Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SD 00 Gundam - After seals applied (1/4)

SD 00 Gundam - After seals applied (2/4)

SD 00 Gundam - After seals applied (3/4)

SD 00 Gundam - After seals applied (4/4)

After applying stickers

SD 00 Gundam - Just like the SD Exia, the elbows are fixed. This would go on to become a trend where most SD kits dropped the

Just like the SD Exia, the elbows are fixed.
This would go on to become a trend where most SD kits dropped the forearm articulation gimmick.

There's one gimmick that wasn't on the SD Exia —
the hip joints can rotate.

The GN Sword II is designed so it can be combined and separated.

Both GN Sword IIs and both GN Shields can all be combined together.

The GN Shields can be mounted under the GN Drives on both shoulders, just as per the design specs.

SD 00 Gundam - GN Sword II rifle mode action (1/3)

GN Sword II rifle mode action

GN Sword action

SD 00 Gundam - GN Sword II combined action (1/3)

GN Sword II combined action

The GN Drives on the shoulders can also rotate backward..

And they can open up wide like this.

SD 00 Gundam - Posed mid-air using a borrowed stand. (1/3)

Posed mid-air using a borrowed stand.

SD 00 Gundam - Together with the SD Exia. The SD Exia felt like a bit of a step down in quality compared to earlier kits.. bu

Together with the SD Exia.
The SD Exia felt like a bit of a step down in quality compared to earlier kits.. but things improved a little with the SD 00 Gundam.

Together with the 1/100 and HG 00 Gundam.

Following the Exia, the SD 00 Gundam has now been released — and it seems like they were aware of how the SD Exia felt a little lacking, because this one comes with a slight upgrade in quality.

The elbows are still fixed just like before, but they've added a hip rotation gimmick to improve leg articulation, and the proportions are better than the SD Exia in terms of the shoulder-to-body ratio. Weapons include the GN Sword II and GN Shield, and the GN Sword II is nicely designed to recreate rifle mode, sword mode, and the combined form with both swords linked together. The GN Shields can also be attached to the arm and shoulder areas just as per the design specs.

The two GN Drives mounted on the shoulders — not the backpack — can rotate backward and open up, letting you pull off some really dynamic poses. And just like the SD SEED Destiny series, there's a hole in the hip joint, so you can borrow an Action Base 2-type stand and use it here too.

Overall, the improved proportions and articulation make this a pretty solid SD kit, though the legs still feel a bit stiff-looking.. Either way, it's a chunky, good-looking kit in its own right, so if you're a fan of SD or 00 Gundam, it's definitely worth building. :-)

SD 00 Gundam | 2008.10 | ¥600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.