Toho Godzilla 1954 Head Model from the DVD Final Box Set, First-Film Design, About 40 cm
Toho Godzilla 1954 Head Model from the DVD Final Box Set, First-Film Design, About 40 cm
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The Face That Started It All
The 1954 suit head is the purest expression of the monster, solemn and strange, and at 40 cm this model gives its lava-like hide and round staring eyes real weight. A natural centrepiece for any Godzilla shelf.
Best for: Collectors of the 1954 Godzilla
Condition notes
Stored without display; generally good. Small scratches or rubbing may be present.
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A large head model of the first Godzilla, the 1954 original, made as the bonus piece of Toho's Godzilla Final Box DVD collection: about 40 cm of the monster that started it all, stored rather than displayed.
The Piece
Few designs in cinema are as recognisable as the 1954 Godzilla, and this model captures the original suit's head with real fidelity. The hide is a charcoal, deeply crumpled texture like cooled lava, the brow ridges are smooth and heavy over round white eyes with black pupils, the small ears sit flat at the sides of the skull, and the open jaws show two rows of ivory fangs against a pink mouth. Behind the head, the dorsal ridge runs down the neck in rows of knobbled plates touched with pale grey.
The head rises from the neck on a black circular base and stands about 40 cm tall, a size that gives it real presence on a shelf or desk. It was produced as part of the Final Box, Toho's collected DVD edition of the Godzilla films, and is a favourite among collectors of the 1954 design.
Details
- Issued by: Toho, with the Godzilla Final Box DVD collection
- Character: Godzilla, 1954 first-film design
- Film: Godzilla (1954)
- Form: head and neck model on a round black base
- Height: about 40 cm (15.7 in)
- Packaging: the head model only; no DVDs or box
Measurements are approximate; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Stored without display; generally in good order.
- Small scratches or rubbing may be present.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (excellent, no notable marks) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Keep away from direct sun and heat, and dust the textured hide with a soft brush.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. 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.
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