Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

The back legs and feet have some pretty bad hollowing out..;;

Flame effect parts are included, but they're not clear red parts.

A set of open hand parts is also included.

Just like previous releases, you can remove some of the armor and swap it with other SD series kits.

Articulation is, as expected, limited to just the forearms bending 90 degrees.

Kick pose

Flame action!!

SD Build Burning Gundam - Swapping out the blue seals on the limbs for orange ones to recreate Burning Mode (1/2)

SD Build Burning Gundam - Swapping out the blue seals on the limbs for orange ones to recreate Burning Mode (2/2)

To recreate Burning Mode,
swap out the blue seals on the limbs for orange ones

Flaming fist!

Interestingly, you can also use the flame effect parts like this.

Another way to use the flame effect parts

Or you can even use them like a whip..

Together with the HG Build Burning Gundam.

Together with the SD Build Strike Gundam.

The Build Burning Gundam from Build Fighters has now been released as a BB Senshi version. The contents are the same as a typical recent SD kit — the hollowing out on the back legs is pretty rough, but everything else comes out looking clean.

In the HG, Burning Mode was recreated by swapping out clear parts, but in the SD version it's done by swapping seals instead. Since peeling them off and reapplying them is a bit of a hassle, you'll pretty much have to just pick one of the two looks and stick with it. And while flame fist and fire effect parts are included just like in the HG, they're not made of clear plastic — they're just plain red plastic.

The charm of Build Burning Gundam lies in recreating all kinds of poses using those flashy flame effect parts, and in SD form, the unique imagination that comes with the format lets you use the effect parts in even more varied ways. (See photos) On top of that, just like previous releases, you can remove the helmet and body armor and swap it with other BB Senshi series kits (mainly Musha Gundam types) for some armor-swapping fun.

Overall it's a solid, no-frills SD kit at the ¥600 price point. Some of the ball joints do pop out during posing, but that's kind of an SD kit tradition (-_-) so you can let it slide. Either way, if you're a Build Fighters fan, this is a fun little SD kit worth putting together. :-)

SD Build Burning Gundam | 2014.12 | ¥600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.