SD BB Senshi Kokuryu Gundam

Release 2006.1

Price ¥600

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

SD Kokuryu Gundam - Straight build front shot before applying seals (1/2)

SD Kokuryu Gundam - Straight build front shot before applying seals (2/2)

Front view of straight build before stickers

Kokuryu Gundam after applying seals

The Kokuryu Gundam separates into the Black Dragon and Wyvern forms.

Black Dragon

Cute hand pose holding the bag strap.

A pose of its own

Wyvern form

To build the Kokuryu Gundam, you need to disassemble the Wyvern form as shown above.

Remove the body cover, bend the lower body and head 90 degrees, and add a locking pin inside the torso.

Combine the parts in the arrangement shown above and you get the Kokuryu Gundam.

Add the face cover and it's done.

You can choose from 3 types of head antenna.

Limb articulation.
The elbows bend, but the knees don't.

If you rearrange the legs as shown on the right, you can get a kneeling pose.

Action pose

Disassemble the Kokuryu Gundam's parts as shown above for another combination.

Turn the Black Dragon's hip joint plate into a waist joint, then plug a separate head onto the torso.

Remove the face cover, arrange and combine as shown above to complete the upper body.

The completed upper body of the giant warrior form.

Now, to build the lower body, first pull out the locking pin hidden inside the hand.

Spread the legs out as shown above, then

Disassemble the torso parts and rotate the feet 180 degrees.

Combine the parts in the arrangement shown above and the lower body of the giant warrior form is complete.

This is the SD Kokuryu Gundam, released as part of the SD Gundam Musha Banchou Fuunroku series. It's a completely different format from the regular SD Musha Gundam lineup, and it's actually the last Musha Gundam series before SD Sangokuden. It can be separated into the Black Dragon — the core body — and the Wyvern, a flying form.

The most interesting thing is that through disassembly and reassembly, you can form either the upper or lower body of a larger giant warrior. This feature is designed to combine the upper and lower halves with the Hakuryu Gundam released alongside it — basically, they want you to buy both!! ;; The Black Dragon core body has a cute proportions with a bag on its back and both hands holding the straps. Since the arms are fixed in place as part of the sculpt, only the neck and legs can move.

Another unique gimmick is that you can rearrange the legs to switch to a kneeling pose — something you never saw in previous SD Musha Gundams, giving you a distinctive crouching stance. The process of reconfiguring into upper/lower body forms is pretty complex — you'd really struggle without the manual — and the connection doesn't feel all that secure either. (For the collaboration with Hakuryu Gundam, check out the SD Hakuryu Gundam review!)

Anyway, this is an SD Gundam series that goes beyond just being unique — it almost feels like a completely different world. If you're tired of the same old SD Musha Gundams, this kit will definitely feel like a breath of fresh air. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.