Talk:ShodaiGame/@comment-3011868-20160201000512

There were far more than just one Gamera suit used during the original series.

Jason Varney in the Gamera vs. Barugon commentary: An all new Gamera suit, distinguished by its malevolent eyes, was built for this film by Masao Yagi of Equis Productions, who created the various incarnations and suits of Gamera in the first film and throughout the series.

From August Ragone's intro to Gamera vs. Jiger for Shout! Factory TV: Gamera's suit is the same as in the previous film [Gamera vs. Guiron] with the exception of an all-new head created and married to the suit by Equis Productions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHXO98lYJQQ

August also refers to Zigra's Gamera suit as the one "used in the last three films." It's not clear if he's counting Zigra, but it sounds to me like one costume was used from Viras to ''Zigra. ''https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZFZQgFRMK8

In his introduction for Super Monster, August claims Equis Productions built a new Gamera suit for the film that went unused. However, it appears that the Gamera "prop" that destroys the "Dojira" sign in the film is the bottom half of a Gamera suit. In my opinion, the suit was used for this scene. Here's an image of the suit: http://i.imgur.com/wcm1wZp.jpg

Furthermore, August says the upper body Gamera model in Super Monster is a new prop by Equis Productions, not the remnants of a recycled suit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTMXozkViHU

It's possible that there were even more Gamera suits during the Showa series, but these are the only ones I've found documentation for online.