Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Straight build

SD Sazabi - Photos after applying seals (1/4)

SD Sazabi - Photos after applying seals (2/4)

SD Sazabi - Photos after applying seals (3/4)

SD Sazabi - Photos after applying seals (4/4)

After applying stickers

Hollow backs of the forearms, soles, and backpack

Weapons loadout

Articulation similar to previous releases.
The elbows do move as well.

Action pose

Alongside the BB Senshi Sazabi.
The EX version is noticeably slimmer.

Together with the SD EX-Standard Nu Gundam released at the same time.

You can combine the weapons to create Original Weapon A and use it with the HG.

Add the backpack to the mix and you can also build Original Weapon B.

Alongside Nu Gundam, the Sazabi — the eternal rival unit (...) — has now gotten the SD EX-Standard treatment. The basic concept is the same as before: a low parts count with small gates, making for a quick and easy build.

It also continues to deliver great color reproduction straight from a straight build with just the seals applied. Compared to the BB Senshi Sazabi, the proportions are noticeably slimmer, so it definitely has a different feel from what we're used to. The hollow areas are found on the soles, the inner forearms, and inside the backpack tanks, but they're mostly tucked away in spots where you won't really notice them. Articulation is nothing special, but the joint strength is decent enough that it holds poses well. There's also an EX-Standard original gimmick where you can combine the backpack and weapons into either Type A or Type B configurations.

It's a solid, good-value SD kit, and the real appeal here is simply that we now have another SD Sazabi design to enjoy. :-)

SD Sazabi | 2020.12 | ¥600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.