Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

There's also one neck part included that's compatible with standard SD kit heads.

Arm and leg articulation

You can pull out the waist and shoulders to extend the range of motion.

Shoulder and waist articulation in that extended state

Kneeling pose

SD Cross Silhouette Frame [White] - Action poses (1/4)

SD Cross Silhouette Frame [White] - Action poses (2/4)

Action poses

The Cross Silhouette Frame [White] has been released as an optional kit for Bandai's new SD series, SDCS (SD Cross Silhouette). The SDCS series is built around the concept of using a shared SD frame and simply swapping out the armor, and alongside the standard SD frame that comes included, Bandai has also been releasing what they call the Cross Silhouette Frame separately.

This kit is the first of those — the White Frame — mainly intended for use with lighter-colored Gundam-type SDCS kits. The limbs are longer than the SD frame, giving it a slimmer, more proportioned look. Those longer limbs also gain elbow and knee joints, opening up a whole new range of dynamic poses, and there's even a shoulder slide-out gimmick that wasn't on the SD frame, so shoulder articulation gets a nice boost too.

So unless you're buying a kit that already comes bundled with a CS frame, you'll need to pick up a separate CS frame kit like this one if you want that sleek Cross Silhouette look with a standard SDCS kit. And since just offering a bare CS frame would've been a bit plain, they've thrown in a cute GM head as a bonus — and it shows off solid buildability, articulation, and joint strength all around.

In the end, this isn't really meant to be used on its own — it's an optional kit for changing up the proportions of your SDCS builds. For what is essentially just a single small runner, the ¥600 price tag is a little hard to justify value-wise. That said, the concept itself is pretty interesting, so if you're planning to build any SDCS kits, this feels like a must-buy. :-)

SD Cross Silhouette Frame [White] | 2018.6 | ¥600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.