SD BB Senshi Sourai Gundam

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

Sourai's Armored Warrior Form After Applying Seals

Armor and weapons removed

Light Armor Form

Hollow-looking Back of the Arms

Comes with the Musha Gundam and the Raiju Shinryuma (Silver).

Shinryuma

To mount the Gundam on the Shinryuma, remove the feet and attach them to its back, then flip the rear skirt up.

The Shinryuma's head can be folded down and tucked inside its body.

Thunderstallion Form

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

The Shinryuma's legs do move, at least.

Action pose

Together with Previous Entries in the Series

This kit is the SD Sourai Gundam, released as part of the New SD Sengokuden Tensei Shichinin-shuu series. True to the Tensei Shichinin-shuu lineup, it features two soft-material frames, excellent color separation, and minimal seals. The hollow-looking backs of the arms are a bit more noticeable here compared to others in the series, though.

The basic setup lets you dress the light armor form in Sourai's armor to recreate the warrior form, and as a bonus the kit includes the Raiju Shinryuma (Silver), which lets you combine them into a centaur-like Thunderstallion form. To do that, you remove Sourai Gundam's feet and attach them to its back, then flip the rear skirt up. For the Shinryuma, you fold the neck all the way down and tuck it inside the body before combining.

Kits that include a horse tend to cost more due to the extra parts, but this one manages to pack in the horse at the standard price of 500 yen thanks to smart parts breakdown. Either way, if you're a fan of Musha Gundam kits that come with a horse, this one's definitely worth a look. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.