Watching Trunks travel back from the future to take out Frieza in Dragon Ball Z is burnt into my brain from when I was a kid. One of my favorite nostalgic scenes from the 80s/90s cartoons I used to watch. So a few years back I picked up the SH Figurarts Trunks for some toy photography fun.
I was not a huge fan of the previous version of Trunks since he looked so small and weak next to Goku as you can see below.
![](https://toyphotographers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/trunks-dragon-ball-z-new-03-1024x770.jpg)
Welp, Bandai fixed that with their new version and the action figure has exceeded my expectations. I have seen people commenting online that the quality is not all that great, but I have not experienced that with this Trunks action figure, I received from Big Bad Toy Store.
![](https://toyphotographers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/trunks-dragon-ball-z-new-02-1024x512.jpg)
![](https://toyphotographers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/trunks-dragon-ball-z-new-01-1024x675.jpg)
Having more of these action figures from Bandai is going to open photo possibilities and I am excited to get creative with them like my “Before enlightenment chopped wood, rides water. After enlightenment chopped wood, rides waters” photo series below.
![](https://toyphotographers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/trunks-dragon-ball-z-new-08-1024x638.jpg)
![](https://toyphotographers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/trunks-dragon-ball-z-new-07-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://toyphotographers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/trunks-dragon-ball-z-new-09-1024x683.jpg)
I am excited to experiment more with stop-motion animations and to work on my general posing of action figures that I need to improve. I do have to say that my practice in posing action figures has also transitioned over to my portrait skills and will be helpful when I capture some wedding photos this summer,
![](https://toyphotographers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/trunks-dragon-ball-z-new-04-1024x683.jpg)
On that note, I hope you enjoyed the quick review, and make sure to tag your photos with #tp_dragonball for a chance of a feature on the site!
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