Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

After applying seals

Core Lander with opening cockpit

The large tail on the head has some articulation too.

Arm parts for Dragon Claw mode.

You can have it hold them like guns in its hands first.

SD Dragon Gundam - Dragon Claw attack! (1/3)

Dragon Claw attack!

SD Dragon Gundam - Inside the Dragon Claw there's a spring gimmick that lets you launch a flame-shaped bullet. The spring ten

Inside the Dragon Claw there's a spring gimmick that lets you launch a flame-shaped bullet.
The spring tension is well-designed, so it flies pretty far ^^

Dragon Claw attack shot using the dragon neck-shaped extension parts

Together with the previous release, G-Generation Shining Gundam.

SD Dragon Gundam - Together with BB Senshi No. 134 Dragon Gundam released in 1994. The molded color got noticeably darker wit

Together with BB Senshi No. 134 Dragon Gundam released in 1994.
The molded color got noticeably darker with the G-Generation release.

SD Dragon Gundam - The three clear dragon head parts that came with the BB Senshi are gone, replaced by dragon neck extension

The three clear dragon head parts that came with the BB Senshi are gone, replaced by dragon neck extension joint parts.

With the clear runner from the BB Senshi gone, the Core Lander and bullet end up looking a bit more plain.

The second Mobile Fighter G Gundam SD following SD Shining Gundam is Dragon Gundam. Just like the previous releases, it's a repackage of BB Senshi No. 134 Dragon Gundam from 1994, with the three clear blue dragon head parts removed and dragon neck extension parts added instead.

First off, the colors are bold and striking compared to other SDs, so it really stands out wherever you put it. Dragon Gundam's signature Dragon Claw is nicely reproduced here too. There's a spring gimmick inside the Dragon Claw that can launch the flame piece quite a distance, and you can either have it held in the hands or swap out the arms for the dragon neck extension parts — so while there aren't any separate weapons, the kit stays faithful to recreating the Dragon Claw in various ways.

For anyone who hasn't seen Mobile Fighter G Gundam, this might look like a Musha Gundam at first glance — it's that unfamiliar. But personally, this is one of the rare mobile suits where I actually find the SD version more charming than a regular-scale kit. :-)

SD Dragon Gundam | 1999.11 | ¥400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.