Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SD God Gundam - Photos after applying seals (1/4)

SD God Gundam - Photos after applying seals (2/4)

Photos after applying seals

Comes with fluorescent hands, just like the BB Senshi Shining Gundam.

Core Lander

SD God Gundam - Just like the BB Senshi Shining Gundam, both shoulders can swing forward quite a bit, and the legs — fixed in

Just like the BB Senshi Shining Gundam, both shoulders can swing forward quite a bit
and the legs fixed inside the side skirts spread out wide to the sides.

SD God Gundam - The wings on the Core Lander/backpack are split into 3 sections and articulate just like in the source materi

The wings on the Core Lander/backpack are split into 3 sections and articulate just like in the source material.

Beam sword action pose

Action pose

The chest cover can be swapped open to recreate Hyper Mode.

The claw gimmick on the forearms works too.

SD God Gundam - Hyper Mode - Sekiha Tenkyoken action! (1/3)

Hyper Mode - Sekiha Tenkyoken action!

Hyper Mode action 2

Together with BB Senshi Shining Gundam.

SD God Gundam - Combined action with BB Senshi Shining Gundam! (1/3)

Combined action with BB Senshi Shining Gundam!

SD God Gundam - Together with the old G Generation God Gundam. Looking at it now, the proportions on the old one were really

Together with the old G Generation God Gundam.
Looking at it now, the proportions on the old one were really off ^^;

SD God Gundam - Also together with the G Generation Master Gundam. Master Gundam was actually pretty decent among the old SD

Also together with the G Generation Master Gundam.
Master Gundam was actually pretty decent among the old SD kits, so I guess that's why it never got a BB Senshi release.
Still, it would've been nice if they'd re-released it as a set — a bit of a shame, really.

Together with the MG / HG God Gundam.

Following the BB Senshi Shining Gundam, God Gundam has also been re-released as a new-style SD. The overall changes and quality level are on par with its predecessor the Shining Gundam, and it's in a completely different league compared to the old G Generation God Gundam.

First off, the proportions are solid, and thanks to the unique leg structure connected to the side skirts and the flexible shoulder design, this thing has some of the best articulation of any SD kit out there. It also comes with fluorescent hands just like the Shining Gundam, plus swap-out parts for the Hyper Mode transformation — overall it's a kit that does a great job of faithfully recreating God Gundam's core gimmicks.

Since the kit's quality and concept are 100% identical to the BB Senshi Shining Gundam, there isn't a whole lot more to add — but either way, alongside the Shining Gundam, this is easily one of the best SD kits ever made in terms of articulation and action potential. On top of that, pulling off combined action shots with the Shining Gundam looks absolutely amazing, so the two really do feel like they belong together — almost like you're compelled to build both as a set. If you're a G Gundam fan, these are both must-builds without question. :-)

SD God Gundam | 2002.12 | ¥600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.