Mecha Godzilla 1974 DX Soul of Chogokin

[ancestral]

I’m really considering pulling the trigger on this one. I have owned the chogokin versions of 74 and sold those off when I got the larger x-plus vinyl 25cm figure. This DX version is larger (27cm) than the previous chogokin (22cm) release plus it has lights and sounds. Basically a poor man’s RC Mechagodzilla which is basically my holy grail that I will never be able to obtain. What are other people’s thoughts on this new figure?

[Magmatron]

May 10, 2024 23:12:24 GMT -5 ancestral said:

I’m really considering pulling the trigger on this one. I have owned the chogokin versions of 74 and sold those off when I got the larger x-plus vinyl 25cm figure. This DX version is larger (27cm) than the previous chogokin (22cm) release plus it has lights and sounds. Basically a poor man’s RC Mechagodzilla which is basically my holy grail that I will never be able to obtain. What are other people’s thoughts on this new figure?

If I wasn't already satisfied with the Tamashii Mix Poster Mechagodzilla 2 I'd be very tempted to buy this. Honestly the temptation is still there.

[S_Gokin]

7 days later

its still wildly available
didnt sell out
didnt even enter the top selling items list at any online store

and yet you will find people saying its a very popular release and have an overwhelming "iconic" status over Grendizer

tiny comparison the GX-76SP sold out in matter of seconds, a repaint of an old release not even a brand new release

money talks not feeling

[Daniel77]

May 17, 2024 9:59:53 GMT -5 S_Gokin said:

7 days later

its still wildly available
didnt sell out
didnt even enter the top selling items list at any online store

and yet you will find people saying its a very popular release and have an overwhelming "iconic" status over Grendizer

tiny comparison the GX-76SP sold out in matter of seconds, a repaint of an old release not even a brand new release

money talks not feeling

Amazon Japan already put a 9% discount to it, still not sold out. This does not belong to DX SOC.

[batsugun21]

I am absolutely looking forward to this figure. Saying it hasn’t sold out when other more obscure figures have means nothing. You don’t know how many are produced. Godzilla has wider world wide appeal and is most likely produced at higher numbers. The last SOC Mechagodzilla is amazing. Bandai is not going to lose any money on Godzilla.

I had to look up GX-76 because I didn’t know what it was and have never seen it at retail. My local comic shops did carry the Voltron, Megazord and the Godzilla figures from the SOC line but no others. So that most likely indicates that those figures with wider appeal are produced at higher numbers.

[S_Gokin]

May 19, 2024 19:46:47 GMT -5 batsugun21 said:

I am absolutely looking forward to this figure. Saying it hasn’t sold out when other more obscure figures have means nothing. You don’t know how many are produced. Godzilla has wider world wide appeal and is most likely produced at higher numbers. The last SOC Mechagodzilla is amazing. Bandai is not going to lose any money on Godzilla.

I had to look up GX-76 because I didn’t know what it was and have never seen it at retail. My local comic shops did carry the Voltron, Megazord and the Godzilla figures from the SOC line but no others. So that most likely indicates that those figures with wider appeal are produced at higher numbers.

wider world wide  appeal ? come on man even at stores with pay later option it still didn't sell out anywhere after what 11 days now ? i don't see any appeal at all

for example the DX Mazinger z and DX Voltes v sold out very fast, that indicate huge fan base and true world wide appeal

to be fair this release achieved something that none of the previous DX SOC releases managed to do .. which is been wildly available everywhere for more than 2 days after the preorder started

key point the DX SOC line is about limited runs & limited numbers, so im sure the quantity is limited

and you think Grendizer is obscure ? fun fact my friend just because you dont know a robot or your local store didnt carry it goods, doesn't mean its obscure or unknown

Grendizer is one of Go Nagai's most famous works world wide, its a part of the Mazin Saga and it was in many SRW games, cherry on the top if you google "the largest metal sculpture of a fictional character" you will see its Grendizer

last point, almost one year later the SOC Godzilla is also still available in some stores (with a discount)

on the other hand even with couple of reissue the SOC GX-76 price increased by at least $140, the upcoming SP version sold out within a few minutes after the PO started

so there is no comparison regarding which character with a bigger fan base and more demand, numbers don't lie

at the end i have nothing against this release, happy for those who wanted one, but i dont think its the right choice for the next DX project or it will have a stronger demand than a DX Grendizer 

[mpchi]

May 20, 2024 17:44:41 GMT -5 S_Gokin said:

May 19, 2024 19:46:47 GMT -5 batsugun21 said:

I am absolutely looking forward to this figure. Saying it hasn’t sold out when other more obscure figures have means nothing. You don’t know how many are produced. Godzilla has wider world wide appeal and is most likely produced at higher numbers. The last SOC Mechagodzilla is amazing. Bandai is not going to lose any money on Godzilla.

I had to look up GX-76 because I didn’t know what it was and have never seen it at retail. My local comic shops did carry the Voltron, Megazord and the Godzilla figures from the SOC line but no others. So that most likely indicates that those figures with wider appeal are produced at higher numbers.

wider world wide  appeal ? come on man even at stores with pay later option it still didn't sell out anywhere after what 11 days now ? i don't see any appeal at all

for example the DX Mazinger z and DX Voltes v sold out very fast, that indicate huge fan base and true world wide appeal

to be fair this release achieved something that none of the previous DX SOC releases managed to do .. which is been wildly available everywhere for more than 2 days after the preorder started

key point the DX SOC line is about limited runs & limited numbers, so im sure the quantity is limited

and you think Grendizer is obscure ? fun fact my friend just because you dont know a robot or your local store didnt carry it goods, doesn't mean its obscure or unknown

Grendizer is one of Go Nagai's most famous works world wide, its a part of the Mazin Saga and it was in many SRW games, cherry on the top if you google "the largest metal sculpture of a fictional character" you will see its Grendizer

last point, almost one year later the SOC Godzilla is also still available in some stores (with a discount)

on the other hand even with couple of reissue the SOC GX-76 price increased by at least $140, the upcoming SP version sold out within a few minutes after the PO started

so there is no comparison regarding which character with a bigger fan base and more demand, numbers don't lie

at the end i have nothing against this release, happy for those who wanted one, but i dont think its the right choice for the next DX project or it will have a stronger demand than a DX Grendizer 

DX SOC Grendizer?!!! Even has carbon fiber!!!

[Sagat]

Can someone please call a WAAAMBULANCE for S_Gokin! (joke)




DX-Grendizer will happen! Patience.

[S_Gokin]

May 20, 2024 19:09:26 GMT -5 mpchi said:

DX SOC Grendizer?!!! Even has carbon fiber!!!

you are mistaken earthlings this a Fleedian alloy in the raw form, add some heat and it will turn to the Grand alloy 

May 21, 2024 6:48:20 GMT -5 Sagat said:

Can someone please call a WAAAMBULANCE for S_Gokin! (joke)

DX-Grendizer will happen! Patience.

hehehe good one my friend

dont worry im good sport

we were waiting for more than 6 years now for a DX Grendizer we even have a thread for it in RJ so yea patience is running low on this one

[S_Gokin]

to keep the other thread on topic, i will reply to those who quoted there in here

nightscream

the guys already replied to you so there is nothing for me to say

but regarding your 2nd post,

yes I know it has the DX SoC logo. But it is the same height as GX-103 and it has the same base. It is obviously a companion piece to that and not the four larger DX SoC at the higher price point. I'll stop now, sorry for continuing the off topic.

its not the same height as the GX-103, the GX-103 is 23cm while this DX is 27cm im sure its a bigger scale as well

also the base are not the same

[S_Gokin]

bocasas

S_ I don't thing it is a mistake releasing it in any line, the mistake is not releasing any goji to go with it. Would you get a ankoku dai shogun without a mazinger or great mazinger? or a gingin without a grendizer to go with? Even when mecha godzilla is more important than those by its own it still a godzilla rival, so at least me (and I think most people would agree) would not be interested in a godzilla rival when I don't own a godzilla to put it with. As I said a new release in the kou kyou kyoku line would have been the logical move (its goji 70th anniversary after all). I was expecting a re release of the shma mecha godzilla for its 50th anniversary (i missed it the first time) but no, they decided to go big.... yeah even when I like the DX SOC, I' m not happy hahaha

you just opened a door that i didnt even think about lol

you mean to tell me the next DX might be something to go with this

[S_Gokin]

Magmatron

But Mecha Godzilla is popular and iconic, especially in Japan where Bandai mainly caters to. This year marks the 50th anniversary of that movie, and since they already have a monster monsterarts version (which despite not being too old still goes for over x3 the original MSRP), and a regular sized (though at this point old) chogokin figure, the DX size makes sense, especially with it being 4 years since the last truly new release with DX Voltes, who let's not forget until one month before release was still available at most online sites. Even the improved reissue of DX Mazinger that was released last year didn't sell out and had to go on sale, despite the original release being so sought after. That's probably why Bandai made a cheaper DX with Mecha Godzilla, Japan(as well as the rest of the world) is in a poor financial situation right now and people have become much more frugal in their spending. Whether or not this move works out for them in the end, who knows.

And yes Grendizer will happen, but Bandai are probably waiting for a time where it seems people are more willing to burn money again. And speaking of anniversaries, next year marks Grendizer's 50th anniversary as well.

 

-i didnt say its not popular or iconic, all i said its not hot item

-i see a figure that failed to sellout comparing to other DX SOC figures and other SOC figures, same case with the GX-103 which still wildly available 1 year later (with a discount)

-Voltes was available but was it for the same price ? come on i was there the price was at least $700 others asked $1k

-here i think you are quite mistaken, the DX Mazinger R sold like lightning, the remaining stock are overpriced you know it i know it and the aliens knows it, why they asked more in both Mazinger z and Voltes ? because the demand is crazy for those two

-last point is a wrong reading, they released Metal Structure Sazabi and it sold out fast, every time i see one on the 2nd look its sold out

-the main issue here you guys think that because something is popular or old it will sell out and it will be a sought after release, while the info in hand tell us a different story

[Lejam]

[greengetterguy]

oh man~ I'm liking what I'm seeing~

might have to get me one.

[bocasas]

It looks beautiful. Love the colors. luckily I'm only into monsterarts...