SD BB Senshi Chou-un Gundam Hieisen

Release 2008.7

Price ¥1,000

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

SD Chou-un Gundam Hieisen - Manual (1/6)

SD Chou-un Gundam Hieisen - Manual (2/6)

SD Chou-un Gundam Hieisen - Manual (3/6)

SD Chou-un Gundam Hieisen - Manual (4/6)

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Front view of straight build before stickers

Chou-un Gundam + Hieisei after applying seals

Chou-un Gundam

Armor and weapons removed

SD Chou-un Gundam Hieisen - Light armor type (1/2)

SD Chou-un Gundam Hieisen - Light armor type (2/2)

Light equipment type

Dragon of Aura

The Dragon of Aura can be disassembled and attached to the back of Chou-un Gundam.

Parts with slide mold technology

Stamp sculpted on the sole

There's also an eye seal included with a different pupil style.

Weapons called San and Fuu are included.

San and Fuu can be combined to form the Musoukyoku-Ram.

The Dragon of Aura can also be combined with it.

An extra open left hand is also included.

Hieisei is included alongside Chou-un Gundam.

Hieisei

A lead wire is included so it can be used as a rope/rein.

Hieisei's leg and neck articulation

The head and waist rotate, and the arms and legs move on ball joints.

SD Chou-un Gundam Hieisen - Action Poses (1/4)

SD Chou-un Gundam Hieisen - Action Poses (2/4)

Action pose

Together with SD Ryofu Tallgeese + Sekitoba

--- SD Sangokuden Gunpla Common Notes -----------------
The SD Sangokuden lineup was 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 off during posing, but overall joint strength is pretty decent.

Each kit has a stamp on the bottom of the feet with the character's name engraved in kanji, and slide molds are used on the arms and certain parts for a cleaner finish. Removing the outer armor to get a light armor type is similar to earlier kits, and depending on the kit, some pretty large weapons are included too. System injection runners and color separation across 4–5 or more colors are also applied, so even with a small number of seals, the straight build looks great right out of the box. Overall it's a series that delivers a consistently solid level of quality, and it's safe to say it was a big hit that really helped bring SD kits to a wider audience.
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This is the 12th kit in the Sangokuden series — the SD Chou-un Gundam / Hieisei. Chou-un Gundam is based on the V2 Gundam, and it comes with his trusty steed Hieisei as well, making for a pretty generous package.

Chou-un Gundam's weapons include San and Fuu, which can be combined into the Musoukyoku-Ram. On top of that, the Dragon of Aura that mounts on his back can be attached to it as well. There's also an extra open left hand included, plus an additional eye seal with a different pupil design.

Hieisei is efficiently built with a small number of parts, and the neck and knee joints are articulated so you can get some decent poses out of it. You can even attach a lead wire rein to its head, so Chou-un Gundam can ride it while holding the reins. With Chou-un Gundam mounted on Hieisei, you can pull off some pretty dynamic poses.

It's a bit smaller compared to the similarly structured Ryofu Gundam + Sekitoba set, but thanks to Hieisei, this kit actually makes for a more impressive display piece. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.