I'm very disappointing in what I have seen for the 2014 MA. His teeth look like shit. His mouth and nose look like he just got done drinking Kool-Aid. And now there seems to be issues with the eyes. You would think these people would know how to paint eyes on properly. Are they watching "Young Frankenstein" and looking an Igor for their reference? I doubt that. For a $75 toy, those issues are simply unacceptable. I am a big advocate of the MA line. I have forgiven them for the piss poor job they did with Ghidorah's wings. For the poor quality control on Space Godzilla, Godzilla 2000 and Adult Jr. However, this is just pure bullshit laziness. The toy is already five months late from when the movie was released, so to have it come out half assed is a major disappointment.

Do I think NECA's is better from a sculpt point of view? Good god no. Nevertheless, my NECA figure does not have British teeth, red juice on his nostrils, and bad eyes. Bandai has clearly dropped the ball this year when it comes to the Figuarts and MonsterArts lines and it is upsetting because they just keep raising their prices while decreasing the quality of their toys. Not to mention they didn't even bother trying to make their Xenomorph a good toy. Bandai needs to put on their A game in 2015 or I am going to cut down on what I buy from them and become a very picky buyer.

I opened up my Goji 2014 today. The teeth don't even bother me that much. Some other monsterarts have just as messy of a mouth. I absolutely love it. The only issue with mine is the tail likes to pop off, but that's nothing major. Still intensely better than the neca version, which looks worse to me in every aspect.

So you don't have funky eyes?

Nope. Very mustard yellow with a very defined pupil. And both pointing in the same direction. Maybe less than a millimeter alignment difference.

I received my Legendary Godzilla today.

He also seems fairly flawless and I couldn't be happier. The eyes (not that you'd ever really notice since they're so damn small) are both clear and pointed in the same direction. The mouth is bloody, yes, but only the teeth - it's not splashed all over the place like some people implied. And oh well. It bloody (heh) well makes sense for a carnivorous monster.

He looks great and I've had a good deal of fun with him. If there's any problem I have it's that I wish the neck could move to the side more.

Still waiting for the other set to ship, but this one arrived today:

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As I wait for my Larva set to arrive, I decided to mimic one of my favorite scenes from G2000:

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They arrived:

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Battra Mothra Larvae is my favorite to far. Battra looks amazing and the articulation on Mothra is fantastic. I was very impressed with how easy it was to pose Mothra. The silk web acccessory - i think its super fragile so that is staying in the box.

Yeah, they are really great. Battra isn't in my top 5 though, as Biollante, G2000, G Birth, Mothra, and Kiryu are still there, but it is such an incredible figure nonetheless. Amazing paint apps and sculpt. No defects or quality control issues at all. I wish every release had this much care put into it.

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