Kit Review

Straight build

Straight build shots: V2 Gundam

Straight build shots: V2 Buster

Straight build shots: V2 Assault

Straight build shots: V2 Assault Buster

Straight build shots: V2 Core Fighter

Straight build shots: V2 Top Fighter

Straight build shots: V2 Bottom Fighter

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

V2 Gundam (with seals applied)

Action pose

You can launch a bullet using the spring, though it doesn't fly very far.

Lift the lever on the back of the head and a sniper scope structure drops down over the left eye.

SD V2 Gundam - The vernier section on the backpack is articulated, and you can also attach the beam parts when it's spread op

The vernier section on the backpack is articulated, and you can also attach the beam parts when it's spread open.

Beam saber action

The accessories are incredibly impressive.
Way beyond what V Gundam had.

Three rifles alone!

Reassembled into V2 Buster

V2 Buster

V2 Buster action

Reassembled into V2 Assault

V2 Assault

V2 Assault action

One side of the Assault-exclusive rifle has some serious sink marks ;;

Only the barrel section of the Assault-exclusive rifle can rotate.

Reassembled into V2 Assault Buster.
Every single Assault and Buster part comes out to play.

The spectacular V2 Assault Buster

SD V2 Gundam - V2 Assault Buster action (1/3)

V2 Assault Buster action

Core Fighter parts layout

V2 Core Fighter

It has wheels on the bottom.

V2 Top Fighter parts layout

V2 Top Fighter

V2 Bottom Fighter parts layout.

V2 Bottom Fighter

Top Fighter and Bottom Fighter

2 leftover parts remain.

Together with the previous SD V Gundam.

SD V2 Gundam - Together with BB Senshi No. 129 V2 Assault Buster Gundam. A blue Assault-exclusive rifle has been added as a G

Together with BB Senshi No. 129 V2 Assault Buster Gundam.
A blue Assault-exclusive rifle has been added as a G Generation exclusive item.

Following the G Generation V Gundam, the V2 Gundam has now been released as well. Just like the SD V Gundam, it's a full package with all the related weapons included — but there are far more accessories this time around, so the part count has jumped up considerably. As a result, the box is much larger than a typical SD kit, and the price is a hefty ¥800. This is essentially a repackage of BB Senshi No. 129 V2 Assault Buster Gundam from 1994, with a blue Assault-exclusive rifle added as a G Generation special item.

Just like the original kit, this one includes parts for all of V2 Gundam's variations — V2 Buster, V2 Assault, and V2 Assault Buster — along with all the parts needed to build the Core Fighter, Top Fighter, and Bottom Fighter. The end result is a kit where the accessories actually outshine the main body, and you can have a lot of fun mixing and matching all the different configurations. ^^;

Compared to V Gundam, the contents are more generous, the seals blend in a bit better, and the overall style and build quality feel a notch higher with the V2. The V2 Assault Buster in particular, loaded up with all its gear, has a pretty intense presence even in SD form.

All in all, as a full-package SD Gundam kit, it does have a somewhat old-school feel to the plastic and detail work, but it's still a deluxe SD kit that's plenty of fun to enjoy as part of the small and cute SD Gundam lineup. :-)

SD V2 Gundam | 1999.11 | ¥800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.