Fire Radon (1993)

 

The original Rodan was an awesome monster, capable of battling Godzilla to a standstill. (from Wiki now) Rodan was revived in 1993's Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, this time portrayed entirely via a wire-manipulated marionette^[9] and hand puppets. Having received criticism for his emphasis on battle sequences relying heavily on beam weapons, special effects artist Koichi Kawakita sought to make the confrontation between Godzilla and Rodan as physical as possible.

I love my pterosaurs, so even this version is fun to see. It isn't quite as majestic as the original, but it works well enough for that movie.  Naturally they give it a beam weapon, since 90s Godzilla movies always needed more of those, but it is a pretty physical creature.