SD BB Senshi Juuoh Gundam

Release 1994.5

Price ¥500

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Front view of straight build before stickers

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

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

After applying stickers

Armor removed

SD Juuoh Gundam - Light armor type (1/2)

SD Juuoh Gundam - Light armor type (2/2)

Light equipment type

Press the button and the spring mechanism snaps both wings open automatically.

Parts that attach while still on the runner

SD Juuoh Gundam - The weapons can be recombined to create the Four Sacred Beasts transformation form. (1/3)

The weapons can be recombined to create the Four Sacred Beasts transformation form.

Typical SD articulation — head and arms rotate, and only the feet turn

Action pose

Together with SD Shodai Gundam Daishogun

Together with SD Ouki/Raimei Gundam.

SD Juuoh Gundam - Collaboration with the helmets of SD Lion Gundam, Dragon Gundam, Rhino Gundam, and Hawk Gundam. (1/5)

SD Juuoh Gundam - Collaboration with the helmets of SD Lion Gundam, Dragon Gundam, Rhino Gundam, and Hawk Gundam. (2/5)

SD Juuoh Gundam - Collaboration with the helmets of SD Lion Gundam, Dragon Gundam, Rhino Gundam, and Hawk Gundam. (3/5)

Collaboration with the helmets of SD Lion Gundam, Dragon Gundam, Rhino Gundam, and Hawk Gundam.

SD Musha Victory's Metal Garuda can be combined with the Four Sacred Beasts transformation form.

This kit is the Juuoh Gundam, released as part of the Shin SD Sengokuden: Seven Shogun arc. It's a series based on the concept of legendary heroes being reincarnated, and Juuoh Gundam is the reincarnated form of Shodai Gundam Daishogun — though it's honestly hard to see the connection just from the design.

Instead of a spring-loaded projectile firing gimmick, this one comes with a linked mechanism that uses a coil spring to open both wings simultaneously. The special parts include a metal chain used for the weapons. On top of that, you can recombine the armor and weapons to recreate the dinosaur-like Four Sacred Beasts transformation form, and true to the Juuoh Gundam name, you can also do crossover combinations with the helmets of the Four Guardian Kings from the Tenka Touitsu arc — Lion, Dragon, Rhino, and Hawk Gundam.

The articulation and parts layout are pretty much standard SD fare, but the unique dinosaur transformation and all the crossover combo options are definite highlights. This kit will mean even more to those who already have the Tenka Touitsu Four Guardian Kings kits. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.