SD BB Senshi Shiboryuharimaru

Release 2002.6

Price ¥500

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SD Shiboryuharimaru - Straight build front shots before applying seals (1/4)

SD Shiboryuharimaru - Straight build front shots before applying seals (2/4)

Straight build front shots before applying seals

Eipari Houshi after applying seals

The inner body with armor and weapons removed

All the extra armor pieces can be stored inside the large umbrella.

You can combine the cloak and weapons to form the Houshisan.

Add glasses to the inner body and apply the umbrella and Houshisan to create Hatchan.

Configured as Hatchan

Shukusan (Yadorikasa) made by adding wooden clogs to the umbrella

Hurricane assembled by combining various parts.

Add the Jim face and rearrange the weapons to create the Shikuriki Sadouhou.

Configured as Shikuriki Sadouhou

Swap in a different Gundam face to create the Shikuriki Sadouha.

Configured as Shikuriki Sadouha

Compared to the usual SD level of articulation, there's an added joint that allows the arms to rotate.

SD Shiboryuharimaru - Action poses in various configurations (1/5)

SD Shiboryuharimaru - Action poses in various configurations (2/5)

SD Shiboryuharimaru - Action poses in various configurations (3/5)

Action poses in various configurations

Together with SD Yakushinhwan

This kit is the SD Shiboryuharimaru (Harimaru), released as part of the SD Gundam Musha Maruden 2 series. As you can tell just from the color scheme, it's based on the concept of the 08th MS Team's Ground-type Gundam/Ez-8. By combining various parts, you can build four different configurations: Eipari Houshi, Hatchan, Shikuriki Sadouhou, and Shikuriki Sadouha.

You can also recombine the weapons to create accessories like the Shukusan (Yadorikasa) and Hurricane. To support all these different forms, both a Jim-type and a Gundam-type face are included — it really feels like you're recreating the Ground-type Gundam, Jim, and Ez-8 from the 08th MS Team all in one kit.

So yeah, this kit is definitely fun for the sheer variety of combinations you can put together with all the different parts. That said, there are so many combinations that it can feel a bit chaotic, and some of the connections are a little loose so certain parts tend to pop off. Still, it's a fun kit for mixing and matching the 08th MS Team mecha into Musha Gundam form. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.