Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SD Gundam Airmaster - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Gundam Airmaster - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

SD Gundam Airmaster - The soles are one thing, but the back of the arms and the inside of the buster rifle are completely hol

The soles are one thing, but the back of the arms and the inside of the buster rifle are completely hollow ;;

SD Gundam Airmaster - Twin buster rifle action pose (1/3)

Twin buster rifle action pose

To transform into fighter mode, first remove the head and open the wings on the back.

Bend the front legs 90 degrees...

Lift the upper body 90 degrees upward.

SD Gundam Airmaster - Then plug the fighter nose (which was attached to the back) into the center, and mount the buster rifle

Then plug the fighter nose (which was attached to the back) into the center,
and mount the buster rifles under each wing — transformation complete.

SD Gundam Airmaster - Fighter mode. (1/4)

SD Gundam Airmaster - Fighter mode. (2/4)

Fighter mode.

Together with Gundam X and Leopard.

The Airmaster from Gundam X has been released as an SD Gundam. Like the other SD Gundam X series kits, this one only has 2 molded colors, so it needs a lot of seal work — meaning it's not really a kit that looks great straight from a straight build.

The hollowness on the back of the arms and inside the buster rifle is pretty bad, though it's not quite as glaringly obvious as with the SD Gundam X. The biggest selling point of this kit is that it includes a transformation feature into the Airmaster's signature aircraft form, fighter mode.

The transformation process into fighter mode is fairly complex for an SD kit — it involves wing deployment and body transformation that you don't usually see in a typical SD. Thanks to that, the fighter mode looks pretty convincing once transformed. That said, the color combination in fighter mode isn't all that great either. ^^;

Among the Gundam X lineup, this one has a decent enough following, but it still doesn't seem like a kit with huge demand ;; Either way, it's got its own appeal as a rare SD transforming kit. :-)

SD Gundam Airmaster | 2000.7 | ¥400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.