Negotiator Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 More pics of the bandai toy I picked up the neca version, it's pretty decent for a $15-$20 figure. Can modify it's joints a little for better range on the ball joints inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tking22 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Yup MonsterArts Godzilla 2014 is officially on pre-order! He's set to release in October, I already pre-ordered two, I can't wait, the NECA versions just, uh, didn't do anything for me to say the least. Now the real question, will we get MonsterArts MUTO 1 and 2? I'd hope if they do they would decide to sell them together in one package, I would hope they wouldn't nickel and dime us be releasing tiny little male MUTO separately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I think my favourite part was how the US military, or all the humans, really, had absolutely zero impact on the final outcome. All those people, all those ships and tanks and trains and guns and missles... did absolutely no good whatsoever. Maybe I'm just used to Michael Bay's approach to the military, but this was nice to see how 300ft monsters just shrug off everything thrown at them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I think my favourite part was how the US military, or all the humans, really, had absolutely zero impact on the final outcome. All those people, all those ships and tanks and trains and guns and missles... did absolutely no good whatsoever. Maybe I'm just used to Michael Bay's approach to the military, but this was nice to see how 300ft monsters just shrug off everything thrown at them That's not entirely true, Ford had two defining moments with Godzilla and the MUTO, the first when he blew up the eggs and drew the ire of the female MUTO and again when we had a magical moment staring into Godzilla's eyes. -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddsun1 Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Must also remember that a lot of what we see the military using is ridiculously inadequate. There were some moments that were like: Seriously? Da fu*k do you think you're gonna do to that 300 ft dinosaur with an M4 carbine?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-19 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Must also remember that a lot of what we see the military using is ridiculously inadequate. There were some moments that were like: Seriously? Da fu*k do you think you're gonna do to that 300 ft dinosaur with an M4 carbine?! Greatly annoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Yeah, I liked the movie overall but the military bit irked me: 1.) You wouldn't sail your CBG _that_ close to a threat all the way across the pacific. What is this? Dolphin watching!??!? 2.) You dont idle your fleet of ships immobile in San Fran bay like that with threats approaching. 3.) Where the hell were the A10s!?!??!?!?! 4.) M4s and gunship door guns against Kaiju!?!?!? 5.) Why the hell do you have to haul the minuteman by train when you can heli-lift it? And why bring the entire rocket when the warhead/payload was enough? Overall, just wished they had thrown more heavy weaponry at the MUTOs and Gojira. Best part of the movie was when his tail spikes started crackling blue/white. I was waiting for the atomic breath from the moment the fighting started. In a sense, poor MUTOs. They were just natural organisms wanting to mate. *Why'd they use CV-88 Saratoga BTW? Not like the ship went down in the movie. Could have used a real name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangledThorns Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Yeah, I liked the movie overall but the military bit irked me:<SNIP> I'm former military (USCG, Army) and I just turn on suspension of disbelief when I see stuff that I know wouldn't happen in real life. Same goes for when I see a huge green lizard monster on the screen too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I picked up the movie related graphic novel this weekend. Looks really cool. http://www.scified.com/site/godzillamovies/official-cover-art-for-godzilla-awakening-graphic-novel-revealed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 *Why'd they use CV-88 Saratoga BTW? Not like the ship went down in the movie. Could have used a real name. I wondered that too. For the few external shots showing the hull number at all, I think they could have even used stock footage etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight26 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 A-10s never get enough love in movies, neither do they get much love from the Air Force, so that is probably why. But let's face it, the A-10 is probably the only platform that could have done some serious damage to the Kaiju. There isn't much on this earth can stop a 30mm DU round. Even with all the electronics getting fried by the Kaiju, a Hog could have still come in and done some serious harm to those beasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I only remember the A-10s in Terminator: Salvation, where they flew around like WWI biplanes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I'd say a monster impervious to everything short of Godzilla wouldn't be too concerned about 30mm depleted uranium rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I'd say a monster impervious to everything short of Godzilla wouldn't be too concerned about 30mm depleted uranium rounds. considering these thing eat nukes, a 30mm DU round would be the equivilent of a tictac to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) Just for arguments sake. If a 150m tall monster was on the way. What would the US military do? I would say A-10s and C130s dropping MOABs would be likely candidates after F-18s fail. Would hellfires and harpoons/tomahawks lock on to a Kaiju? Assume their IR signature would be off the scale. Wonder how'd it would work. edit: Oh and MUTOs. Massive _UNknown_ Terresterrial Organism? Uhhhh, Unknown? You had one for study for 15 years and another fossil locked up in the Yucca. Dinosaurs get a full name even if it was just a femur and half a skull discovered. Edited June 17, 2014 by Retracting Head Ter Ter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangledThorns Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 As it's Summer I figured my front yard could use some Godzilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 ^ Awesome. -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Very cool. Eat all the gnomes! Does that come with effects parts? Super happy with my Xplus 30 cm 2003 goji Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuelGundam2099 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Oh wow that figure even has the torso scar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Oh yeah, it's the 2003 X-plus 30cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 So I was at Monster Jam tonight and it jogged an old memory. Does anybody else remember the old Godzilla monster truck from the 1980s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddsun1 Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Some monster truck forums say that it's been restored and repainted (copyright issues over the name?), but otherwise is still out there somewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Burning Goji is coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taksraven Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 One part I was wondering about was the "clockwork" nuke they had to use because an EMP would disable a normal nuclear weapon. I would have thought that Nuclear weapons would be designed so EMP would have a minimal impact on them? I might be wrong. Anybody know the technical stuff about this sort of thing?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangledThorns Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 One part I was wondering about was the "clockwork" nuke they had to use because an EMP would disable a normal nuclear weapon. I would have thought that Nuclear weapons would be designed so EMP would have a minimal impact on them? I might be wrong. Anybody know the technical stuff about this sort of thing?? The clockwork nuke reminded me of the clockwork nuke in Goldfinger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I don't even know if 'clockwork' detonators for nukes exist in real life! Bet they don't. Besides, its all stupid. You plan to have an EMP proof detonator but part of the plan is to haul it off to safe distance using a boat with ...... electronics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VF-15 Banshee Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 They're pulling out all the stops for the Big G's return to Tokyo on 7/25 with a 6.5 meter statue complete with light and sound effects. http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/MhVBleBX0qc/Godzilla+Gets+Final+Touch+up+Ahead+MIDTOWN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Looks a little....off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 "You just wanna see giant monsters fight don't you" !!!!!!!! -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuelGundam2099 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I'm surprised they didn't make a Cloverfield reference since Female MUTO looks like Clover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antibiotictab Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 They're pulling out all the stops for the Big G's return to Tokyo on 7/25 with a 6.5 meter statue complete with light and sound effects. http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/MhVBleBX0qc/Godzilla+Gets+Final+Touch+up+Ahead+MIDTOWN Yesterday was the first day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-15 Banshee Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) This gentleman here took a video of the statue (don't think I can link facebook videos...) https://www.facebook.com/saiun.81 Edited July 22, 2014 by VF-15 Banshee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefuemon Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Just came back from seeing it. I liked it. Funny, but most of my disbelief came from Ford's dad's Visa status. Speaking as a foreign resident of Japan, I know that after the first arrest he had, he most likely would have been deported, and barred re-entry for at least 5 years. Yeah, maybe they gave him special dispensation due to his wife dieing, but this is also a government who deported a Filipino couple whose daughter was born in Japan, and only spoke Japanese. Besides, when the plant was destroyed, his visa status would have changed, and he would of had to leave anyways. Yeah, I know, goofy thing to fixate on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 but this is also a government who deported a Filipino couple whose daughter was born in Japan, and only spoke Japanese. I'm going to need more information for this to make any sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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