Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

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

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

SD Freedom Gundam - Photos after applying seals (3/4)

SD Freedom Gundam - Photos after applying seals (4/4)

After applying stickers

SD Freedom Gundam - The sloppy yellow seals on the head antenna and the bare shield are just like the Strike Gundam.. A bit o

The sloppy yellow seals on the head antenna and the bare shield are just like the Strike Gundam..
A bit of a disappointing point -.-

Great volume but hollow on the inside — a proud SD SEED series tradition! ^^;

The rail guns on the side skirts can be deployed too.

SD Freedom Gundam - The wings split and move at various angles similar to the source design, and the cannons inside the wings

The wings split and move at various angles similar to the source design,
and the cannons inside the wings extending forward are faithfully reproduced as well.

The inside of the cannons is looking a little hollow~ ;

SD Freedom Gundam - Cannon + rail gun combined action! (1/3)

Cannon + rail gun combined action!

Wings fully spread

SD Freedom Gundam - Rifle shooting pose (1/3)

SD Freedom Gundam - Rifle shooting pose (2/3)

SD Freedom Gundam - Rifle shooting pose (3/3)

Rifle firing pose

Together with the SD Strike Gundam.

Together with the 1/100 and HG Freedom Gundam.

The most popular mobile suit from Gundam SEED, the Freedom Gundam, has made its way into the BB Senshi SD lineup. Just like the Strike Gundam, the sloppy yellow head antenna seals and the bare shield aren't exactly great, but everything else has been pulled off really well — as you'd expect from such a popular suit.

First off, the wings are really the highlight of the Freedom Gundam, and the gimmick of spreading them out in all directions, extending the cannons inside forward, and deploying the rail guns on the side skirts are all cleanly reproduced. For such a small scale, I'd say this goes well beyond expectations ^^

On top of that, the slightly elongated proportions give the joints a decent range of motion, so you can pull off some pretty convincing poses, and with the wings deploying in all sorts of configurations, it's got a sense of power you wouldn't normally expect from an SD kit. If only the color separation had gotten a little more attention, this could've been a true masterpiece.. It's a bit of a shame, but overall this is definitely a fun one to build and play around with :-)

SD Freedom Gundam | 2003.11 | ¥500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.