SD BB Senshi Date Masamune Gundam

Release 2009.11

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

Armed form after applying seals

Armor and weapons removed

SD Date Masamune Gundam - Light armor type (1/2)

SD Date Masamune Gundam - Light armor type (2/2)

Light equipment type

SD Date Masamune Gundam - The weapons and accessories from the SD Covert Ninja Nouhwan are included as-is, and the Animal Spi

The weapons and accessories from the SD Covert Ninja Nouhwan are included as-is,
and the Animal Spirit that was attached on top of the helmet has been separated as its own piece called the Blue Lion.

New runners

SD Date Masamune Gundam - A flag made by cutting out the manual has been added, and a yellow blade has been added to the exis

A flag made by cutting out the manual has been added,
and a yellow blade has been added to the existing white bayonet/Shiwiin, turning it into a weapon called the Anjeol Yeongsu.

One Jokgyeongbyeong has also been added.

SD Date Masamune Gundam - Leftover parts remaining after the new parts were added. These show you which sections were swapped

Leftover parts remaining after the new parts were added.
These show you which sections were swapped out.

Same articulation as the original.

SD Date Masamune Gundam - Action poses in light armor and armed forms (1/4)

SD Date Masamune Gundam - Action poses in light armor and armed forms (2/4)

Action poses in light armor and armed forms

Full armed form pose

Together with the original SD Covert Ninja Nouhwan

This kit is the SD Date Masamune Gundam released as part of the SD Sengoku Den Mushin Kourin series. It's essentially BB Senshi No. 279 Covert Ninja Nouhwan with changed molded colors and a few extra accessories thrown in.

The molded colors have been changed — red to black, and black to blue. The Animal Spirit that sat on top of the helmet has been split off as a separate piece called the Blue Lion, and the helmet's horns have been changed. The existing bayonet/Shiwiin now has a yellow blade added to it, making it a weapon called the Anjeol Yeongsu, and a flag that you cut out from the manual has been added as well. On top of that, one new Jokgyeongbyeong has been included.

Everything else — the basic features and weapons — is the same as the original kit. The concept of various weapons hidden within the four armor pieces carries over, though only one combined weapon is introduced here: the Geodaesung (Big Shield). Instead, the manual suggests two configurations depending on how you arrange the weapons — an armed form and a full armed form — but honestly this kit can be set up in a huge variety of ways. If you want even more weapon combinations, you could always refer to the SD Covert Ninja Nouhwan manual and recreate the large kunai, kunai, or drill configurations.

Either way, the original kit was already a standout with great build quality and a wide variety of weapon configurations, so this kit holds up just as well. If you like the new color scheme, it's definitely worth picking up. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.