Kit Review

Straight build

GP01FB Straight Build

GP01 Straight Build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SD Gundam GP01Fb - Built as GP01FB (with seals applied) (1/4)

SD Gundam GP01Fb - Built as GP01FB (with seals applied) (2/4)

Built as GP01FB (with seals applied)

True to the new-style BB Senshi, the elbows bend at least once.

Weapons lineup.

SD Gundam GP01Fb - Rifle shooting pose (1/2)

SD Gundam GP01Fb - Rifle shooting pose (2/2)

Rifle firing pose

Beam saber action pose

This kit lets you swap between GP01 and GP01FB armor.

GP01FB Full Burnern parts

GP01 parts

Shared base body parts.

This time, built as GP01.

SD Gundam GP01Fb - GP01 with seals applied (1/4)

SD Gundam GP01Fb - GP01 with seals applied (2/4)

GP01 with seals applied

Beam saber action.

Beam rifle action

Together with the MG and HGUC Full Burnern.

Together with the MG and HGUC GP01.

Separate from the reprint lineup of the old G-Generation SD kits, the Gundam GP01FB has been released as the first entry in the BB Senshi series — what you could call the new-generation SD line. It's been assigned number 193, continuing on from the old SD series numbering, but either way, this is the kit where the new-era SD officially begins.

Overall, it's noticeably bigger than the old SD kits, and the quality has improved a bit too. Elbow articulation, which was only available on select kits in the old SD line, is now standard across the board, and the hollowed-out look has been toned down as well.

The SD Gundam GP01FB can also be swapped out to the regular GP01 configuration, and it recreates the design fairly faithfully. That said, the swapping process is a lot more of a hassle than you'd expect — it basically feels like you're tearing the whole thing apart and rebuilding it from scratch. It's snap-fit, sure, but the joints are so stiff that once you've done the swap, you'll probably never want to do it again. ^^;

Anyway, aside from the somewhat painful swapping process, the kit itself is a solid new-generation SD with noticeably better quality than the old ones. For 0083 fans, it's pretty much a must-have. :-)

SD Gundam GP01Fb | 1999.2 | ¥500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.