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1971 Hedorah vs. 2004 Hedorah
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It's the Smog Monster's birthday, so here's a double-dose for you in the photo
above.
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (a.k.a.
Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster) came out in Japan on this day in 1971 and was released in the United States
in February 1972 (and I saw it at the drive-in theater on its opening night).
The photo above is a Photoshop/diorama I put together a while back using a
couple of the figures I've collected. I've been on a real daikaiju kick
recently, mainly because I'm kind of on a daikaiju kick all the time. I guess
I've had the fever a little more than usual due to the release of friends Ed
& Steve's
Godzilla: The First 70 Years, which I wrote about
here
just the other day.
I have not been a collector of much of anything for a few decades, but when I
did collect things, it was daikaiju- and anime-related goodies, mostly
back in the 1980s, during my days of living in Chicago. But two or three years
back, for reasons unknown, I got monster figure fever, and so, little by
little, I found myself collecting daikaiju again—mostly Toho monsters. Then I
decided to create some dioramas, enhanced with Photoshop. Most of the ones
I've done are quick, down-and-dirty efforts so that I don't waste valuable
writing time playing around. However, I can't say that I haven't enjoyed the
hell out of composing some of these beasties.
Therefore, I'm gonna post a bunch of them here, just for shits and giggles. If
you like giant critters, then maybe you'll find these enjoyable.
My earliest diorama(s)—Godzilla and Anguirus (or Angilas, as I much prefer), which were Kayodo resin kits I built in 1985; in 1992, I built myself a miniature city out of cardboard, and these are a couple of the photos I took back then.
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| MechaGodzilla, Anguirus, King Seesar, Godzilla (sort of reproducing a publicity shot from Godzilla vs. MechGodzilla, 1974) |
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| An S.H. MonsterArts figure of Gigan (Godzilla vs. Gigan, 1972) |
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| Godzilla and Anguirus (Godzilla Raids Again, 1955) |
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| Baragon, from Frankenstein Conquers the World, 1965), roaming about in my neighborhood! |
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| MechaGodzilla 2, Titanosaurus, and Godzilla (Terror of MechaGodzilla, 1975) |
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| Gorosaurus (from King Kong Escapes, 1968) |
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| Godzilla vs. Hedorah (Godzilla vs. Hedorah, 1971) |
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| Godzilla and MechaGodzilla II slugging it out at Ferrum College! (Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla, 1993) |
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| Shin Gomess (Shin Ultraman, 2022) |
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| Godzilla meets Megalon for a serious talk (Godzilla vs. Megalon, 1973) |
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| A hell of a thing to wake up to! (Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla, 2002) |
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| A diorama I created today, using 1:300-scale miniatures and some Photoshopping (Godzilla 2000, 1999) |
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| And another one using the same miniatures as above (Godzilla 2000, 1999) |
