SD BB Senshi Genbusou Ryofu Tallgeese

Release 2010.1

Price ¥1,000

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

SD Genbusou Ryofu Tallgeese - Manual (1/4)

SD Genbusou Ryofu Tallgeese - Manual (2/4)

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Front view of straight build before stickers

SD Genbusou Ryofu Tallgeese - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Genbusou Ryofu Tallgeese - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

Armor and weapons removed

SD Genbusou Ryofu Tallgeese - Light armor type (1/2)

SD Genbusou Ryofu Tallgeese - Light armor type (2/2)

Light equipment type

Parts with slide mold technology

Stamp sculpted on the sole

The weapon included is the Houtenmyokukyoku.

An extra pair of hands for holding the weapon is included.

You can choose from 2 different face masks.

The backpack can be recombined as shown to form a shield called the Eikigakojun.

SD Genbusou Ryofu Tallgeese - The Genbusou armor and weapon can be combined to form the Muouheki. (1/3)

The Genbusou armor and weapon can be combined to form the Muouheki.

SD Genbusou Ryofu Tallgeese - Unlike typical SD Sangokuden kits, the elbows now bend and the shoulders have a wider range of

Unlike typical SD Sangokuden kits, the elbows now bend and the shoulders have a wider range of motion.

SD Genbusou Ryofu Tallgeese - Action pose (1/4)

SD Genbusou Ryofu Tallgeese - Action pose (2/4)

Action pose

Together with SD Ryofu Tallgeese

--- SD Sangokuden plastic model common notes -----------------
The SD Sangokuden lineup was released between 2007 and 2009, and all the kits share a standardized format with consistent characteristics. The head and waist rotate, while 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 character's name carved in Chinese characters, 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 previous kits, and depending on the kit, large-scale weapons are sometimes included. System injection runners and color separation across 4–5 or more colors are also used, so even with a small number of seals, the straight build looks great right out of the box. Overall, 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 is the SD Genbusou Ryofu Tallgeese, the 36th release in the Sangokuden series, and it's essentially an upgraded version of the original SD Ryofu Tallgeese. At first glance the proportions look similar, so you might think some parts were reused — but it's actually made up of 100% new parts.

True to Ryofu's character, it's still noticeably bigger than other SD kits, and there are quite a few changes to the articulation framework. For starters, elbow joints that actually bend have been added — something you rarely see at the SD scale. The shoulders have also been upgraded to a two-stage ball joint setup, though the range of motion isn't quite as wide as you might hope. The hip joints have been changed from vertical to horizontal ball joints, which does improve leg articulation, but without any knee joints it doesn't feel like a massive improvement overall. On top of that, the hip ball joints have a tendency to pop out during posing.. Looking at each upgrade individually, it's a bit underwhelming, but taken as a whole, you can pull off noticeably more dynamic poses than before.

A large Houtenmyokukyoku is included as the weapon, along with two extra hands for holding it. You can choose between a standard face mask or one with goggles, and the backpack can be recombined into a shield called the Eikigakojun. You can also combine the Genbusou armor and weapon together to form the Muouheki.

All in all, this kit improves on the original Ryofu Gundam in terms of articulation, and the Genbusou armor really amps up the visual flair. The Tenyokkai and Sekitoba have been dropped, which is part of why the price comes in at ¥1000. There was also some controversy over the body color coming out silver when it probably should have been white — but setting that aside, judged purely as a kit, this is definitely one of the higher-quality entries in the SD Sangokuden lineup. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.