S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Z Beta Smash

The first of my April pre-orders has arrived. It is my favorite form of Ultraman Z = Beta Smash. Figures that they would wait to release this one last. The wait is over, and I am very pleased with it.

Beta Smash comes with 6 pairs of hands (fists, karate chop, 2 holding pairs, and 2 spread palms), one holding an energy ball (Space Z), alternate color timer, a Beta Crescent Slash Effect, a stand for it, and an extra Alpha Edge head shooting the green Zestium Maser from the forehead. This effect goes with the Alpha Edge figure. He’s mostly red with some silver and a little black and yellow. His sculpt accurately captures his muscular body, which was one of the features that made him stand out.

His articulation includes head on ball peg, neck on ball joint, butterfly shoulders, hinge ball point arms, ball point upper torso and waist, double jointed elbows and knees, elbow rotation, hinge ball point thighs, upper thigh cut, hinge wrists and ankles, and toe cut. Beta Smash is just as poseable as Titas, another chunky Ultra. You won’t have any problems getting him into fun action poses for pictures and displaying.

I love that the rest of the releases from Ultraman Z after Alpha Edge have come with a good amount of extras. The Beta Crescent Slash effect is painted nicely, a milky white with slight blue translucent edges. The effect head for Alpha Edge is a swirling translucent green that transitions into white close to his head. The 2 holding hands are for the accessories that came with the Delta Rise Claw and Gamma Future figures, which I don’t own, but you can still utilize them to hold other accessories and things.

S.H. Figuarts Ultraman Z Beta Smash is another great release from Tamashii Nations. I’m happy that my favorite form of his got a quality release. He was absolutely worth the wait. His mostly crimson shade is reminiscent of other tokusatsu heroes like Redman, Fireman and Ultraman Zearth. This unique look makes him a stand out on my shelf.

The only other Figuarts release that I’m looking forward to from the Ultraman Z line is Windam, which was teased last year but we’ve had no news on a release date. Hopefully they do release him, as they have a tendency to tease figures that never come. But if it never drops, then I’m happy with what I have.

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