Mattel Shogun Warriors Godzilla, 48 cm Jumbo Figure with Launching Fist and Lever-Action Tongue, Vintage American Release
Mattel Shogun Warriors Godzilla, 48 cm Jumbo Figure with Launching Fist and Lever-Action Tongue, Vintage American Release
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- Prepared and sent from Tokyo within 7–14 days, often sooner, or as arranged
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- United States · usually 4–7 days after dispatch, insured and tracked Check the Shipping Flowchart here
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A guide for this piece: about $247, based on the 10% US charge on the declared value of goods made in Japan.
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The Giant of the Toy Aisle
The Shogun Warriors Godzilla is the toy that introduced a generation of American children to the King of the Monsters. At nearly half a metre, with its flying fist and flicking tongue, it is pure display presence. Clean examples with working features are increasingly scarce.
Best for: Godzilla and vintage American toy collectors
Condition notes
No notable scratches or marks; stored with care. Fist and tongue mechanisms present. Figure only.
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The towering Godzilla of Mattel's Shogun Warriors, nearly half a metre of olive-green menace with a fist that flies and a tongue that flicks, a giant of the American toy aisle preserved in clean condition in Japan.
The Piece
When Japanese giant robots crossed the Pacific, Mattel gathered them under the Shogun Warriors banner, and Godzilla joined the line as its only true monster. He was built on the same jumbo scale as the robots, and he quickly became one of the most loved toys of his generation in America.
He stands about 48 cm tall in a sturdy, rounded plastic body, the skin moulded with a deep, pebbled texture and finished in olive green. His face is the friendly-fierce Showa Godzilla of the era: heavy brows, pale yellow eyes and a row of cream fangs. Bright yellow claws tip his hands and feet, and a row of rounded dorsal plates runs down the back to a long, thick tail.
The play features are intact. The right fist launches from the wrist, and a red lever set into the back of the neck works the red tongue in and out. Beneath each foot, a yellow sole carries a pair of small wheels so he can roll across the floor. The previous keeper stored him carefully, and the plastic and colours remain clean.
Details
- Maker: Mattel (Shogun Warriors line)
- Character: Godzilla
- Material: Moulded plastic
- Height: about 48 cm (18.9 in)
- Features: launching right fist, lever-action tongue, wheeled feet
- Markings: moulded lettering on the soles, not legible in the photographs
- Packaging: figure only
Any measurement is taken by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- No notable scratches or marks; stored with care and clean throughout.
- Fist and tongue mechanisms present; light age to the plastic consistent with a vintage toy.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (very good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Keep the figure out of direct sun and heat, and dust with a soft dry cloth.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service; at nearly half a metre tall he travels in his own large carton. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Read our guide to Showa tin plate and soft vinyl toys, then browse the wider toys and collectibles room.
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