Bandai Vinyls
These are the vinyl toys from Bandai. Soft plastic, minimal articulation, the most common and affordable merch.
Godzilla
Monster: Godzilla, Godzilla (1954)
Released: 2005
The original, the bestest bestie of them all! This thing's been through it, he's been in the pool, he's missing his tail tip, the base of his tail is glued on, one of his legs is glued on and stuck in place as a result, oh god has he been through it. Beloved childhood toy right here.
Godzilla 2000s
Monster: Godzilla, Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
Released: ?
This vinyl breaks the mold and has a more dynamic pose than most others, something I didn't entirely appreciate as a child. For some reason that made it harder for me to play pretend with it. As an adult I appreciate the visual variety it brings. Very nice.
The Broken Melted Burning Godzilla
Monster: Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Released: 2003
Its muzzle broke off one day when I was a kid and... My dad fixed it with clay, so... Here's melted broken fucked up bull terrier burning godzilla. Fun paintjob on this one!
Destoroyah
Monster: Destoroyah, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Released: 2005
Awesome figure. Arms and legs barely move but the wings do and it looks awesome.
King Ghidorah
Monster: King Ghidorah, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Released: 2005
What cute faces! This guys color seems to have faded over the years, I'm tempted to repaint him. This ghidorah is from GMK, the movie where Godzilla is the bad guy and Ghidorah is the good guy, what a lovely fanfic-y concept. Love it.
Final Wars Godzilla
Monster: Godzilla, Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Released: 2005
I love Final Wars goji, he's very sleek and flexible but still reminiscent of the iconic original design. Which is to say that this figure looks good and felt very fun and dynamic as a kid.
Spacegodzilla
Monster: Space Godzilla, Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
Released: ?
I never realized just how god damn giddy this guy looks until just now. That's the face of a guy that's downright scheming, just absolutely exalted over kidnapping your kid and putting it in a crystal prison. This is the only space godzilla in my collection I think, great guy.
Gigan
Monster: Gigan, Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Released: July 2005
Looking awfully smug for a guy missing the horn on top of his head. This version of gigan looks like he's wearing a latex fetish suit, fun! Which doesn't really show in this vinyl specifically, but maybe one day I could have one of those suspiciously posed and proportioned statues in my collection. Then you'd know what I was talking about. That was probably a really shocking thing to read. I mean just google "sexy gigan" if you don't believe me!
Hedorah
Monster: Hedorah, Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)
Released: 2007 or 2009
No headshot cause, well... He's pretty simple and all. No joints to move at all, and this isn't even the version with raised arms, no hes just standing there staring into space. I like his paintjob though.
Showa Godzilla
Monster: Godzilla, Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Released: ?
Can't find exact information on this figure but I know it's from Bandai's fourth wave and depicts the godzilla design from Destroy All Monsters. And I know this is an average amount of information portrayed in each of my entrys but I can't find much more info. I mean I easily could but I don't wanna.
Rodan
Monster: Rodan, Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Released:
The only Rodan I've got, he's been repainted here and there but I'm gonna give him a full do-over sometime again.
Huge Godzilla
Monster: Godzilla, Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Released: 2007 or 2009
This guys big, around 1 foot tall, and has an interesting winding tail. He looks bad from the front, but he looks perfectly menacing from the side. We all have our good and bad angles.
Huge Kiryu
Monster: Kiryu, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002), etc.
Released: ?
Another 1 foot or so tall guy. He's in a dynamic pose inherently cause his legs don't move. He has crayon marks on him, oops. Not sure who did that. Love this guy, kiryu is my favorite mechagodzilla design!
Huge Mechagodzilla
Monster: Mechagodzilla, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974), etc.
Released: ?
I'm not particularly fond of the original mechagodzilla. This guy can't even stand on his own, which is normal for most figures I imagine but not here among the godzillas where everyone has huge tails to prop themselves up on!
GMK Godzilla
Monster: Godzilla, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Released: 2005
He received a custom paintjob from my father many years ago, what a look. Sometimes I look at this and wonder if my penchant for painting figures comes from such things?
King Caesar
Monster: King Caesar, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Released: ?
This guy doesn't seem to have much merch to him, but here's his vinyl at least. The black around his eyes makes him look like one of those crusty white dogs named Coco or Bella but I still love him.
2014 Godzilla Vinyl
Monster: Godzilla, Godzilla (2014)
Released: July 2014
This one's visual texture is off in my eyes, I feel like it was cast in a different plastic or had different paint used on it so it feels wonky compared to the other vinyls. Oh well, this one has a watermelon squishy because that was set up on its tail on the shelf and I thought it would be cute to include in the picture. Still love him though.
Kamata-kun Vinyl
Monster: Shin Godzilla's 2nd Form, Shin Godzilla (2016)
Released: June 2016
Kamata-kun, part one of three birthday gifts from my partner, who was very open about how they were for him as well. I would like to give this guy a repaint. It looks like I started a basic wash just to add texture and grit, I think, but I'd like to do a lot more. Cause this man is rather... plain!
Shinagawa-kun Vinyl
Monster: Shin Godzilla's 3rd Form, Shin Godzilla (2016)
Released: June 2016
Shinagawa-kun, part two of three b-day gifts. I started on a repaint with this guy, adding more red marks to his creases and making the inside of his mouth red. Needs more work, though. I wish he stood up a bit straighter, he looks too similar to the kamata-kun vinyl as he is now. Which may sound silly but since I display them next to each other I would have liked more difference.