SD BB Senshi Sekijishi Gundam

Release 2006.6

Price ¥600

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

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

SD Sekijishi Gundam - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

The two weapons can be combined together.

You can cut out the wave pattern on the side of the box and use it for scene recreation.

You can even use the leftover chrome runners to create a surfing scene like this.

Limb articulation. The elbows bend, but there are no separate knee joints.

Action pose

Disassemble the body for Raio-Oh Mode.

SD Sekijishi Gundam - Rotate the torso around to form the head. (1/3)

Rotate the torso around to form the head.

Pull out the locking pin from the hand, then rotate the shoulders to form the feet.

Assemble according to the layout shown above.

Raio-Oh Mode

Raio-Oh Mode Action

Disassemble again for the next step.

Push the locking pin at the hip joint inward.

Front half of the completed Giant Beast form

Transform the part that was the head as shown above.

Assemble according to the layout shown above.

Rear half of the Giant Beast form

Together with SD Kokuryu Gundam.

This kit is the SD Sekijishi Gundam, released as part of the SD Gundam Musha Banchō Fūunroku series. Just like the previous Kokuryu Gundam and Hakuō Gundam were a couple kit, this kit pairs up with the SD Seiryū Gundam released right after it. This time around, the collaboration takes the form of the front and rear halves of a four-legged beast body.

First off, this kit has a noticeably different silhouette from the previous Kokuryu/Hakuō Gundam — it gives a sturdier overall impression and the parts hold together relatively better. And instead of the split into a small figure and a flying vehicle like before, you get a gimmick where you rearrange the parts to transform into Raio-Oh Mode, a two-legged beast form. There's also a fun feature where you cut out the side of the box art and combine it with the chrome runners to recreate a surfing pose.

The process of disassembling the whole body to form either the front or rear half of the Giant Beast form is still pretty involved, just like the previous kits — though the parts do feel like they hold together noticeably better. The transformation itself seems a bit more complex, but it feels more stable compared to the Kokuryu/Hakuō Gundam. (Check out the SD Seiryū Gundam review for the collaboration with that kit!)

Either way, this is still a lineup with a pretty unique concept and design — you might even wonder if it really counts as an SD Musha Gundam given how it looks. But since the overall quality is a step up from the Kokuryu/Hakuō Gundam, I'd say it's worth recommending if it's your kind of thing. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.