SD BB Senshi Sonshoukou Gerbera

Release 2009.5

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 Sonshoukou Gerbera - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Sonshoukou Gerbera - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

SD Sonshoukou Gerbera - You can cut out pieces from the manual to attach two different apron styles. (1/3)

You can cut out pieces from the manual to attach two different apron styles.

Four extra eye seals with different expressions are included.

Stamp sculpted on the sole

SD Sonshoukou Gerbera - The weapons include a Ryokodo and arrows for the Koeikyu, which is mounted on the back in a ribbon sh

The weapons include a Ryokodo and arrows for the Koeikyu.
The Koeikyu is mounted on the back in a ribbon shape.

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

SD Sonshoukou Gerbera - Action Pose (1/3)

Action pose

Together with SD Yubi Gundam and Sonken Gundam

You can pair her with her husband, SD Shouretsuei Yubi Gundam.

--- SD Sangokuden Gunpla Common Notes -----------------
The SD Sangokuden lineup was released between 2007 and 2010, and all kits share a consistent format and characteristics. The head and waist rotate, and the arms and legs use ball joints, giving them more flexible articulation than 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 character's name carved in Chinese characters, and slide molds are used on the arms and some other parts for a cleaner finish. Removing the outer armor to get a light-armor look is similar to earlier kits, and depending on the kit, some fairly large weapons are included as well. System injection runners and color separation across four to five or more colors are also applied, so even with a small number of seals, the straight build looks great right out of the box. All in all, it's a series that delivers a consistently solid level of quality, and you could definitely call it a hit that did a lot to bring SD kits to a wider audience.
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This kit is the 24th release in the Sangokuden series — SD Sonshoukou Gerbera — based on the Gerbera Tetra from 0083. She's a rare female character in the Sangokuden lineup, and that shows in her soft color palette and style, which really sets her apart from the other kits.

Her weapons include a Ryokodo, a Koeikyu, and arrows. The Koeikyu can be mounted on the backpack when not in use, and the bow-firing pose looks pretty convincing. As a bonus, four extra eye seals with different expressions are included, and you can even cut out pieces from the manual to attach two different apron styles — lots of cute little touches packed in here.

Anyway, she's the wife of Yubi and also the younger sister of Sonken, and for ¥600 the contents are admittedly a bit on the light side. But the unique cuteness more than makes up for the value-for-money, so it's still a fun little kit. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.