SD BB Senshi Bird Gundam

Release 1995.10

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 Bird Gundam - After applying seals (1/2)

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

After applying stickers

Armor and weapons removed

Bird body

Light armor type.
The definition of "light armor type" is a little different from other kits.

Super Mode with the wings on the chest and back fully spread out

The Sekiha Tenkyoken and Daihoutaito are included as weapons.

Combine them as shown above to create the Sculpted Flight Mode.

SD Bird Gundam - Sculpted Flight Mode (1/3)

Sculpted Flight Mode

Typical SD-level articulation with rotating head, shoulders, and feet

Action pose

Together with SD Rekku Gundam, his father in the lore

You can borrow the G-Bird from SD Rekku Gundam for a crossover.

The Sekiha Tenkyoken can be used in a crossover with SD Musha Gottmaru.

This is the Bird Gundam released as part of the Shin SD Sengokuden Choki Doutai Shogun arc. True to its name, it sports a large pair of wings on its back. Interestingly, the definition of "light armor type" here is a bit different from other kits — in this case, the light armor type refers to the configuration where the wings are kept on while the helmet and shoulder armor are mounted on the back. You can of course strip all the armor off for a fully bare form, but either way it's a bit of a unique take.

From the standard configuration, spreading all the wings on the chest and back at once gives you Super Mode, and by recombining the armor and body you can form a bird-shaped Sculpted Flight Mode. Articulation is your typical SD level, so the appeal here lies more in the multiple transformation modes than in action posing. On top of that, there are crossover features — you can borrow the G-Bird from SD Rekku Gundam, or lend this kit's Sekiha Tenkyoken to SD Musha Gottmaru.

It's a solid, no-frills SD Musha Gundam kit, and I'd say it's worth recommending to anyone who enjoys kits that transform into aircraft or bird forms. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.