Kit Review

Straight build

Heavy armament version straight build shot

The universal size reference — a cigarette pack comparison.

SD Guncannon - You can swap it into the heavy armament configuration, and there's an extra dummy mecha included to mount the

You can swap it into the heavy armament configuration, and there's an extra dummy mecha included to mount the equipment on.

Guncannon (after applying seals)

SD Guncannon - Just like in the official specs, you can choose between the cannon or the spray missile launcher for the shou

Just like in the official specs, you can choose between the cannon or the spray missile launcher for the shoulder weapons.
The spray missile launcher shown on top is a runner that was added when it was reprinted in '99.

SD Guncannon - The seals... the one on the forehead looks pretty out of place, doesn't it? ^^; The chest ducts do have separ

The seals... the one on the forehead looks pretty out of place, doesn't it? ^^;
The chest ducts do have separate parts, though. (Not that you'd know once the seal covers them up)

SD Guncannon - The dummy mecha is a pretty ridiculous item ;; It's basically one solid chunk that looks like an internal fra

The dummy mecha is a pretty ridiculous item ;;
It's basically one solid chunk that looks like an internal frame, and its only real purpose is to hold the heavy armament weapons.

Dummy mecha with the heavy armament weapons mounted on it

SD Guncannon - There's a mechanical frame inside the head. A frame like this in an old-school SD? Pretty surprising, right? ^^

There's a mechanical frameinside the head. A frame like this in an old-school SD? Pretty surprising, right? ^^;
And on top of that, two clear green eyes...
The camera eye section is all done in green clear parts for a really convincing look. Not what you'd expect from an old kit at all.

Internal frame shot..;; (just the face, of course)

Action pose~ Even the old-school Guncannon is pretty cute~

Together with the dummy mecha loaded up with the heavy armament weapons.

SD Guncannon - When you remove the front face to show off the internal frame, you can actually mount that face panel onto th

When you remove the front face to show off the internal frame,
you can actually mount that face panel onto the dummy mecha too — a pretty fun little design touch.

Heavy armament version Guncannon

SD Guncannon - This old-school Guncannon has no fewer than 3 different missile launchers. There are quite a lot of missile

This old-school Guncannon has no fewer than 3 different missile launchers.
There are quite a lot of missile parts alone.

But the firing power is really weak... they barely shoot out at all. OTL

That one over there has the same problem. At least they're consistent. ;;

Dummy mecha with the standard Guncannon weapons mounted on it.

Heavy armament version Guncannon alongside the dummy mecha loaded with the standard weapons.

Heavy armament version in action... not like there are many poses to work with.

Together with the MG & HGUC.
The old-school SD Guncannon has its own charming little quirks~

SD Guncannon - Together with BB Senshi No. 25 Guncannon. A spray missile launcher runner was added for the G Generation rel

Together with BB Senshi No. 25 Guncannon.
A spray missile launcher runner was added for the G Generation release.

This kit is the SD Guncannon from the G Generation Zero series.
It's essentially BB Senshi No. 25 Guncannon with a spray missile launcher runner added, and the molded colors were subtly changed as well. A much cleaner version would later come out as a BB Senshi kit, but this old-school Guncannon has plenty of its own fun little quirks.

First off, the proportions are cute enough and not bad at all, and it comes with the heavy armament swap-out feature as a standard option. When it was reprinted in '99, a spray missile launcher runner — one of the Guncannon's standard weapons — was added, so you can now swap out the cannon section too. It strikes a nice balance of feeling old-school without being tacky, both in terms of features and style.

This old-school Guncannon has a few unusual touches. First up is the inclusion of something called a "dummy mecha." As you can see in the photos above, there's one rather bare-bones solid chunk of a part shaped like an internal frame, and you can mount all the leftover weapons from whichever configuration you've built onto it — even the face armor. In a way, it almost feels like you're getting two SDs in one kit.

And the really unusual thing is that there's a surprisingly decent internal frame built right into the head. An internal frame in an SD — and an old-school one at that~ The molding is a bit rough around the edges as you'd expect from an older kit, but the detail itself is actually pretty good. And then there are those two clear green eyes staring back at you, which is kind of funny ^^; The camera eye parts are even molded in clear green — a premium touch you wouldn't expect!

Sure, the seam lines and a few lazily handled color separations here and there make it clear this is definitely an "old kit" — but it's one of those fun old-school SDs packed with all sorts of clever little ideas.

SD Guncannon | 1999.6 | ¥400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.