SD BB Senshi Toha Daishogun

Release 1997.11

Price ¥2,000

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SD Toha Daishogun - Straight build front shot before applying seals (1/3)

SD Toha Daishogun - Straight build front shot before applying seals (2/3)

SD Toha Daishogun - Straight build front shot before applying seals (3/3)

Front view of straight build before stickers

Configured as Grade Daishogun

First, detach the parts shown above to transform into a different form.

Pull out the top of the head, rotate it 180 degrees to swap the face, then...

Tuck in the small arms and pull out the large blue arms to transform them as shown upper right.

Rotate the wings up 180 degrees, then rotate the legs 180 degrees as well

Attach the new head antenna and alternate armor to complete the transformation

Configured as Master Zeta Daishogun

Remove the parts shown above to transform back into Ippa Daishogun.

Spread the wings out wide, then

Rotate the face 180 degrees again to swap it, then add the armor pieces onto the shoulders.

SD Toha Daishogun - Pull the small arms back out, open the gatling on the blue arms, and transform the arms as shown upper ri

Pull the small arms back out, open the gatling on the blue arms, and transform the arms as shown upper right.

Attach the remaining horns and mask to complete the body transformation.

The three blades of Ippa Sword 1/2/3 can be combined in various configurations.

Ippa Sword 1 and Sword 2 combined

You can also spread Sword 1 and Sword 2 apart and attach Sword 3 in the middle to form the Dai Ippa Sword.

Configured as Ippa Dai Gundam

Aside from the waist rotation, the articulation is just your standard basic SD level.

Action pose

Together with SD Musha Grademaru.

Together with SD Tetsuki Musha Master Zeta.

Together with SD Tenkai Musha Zen'inkan.

This kit is the SD Ippa Daishogun released as part of the Shin SD Sengokuden Ippa Daishogun series. Being the final protagonist kit of the series, it's also the largest and most expensive. It's packed with transformation gimmicks from head to toe, allowing it to transform into three different Daishogun forms: Grade Daishogun, Master Zeta Daishogun, and Ippa Daishogun.

The transformation is done by flipping or swapping the armor on each section rather than any major parts-swapping process, though the transformation sequence does feel a bit involved. For the weapons, Ippa Sword 1, Sword 2, and Sword 3 can each be combined in pairs or all three together. The complex transformation gimmick and three-stage transformation are definitely the highlights, but since all the energy went into the transformation, there isn't much else to write home about — the articulation is nothing special either.

It's very much a kit where "transformation is everything," but if you're into big, flashy transforming SD Musha Gundams, this one should be a pretty fun build. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.