figure, I was pretty sure what to expect.\u00a0 All the online pictures portrayed this figure in a similar vein as Godzilla, a stocky figure that looks great but has a limited range of movement.\u00a0 But Space Godzilla actually had a couple of very pleasant surprises for me.<\/p>\n
\u00a0My first big surprise was the sculpt.\u00a0 I assumed Space Godzilla and Godzilla would share some similar parts in the legs and arms, but Space Godzilla is actually a one hundred percent new sculpt.\u00a0 One of the reasons for this is because he\u2019s bigger than Godzilla.\u00a0 Not by much, but there\u2019s a bit more height and Space G definitely bulkier.<\/p>\n One of the things I like about these figures that are so accurate is that you can see all those tiny details that go unnoticed in the movies.\u00a0 One of which is Space Godzilla\u2019s skin, although similar to Godzilla\u2019s, it\u2019s actually much more textured and rough looking.\u00a0 I was also surprised to discover that the bulging red muscles on Space G\u2019s chest go all the way down to the tip of his tail.<\/p>\n Space Godzilla\u2019s head has an excellent sculpt.\u00a0 The inside of his mouth has a ton of detail work that you wouldn\u2019t normally see, and I really like that they made the crystal crown on his head translucent.\u00a0 Some people had issues with wonky eyes on their Godzilla, but I haven\u2019t heard any of those complaints for this figure.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if this was a problem Bandai fixed, or if it never came up on this figure.\u00a0 Either way, I\u2019m glad to see it wasn\u2019t an issue.<\/p>\n Space G\u2019s two shoulder crystals, and the large ones running down his back, are all semi-translucent.\u00a0 They\u2019ve been given a thin coat of a pearl white paint, which gives them a shiny look.\u00a0 But behind a bright light source they have the neat glowing effect that looks to emanate from the center.\u00a0 This effect is strongest on his two shoulder crystals, which have a more translucent purple at the bottom.<\/p>\n The rest of Space Godzilla\u2019s paint job is pretty standard.\u00a0 The majority of his body is molded in black, with the highlights like his stomach muscles painted in red.\u00a0 The tiny spikes running down his tail look much more metallic than the larger crystals.\u00a0 There\u2019s also a hint of purple all over this figure.\u00a0 My camera picked it up easiest on his claws and the crystals at the end of his tail.\u00a0 The effect is really subtle and adds a nice layer of detail to the figure.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n What surprised me most about this figure is his articulation.\u00a0 He\u2019s got a ball jointed head, neck, chest, shoulders, wrists, hips, ankles, and each of the segments to his tail.\u00a0 His mouth is a hinge, while his elbows and knees are double hinges.<\/p>\n Being even bulkier than Godzilla, I really didn\u2019t expect much in this department.\u00a0 But it seems Bandai was actually listening to all the complaints about Godzilla\u2019s limited range of motion, and they actually fixed it when it came to Space G.\u00a0 All of his joints were given a wider area to move within.\u00a0 So Space Godzilla can actually do things like lift his legs, turn his torso, and curve his tail in a much tighter way.<\/p>\n The first wave bonus for Space Godzilla included his corona beam and stand.\u00a0 The beam itself is this neat tangle of energy that\u2019s translucent, but was painted over lightly with a pearlized yellow.\u00a0 The effect is neat and does a great job of looking like an energy burst.<\/p>\n The stand to hold the corona beam has an average looking brown base with different sized crystals jutting from it.\u00a0 Like the crystals on Space G\u2019s back, they\u2019re all translucent but have been painted over with a pearly white.\u00a0 Even if you aren\u2019t using the beam, the stand itself makes a nice micro base for display with the figure.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sgod1.jpg?resize=640%2C480\")
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