Quoted from Thefuge:2.The Godzilla figure. Holy shit it's bad. In comparison with the mechagodzilla it just looks off in the machine. What is the best replacement?
Mine is coming Wednesday, and i feel like I've become an expert in Godzilla action figures in the last 72 hours....
There are plenty of various cheap godzillas out there, but if your willing to spend about $60-70USD you can get a posable action figure from NECA. This is gonna let you pose the miniature best for where you put him in the pin. These are also the max size you can fit, which is just over 6 inches.
There are 4 eras of Godzilla so the first decision is which Godzilla you want. Probably the original 50s-70s Godzilla which had the movies that most of the pin is based on. There are two Neca Figures at least for this era. eBay is your best bet:
"Neca 1956 Movie Poster Godzilla" <- what I ordered
"Neca 1964 Godzilla vs Mothra" <- my 2nd choice
The 1956 is based on the 1956 Amercian version of the original 1954 Godzilla. They changed the costume after this first movie (Not to mention that Godzilla died, and the other movies have a second Godzilla), So there's some subtle differences between this and the 1964 figure.
But the most important difference between these two figures is the 1956 Movie Poster edition is brightly painted. I think this fits the pinball game better, as its very bright. But, it doesn't really match the Godzilla from this Era, who was very desaturated. If you happen to have miniature painting skills, perhaps you can paint whatever figure you get, but if not, keep that in mind.
sorry for the wall of text. I've just spent way too much time looking for a plastic godzilla toy and didn't want all my work to go to waste=)