Chibimaru Biollante Model Kit

A few weeks ago I was browsing on YouTube and came across a review of this Chibimaru model kit of Biollante. I've seen a few Godzilla ones, as well as a King Ghidorah, and thought they were cute, so when I realized they had made a Biollante, I decided to seek one out. It was released late last year, but Big Bad Toy Store still had it in stock, so I purchased it there. I had completed a model kit of the Ultraman Z robot Sevenger some years ago, and found it easier than I imagined, so I figured I'd give this one a shot. She arrived early last week, and I build the kit in about 2 days (I only worked on it for an hour the first day, and decided to complete the rest the next day). Biollante came out looking rather spiffy.

The figure comes unassembled with an instruction sheet, a sheet of stickers for the insides of the tentacle mouths, the inside of the large mouth, and optional shaded stickers for the eyes (though I just left mine white). The accessories are a poster card, and a little round coaster, both with an illustration of Biollante on them. Once assembled, the various ball and hinge joints allow the mouth to open and close, the head segment to look up, down and a bit to the side, the middle "torso" section to slide up, down and turn in a full circle, as well as tilt to the sides, and the 4 tentacles can be posed in various positions, due to a total of 3 ball joint/hinge combos. The sculpt is wonderfully detailed, accurately capturing her fierce, menacing appearance, yet still looking cute. The orange segment on her body stands out vividly, due to a silver reflective sticker that's placed underneath the translucent piece, making it look like it's glowing. That's a great touch that makes the figure that much better.

I have to say that the Chibimaru Biollante turned out nice and was absolutely worth getting. It wasn't hard to assemble, although putting the mouth together, as well as inserting these tiny spikes on the base of each tentacle was a bit of a challenge. It took me a while to get the 2 jaw pieces to fit just right before I was able to get them to snap together, and those very small spikes were a chore to get in. I even dropped one and lost it, but thankfully, they included extras. The figure looks great, moves well (it's really nice to pose the tentacle without them popping off at the slightest touch, like the SHMA), and is just the right size. Now that I've experienced a Chibimaru model kit, and seen how fun it can be, I went ahead and purchased a Godzilla 89 from ebay. If you enjoy building easy model kits, and have always wanted a highly articulated Biollante, then this is the figure to get.

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