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NECA Shin honestly looks better than he photographs; it's weird. (I get the impression that the SHMA has the same problem. And people who bought a 25 dollar figure are arguing with people whp bought a 120+ dollar figure). The cheap plastic comes off as shiny in photos but on the shelf it's satisfying how dark he is with the few bright red highlights. He is off-model which understandably upsets people's autism and is disappointing because movie Shin is oddly proportioned- and that's what makes him so compelling. But he pulls off and looks accurate enough in the iconic straight-ahead pose. Loose joints are an easy fix, I don't get why that gets to people so bad.
It could be better, but it's OK. It's interesting that both the NECA and SHMA Shins are so divisive. One major alteration in Godzilla's design and the toy companies totally shit the bed.
My personal problem with the off-model is that it has too much "personality." The movie does the best job of making Godzilla an animal since Godzilla Raids Again, but the figure still looks a little "human" and pissed off, especially when you pose him in unusual positions.
Here's the real flame war question: is NECA 1954 more on model than SHMA 1954? Because it sure looks it- even if the movie had more than one model the NECA looks closer to the suit.
