Godzilla King Of The Monsters MAGIC ROCKS (Craft House Corp., 1995)

 

Here's an ancillary item that was part of the wave of merchandise when the Trendmasters Godzilla era began in 1994-1995.  Several outside companies were allowed to use Trendmasters' "Style Guide," so you will see the Trendmasters Godzilla artwork and their KING OF THE MONSTERS logo on lots of other products from the times, from completely different companies (such as Craft House).  

Magic Rocks sets were nothing new of course, even at this time.  They were often smaller sets than this...but then again, this was Godzilla.  For this, they even gave you your own display tank to set everything up in...but the real star of the show here is the 3 & 1/2" Godzilla figure, which is a sculpt exclusive to this set.  They even provide you with a set of paints to fully customize him before his underwater adventure began.

We will take a much better look at him in a moment, but first, the other ingredients of this set...and how have they survived over the last 30 years? Have they aged well?

Well, yes and no....

INCLUDES: Display Tank, You-Know-Who, Instruction Sheet, Paints, Foil Insert (goes on bottom of tank), Magic Rocks, Magic Solution, Paintbrush

First off, the Magic Rocks are in amazingly good shape. I've seen cases where they'd become pulverized from time and rattling around. The paint set, however, was petrified.

And speaking of petrified, the "Magic Solution" packet was a large, misshapen, solid brick.  Instructions say it's "sodium silicate." I don't know what causes this reaction, but it was a surprise.

And now, here is a close-up of the cool Godzilla figure:

Note: the weird slot enables the Godzilla figure to attach to the bottom of the display base, which has a post built in.

Finally, here is a scan of the instruction sheet for what has to be one of the most unusual Godzilla collectibles of the 90's!