Garakutagigas NUDE!

Via Astromonster, naturally!

Monster Invitational @ FOE Store & Gallery

I have so much to catch you up on, fellow Garamaniacs, including some cool new Gara-picture finds, news on Garakutagigas and other toy releases, and more… but it will all have to wait until next week, as I’m tied up with preparations for the Monster Invitational, kicking off on Friday/ 7/08 at FOE Store & Gallery in Northampton, MA:

This show is sure to be a blast; the folks behind FOE are wonderful, and are bringing some true, deep, and much-needed monster-love to New England! Yours truly will have 11 pieces in the show (including some Gara-works, naturally), and I’ll be there for the opening night- so come up and say hi if you’re a Garamania reader!

Volks resin kit build-ups in red and green

Outstanding work on two copies of the 40cm Volks kit from the talented people at ZOOMS:

Garamirage

Everything you ever wanted to know about Nakira....

... but were too creeped out to ask...

Alex pointed out this page on the Sunguts site.

Astromonster to carry Garakutagigas stateside

Garakutagigas, the Junk Giant, is coming!

http://kaijuchronicle.blogspot.com/2011/06/release-atelier-g-1-x-alex-wald.html

"... like the parrot that lives in the tropics."

US release this summer from Astromonster, Inc.

contact: astromonster@sbcglobal.net

http://astromonster.blogspot.com/

....and furthermore:

"Preorder announcement coming soon.There will be 10 each of two color versions this summer. Then in the fall, the alternate eye sculpt will go on sale at WonderFest. The Astromonster editions for US sales will always have colorways different than the Atelier G-1 editions. Ballpark price for the US is $125."

Garakutagigas painted proto pics!

From Okuda-san's blog:

 ... and with alternate goggles in place:

Round-up: interesting Yahoo Japan auction pics

Recent things of interest on YJA...

Fully-disassembled M1-GO giant Garys... nice colors:

Intriguing lifesize foamcast Semi-Ningen prop head... no discernible details on origin in the auction description:

New shades for Garakutagigas

Fresh outta my inbox, Okuda-san shares a new detail on the Garakutagigas: alternate goggles!

That’s right, the finished toy will come with two pairs of swappable specs!
This thing just keeps getting better!

Garakutagigas hits the market next month!

Sunguts x Medicom Toy Project 1/6 Nakira

Posted yesterday on KC... a new version of this Larry Fine-ish garacreature.
This B&W version creeps me out less... a little less....

More shots of the new Bandai Garamon

 

Scratchbuilt mini Garamon

Another great piece of Gara-fan art... this mini scratchbuilt Gary (found here) is superb!

 

From what I can gather, it was featured in a hobby mag at some point... check out the comparison between it and one of Bandai's Gara-minis:

Takahashi inside!

Oh my god... how cool is this?!?!?
Atelier G-1 Garamon kit build-up painted with beauteous B&W tones... and a Minoru Takahashi head under the Gara-mask!!

Found here... GREAT work, love it!

The X-Plus "Big Garamon" statue...

... is one of the most badass representations of The Spiny One out there, and one of the best things X-Plus has ever done.  We know this.  Let us take a moment to once again bask in the glory of its hefty, monstrously menacing presence, with this great series of snaps (from here):

 "BEHOLD, humans!
The engine of your DOOOOOOOM!!"