What's up guys!
So I got in a new statue to unbox for you guys.
It's one of my most anticipated and it's of one of my favorite scenes
from Dragon Ball Z.
It is the Infinity Studio Gotenks vs Majin Buu statue.
I'm really excited to show you guys this one, so let's get into it!
This statue is in 1/6 scale, and it's approximately 23.6
inches tall, 13.8 inches wide and 20.9 inches long.
The statue itself cost me $915 USD, but you also have to factor in shipping,
which cost me just under $200 to my location in the U.S..
The entire statue shipped in one box.
The pieces were placed securely in this large foam insert,
but they were split up and housed in two halves to prevent breakages.
Nothing came broken or damaged, so I'm impressed with Infinity Studio's
packaging on the statue.
I picked this statue up on Spec Fiction's site and I'll link to their site
in the description below.
The statue
is actually still available for purchase on Spec Fiction at the time of this video
if you end up liking it or interested in picking it up.
Also feel free to use my code ANIMECOLLECTIVE for $10 USD off
your order.
Now on to the pieces and assembly!
The base itself is really simple, which I personally love
because there's so much going on atop it.
It's painted in black with cracks that tie it into the scene.
You also have the Dragon Ball Z logo front and center.
It is a bit larger than I would have liked,
but it makes a statement on display.
I will say that I love that they sculpted the logo on the base
rather than adding a separately sculpted badge.
It feels and looks a lot more premium the most as a result.
The landscape of this battle is sculpted atop the base.
You have everything from rocky Earth
to smoke that covers the ground beneath Gotenks.
Some of the explosion is sculpted atop the base here as well,
but the larger part of the explosion came sculpted separately.
Next, we have that larger piece of the explosion These pillowy
looking smoke clouds have been painted in various shades of purple for added depth.
And then you have the explosion itself, which is painted
in different shades of orange.
Buu's lower half is actually sculpted into the explosion.
You see his baggy pants here sculpted with folds in them
for definition and shading added for more detail.
His Majin belt with the M in its center was separately sculpted.
It just lays down on top of his waist and is held in place by his upper body
when you put it on.
His upper body was sculpted separately as well
and it keys into the center of his waist with a notch that has a magnet in it.
He's shirtless and muscular in this form.
They did a great job at sculpting all of his muscles.
His black armbands have gold lining on them, which is accurate.
They painted his fingernails black and they sculpted his chunky fingers,
which are semblances of his old self, well too.
His body sculpt is amazing, but it's his head sculpt that impresses me the most.
Buu isn't an easy character to get right in any form,
but they did an incredible job at capturing his likeness.
I love the evil expression on his face, which is enhanced
by his red beady eyes, the furrow in his brow, and his grimace.
He looks as if he is saying "This can't be possible", but
also I'm screwed and it really captures this moment well.
There's also a notch on his upper shoulder where the separately sculpted
explosion piece keys in.
This ties in the explosion with Buu even more, so it's a nice addition.
And then we have my favorite part of the statue, Gotenks.
Gotenks looks spirited and fired up in this pose.
The expression on his face is great too.
He looks as if he's actually yelling at Majin Buu with this open mouth expression.
Mouths are hard to sculpt closed
let alone open like this, so I'm amazed they were able to pull this off as well.
The pose Gotenks is in is so awesome.
He looks as if he is about to burst up
from the ground and has this look as if he's been frozen in action.
All of the different textures they added to his body sculpt
and outfit add a lot of detail too from his pants to his belt to his vest.
I like how they sculpted his muscles also.
Some studios overdo it on the muscles
from time to time on Dragon Ball Z statues, but they did a great job here.
This scene, which shows him performing the Super Ghost
Kamikaze Attack, isn't complete without Gotenks ghosts.
This statue came with four ghosts and I smile every time I see them
and their expressions.
The first one is in the same pose as Gotenks and it keys in next to him.
I really like this because it looks as if this one is moving in tandem with him.
The other ghost wraps around the explosion and it has more of a determined
expression on its face.
The third ghost is one of my favorites because he's in this cheeky little "Come
at me" kind of pose and the final ghost keys in behind Buu and it looks
as if he is flying up over him, sticking his tongue out in his face.
How they were able to maintain so much detail in the ghosts,
even though they are cast in clear resin and painted to look
transparent is incredible.
The expressions are spot on and they add so much detail to this statue
once keyed in.
One final
thing I want to show you guys is the light up feature on the statue.
When plugged in, the explosion on this statue lights up
and it has two modes, one that pulses and another where the light just stays on.
I couldn't be happier that they added this feature
because it looks great when lit up.
All of the statues in my collection bring me joy when I look at them,
but none have made me smile quite as much as this one.
It captured this moment in Dragon Ball
Z so well, and it really does look like they pulled it straight out of the screen.
Every angle of the statue has something going on, much like it would in battle.
I will say that you can't see all the ghost faces
when they are on display, which is slightly a bummer
because they are so funny to look at, but it still looks good nonetheless
and there's something to marvel at
no matter where you are when viewing this statue.
It has a really nice footprint, I enjoy the scale,
the paint work is precise and accurate, and the likeness of both Gotenks and Majin
Buu is spot on.
All in all, I love the look in Infinity Studios Gotenks vs Majin Buu statue.
I'm so happy they made a statue of one of my favorite moments from Dragon
Ball Z and I can't wait to pick up more from them in the future.
And there you have it guys!
That's my full review of Infinity Studio Gotenks vs Majin Buu.
Did you guys pick this one up or do you have plans to do so?
Let me know in the comments below!
As always, thanks so much for watching and I'll see you all next time!