SD Chibi Senshi Captain Neo Gundam Jr.

Release 1993.5

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

After applying stickers

SD Captain Neo Gundam Jr. - Beast form Cosmo Phoenix transformation (1/3)

Beast form Cosmo Phoenix transformation

Frame Mode

Parts that attach while still on the runner

Weapons and accessories

The bottom of the Chibi Roller has wheels that actually roll.

Shining Vogel assembled from the combined weapons

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

Action pose

Together with SD Captain Formula 91 Junior

<SD Chibi Senshi Series — General Notes> --------------------------------------------
The SD Chibi Senshi series ran from 1992 to 1994 and features the smallest SD Gundam kits around, coming in at just about 4.5–5 cm tall. That's exactly where the "Chibi" (tiny) name comes from. It's a lineup that takes SD Gundam characters from various series and turns them into small, simple plastic model kits.

Every Chibi Senshi kit can be built in Frame Mode by simply attaching the head, arms, and legs to a frame. The frame included is one of six types chosen at random: Frame 1 (Speed), Frame 2 (Agility), Frame 3 (Radar), Frame 4 (Strength), Frame 5 (Knowledge), or Frame 6 (Mobility).

Since the build is so simple, articulation is pretty one-dimensional — just the arms, feet, and head rotating. Most kits come with a Chibi Medal, and if you collect enough of them you can link them together. Some kits also let you recombine parts to transform them, or include a separate stand to display the armor on. One more thing to note: the original release price was ¥300, which was 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 is SD Captain Neo Gundam Jr., released as No. 9 in the SD Chibi Senshi series, featuring the character from Shin Gundam Force Great Pancracion. Much like Captain Formula 91 Junior, it has a fruity color scheme. As a special gimmick, you can recombine the parts to transform it into its beast form, Cosmo Phoenix. You can also reassemble the weapons into a flying craft called the Shining Vogel, and there's even a Chibi Roller with actual rolling wheels — a pretty unique touch. The Chibi Medal is missing from this one, but even so, this is probably the most feature-packed kit in the whole Chibi Senshi lineup. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.