Paul, that was a man in a Godzilla suit. They filmed the sequences in slow-motion as well to give Godzilla's movements a bit more realism.
As bit of trivia here. To all Godzilla fans who've dreamed about putting the suit on themselves and having a ball wrecking things, those who've actually worn the suit said it was a miserable experience, especially under those hot studio lights! Sweating off several pounds during shooting wasn't unusual.
Toho Studios model work was certainly second to none.
Wayne
Godzilla.... tastes like chicken. Ummmm.
Four score and seven years ago, when I was but a wee lad, I would read "Famous Monsters of Filmland", a magazine put out by a guy named Forrest J. Ackerman. This was before I discovered Model Railroader at the newsstand, which ,of course, changed everything.In fact , my subscription started just in time for the January '69 issue of MR, which featured the Gorre and Daphetid, which was a mind blowing experience in itself.
But as for FM, they had a photo spread back in the 60's showing the sets and film shoots for the Godzilla movies. Enourmous, and highly detailed and very realistic models of Tokyo. They were probably 1:32 ,or larger. Godzilla ( or a man in a Godzilla suit) would knock down these buildings, and trains. The destruction was quite convincing, with the splintering of the wood and the buildings.
The models in all the Godzilla movies are worth the price of admission all by themselves !!!
Paul
Penny Trains They're playing on Tolkein too. One king to rule them all, one king to find them....
They're playing on Tolkein too. One king to rule them all, one king to find them....
And we just know who that king's gonna be, don't we?
Good old pear-shaped, butt draggin' Godzilla!
Ah, I don't feel like waiting for the real Godzilla theme, just have to take matters into my own hands...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDeU42u2s2Y
Don't annoy Godzilla in this "Game of Thrones!"
Trains, trains, wonderful trains. The more you get, the more you toot!
Oh baby...
Looks like not only is "Big G" back, but he's brought Mothra, Rodan, and Ghidora with him! At least, I think that three-headed monster is Ghidora, or is Ghidora the Smog Monster? I'm a little rusty here.
The better use the "Godilla" theme music this time, they left it out of the last film.
Thanks Becky!
"Dum-dum-dum, dum-dum-dum, dum-dum-dumdum-dum-dum-dum..."
Flintlock76 Postwar Paul I shouldn't say anything thing, and you didn't hear it from me: Godzilla is doing hard time for tax evasion... Good Lord, no! Who put the cuffs on him and "perp-walked" him? Must have been that meanie Mecha-Godzilla!
Postwar Paul I shouldn't say anything thing, and you didn't hear it from me: Godzilla is doing hard time for tax evasion...
I shouldn't say anything thing, and you didn't hear it from me:
Godzilla is doing hard time for tax evasion...
Good Lord, no!
Who put the cuffs on him and "perp-walked" him? Must have been that meanie Mecha-Godzilla!
Yesterday I picked up the new "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" on DVD at Walmart and on it is this preview:
This weekend's progress...
Flintlock76 You know, the Shinkansens coming under that Lionel bank kinda-sorta reminds me of the National Diet Building in Tokyo. See what you think. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Diet_Building#/media/File:Diet_of_Japan_Kokkai_2009.jpg
You know, the Shinkansens coming under that Lionel bank kinda-sorta reminds me of the National Diet Building in Tokyo.
See what you think.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Diet_Building#/media/File:Diet_of_Japan_Kokkai_2009.jpg
"Hey, I can use this ".
Penny Trains That's exactly what I'm talking about ! And its fun to create something unique. That looks great ! Postwar Paul The fine art of adapting ( " hey, I can use this " Here's one you may find amusing: The smoke stacks started life as 1:144 scale space shuttle solid rocket boosters!
Postwar Paul The fine art of adapting ( " hey, I can use this "
Here's one you may find amusing:
The smoke stacks started life as 1:144 scale space shuttle solid rocket boosters!
Postwar PaulThe fine art of adapting ( " hey, I can use this "
Mounted and permanent. All clearances are good. Now to crank out more buildings...
The fine art of adapting ( " hey, I can use this "),
is a way of life in the G gauge world.
a funnel = a smoke stack
a mini mag lite= a locomotive headlight
a gas appliance fitting from the hardware store = a brake stand in a locomotive
always looking at things with intent to exploit...
My philosophy too. I don't care what things are designed to do, I care what they cando. When you don't have money it's the best way to get things done!
Thank you ! I like to adapt things, and combine and make something new from what I have.
Because...
when you're as cheap as I am...
Not only does it work, it looks like it belongs there, and always did.
Nice adaptation!
Postwar Paul Test fitting my station support
Test fitting my station support
That works!
Another cool discovery is this HO double track portal.
it would look great there !
It is not a real Lionel station
but a Lionel branded coin bank, which appears to be slightly larger than N scale. It will require a very robust support, which I am attempting to cobble together
Postwar Paul Instead, on a platform being constructed over the Shinkansen tracks will be the Lionel station, for the Shinkansen passengers, of course !
Instead, on a platform being constructed over the Shinkansen tracks
will be the Lionel station, for the Shinkansen passengers, of course !
Just curious, which station are you going to use?
Postwar Paul I love the creative part of the hobby. The original concept was for a miniature Mt. Fuji over the Shinkansen tracks
I love the creative part of the hobby.
The original concept was for a miniature Mt. Fuji over the Shinkansen tracks
Where's Godzilla?
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