SD BB Senshi

Cobra Gundam

SD Cobra Gundam Box
Release 2003.1
Price ¥500
BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info
SD Cobra Gundam - Runners

Runners

SD Cobra Gundam - Parts diagram

Parts diagram

SD Cobra Gundam - Manual (1/4) SD Cobra Gundam - Manual (2/4) SD Cobra Gundam - Manual (3/4) SD Cobra Gundam - Manual (4/4)

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

SD Cobra Gundam - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SD Cobra Gundam - Front view of straight build before stickers

Front view of straight build before stickers

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

After applying stickers

SD Cobra Gundam - Armor and weapons removed

Armor and weapons removed

SD Cobra Gundam - The inner body uses the same Bright as the SD Buraiwan. (1/2) SD Cobra Gundam - The inner body uses the same Bright as the SD Buraiwan. (2/2)

The inner body uses the same Bright as the SD Buraiwan.

SD Cobra Gundam - The weapons include the same Zanbudou and shotgun as the Buraiwan, with a boomerang added as a new weapon.

The weapons include the same Zanbudou and shotgun as the Buraiwan, with a boomerang added as a new weapon.

SD Cobra Gundam - You can combine the Zanbudou with the shotgun and add the additional weapons to form the Thunderlord. (1/2) SD Cobra Gundam - You can combine the Zanbudou with the shotgun and add the additional weapons to form the Thunderlord. (2/2)

You can combine the Zanbudou with the shotgun and add the additional weapons to form the Thunderlord.

SD Cobra Gundam - When building the Cobra Gundam, you detach the boomerang blades and attach them to the forearm armor.

When building the Cobra Gundam, you detach the boomerang blades and attach them to the forearm armor.

SD Cobra Gundam - When transforming into Cobra Gundam, just like the Buraiwan, you can lower the side head structures to swap SD Cobra Gundam - When transforming into Cobra Gundam, just like the Buraiwan, you can lower the side head structures to swap

When transforming into Cobra Gundam,
just like the Buraiwan, you can lower the side head structures to swap the eyes, extend the waist, and lock it in place with the backpack parts.

SD Cobra Gundam - You can rearrange and combine the weapons to form the Silver Snake Mode (Hakuginsha form). (1/3) SD Cobra Gundam - You can rearrange and combine the weapons to form the Silver Snake Mode (Hakuginsha form). (2/3) SD Cobra Gundam - You can rearrange and combine the weapons to form the Silver Snake Mode (Hakuginsha form). (3/3)

You can rearrange and combine the weapons to form the Silver Snake Mode (Hakuginsha form).

SD Cobra Gundam - The Silver Snake Mode and the Bright can be displayed independently.

The Silver Snake Mode and the Bright can be displayed independently.

SD Cobra Gundam - The main body and weapons recombined into the Cobra Chaser Mode (Kouburai Pursuit Wheel form). (1/3) SD Cobra Gundam - The main body and weapons recombined into the Cobra Chaser Mode (Kouburai Pursuit Wheel form). (2/3) SD Cobra Gundam - The main body and weapons recombined into the Cobra Chaser Mode (Kouburai Pursuit Wheel form). (3/3)

The main body and weapons recombined into the Cobra Chaser Mode (Kouburai Pursuit Wheel form).

SD Cobra Gundam - Articulation is pretty basic — just rotation at the head, shoulders, and feet.

Articulation is pretty basic — just rotation at the head, shoulders, and feet.

SD Cobra Gundam - Action pose (1/4) SD Cobra Gundam - Action pose (2/4) SD Cobra Gundam - Action pose (3/4) SD Cobra Gundam - Action pose (4/4)

Action pose

SD Cobra Gundam - Together with the SD Buraiwan it's based on.


Together with the SD Buraiwan it's based on.

This kit is the SD Kouburai Gundam (Cobra Gundam), released as part of the SD Gundam Musha Maruden 2 series. "Kouburai" is a kanji combination created to phonetically represent the Japanese pronunciation of "Cobra," and true to its name, you can gather the weapons together to form a mechanical snake called the Silver Snake Mode (Hakuginsha form).

At its core, this is a variation kit based on BB Senshi No. 233 Buraiwan — it shares the same Bright inner body, the same gimmick of lowering the side head structures to swap the eyes, and the same waist extension mechanism. The Zanbudou and shotgun are included just like before, but a boomerang has been added as a new weapon, and you can attach various additional weapons to the Zanbudou to build the massive combined weapon, the Thunderlord. On top of that, recombining the main body and weapons lets you recreate the Cobra Chaser Mode (Kouburai Pursuit Wheel form).

Unlike the black Buraiwan, the Cobra Gundam is an overall white (pearl white, to be precise) mobile suit, so the two make for a really striking color contrast. Build quality is solid for a standard SD kit, and if you can, pairing it with the Buraiwan makes for an even better display. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.