SD BB Senshi Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.)

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) Box

Release 2005.11

Price ¥1,200

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) - Parts (1/2)

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) - Parts (2/2)

Parts diagram

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) - Manual (1/4)

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) - Manual (2/4)

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Front view of straight build before stickers

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

Armor removed

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) - Light armor type (1/2)

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) - Light armor type (2/2)

Light equipment type

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) - The shoulder fins have a spring gimmick — pull them out and they snap open with a

The shoulder fins have a spring gimmick — pull them out and they snap open with a swoosh~

The fins look even cooler when pointed backward.

You can cut out the manual and roll it into a scroll.

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) - Limb articulation. The elbows bend and the legs move forward and back — pretty imp

Limb articulation.
The elbows bend and the legs move forward and back,
which is impressive articulation for an SD kit.

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) - Action pose (1/5)

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) - Action pose (2/5)

SD Gundam Daishogun (Gundam Evolve Ver.) - Action pose (3/5)

Action pose

Together with the SD Gundam Daishogun.

This kit is the Gundam Daishogun - Gundam Evolve Ver., released as a spin-off of the SD Gundam series. Gundam Evolve is Bandai's 3D Gundam promotional video series, and fittingly, this kit sports a dazzling gold-plated finish for a seriously flashy look. It also comes with an auto-deploy fin gimmick that operates via a spring mechanism.

Pull the fin on the side of the shoulder outward and the spring launches all five fins open with a satisfying swoosh~ — it's a pretty cool gimmick. The gold-plated parts wrapping around the body give the kit a really premium feel, and there's even a fun little feature where you can cut out the manual paper and roll it into a scroll. Beyond that, the format of putting armor over a light armor base is the same as before, so think of this as essentially the same kit dressed up in newly designed armor for the EVOLVE version. The articulation is also a step up — there are elbow joints you don't normally see on SD kits, and the legs can move forward and back, which all adds to that premium feel.

Either way, the build quality and visuals are really impressive, so this looks like a great kit I'd recommend to anyone who's a fan of SD Musha Gundam-style kits. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.