The Kraken by Xplus/Star Ace Gigantic Scale figure from the Ray Harryhausen Collection unboxing

[@ALTIRONKAIJU]

Very excellent figure, love it 👍🏽😎👍🏽

[@electriceyeslide5959]

Tremendous! Looks absolutely stunning. It’s like owning Harryhausen’s puppet!

[@BatChainPuller]

The only way it could be better is if it had a silicone skin over and metal ball and socket armature for dynamic posing. Maybe one day!

[@electriceyeslide5959]

@@BatChainPuller Yeah exactly. I think they also could have glazed the body to make it look more shiny and wet. It’s not perfect, but for what it is, I’m not complaining!

[@BatChainPuller]

@@electriceyeslide5959 There is a shine but it doesn't translate as a glistening "wet look." I sprayed it with mist for some of those shots at the end to see if they would help. Btw ... Xplus/StarAce showed off a large Kraken bust recently. Sculpt was on point. It wasn't painted but if they can nail the paint I won't be able to pass it up.

[@electriceyeslide5959]

@@BatChainPuller Yeah that’s awesome, I’ll buy it too. Yeah I love the beach shots, awesome video.

[@REKTKOALA]

Was I even on the fence for buyint it, I don't know, but if there was any fence, this superb video smashed it into pieces and I bought this very deluxe edition! Magnificent footage of the Kraken on the beach!

[@BatChainPuller]

Thank you! You are exactly the type of person I try to reach with these videos! I'm glad I could help in your decision!

[@IPeeOrange]

I sure do wish a true parallel remake of this movie would be made. Thanks for sharing.

[@trisw2059]

Superb video I ordered this beauty just a few days ago now i really can’t wait. Deluxe Edition

[@BatChainPuller]

Thank you! Oh, you are going to LOVE it.

[@dinojeria214]

Wonderful creation by harryhausen. Perfect 😮 👏

[@robertonline6543]

Great video 👍😊 love the fact you put in the effort to be authentic! Big PROPS 😎 too bad you didn't have a naked lady in a nightgown chain to some rocks . That would've put it over the top! LOL

[@BatChainPuller]

If this Kraken came out back when I was doing model photography I had a whole network of ladies I might have asked. Nobody holds a candle to Judi Bowker though.

[@SteveDonnelly-e9i]

A VERY GREAT LOOKING STATUE!! COLOR'S ARE THE BEST!! AND IT LOOK'S SOOOOOO GOOD OUT ONTHE BEACH!!!THANK YOU!!!❤😂😊🙏

[@BatChainPuller]

Thanks! I felt like it had to be seen in an oceanic environment, glistening with salt water on its skin in full sunlight!

[@dragon-ly2xf]

Excellent video of the new Star Ace Kraken. I got the non-diorama version. The Star Ace Kraken has a mostly brown muzzle, but Harryhausen's models have mostly green muzzles. Also, the Star Ace Andromeda has brown hair, but Judi Bowker/Andromeda has blonde hair. Also, I've seen comments elsewhere that the Andromeda figure is too large compared to the scale of the Kraken. Overall, it's still a fantastic model from Star Ace.

[@BatChainPuller]

Yes all those things are true. I understand why they made Andromeda larger than scale because she would have been smaller and thinner than a Lego Figure otherwise. And then there would have been even less detail afforded to her. And it would have been nice if the likeness was closer to Bowker. But all that legal hoop jumping for a little "side extra" I guess I can see from a business perspective why they did what they did. The coloration differences are my main frustration but far from a deal breaker. Kraken figures don't pop up too often and I'm sure we won't see another for an age. If at all.

[@dragon-ly2xf]

@@BatChainPullerI was guessing maybe Star Ace made the Andromeda figure dark-haired instead of blonde to avoid paying royalties to Bowker because a dark-haired figure could be another maiden sacrifice instead of Bowker. I also have the Star Ace Ymir Deluxe which also has differences from the movie version. The Star Ace Ymir is holding the light pole in the right paw and the man in its left paw, but the movie Ymir is the opposite. Also, the man figure is way too small. Another collector said the Star Ace Cyclops human figures are way too big. I'm not sure why Star Ace is making its models intentionally different from the movie versions since the Harryhausen Foundation is involved with Star ace. Maybe some movie studio legal points.

[@BatChainPuller]

@@dragon-ly2xf We may never know. I was originally going to just admire other people's Harryhausen figures since most of the films came and went before I was born and didn't have the same effect as a lot of the other things I collect. But when the Kraken was announced I knew I had to preorder. If I had infinite funds and space I'd pick them all up of course. But Clash of the Titans was a childhood favorite (the last of the Harryhausen films) and the Kraken made a huge impression. I'm on the fence about the rest of the characters they've announced from that film. Pegasus and a 1:1 version of Bubo the Gold Owl.

[@dragon-ly2xf]

@@BatChainPuller I'm old enough that I actually saw 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH and EARTH VS THE FLYING SAUCERS as a double feature in the theater when I was a kid so the Star ace models are nostalgia to me. I have the Star Ace Ymir and am hoping Star Ace will release a flying saucer for the second movie. I have a lot of the old X-plus Harryhausen figures, but they're too small, so I'm hoping Star Ace will also release a Hydra, Cephalopod, etc.from the other Harryhausen movies.

[@BatChainPuller]

@@dragon-ly2xf My dad was particularly impressed with 20 Million Miles to Earth and it's creature when he was a kid. He still talks about how he remembers being terrified in the theater and then sad when the elephant was killed. I love and appreciate all those films but somehow the only ones that "stuck with me" was Clash and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger. The Troglodyte was one of the most emotive creations I've ever seen in stop animation. Hope to see that one too in vinyl.

[@restaurajones]

Great review. Love the bso

[@BatChainPuller]

Thank you. What is bso?

[@restaurajones]

@@BatChainPuller sound track

[@markknox1194]

fabulous video. i love the kraken, imagine if neca or the four horemen studios did their renditin of this greecian monster. the arms should have been articulated for better action use.

[@BatChainPuller]

Thanks! I would love for someone else to "take a crack" at making the Kraken. Articulation would be cool, but honestly I'd like it to be "bigger!"

[@markknox1194]

@@BatChainPuller just how more larger in scale would you like to see it? the biger the bigger the bucks to buy it.

[@BatChainPuller]

@@markknox1194 though I taken is advertised as "Gigantic Scale" he's actually closer to a large 30cm scale figure. To be Gigantic like the Shin and Legendary Godzilla's he'd have to be 70cm high.

[@markknox1194]

@@BatChainPuller like would 12 inches tall or 18 be tall enough scale?

[@BatChainPuller]

@@markknox1194 I think he's close to 12 inches tall already but 18 would put him Gigantic Scale neighborhood.

[@robertonline6543]

I always thought the Ymir and the kraken must be brothers or something because the kinda look related.

[@Kratos-p4g]

Release the kraken

[@MitchBanks-fu6iy]

did women wear stilettos way back in Greek mythology? and why does the Kraken have pink nipples? 🤔😂😂

[@BatChainPuller]

Those are "Cuban Heel Shoes." Early forms of the Cuban heel date to the ninth century, when Persian soldiers wore shoes with a rounded heel for stability while riding horses. But since this is a Fantasy Film and not Historic Fact (that we know of) I'm willing to overlook the fashion/time period mismatches. You got me stumped on the Kraken's pink nipples though. I'll chalk it up to the Greek Gods having a fascination with mixing human DNA in with their beasties.

[@MitchBanks-fu6iy]

@@BatChainPuller - Oh Okay lol

[@robertonline6543]

A true masterpiece...yeah let's see them do replicas of that stupid remake ( not!!!) This is the original and most beloved movie by fans...I heard somewhere on the remake the main actor wanted nothing to do with bubo because he thought it was stupid. Really? Why the hell would you be in a movie that ppl love and consider the characters trash ? Why were you in the movie. That's just dumb. I felt the same way about the RoboCop remake when they show the original design and said that was stupid and made him black. They just lost half the audience. You shouldn't do a remake if you're going to disrespect the characters.

[@robertonline6543]

Whatta think? Godzilla could take him.