Chibimaru Godzilla 1989 Model Kit

The latest figure that was delivered to me last week was the Chibimaru Godzilla 1989 (Bio Goji). After purchasing and building the Biollante model kit, and seeing that it wasn't too difficult, I went ahead and found this Godzilla one on ebay. I sat down and put it together in about an hour or so last weekend.

The figure is extremely cute, looking like a mini version of the classic 90’s Heisei era Godzilla. He's cast in a shiny charcoal grey, with white teeth, nails and toes, red in the top and bottom of his jaw, as well as tongue, red/auburn eyes that you stick on, and milky blue dorsal spines. In addition to the Goji figure, they also included a Biollante vine that's sticking out of a mound of dirt, and a poster and small round coaster with Godzilla's image on them. There were no included stickers for the vine, so the inside of its mouth is solid white. Once put together, little G89 looks great. His dorsal spines also glow in the dark.

The articulation includes head on a ball joint, hinged mouth, ball joint shoulders and thighs, ball joint waist, arm and wrist swivels, ball joint ankles and 2 ball joint tail segments. He's able to sit, balance on one leg (with support from his tail), balance on both feet with tail in the air, twist his torso fully around and crunch forward, turn his head to the sides, lift his arms, and kick his legs forward. Nothing too acrobatic, but pretty much the same poses that a standard SHMA Godzilla can achieve. The vine can twist around, with the mouth opening on a ball joint. He was easier to build than Biollante, due to having less parts. Some of those fingernails and dorsal spines were a bit tough to fit into the slots. I had to use a small knife to shave a bit of the plastic peg to get them to fit more snuggly. One spine was quite loose, so I applied a tiny bit of Krazee glue to keep it in.

Chibimaru Godzilla 1989 is an adorable little figure to own, especially if you enjoy building easy model kits and having a smaller, highly articulated G to add to your collection. He pairs nicely with the Biollante, and since they're both smaller, they won't take up a lot of shelf space. I know that they have a King Ghidorah and Kiryu Mechagodzilla available, as well as an upcoming Mecha King Ghidorah. I may be tempted to get one of those. But for now, I'm happy with my Goji and Biollante figures.

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