SD BB Senshi Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam

Release 2008.12

Price ¥2,000

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Runners (1/5)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Runners (2/5)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Runners (3/5)

Runners

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Parts diagram (1/3)

Parts diagram

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Manual (1/12)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Manual (2/12)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Manual (3/12)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Manual (4/12)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Manual (5/12)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Manual (6/12)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Manual (7/12)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Manual (8/12)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Manual (9/12)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Manual (10/12)

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Front view of straight build before stickers

Ryubi Gundam + Shekino (Ryukibo combined form) after applying stickers

Ryubi Gundam with Ryukibo combined

With Ryukibo removed

Ryubi Gundam

Armor and weapons removed

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Light armor type (1/2)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Light armor type (2/2)

Light equipment type

Parts with slide mold technology

Stamp sculpted on the sole

The Aura Dragon can be attached to both the Sekiryu Shoshindo and Seiryu Shoshindo.

Shekino is included together with Ryubi Gundam.

Shekino

The Ryukibo parts can also be attached/removed on Shekino.

Ryubi Gundam mounted on Shekino

The Ryukibo parts removed from Ryubi Gundam + Shekino can be combined into one.

Ryukibo - Flying Dragon form

Ryukibo - Rising Dragon form

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

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Action pose (1/5)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Action pose (2/5)

SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam - Action pose (3/5)

Action pose

Together with SD Zhaoyu Gundam + Hiryusen

Ryukibo shoulder parts combined with SD Zhaoyu Gundam

Ryukibo Dragon Head A combined with SD Guanyu Gundam

Ryukibo Dragon Head B combined with SD Zhangfei Gundam

--- SD Sangokuden general notes -----------------
The SD Sangokuden is a lineup released from 2007 to 2010, and all kits share the same standardized format and characteristics. The head and waist rotate, and the arms and legs use ball joints, giving them more flexible articulation than earlier 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 weapons are also included. On top of that, system injection runners and color separation of four to five or more colors are used, so even with a small number of stickers the straight build looks great. It's a series that consistently delivers a solid level of quality, and you could definitely call it a hit that did a lot to bring SD kits to the mainstream.
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This kit is the 17th release in the Sangokuden series — the SD Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam, based on the Perfect Gundam. True to its premium ¥2000 package, it comes with a horse called Shekino, just like the SD Zhaoyu Gundam/Hiryusen set. It also includes the Ryukibo, decked out in gold plating, which can be configured in two forms: Flying Dragon form and Rising Dragon form.

When you break down the Ryukibo, the parts can be attached to Ryubi Gundam's body and to Shekino — put it all together and you get a truly spectacular Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam. The Aura Dragons attached to the Ryukibo can also be mounted individually on the weapons known as the Sekiryu Shoshindo and Seiryu Shoshindo, so there are all kinds of different configurations you can pull off. That said, some people have pointed out that Shouretsutei Ryubi Gundam riding on Shekino looks a bit awkward compared to Zhaoyu Gundam riding on Hiryusen — it ends up looking less like riding a horse and more like standing on a platform on top of one.

There are also various cross-compatibility features included. The Ryukibo shoulder parts can be used with SD Zhaoyu Gundam, Dragon Head A with SD Guanyu Gundam, and Dragon Head B with SD Zhangfei Gundam.

As befitting the main character of Sangokuden, this kit boasts a lavish package, and while it's hard to fully capture in photos, the sheer number of gold-plated parts makes this one of the most visually striking kits around — it can hold its own against anything. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.