SD BB Senshi Tekki Musha Psycho

Release 2005.10

Price ¥1,200

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

Musha form after applying seals

Tilt the helmet back on the Musha form and the character inside the head is revealed.

SD Tekki Musha Psycho - The core character named "Jezo." He's got a Gundam face on his back. (1/3)

The core character named "Jezo."
He's got a Gundam face on his back.

SD Tekki Musha Psycho - Jezo with the gunbai attached to his back like wings (1/3)

Jezo with the gunbai attached to his back like wings

SD Tekki Musha Psycho - Psycho Mk-II form completed by rearranging the weapons (1/3)

Psycho Mk-II form completed by rearranging the weapons

Disassemble the body as shown above, then separate the inside of the shield.

Upper body and lower body mechas built by reassembling the parts

The lower body mecha has a spring-loaded launch gimmick.

Disassemble the parts as shown above to transform into Musha Bison.

SD Tekki Musha Psycho - Fold the shoulders and head antenna back, rotate the feet 180 degrees to form the hind legs, then add

Fold the shoulders and head antenna back, rotate the feet 180 degrees to form the hind legs,
then add the remaining parts as shown in the upper right photo.

Musha Bison

SD Tekki Musha Psycho - Disassemble the parts as shown above to build the Musha Cruiser, then add a separate joint part to th

Disassemble the parts as shown above to build the Musha Cruiser, then add a separate joint part to the center of the body.

Configure Jezo as shown above, then mount him on top.

Musha Cruiser

Finally, disassemble as shown above to build the Musha Fortress.

Combine the shield and head antenna as shown above, then assemble as shown in the upper right photo.

Musha Fortress

SD Tekki Musha Psycho - You can also gather all the weapons together to form a display stand. (1/3)

You can also gather all the weapons together to form a display stand.

Limb articulation.
Since the kit is on the larger side, the elbows and knees actually move too.

SD Tekki Musha Psycho - Action pose (1/4)

SD Tekki Musha Psycho - Action pose (2/4)

Action pose

Together with SD Shonen Musha Retsu-Kan.

This kit is the Tekki Musha Psycho released as part of the SD Gundam Force Kaiketsu Musha Retsuden: Muka Muga hen series. Since it's based on the large mobile suit Psycho Gundam, the kit itself comes out pretty big — and it's packed with all kinds of transformation gimmicks.

First off, you can reassemble the basic Musha form into the Psycho Mk-II form, and the upper and lower body can each be configured as separate standalone mechas. From there, you can further reassemble the parts to recreate Musha Bison and Musha Cruiser. And finally, you can even build the Musha Fortress — the original transformation form of the Psycho Gundam. All in all, through a fairly involved reassembly process, you get a total of five different forms.

Inside the Musha form's helmet rides a cute little core character named Jezo, and you can attach the gunbai to his back like wings. You can also gather all the various weapons together and combine them into a display configuration. And true to its size, the kit has articulated elbows and knees that give it impressive articulation. Despite the complex combination and separation gimmicks, the joint strength and overall stability are quite solid too.

All in all, this kit's main appeal is its varied yet reliable transformation and combination gimmicks, and the overall build quality is excellent as well. If you're a fan of transforming mecha kits like this one, I'd definitely recommend it. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.