Kit Review

Straight build

Straight build shots: V Gundam

Straight build shots: V Gundam Dash (with Hexa-type head)

Straight build shots: Core Fighter

Straight build shots: Top Fighter

Straight build shots: Bottom Fighter

Straight build shots: Core Booster

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

V Gundam (with seals applied)

Action pose

SD V Gundam - You can launch the bullet using the spring gimmick, but the spring tension is a bit weak so it doesn't fly very

You can launch the bullet using the spring gimmick,
but the spring tension is a bit weak so it doesn't fly very far.

Beam gun shooting pose

Two heads are included — the normal version and the Hexa version.

Hexa-version head + beam saber action pose

Accessories are plentiful.

V Gundam Dash with the Dash backpack equipped.

Action pose.
The inside of the Mega Beam Rifle has some pretty bad sink marks. ^^;

Overhang Cannon using the Dash backpack

Beam saber action

Core Fighter parts layout

Core Fighter

There are wheels on the bottom so you can roll it along.

Top Fighter parts layout

Top Fighter

Bottom Fighter parts layout

Bottom Fighter

Core Booster parts layout

Core Booster

Since there are two heads included, you can build a separate Core Fighter or Core Booster on top of the V Gundam itself.

Together with the MG V Gundam.
The colors are quite different so they don't really look that similar. ^^;

Together with the original SD First Gundam.
In terms of cuteness, the original SD is smaller and cuter.

SD V Gundam - Together with BB Senshi No. 124 V Dash Gundam. A fan-shaped beam saber and two beam guns have been added for th

Together with BB Senshi No. 124 V Dash Gundam.
A fan-shaped beam saber and two beam guns have been added for the G Generation release.

V Gundam has also been released as a G Generation SD. It's essentially BB Senshi No. 124 V Dash Gundam — released back in 1994 — with a fan-shaped beam saber and two beam guns added to the lineup.

First off, just like its predecessors F90/F91, this kit is noticeably bigger than the older early-era SD Gundams. That gives it more of a three-dimensional feel and better proportions, though it does lose a little of that classic SD charm in the process.

This SD V Gundam comes packed with not just the standard normal-version head but also the Hexa-version head, the Dash backpack, and a full set of weapons. On top of that, all the combination parts needed to build the Core Fighter, Top Fighter, Bottom Fighter, and Core Booster are included — it's safe to say every part you could want for V Gundam is in the box.

Of course, all the transformations are swap-out style as you'd expect from an SD kit, which means a fair bit of disassembly and reassembly, but thanks to that approach each configuration holds together well and looks pretty convincing for an SD.

Due to the limitations of the SD format, a lot of the color separation is handled with shiny seals instead, but even so this is a meaningful kit as a full-option V Gundam. If you're a V Gundam fan, this is definitely a fun one to build. :-)

SD V Gundam | 1999.11 | ¥500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.