Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Front and back views after applying seals

Outer armor removed

Light equipment type

Armed mode and the white stone.

Armed mode

The black stone

Super armed mode

The weapons and accessories are the same as the original.

Leftover parts

SD Tokugawa Ieyasu Gundam Black Armor Ver. - Action poses in various modes (1/6)

SD Tokugawa Ieyasu Gundam Black Armor Ver. - Action poses in various modes (2/6)

SD Tokugawa Ieyasu Gundam Black Armor Ver. - Action poses in various modes (3/6)

SD Tokugawa Ieyasu Gundam Black Armor Ver. - Action poses in various modes (4/6)

Action poses in various modes

Together with the standard release SD Tokugawa Ieyasu Gundam.

This kit is the SD Tokugawa Ieyasu Gundam Black Armor Ver., released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's a color variant of the standard release SD Tokugawa Ieyasu Gundamwith no new tooling whatsoever — a straight-up color variant kit.

The one difference is that the head antenna and sword parts get plated parts added. But the biggest change is really the white molded color being swapped out for black — since the two colorways are polar opposites, the overall feel of the kit does come across quite differently. That said, the build structure, combination gimmick, and articulation are all identical to the original kit, making it a solid, no-frills SD kit. Though it's worth noting that the base kit, SD First Gundam Daishogun,is a 1999 kit, so it does feel a little dated.

So yeah, it's a pretty light limited release — just a color variant with a bit of plating added. But the unique combination gimmick and overall build quality are still decent enough that if the style appeals to you, it seems like a kit worth picking up on a whim. :-)

SD Tokugawa Ieyasu Gundam Black Armor Ver. | 2010.9 | ¥1,180

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.