Toygraph Godzilla (Osaka version)

Toygraph has been releasing some impressive Godzilla figures lately. The pieces are being sold via the Japanese store Mandarake. I was able to score a few of the fun, original looking toys. The figure was released last week and is dubbed the Osaka version. The mold seems to be the same as the earlier figures that came with the diver with destroyer bomb. These new figures of course have the damsel in distress, which takes me back to the old Universal movies like Creature from the Black Lagoon and King Kong. In the month of April Toygraph will be releasing the Godzilla crunching down on the train, which has become popular with the American version of 54 Godzilla.

G-Fest XIV

Monster Master from myspace has provided The Lost Kaiju with upcoming information on G-Fest XIV (Godzilla Festival) here's the scoop

North American Godzilla fans will be gathering July 6-8, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza O..'Hare International in Rosemont, IL for G-FEST XIV. The special guests for G-FEST XIV are actor Rhodes Reason, the star of King Kong Escapes (1967), actress Shelley Sweeney, who appeared in five Godzilla films beginning with Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1993), and actor Robert Scott Field of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991). Also, genre writer and producer Don Glut and Carl Craig will also be attending.

G-FEST XIV will be screening King Kong Escapes and King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963) and special surprise features at the Pickwick Theater in nearby Park Ridge, Illinois. The fest will also have a giant dealers room, model instruction, video room, Godzilla Jeopardy Tournament, costume parade & contest, art contest, video contest, Godzilla Save the Earth video game tournament and special activities for kids and more.

Weekend admission tickets are $29.00 for adults, $10 for youth (12 and under). Daily admission (at the door) is $20.00 for adults, $5.00 for youths. Children 5 and under are admitted FREE.

For more information, log onto www.g-fan.com.