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geotaro
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 Toygraph Godzilla/Diver Set
with GID eyes and back fins...

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| Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:28 pm |
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pickleloaf
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Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:19 pm Posts: 5861 Location: durham/chapel hill
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 Re: Toygraph Godzilla/Diver Set
what's the story with the diver?
that godzilla has crazy colors
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Chriz74 wrote: Oh jesus what a bunch of nerds.
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| Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:21 pm |
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Roger
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Joined: Fri Nov 25, 2005 10:41 pm Posts: 4909
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 Re: Toygraph Godzilla/Diver Set
pickleloaf wrote: what's the story with the diver? Oh, pickle, please tell me you know the answer to that question...
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| Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:24 pm |
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pickleloaf
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i havent seen the movie if that is what it refers to 
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Chriz74 wrote: Oh jesus what a bunch of nerds.
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| Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:26 pm |
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hypermook
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Joined: Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:02 pm Posts: 889 Location: San Francisco
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 Re: Toygraph Godzilla/Diver Set
That's Dr. Serizawa w/ the Oxygen Destroyer. Beautiful pic.
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| Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:26 pm |
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geotaro
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From Wikipedia:
...When night falls, Gojira surfaces from Tokyo Bay again. The monster easily breaks through the giant electric fence, without receiving any injury from that or the bombardment of shells. As Gojira breaks through the high-tension wires, he uses his radioactive breath that ignites anything in its path. The tanks and military are hopeless against Gojira. By the end of the night, the entire city is in a sea of fire, killing and wounding thousands of innocent civilians in its path. As Gojira wades into the sea, a squadron of jets fire missiles at the monster but Godzilla is unscathed as he descends once again into Tokyo Bay.
By the next morning, the city is in absolute ruins. Hospitals are overrun with victims, many exposed to heavy doses of radiation. As Emiko sees the many victims of Gojira’s attack, she takes Ogata aside and tells him Serizawa’s dark secret, in hope that she can do something against Gojira. Serizawa had revealed to Emiko a destructive superweapon called the “Oxygen Destroyer,” a weapon that dissolves all oxygen in the water and disintegrates any form of life surrounding its path. The weapon is even more destructive than an atomic weapon. In conducting his research on oxygen, Serizawa came across the destructive power of what became the Oxygen Destroyer. Shocked by his discovery, Serizawa had vowed himself never to release his research in its present form, so that he may find a way that it would benefit society and not destroy it.
Ogata and Emiko visit Serizawa to ask that they use the weapon against Gojira. Serizawa refuses and storms down to his basement to destroy his creation. Ogata and Serizawa briefly fight each other until Ogata receives a wound to his head. As Emiko treats the wound, Serizawa apologizes. “If the Oxygen Destroyer is used even once, politicians from around the world will see it. Of course they’ll use it as a weapon,” Serizawa says. “Bombs versus bombs, missiles versus missiles, and now a new superweapon to throw upon us all. As a scientist — no, as a human being — I cannot allow that to happen.”
Ogata tries to convince Serizawa that he is the only one who could save the world. “Humans are weak animals,” Serizawa argues. “Even if I burn my notes, the secret will still be in my head. Until I die, how can I be sure I won’t be forced by someone to make the device again?”
A grim television program appears on the air, showing the devastation caused by Gojira, along with prayers for hope and peace. Torn by what he’s witnessing, Serizawa ultimately decides to use his only Oxygen Destroyer, but only once. Serizawa then burns his research, knowing that this will be for the better of society.
The next day, a navy ship takes Ogata and Serizawa to plant the device in Tokyo Bay. Serizawa requests that he be put in a diving suit to make sure the device is planted correctly. Ogata at first refuses but soon gives in. Ogata and Serizawa then descend into the water and soon find Gojira awake but resting. Seemingly unaware of the divers, the monster slowly walks around the ocean floor. Serizawa signals Ogata to surface as he plants the Oxygen Destroyer. As Serizawa watches Gojira dying from the destructive weapon, he cuts his cord and dies with Gojira, sacrificing himself so that his knowledge of the horrible weapon will surely not be known to the world. A dying Gojira surfaces, lets out a final roar, and sinks to the bottom, disintegrating into the ocean.
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| Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:29 pm |
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Roger
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pickleloaf wrote: i havent seen the movie if that is what it refers to  Oh, pickle...
Rent the new DVD version of Gojira, you won't regret it.
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| Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:31 pm |
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geotaro
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Roger wrote: pickleloaf wrote: i havent seen the movie if that is what it refers to  Oh, pickle... Rent the new DVD version of Gojira, you won't regret it.
Yes, do it! Best of the lot!!! Very different than most that came after. Actually, a serious and very good dramatic film (the Japanese version - not the US Raymond Burr version).
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| Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:34 pm |
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Roger
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geotaro wrote: Yes, do it! Best of the lot!!! Very different than most that came after. Actually, a serious and very good dramatic film (the Japanese version - not the US Raymond Burr version). Haha... "Steve Martin."
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| Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:35 pm |
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jojo the dog faced boy
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great toy....now i'm kicking myself for not picking it up!!
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| Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:37 pm |
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Frank Kozik
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oh no hes gonna kill godzilla!
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| Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:43 pm |
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hypermook
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jojo the dog faced boy wrote: great toy....now i'm kicking myself for not picking it up!!
Super7 got one:
http://super7store.com/store/detail.php?item_id=10946
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jojo the dog faced boy
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thanks....now i need to sell a kidney.....any takers??
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| Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:38 pm |
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geotaro
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Click to enlarge...
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| Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:46 am |
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booschwobe
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These are so sweet. I love the Godzilla vinyls based on the original maquette, and the Dr. Serizawa is such a nice extra. Great pics, George!
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| Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:54 am |
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Monkey
Line of Credit
Joined: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:24 pm Posts: 1630 Location: Louisville Slugger
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 I really wanted this with the cool Serizawa figure but seeing the better pics up close, that is a SWEET piece and now I REALLY want it. I have a girlfriend who claims to love me, this would be a perfect test of that "love".
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| Thu Nov 08, 2007 9:43 am |
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gabbagabba
Comment King
Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:06 am Posts: 1282 Location: Minneapolis
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This is such an awesome chubby chunky toy. I've got the brown/green one with the glowy Dr. One of my favorites.
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joshuajh
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Joined: Mon Oct 24, 2005 2:08 pm Posts: 2665 Location: san francisco
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new skullbrain rule -
everyone has to watch AT LEAST the first godzilla movie. its the one that started it all!!!
pickleloaf wrote: i havent seen the movie if that is what it refers to 
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| Thu Nov 08, 2007 11:32 am |
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onibaba5
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Joined: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:30 am Posts: 2954 Location: Hudson, Ohio
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If companies took as good of pictures as you do Geo these figures would fly off the shelves! To be honest, I didn't think much of this set...till your pics. Very nice.
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The Lost Kaiju
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Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:11 am Posts: 487 Location: Chicago
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onibaba5 wrote: If companies took as good of pictures as you do Geo these figures would fly off the shelves! To be honest, I didn't think much of this set...till your pics. Very nice.
This could be a great side business for Geo! I passed on the Marmit Glitter Meltdown Godzilla this year. After I saw Geo's pics I wanted one. Now they seem to be part of history with the small run. 
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