SD BB Senshi Daisenki Gundam

Release 1996.11

Price ¥500

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

The manual assembly is different from previous kits.

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SD Daisenki Gundam - Straight build front shot before applying seals (1/2)

SD Daisenki Gundam - Straight build front shot before applying seals (2/2)

Front view of straight build before stickers

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

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

After applying stickers

Armor and weapons removed

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

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

Light equipment type

SD Daisenki Gundam - Move the rear head antenna on the helmet up to the top slot, rotate the head 180 degrees, then swing the

Move the rear head antenna on the helmet up to the top slot and rotate the head 180 degrees,
then swing the cape from the back around to the front to cover it
and you've got yourself a Musha Gelgoog.

Musha Gelgoog

SD Daisenki Gundam - Detach the Senpuu Rokkaku top from the back and spread the wings — and you can spin it just like a real

Detach the Senpuu Rokkaku top from the back and spread the wings — and you can spin it just like a real top.

SD Daisenki Gundam - Or you can remove the wing parts and use just the hexagonal top on its own — grab it by the middle like

Or you can remove the wing parts and use just the hexagonal top on its own —
grab it by the middle like an old-school acorn top and it spins really well.

SD Daisenki Gundam - Or attach the spinning tip to the front of the body and the handle to the back, and you can spin the who

Or attach the spinning tip to the front of the body and the handle to the back,
and you can spin the whole figure like a top.

4 leftover parts remain.

SD Daisenki Gundam - Typical SD-level articulation — only the head, arms, and feet rotate. And even the head doesn't turn muc

Typical SD-level articulation — only the head, arms, and feet rotate.
And even the head doesn't turn much due to interference from the helmet and shoulder armor.

Action pose

Together with SD Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog

Together with SD Shinkou Gundam

This kit is the SD Daisenki Gundam, released as part of the Shin SD Sengokuden Mushin Kirakou series. Its defining feature is the top it carries on its back, and it also includes a transformation gimmick into a Musha Gelgoog. Parts-wise, two runners from the SD Kouki Gundam are reused, though the overall look feels quite different.

First off, the top can be detached along with its wings and spun by gripping the tip like an old-school acorn top. You can also remove the wings to use it as two different smaller tops. These smaller tops have trigrams or numbers printed on them, so they can double as a separate game piece too. On top of that, you can attach the spinning section to Daisenki Gundam's chest and the tip to the back, letting the whole body spin like a top — the variety of top-spinning play options is really the highlight of this kit.

Folding the wings forward and rotating the helmet 180 degrees transforms it into a Musha Gelgoog — and despite the minimal transformation steps, it pulls off a surprisingly convincing Gelgoog silhouette. Since the Kouki Gundam's runners are reused, there are some leftover parts, and unlike previous releases, the manual being split into color and black-and-white sections is a bit of an unusual touch.

All in all, this is a unique SD Musha Gundam built around the top-spinning concept — if that kind of thing is your style, it looks like a pretty fun kit to enjoy. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.