With the release of Legendary Pictures' version of "Godzilla" in less than 5 weeks, I thought I'd start a thread in which members can discuss any and all things Godzilla related.  well, maybe not "all" things.  I don't think hardcore "rule 34 slash-fic" would be permitted on this board.  (Hey, don't fool yourself into denying it exists.  I've seen things you people wouldn't believe...to quote Roy Batty from "Blade Runner".)  But short of that, this thread can serve as a general "round robin" discussion of the "Big G" and a spot to post and/or link Godzilla and other kaiju or giant monster based art.

There are several resources for Poser/DAz Studio compatible Godzilla and generic giant monster based material, both free and for purchase.  English Bob hosts several figures sculpted and rigged by Scott Ayers upon his Morphography site.  They include 4 different versions of Godzilla himself, the last being a conceptual design declined for the (in)famous 1998 movie.  There's also a King Ghidorah, a Gabera and a collection of real dinosaurs that can be readily adapted as B-movie monsters.

http://www.morphography.uk.vu/dlscott.html

I hope this does not come across as bragging, but I humbly offer a custom .CR2 "figure" that can be used with Scott's "Final Wars" Godzilla that reshapes the head and gives the skin a "displaced" bark-like appearance.  (Because it uses Poser based "Material Room" nodes, that feature is useless to DAZ Studio, but it should be able to use the .CR2 that modifies the skull.)  It can be found here...

http://www.sharecg.com/v/64864/gallery/11/Poser/Godzilla-FW-X-treme

Scott Ayers also modeled the creature from the 1998 movie some fans endearingly call "G.I.N.O." (Godzilla In Name Only).  Little Dragon took the base mesh and rigged it.  The figure can be found here...

http://littledragon.francemi.net/misc_01.htm

Then, there's this Japanese site that offers a variety of monsters, some from the Gamera (a giant rocket propelled flying turtle) movies and others associated with the vintage UltraMan television series.  There's also a more robust King Ghidorah that uses ERC for the three necks and two tails and two versions of Gigan.

http://h5n.jp/posernyan/monsters.html

MightyLady offers several versions of UltraMan and UltraWoman along with some of the monsters they defeated.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/?search=mightylady&expression=artist_name

Then there are some figures for purchase, most notably, Valandar's "Kaiju", a purposely "generic" looking  theropod with a stout frame that can be morphed into some different forms.  Valandar also offers an "add-on" set of fins and spikes to add even more variety.  These can be found at DAZ.

Speaking of "add-ons", Gareee sells a package of morphs and conforming spinal plates that are for use with Digital I's T-Rex, turning a realistic tyranosaurus figure into a movie monster.  Again, these items are sold at DAZ.

I'm sure there are other resources available, but these are the ones I readily remember.

Anyway, let's share our renders and anecdotes about the "King of the Monsters".

Sincerely,

Bill

Tempt the Hand of Fate and it'll give you the "finger"!