SD Legend BB Command Gundam

Release 2012.10

Price ¥1,300First release price: ¥1,000

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 Command Gundam - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Command Gundam - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

Armor and weapons removed

SD Command Gundam - Light armor type (1/2)

SD Command Gundam - Light armor type (2/2)

Light equipment type

You can open the head and rotate the eyes 180° to switch between face modes.

A total of 4 eye seals are included.

A total of 4 hands are included.

SD Command Gundam - The weapons include a laser machine gun with a grenade launcher attached, a commando knife, and a large h

The weapons include a laser machine gun with a grenade launcher attached, a commando knife, and a large heavy machine cannon.
The heavy machine cannon can be fitted with a stand to set it up in emplacement mode.

The weapons can be combined together into Mega Launcher mode.

The pineapple ball grenade mounted on the shoulder can be detached and held in the dedicated hand.

SD Command Gundam - The elbows bend and the shoulders can swing forward, so it's definitely more flexible than older SD kits.

The elbows bend and the shoulders can swing forward, so it's definitely more flexible than older SD kits...
Though the leg articulation range is a bit more limited compared to the previous Legend BB Knight/Musha Gundam.

The shoulder joints also swing forward and back.

Action pose

Together with the original SD Command Gundam

----- SD Legend BB Common Notes ------------------------
The SD Legend BB line, which launched in 2012, is an upgraded lineup that reimagines major SD kits from the old Musha and Knight Gundam series using the latest technology. The design is on a completely different level from older SD kits, with the following improvements:

- Size increased by roughly 1.5x
- Reduced seal usage with significantly improved color separation
- Updated polycaps applied, improving articulation and the feel of movement
- Elbows now articulate, and shoulders can swing forward
- Disassemble the head and rotate the eyes 180° to swap to a different eye style (Zaku-type gets an added mono-eye rotation gimmick)
- 4 types of eye seals included (some kits include 2)
- 1–2 additional hand types included

Beyond that, the Legend BB line also includes some original mobile suits that didn't exist before, though the variety isn't huge. Everything comes out at high quality, making it a lineup loved not just by SD fans but by Gunpla fans in general.
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This kit is Command Gundam, released as the 3rd entry in the SD Legend BB line. We've already had a knight and a musha, so naturally it was time for the SDX Commando — and sure enough, it's come out completely transformed.

The original version let you combine the weapons into a Mega Bazooka Launcher, and this kit does something similar, but it's configured as Mega Launcher mode instead. The name change comes with a slightly different shape and a new color scheme too. The heavy machine cannon also gets a newly added support stand, and the pineapple ball grenade on the shoulder — which was previously just sculpted detail — has been changed to a detachable piece. There's even a dedicated hand included just for holding the pineapple ball, so you can pull off some fun poses with it.

In terms of sculpt, color separation, functionality, and articulation, this Command Gundam has improved across the board. The one minor gripe is that the leg articulation range looks a little narrower compared to other Legend BB kits. Still, just like the knight and musha, there are plenty of people with fond memories of Command Gundam too — and for those folks, this set of three is going to make one heck of a gift. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.