Kit Review

Straight build

Unit 1 straight build

Unit 2 straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Unit 1: After applying seals

Those hollow gaps on the back of the arms are a bit much.. ;;

Beam saber action pose.
To be precise, the beam saber is the only weapon included in this kit.

SD Blue Destiny Unit 1 - The manual actually guides you to borrow the machine gun and shield from the previously released Blu

Using the machine gun and shield borrowed from the previously released Blue Destiny Unit 3
the manual guides you to strike an action pose. ^^;

Together with SD Blue Destiny Unit 3.

Together with HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 1.

Blue Destiny Unit 1 and Unit 2 are structurally identical except for the head.

Built as Blue Destiny Unit 2 (after applying seals)

SD Blue Destiny Unit 1 - It shares the same body as Unit 1, but with extra stickers added to the chest and crotch, and only t

It shares the same body as Unit 1, but with extra stickers added to the chest and crotch,
and only the unit number seal on the left shoulder gets swapped out.

Action pose using the beam saber — the kit's only weapon

Action pose using the machine gun and shield borrowed from Unit 3

You can also build it as Unit 2 with the red shoulders.

It does feel a bit like a forced representation relying on seals ;;

Together with SD Blue Destiny Unit 3.

SD Blue Destiny Unit 1 - Together with HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 2. Since the molded colors are tuned to Unit 1, the colors are

Together with HGUC Blue Destiny Unit 2.
Since the molded colors are tuned to Unit 1, the colors are completely off..

Following the previously released SD Blue Destiny Unit 3, Blue Destiny Unit 1 has now gotten the SD treatment as well. This kit includes the Unit 2 head (which is technically the same mold as Unit 3 but in a different molded color), along with Unit 2 seals in the box, so you can choose to build either Unit 1 or Unit 2.

Taking a closer look at what's in the box, it's basically the existing Unit 3 kit recast in a blue color scheme with most of the weapons dropped, and a new Unit 1 head added in their place. The idea is that you build the blue Unit 1 as-is, or swap in the Unit 2 head and add/swap out some seals to represent Unit 2 — but here's the thing...

The problem is that trying to match the molded colors for two different units at the same time results in a color combo that doesn't really work for either. T_T
Overall the molded colors are set up for Unit 1, so if you build it as Unit 2 the colors are completely off. And even for Unit 1, the front skirt molded color doesn't match, so it ends up being a half-baked setup either way. (No seals for it either.) In short, straight out of the box this kit is disappointing in a lot of ways — it's really more of a kit for painters. To make matters worse, one extra head was added while four weapons from the original kit were cut entirely, so you'd have to borrow them from the Unit 3 kit... and in an out-of-box build, the color combo looks pretty rough. (See photos.)

The basic quality is on par with older-style SD kits, and the hollow gaps on the back of the arms are pretty bad too — overall it's not an SD kit that really impresses quality-wise. That said, if you set the accuracy concerns aside for a moment, it does have a nice crisp blue color scheme and the design itself isn't bad.

Anyway, this is a kit that tried to catch two birds with one stone and ended up with a so-so molded color situation — but I suppose the real value is just in the fact that such a rare item got a release at all. It's a kit I'd recommend to those who plan to paint it, or to anyone looking to put together a full SD Blue Destiny Units 1, 2, and 3 lineup. :-)

SD Blue Destiny Unit 1 | 2001.1 | ¥400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.