Godzilla VS Me

Godzilla VS Me


I got a new member to my expanding “toy family” a few weeks back and I couldn’t be happier. This is the HG toys Godzilla figure from their awesome “Godzilla Vs the Tricephalon” playset released in 1979. I saw it in the back of Famous Monsters magazine as a kid and knew one day I would own it, this Zilla is the closest I have come to that goal.
My first surprise is that he’s “HUGE”, I was expecting him to be in “Green Army man” type scale and he sort of is, as he towers over them just like Godzilla should.
See? He’s awesome, the plane and frightened person are also from the set, I won those in another auction.
Just for scale, that’s a Mexican Mego Superman next to him. This guy is one serious lump of plastic (and old school toy love).

One of these days boy….

About The Author

Mantooth
AKA Brian Heiler author of "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" and co-editor of "Toy-Ventures Magazine". Co-Host of the "Pod Stallions" podcast. Host of the Brick Mantooth Youtube channel, painter, designer, writer, mental health advocate, toy collector, Mego, and Mego Knock-Off enthusiast. I have large feet, ADHD and I live in Canada. Talk toys, not others.

7 Comments

  • Autumnforest on April 13, 2010

    What a find!

  • Bubbashelby on April 13, 2010

    Nice! That set is a beauty – I too hope someday to own one (or at least the Godzilla from the set!)

    he is much larger than I imagined as well.

  • Ally on April 13, 2010

    Wow, that's awesome!

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  • Kathie on April 13, 2010

    He is an awesome toy!! Actually I just looked through your blog and had a good laugh!! WHY??? Born in '61 and grew up in the '70's really….what a hoot…I'm an aussie gal and can still remember this stuff now it just makes me giggle!!! Thanks for sharing!!
    Kathie

  • Arkonbey on April 13, 2010

    sweet. He looks in really good shape.

    Now, that little F-106-looking jet. Is that from the playset? I seem to remember having this SAC playset that was a bunch of those hollow jets and a big, vinyl playmat.

  • Cory on April 14, 2010

    Great post my friend! Especially since it triggered a huge rush of excitement for me. I actually had a huge jigsaw puzzle as a child with the exact artwork on the box for the playset. I must have put that thing together a dozen times. I really wish I could find it again somehow.

  • Ryan on April 16, 2010

    Colorful Collection. I like all the godzilla movies and I became a fan of it too. I started collecting many Godzilla Toys.

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