SD BB Senshi Sonken Gundam

Release 2007.11

Price ¥500

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 Sonken Gundam - After applying seals (1/2)

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

After applying stickers

Armor and weapons removed

SD Sonken Gundam - Light armor type (1/2)

SD Sonken Gundam - Light armor type (2/2)

Light equipment type

Parts with slide mold technology

Stamp sculpted on the sole

The Awang Sword weapon has a hinge joint in the middle.

The visor can be moved up and down.

The weapon and armament can be combined into the Awang Sword - Twin Tiger Wave mode.

The head and waist rotate, and the arms and legs are articulated with ball joints.

Action pose

Together with SD Cao Cao Gundam

SD Liu Bei Gundam's helmet, back of the head, and backpack can be combined.

--- SD Sangokuden common notes -----------------
The SD Sangokuden is a lineup released between 2007 and 2010, and all kits share a standardized format with consistent characteristics. The head and waist rotate as a baseline, and the arms and legs use ball joints, giving them more flexible articulation compared to older SD kits. The ball joints do tend to pop out during posing, but overall joint strength is pretty decent.

Each kit has a stamp on the bottom of the feet with the Three Kingdoms character's name carved in Chinese characters, and slide molds are applied to the arms and some other parts for a cleaner finish. Removing the outer armor to achieve a light armor type is similar to previous kits, and depending on the kit, large-scale armaments are also included. On top of that, system injection runners and color separation across four to five or more colors are used, so even with a small number of seals, the straight build looks great right out of the box. All in all, this is a series that delivers a consistently solid level of quality, and it's safe to say it was a hit that did a lot to bring SD kits to a wider audience.
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This kit is the sixth release in the Sangokuden series — SD Sonken Gundam, based on the Gundam GP03. Its standout feature is the blue clear parts covering the entire body. The visor can be moved from both the top and bottom simultaneously to cover or reveal the face, though the moving parts feel a little loose, so it has a tendency to slide down and cover the face when you don't want it to.

The kit comes with the Awang Sword, a folding blade-type weapon, and you can also combine it with the armament to form a large weapon called the Awang Sword - Twin Tiger Wave mode. Either way, Sun Quan is an important character in the Three Kingdoms story, and this kit can be combined with various other kits released later on. I think the Sangokuden kits have become so beloved precisely because each character has its own distinct personality shining through. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.