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Originally Posted by Rabbitman

For the SH Monsterarts 54 godzilla: I would wait. They have been reprinting figures lately, and they have also been repainting the figures and doing rereleases. 54 Godzilla is probably due for a re-issue. Also next year is going to be the 70th anniversary. They might just release a brand new sculpt, who knows?

Either way I would not recommend paying scalper prices. The figure?s eyes are also a little bit wonky, and SH Monsterarts is not reliable at all for painting on eyes correctly. You don?t want to roll the dice with a scalped figure on that.

As for the size, Bandai made up some BS about Showa era figures needing to be smaller. I guess I poisoned the well by calling it BS, but you can decide if that logic makes sense.

EDIT: Oh wait. If you are going to be in japan, check out the 54 SHMs. You will probably be able to inspect them over there. And SHF Shin Ultraman is a great figure too. I probably should have taken a pic of that, but I had my mafex lying around because I decided to rip apart its arm to fix a qc issue, so it made it to the pic.

If I find a good deal on the Monsterarts in a reputable store, I'll grab it. Otherwise, I think I'll wait like you suggested.

Without having seen the actual Bandai statement you're talking about, I think it makes sense - Showa Godzilla is smaller than Millenium Godzilla, after all.