King of the Monsters
Keith Eng's 1964 Godzilla
New York City, U.S.A.
Costume Lost in a Flood (2020)
“This project started because I had too much time on my hands. I thought it would be neat to be Godzilla for Halloween so I just started building. As the holiday approached, it became clear that I would be nowhere near finished with the suit in time for Halloween. The suit ended up taking over a year and was finished for the following Halloween.
Probably the hardest part about making something like this is researching and experimenting on what types of materials to use. I tried to adhere with a lot of the materials used in making the original suits, I hope you ejoy seeing the build.”
— Keith Eng
BUILDING THE V1 COSTUME
Body Foundation
Back Foam
Side Foam
Neck Transition
Neck Latex
Texturing Neck
More Neck Texture
Liquid Latex Front
Painting Front Texture
Filling in Texture Gaps
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Reinforcing Front
Added Zipper
Texturing Arm
More Painting
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Sketching
Sketching Head Idea
Bike Helmet Base
Shaving Helmet
Adding Foam to Helmet
Creating Jaw
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Nose and Eyes
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Liquid Latex Dried
Liquid Latex Jaw
Thin Foam Under Jaw
Latex Inner Mouth
Great Stuff
Tooth Mold
Spot Painting
Head Texture
Painting Head
Eye Mold
Hot Glue Eyes
Dried Eyes
Head Looking Good
Adding Mass 2
Adding Padding
Hidden Padding
Dorsal Plates
Small Dorsal Plates
Test Fitting
Foam Loops
Jean Connections
Zipper Integration
Zipper Success
Tail Flexibility
Tail Connection Spot
Attaching Tail
Tail Meets Body
Latexing Tail
Rounded End
Shorter Tail
Tail Texture
Final Tail Close Up
Godzilla 1964 version 2
Godzilla Re-Building the Head
In this video you get to see how Keith re-did the entire head from scratch. The original was very good but you can definitely see how this is an improvement.
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St. Marks in NYC on Halloween 2013
In this video you get to see Keith visit several establishments in the St. Marks are of New York City on Halloween night in 2013. I love seeing the many different reactions of people on the street as the King of the Monsters comes strolling by.
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Have you already completed your own Godzilla costume and want to feature it here? Then by all means contact me and we’ll work together to add your costuming experience to this site.