SD BB Senshi Musha Gundam 01

Release 1998.1

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

Kousei Armor form after applying seals

Kousei Armor removed

Musha form

Musha form with armor removed

SD Musha Gundam 01 - Light Armor type (1/2)

SD Musha Gundam 01 - Light Armor type (2/2)

Light equipment type

The Tensei Shichininshuu series uses a solid one-piece polycap as shown above.

The eye section is now a separate part, so you can apply the seals more cleanly.

On the downside, the back of the arms has some hollow areas..

Typical SD-grade articulation with rotating head, arms, and feet

Action pose

Together with SD Musha Great Maru

This is the SD Musha Gundam 01, released as part of the Shin SD Sengokuden Tensei Shichininshuu series. Starting with the Tensei Shichininshuu series, the kit's construction changed a bit. First, a soft flexible frame is used on the body instead of polycaps, and the eye section on the head is now a separate part, making it easier to apply seals or paint more cleanly. System injection has also been introduced, which makes the straight build look a lot cleaner overall, and the number of seals needed has dropped significantly. In this kit's case, just a single eye seal is enough to bring out plenty of color. The tradeoff, though, is that with the reduced part count, you can see some hollow areas on the back of the arms.

Musha Gundam 01 can be built in three configurations: the basic Light Armor type, the Musha form with armor added on top, and a third form with the Kousei Armor equipped over that. The articulation stays at the same basic SD level as before, though the new soft flexible frame does seem to make the joints feel a little smoother.

Overall, this kit feels like a step up in quality compared to its predecessors — sitting somewhere between the old and new versions, it's a 1998 SD kit that still holds up pretty well even by today's standards. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.