How posable do you think Shenron is? It looks like that majority of his body is made up of large solid "chunks" that connect with each other. Only the neck area has multiple segments that seem to be posable, similar to King Ghidorah's head from Monsterarts. His arms seem like they can be rotated and have a swivel as well. His mouth can open as shown in one of the pictures.
I'd have more desire to buy him if all of his parts were segmented like King Ghidorah. I'd like to be able to pose him fully stretched out and then put Goku and gang on his back or maybe make little Gohan run there like in the ending credit scene of the original Dragonball series.
If I do end up getting Shenron, first thing I'm gonna do is make him fight Godzilla lol What a very expensive year for Dragonball toys, makes me happy and sad at the same time lol! I've been saving up Amazon gift card credits to help buy stuff like Nappa haha Hmm there's the new Scouter Vegeta, Nappa, SSJ3 Goku, Redheaded God Goku, Yamcha (who's an expensive exclusive!), and then Shenron.
Dude I feel the same way. It's a great piece, I like it's articulated but it's still a downgrade. The original looked like you can pose it anyway you wanted, whereas this one looks very limited. It is what it is.