Guillermo Del Toro Just Painted the Egg Mok Haruo Nakajima Kit and It’s Exactly What You’d Expect

Guillermo del Toro hopped on X, posted the word “Finished-” and included a photo of a completed Haruo Nakajima Godzilla suit model kit, sculpted by Egg Mok, sitting in his studio surrounded by model towers and paint brushes.

If you don’t recognize this kit, Egg Mok produced a piece depicting Haruo Nakajima (the man who was Godzilla from 1954 to 1972) coming out of the King of the Monsters’ suit. It’s one of those pieces that hits different as a collector because you understand the weight of who Nakajima was to this franchise. This isn’t just a cool statue. It’s a tribute. And GDT snagged one for his already storied collection. 

The detail on the Godzilla sculpt alone is insane. The texture, the dorsal plates, the scale, etc. Even before a paint application, it’s a meticulously crafted piece. The fact that del Toro sat down and put real time into painting this tells you everything you need to know about where his place is in the fandom. This isn’t a shelf piece someone sent him. This is a guy who genuinely loves the franchise and wants to honor a legend like Nakajima.

And look, we already knew GDT was one of us. Pacific Rim didn’t come from nowhere. Del Toro built that entire film because he grew up watching the same stuff we did. His Bleak House is packed with monsters and figures most collectors would lose their minds over. He gets it on a level that most people in Hollywood simply don’t.

Which is exactly why the dream scenario has to be said out loud: Guillermo del Toro needs to direct a Monsterverse film. Full stop.

Legendary has built something real with the Monsterverse. But imagine giving the reigns of that universe to someone who paints Haruo Nakajima kits in his free time. The sheer appreciation and dedication for all things Kaiju, his iconic and unique creature design, the emotional storytelling he consistently brings to the table, the list goes on. GDT would make a Monsterverse film that would, dare I say, feel like a tribute to Ishiro Honda.  

Let him cook. 

— KLTV