SD Chibi Senshi Captain Gundam FF Jr.

Release 1992.7

Price ¥400 (items produced before 2008 were ¥300)

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 Captain Gundam FF Jr. - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Captain Gundam FF Jr. - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

SD Captain Gundam FF Jr. - Reconfigured into Lion Fighter (1/3)

Reconfigured into Lion Fighter

Frame Mode

Parts that attach while still on the runner

Included Chibi Medal

Weapons loadout

Linked up with medals from previous releases

One-dimensional articulation — only the head, arms, and feet rotate

Action pose

Together with previous Chibi Senshi releases

<SD Chibi Senshi Series — General Notes> --------------------------------------------
The SD Chibi Senshi series ran from 1992 to 1994, and these are among the smallest SD Gundam kits out there — only about 4.5–5 cm tall. That's exactly where the "Chibi" (little one) name comes from. The lineup takes SD Gundam characters from various series and turns them into plastic kits with a small, simple build.

Every Chibi Senshi kit can also be displayed in Frame Mode — just plug the head, arms, and legs onto a frame. The frame included is random, chosen from one of six types: No. 1 Speed Frame, No. 2 Agility Frame, No. 3 Radar Frame, No. 4 Power Frame, No. 5 Knowledge Frame, or No. 6 Mobility Frame.

Given the simple construction, articulation is pretty one-dimensional — just the arms, feet, and head rotating. Most kits come with a Chibi Medal included, and if you collect several you can link them together, which is a nice touch. Some kits also let you reconfigure the parts into a different form, or mount the armor onto a separate display stand. As for pricing, the original release was ¥300 — about as cheap as it gets — but reprints from 2008 onward have gone up to ¥400 due to inflation, so keep that in mind.
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This kit is SD Captain Gundam FF Jr., released as No. 3 in the SD Chibi Senshi series — a character from SD Command Chronicle II: Gundam Force. The special gimmick here lets you reconfigure the parts into a Lion Fighter, and it does give off a sort of crouching lion vibe. Beyond that, it's a pretty standard Chibi Senshi kit with nothing too out of the ordinary, but the fun transformation feature alone makes it worth picking up. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.