Kit Review

Straight build

Straight build front view, no seals applied.

Straight build rear view.

Size comparison with a cigarette pack, after applying seals.

Front view after applying seals (no seals on the rear).

Side view. The head shape is adorably cute.

Oh wow.. this guy comes loaded with weapons.

Three beam weapons alone!

SD Sazabi - Using the spring inside the Sazabi's rifle, 4 different weapons can be launched. But they have absolutely nothing

Using the spring inside the Sazabi's rifle, 4 different weapons can be launched.
But they have absolutely nothing to do with the lore;; not a single one of them should be firing out of a rifle OTL...

The underside of the escape pod is, of course, completely hollow~

The sides of the shoulders are also pretty awkwardly bare.

The fin funnel section on the backpack is hollow on the bottom too.

The neck moves quite a bit up and down.

The fin funnel section on the backpack moves up and down.

Yeah! Beam saber action pose!

Holding this and that..

SD Sazabi - Rifle action pose. You fire 4 ridiculous projectiles by using the rifle barrel and the switch on the bottom. Note

Rifle action pose. You fire 4 ridiculous projectiles by using the rifle barrel and the switch on the bottom.
Note that the rifle barrel can be a bit tight, so you may need to ream it out a little with a knife for smooth firing.

SD Sazabi - Still though.. shooting a fist out of a rifle is just too much! So does that mean it can fight while holding anot

Still though.. shooting a fist out of a rifle is just too much!
So does that mean it can fight while holding another fist in its hand? ;;

The fin funnels go whoosh~ too.. they actually shoot way farther than the Nu Gundam's BB pellets.

Together with its rival, the Nu Gundam.

A commemorative photo with the MG Sazabi.

SD Sazabi - Together with BB Senshi No. 8 Sazabi. The molded color is a bit darker. Extra weapons have been added for the G G

Together with BB Senshi No. 8 Sazabi. The molded color is a bit darker.
Extra weapons have been added for the G Generation version.

Following the Nu Gundam, the second entry in the GG-0 series is its rival, the Sazabi.
It's based on BB Senshi No. 8 Sazabi with additional weapons, and the molded color has been made slightly darker. Since the MS itself is pretty much a single color to begin with, the lack of much color separation doesn't really feel out of place at all.

Compared to the Nu Gundam which just looks like it has a big head, the SD Sazabi has a much more convincing proportion. Rather than just having a huge head, the face is actually small and slender, making it one of the better-looking SDs out there. Even as an older kit, this guy's got quite a presence.

The weapons loadout is especially impressive — three beam weapons, a shield, a rifle, and 4 types of rifle projectiles.. but as you can see in the photos, the hilarious part is what actually gets launched from the rifle. An escape pod, a rocket punch fist, a tomahawk, a fin funnel.. none of them have any business coming out of a rifle lore-wise.. but hey, it's SD, so it's a fun little gimmick you can let slide. ^^;

And unlike the Nu Gundam whose launcher felt a bit underwhelming, the Sazabi's rifle fires its projectiles with quite a satisfying kick~ The only catch is that they can occasionally get stuck in the barrel, so you may want to widen the rifle opening a bit with a knife.

Anyway, with just a little bit of detail painting on the pipes and verniers, this one can really shine — it's one of the better older SD kits out there. ^^

SD Sazabi | 1999.6 | ¥400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.