Backstory: In 2006 I seriously 'bashed this 20" Tall Paradise King Goji - Opened up the pose, re-sculpted the head front of the eyes, straightened the tail by cutting each section on one side, connecting with wires, puttying, finally putting plaster in the legs so he could stand. One of my most involved customs.
The trouble was - I had (charitably) limited painting skills at the time. So I painted him green (see the first photo, which also shows you the original kit in the B&W insert pic just to give you an idea of the complexity of the bash).
In 2014 I tired of seeing this green abomination and spray painted him in a gray primer. And so he sat for 7 more years.
Fast forward to 2021. After moving to Texas 2 months ago, we had the pleasure of having Bill "Monster" Jones and his lovely wife Kathy come to visit us. A great time was had by all - and Bill left with my two largest unpainted pieces and a commission to (finally!) finish them for me!
Well, Bill just sent me the first photo of the finished paint up (second photo below). I am floored. Finally I SEE it as I imagined it would look when I bashed it!!! I could not resist starting this thread because I am so over-the-moon. Once Bill finishes the second commission piece I gave him, we'll travel up to Austin and pick them up.
Til then, consider this photo a teaser of things to come. Thanks again Bill for helping me realize my original vision for this piece!!!
The original "Big Green":
The New, Monster Jones Version:
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Nothing but love for the 62 suit and this is awesome!
Congrats on realizing your quest and it sure is a winner. Between you and Bill, you made a great kit even better. That paintup is perfect, LOVE the job on the fins.
Bill just sent me some more pictures - sit down folks - your jaws are gonna hit the ground!! Can't wait to pick this guy up and start working on a GIANT diorama to pose him breathing EXPLODING FIRE at my "Big Hairy Guy" Toho Kong's feet!!!
To quote Bill Shatner from the old Priceline commercials: "This is gonna be be big! Really Big!!!"
THANK YOU BILL JONES!!!!
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In keeping with the "tweaking" spirit exemplified by our own "Barad-dur" , yesterday I asked Bill to "tweak" this paint job by giving the fins a blueish glow to match the atomic breath. Stay tuned for updated pics ...
*FINALLY* Here are some more photos of this gorgeous Kingoji paint up by Bill Jones. There are also a few combination photos showing the difference in my 'bash from the original kit, as well as comparison of my head re-sculpt to the photo from the movie that I tried to follow. Finally, photos of the "atomic beam" set up that Bill gave me as a very, very, unexpected and cool gift!
, yesterday I asked Bill to "tweak" this paint job by giving the fins a blueish glow to match the atomic breath. Stay tuned for updated pics ... 
