Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SD Gundam Astray Gold Frame - Photos after applying seals. The plating gives it a gorgeous shimmer~ (1/4)

SD Gundam Astray Gold Frame - Photos after applying seals. The plating gives it a gorgeous shimmer~ (2/4)

Photos after applying seals.
The plating gives it a gorgeous shimmer~

SD Gundam Astray Gold Frame - Compared to the original SD Astray Red Frame, seals have been added for the black band on the h

Compared to the original SD Astray Red Frame,
seals have been added for the black band on the head and the red section on the chest.

SD Gundam Astray Gold Frame - Action Pose (1/3)

Action pose

Beam saber action pose

SD Gundam Astray Gold Frame - Shooting poses (1/3)

Shooting poses

Borrowing the shoulders from SD Blitz Gundam.

Together with the SD Gundam Astray Red Frame.

Together with the 1/100 Astray Gold Frame.

The Gold Frame — essentially the SD Gundam Astray Red Frame with gold plating applied — has been released as a BB Senshi kit. It's a straight-up color variation kit that's structurally identical, just with gold plating over the red runners, though it looks like they wanted to add a little something extra, so seals were added for the head and chest areas.

The gold plating quality is pretty average, and since it's an SD kit the plated surface area is small, so consistency isn't really an issue. That said, the color is a bit too bright — it doesn't quite have that weighty, premium feel. With the gold plating added, it comes in at ¥1,000, which is ¥400 more than the standard Red Frame.

Overall kit quality is decent enough — articulation is nothing special, but the stylish design combined with the gold plating means it looks great even in simple poses. Still, it's a shame the Gerbera Straight is missing, just like with the SD Red Frame. It would've been a huge boost to the kit's value if they'd included a silver-coated Gerbera Straight to match the plated version... that's my one lingering regret.

It's a meaningful release just for the fact that the Gold Frame — the premium variant of the Astray line — got the SD treatment. And while it's small, it's a rare SD plated kit with a genuinely eye-catching shine, so it's definitely got some collector appeal. :-)

SD Gundam Astray Gold Frame | 2007.9 | ¥1,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.