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:
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..."
They're playing on Tolkein too. One king to rule them all, one king to find them....
Penny Trains 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!"
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
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
The OTHER Godzilla theme:
Nakajima Haruo passed last year at age 88. The original "Gojira" suit was made of "ready mix concrete".
Gojira by the way is based on two Japanese words: "gorira" (gorilla) and "kujira" (whale). So it's not god-lizard but gorilla-whale!
Sort-of getting back on track.....
Looking over the pictures, I see that you built a shelf for the smaller transformers and have two larger ones trackside.
(Maybe, I missed it but) have you given any thought to where you are going to place the controls when your layout is completed?
Are you going to leave the transformers on the shelf where it is now or are you going to move the transformers up to track level?
Will the two larger transformers stay trackside where they are now or will they be moved outside the outer track?
Thanks for those clips Becky! Holy smoke, I'd forgotten all about Blue Oyster Cult!
Blast from the past!
I loved both of those clips ! Thank You so much !
I had not heard the Blue Oyster Cult performance with Godzilla, but fantastic. !
And I always love those behind the scenes stories from these great films !
Thank you
traindaddy1 Sort-of getting back on track..... Looking over the pictures, I see that you built a shelf for the smaller transformers and have two larger ones trackside. (Maybe, I missed it but) have you given any thought to where you are going to place the controls when your layout is completed? Are you going to leave the transformers on the shelf where it is now or are you going to move the transformers up to track level? Will the two larger transformers stay trackside where they are now or will they be moved outside the outer track?
I started out with specific goals to incorporate all my many different trains, and scales into one layout.
But, I had no formal plans, and " built it on the fly". I originally had the Lionel LW, 1033, and 1053 on the deck with the Lionel track. Then, I realized I had completely forgotten about the On30 trains, and had to move the Lionel transformers down to the transformer deck. They will stay there, which is a shame because they look so darn cool ! But...eminent domain...
The track is 95% complete, but I am focusing mostly on scenery now, which in my miniature world means buildings and factories...
Shinjuku.
On the southwest side of Tokyo is a major crossroads, and rail junction.I believe it is one of the busiest stations in the world, with a JR station, an Odakyu ( private rail company) , and many subway lines Intersecting.
When you make your way out into Shinjuku, towering above some of the high rise buildings, is a giant Godzilla head, looking down at you !
He is an international celebrity!
Speaking of "Big G," I blundered into this day-before-yesterday.
You've gotta see this! It had Lady Firestorm and myself in hysterics!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-GPZo8ztd0
The "OTHER" Godzilla:
"Shin Godzilla?" That's a new one on me. However, he sure puts on a helluva light show doin' his thing!
You know, now that I think about it Godzilla's worked over Tokyo more times than the B-29's ever did.
Penny Trains The "OTHER" Godzilla:
Highly recommend!
Flintlock76 Speaking of "Big G," I blundered into this day-before-yesterday. You've gotta see this! It had Lady Firestorm and myself in hysterics! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-GPZo8ztd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-GPZo8ztd
Godzilla -- you can't take him anywhere.
No manners.
O.G.
Trying to create....
Industrial ambience
Oh, you're definately capturing a big city mojo.
My plan...
it's working!!
Just kidding, but thank you, I appreciate it !!
A lot of details to clean up.
Having fun !!!
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