as much as i love it i can't spend almost a g on it unless a huge wad of cash falls in my lap soon. i will have to admire from afar.

Yeah, the price is rough....

Oooh, Vice...they did that kickass Final Wars Hedorah model kit.....>drool<.......

Hey Plover!
You were very lucky to get those at retail. Esp the red one.
I've seen it going for as much as 12000yen here!
I don't know if they were particularly limited or just very popular -
but it's certainly on MY list of 'ones that got away'!

I was wondering if I was the only one to think that....

Reviving this thread, as giant Gary is gonna hit some time this month.....could be any day now.....I'm friggin' beside myself with nutzoid anticipation......

Doesn't Red King kick a boulder on the poor little guy?

Red King kicks a boulder on Pigmon in Ultraman; Garamon predates Pigmon- he was from Ultra Q. His comeuppance was much less dramatic than being crushed- his remote control signal was cut off, and he fell over, belching.....

The Garamon suit was recycled to make Pigmon...you can definitely see differences in the two characters, owing to alteration and deterioration of the suit (probably in equal measure). Pigmon looks much less scrappy and fireplug-solid, generally less realistic than his earlier incarnation as Garamon. His Ultraman-era body has a narrow, stretched shape; his arms seem longer and thinner, more pendulous.

That's such a great feeling, isn't it?

"The suspense is terrible....I hope it lasts...."

-Willy Wonka