Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Straight build

SD Rising Freedom Gundam - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Rising Freedom Gundam - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

Weapons loadout

You can also connect the two beam sabers together.

True to EX Standard form, the hollow-out problem is pretty bad -_-

Don't expect much from the articulation.

Wing deployment and articulation

SD Rising Freedom Gundam - Beam rifle firing pose with wings deployed (1/3)

Beam rifle firing pose with wings deployed

SD Rising Freedom Gundam - Beam saber poses (1/4)

SD Rising Freedom Gundam - Beam saber poses (2/4)

Beam saber poses

Detach the backpack and wings, then rotate the central nose section 180 degrees and reassemble.

Fold the feet back 90 degrees and the transformation is complete.

Transformed into MA form

Underside view

You can combine the backpack, beam rifle, and shield to create an original gimmick.

SD Rising Freedom Gundam - Trying out the original gimmick on the HGUC RX-78 Gundam Revive. It's too heavy to hold up with on

Trying out the original gimmick on the HGUC RX-78 Gundam Revive.
It's too heavy to hold up with one arm.

Together with the HGCE Rising Freedom Gundam.

Together with the SD EX-Standard Freedom Gundam Ver.GCP.

The Rising Freedom Gundam from the theatrical film "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM" has been released as an SD EX Standard kit alongside the HGCE version. The basic setup is the same as previous entries in the line — instead of color-separated parts, a large number of seals are used to achieve the intended color scheme. And as you'd expect from minimizing the part count, the hollow-out problem is just as bad as ever.

That said, even with just a small number of parts and some seals, you can still get a pretty decent-looking proportioned build. Wing deployment and transformation into MA form are both included as gimmicks, and while the articulation is a bit limiting, you can still pull off some surprisingly decent poses. On top of that, there's a bonus original gimmick where you can combine the backpack/wings with the shield and beam rifle — though it's quite heavy, making it a bit of a struggle for an HG kit to hold up with one arm.

All in all, it's a solid SD kit right in line with what you'd expect from the EX Standard lineup. The price is pretty reasonable too, so if you're a SEED fan, this seems like an easy one to just go ahead and grab. :-)

SD Rising Freedom Gundam | 2024.1 | ¥600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.