{"id":129112,"date":"2022-10-21T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-139648"},"modified":"2022-10-21T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T16:00:00","slug":"gallery-this-zelda-skyward-sword-link-statue-is-quite-the-looker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/10\/21\/gallery-this-zelda-skyward-sword-link-statue-is-quite-the-looker\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallery: This Zelda Skyward Sword Link Statue Is Quite The Looker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fa263cad3fdac\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fa263cad3fdac\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Good Smile Zelda Skyward Sword Link Statue\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fa263cad3fdac\/good-smile-zelda-skyward-sword-link-statue.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA3Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fa263cad3fdac\/good-smile-zelda-skyward-sword-link-statue.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Good Smile Zelda Skyward Sword Link Statue\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;re suckers for pieces of decorative plastic here at Nintendo Life, so when the chance came to place an order for Good Smile&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_skyward_sword_hd\">Zelda Skyward Sword<\/a> 1\/7 scale Link statue, we couldn&#8217;t reach for the keyboard quickly enough.<\/p>\n<p>Our statue has actually been to <em>and<\/em> from Hong Kong twice since we purchased it, due to our local shipping firm getting the address wrong and returning it to sender \u2013 but we have to admit, the wait was still worth it.<\/p>\n<p>With a height of around 200mm (20cm, or just shy of 8 inches), this PVC recreation of Link is packed with detail. The design work (by sculptor Yuuki Ishiyama) is impeccable, while the paint job (courtesy of Hiroyuki Hirose) is equally wonderful. The statue perhaps doesn&#8217;t weigh <em>quite<\/em> as much as something that costs $200 should do, but that&#8217;s a minor complaint given how it looks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Good Smile Zelda Skyward Sword Link Statue\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ce20bccfc057c\/good-smile-zelda-skyward-sword-link-statue.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA3Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ce20bccfc057c\/good-smile-zelda-skyward-sword-link-statue.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Good Smile Zelda Skyward Sword Link Statue\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Good Smile Zelda Skyward Sword Link Statue\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/466a4d4fee2a5\/good-smile-zelda-skyward-sword-link-statue.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA3Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/466a4d4fee2a5\/good-smile-zelda-skyward-sword-link-statue.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Good Smile Zelda Skyward Sword Link Statue\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Let us know if you&#8217;ve also got one of these bad boys on your shelf by posting a comment below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/advertising\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-products article-products-list\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item\" data-product-id=\"15471\">\n<div class=\"image\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/15471\/139648\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/products\/15471\/100x100.jpg?v=c4f81fbb06999ba457f577865dadc58c\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Damien McFerran \/ Nintendo Life We&#8217;re suckers for pieces of decorative plastic here at Nintendo Life, so when the chance came to place an order for Good Smile&#8217;s Zelda Skyward Sword 1\/7 scale Link statue, we couldn&#8217;t reach for the keyboard quickly enough. 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