Wow! Congratulations, Brian!

Congratulations

Well, you know me...and I absolutely appreciate it. The toy is glorious and this specimen is particularly stellar (not that one has a whole lot of freedom to choose! ).

I had the pleasure of watching this end Sunday morning--hung over as fuck and grotesquely underslept--because I'd already been up a half hour earlier for the end of the "omega" of the Bullmark Toho line, so to speak (well, at least one of them anyway: the Megalon).

I'm glad you scored this. Heh...through you, I feel like I get to enjoy it a bit more than just ogling the auction pics!

A lot of my non-collector (and broke!) homies bust my balls for having just the regular dark blue Bullmark. Now I can tell them about this one to get me off the hook!

Congrats Brian, that is an earth shattering piece!

There is no shame in owning a dark blue Godzilla. In fact, I think everyone should own one. It is one of the alpha originals of the kaiju toy scene, and you can get them for relatively cheap compared to most vintage. It is the most undervalued (because it was so plentifully produced) of the classic kaiju figures, and it is a great figure.

Wow!!!!!

Congrats on the score!
This made me go back and re-read some of the early S7 issues.
But I shouldn't do that too much, as i find toys that I want to hunt down.

Absolutely true. It took a while for me to come around to this toy because I'd always favored the giant-size Bullmark. But the history locked into this sculpt is just undeniable. It may not "fit" perfectly with many of the others, but on its own as a stand-alone toy, it's simply outstanding.

WOW ... Cograts Brian on scoring such a classic.

I own have one Godzilla and it's based on that same great sculpt. It's ust a glow re-boot, but hopefully a vintage will be mine someday.



Is the dark blue Godzilla the same sculpt as this one?

yes, same sculpt, but the typical colorway. In reality, finding anything other than a dark-blue/green version is near impossible, but there are a few out there.

Is there even a picture of the J-Tail out there? Would love to see what it looks like.

I will dig up a picture. I know of 1 for sure, maybe 2. I am sure there are a couple more out there I don't know about, but it gives you a good sense of what actually exists on something like that.

Does this tell the tail.. as it were?

yes it does, many of the reproduction versions have the "original" j-tail, as a way to help distinguish them from the original issues, as they are reproduction paint schemes as well. There is always a difference of some sort, it just depends on whether or not you know what that difference is many times.

The Flesh 1981/1983 bootlegs have a J-Tail as well. Beware on any flesh Godzilla issues, they should have a regular tail, not a j-tail (as I have seen the faked versions in legit shops before!).

Congrats Brian, whats next on the list?

I jump in it!

well acquired sir...

I know this was a while ago, but amazing score Brian. So happy you could place a grail like that on your mantlepiece, or maybe it deserves its own kami-dana. Really stoked you were able to pick that guy up; maybe another cover feature is imminent . Just wondering if anyone has any shots of the common green Marusan/Bullmark Godzilla from their collections? I have seen the blues not infrequently, but would love to see what some of the other variations are. Well, that, and I can always look at more pictures of vintage Godzillas

I know this is late, but I just have to say congratulations... This is a beauty, it really makes me feel good to know that the head of the company that I buy toys from is in a frantic scramble from time to time, to do the same thing I like to do... Collect toys...


The Japanese have been known to bless inatimate objects. I'm after a particular Nikon Lens that was blessed by Shinto Priests, I'm hoping it will help me take blessed photos...

Marusan(left) Bullmark(right)

So basically, aside from some rougher paint application on the Marusan, which could be unique to just this one figure, not really any noticeable differences (I can spot) between the two releases. The eye colour seems a bit different, but then again, there could be a hundred variations on colours. Mine for example is a fire-engine red, whereas your Marusan seems orange and the Bullmark pink. Very cool indeed. This is why I like seeing other people's guys too. Thanks for the post!

EDIT: I just noticed in one of the shots XjaybirdX posted from the Cosmo Knight Alpha extensive vintage collection that one of their Godzillas appears to have a gold/yellow eye (it is admittedly very difficult to tell for certain). So add that one to the list