Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SD Turn A Gundam - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Turn A Gundam - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

It comes with quite a few accessories.

There's still some hollow-back syndrome going on, though. ^^;

The Gundam Hammer with an actual metal chain is a real standout.

You can also attach beam parts to the beam saber.

Firing pose

SD Turn A Gundam - The chest missile hatch open effect is recreated by adding extra parts. Rather than swapping out the chest

The chest missile hatch open effect is recreated by adding extra parts.
Rather than swapping out the chest piece entirely, you layer the additional parts on top of the existing chest.

Missile hatch open attack!

Beam saber action pose

Gundam Hammer action pose

Together with an early-type SD First Gundam.

Together with the MG Turn A

The Turn A Gundam — Bandai's MG 100th kit milestone — has now gotten the SD treatment. Whether it's because the Bandai developers have a soft spot for the Turn A or not, the SD version came out with a pretty solid lineup.

For starters, beyond the standard weapons — rifle, shield, and beam saber — it also includes dedicated beam parts for the beam saber (something you don't see in other SD kits), plus a Gundam Hammer complete with an actual metal chain. The Turn A's signature chest missile hatch open feature is also recreated using add-on parts. The only catch is that it's an add-on rather than a swap-out system, so you end up double-layering over the existing chest piece, which looks a little awkward.

That said, for such a small-scale kit, the clear effort to pack in full-option functionality really shines through — this is definitely one of the more well-rounded SD kits out there. :-)

SD Turn A Gundam | 2000.5 | ¥400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.