SD Chibi Senshi Tonosama Gundam EX Jr.

Release 1993.6

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

Armor removed

Base form: Tonosama Gundam

Frame mode

Parts that attach while still on the runner

Four different eye sticker variations are included.

Weapons and accessories

The wheels on the bottom of the Chibi Roller actually roll.

It's got a little Haro sitting on top of its head — that's a fun touch.

Only the head, arms, and feet rotate — pretty one-dimensional articulation

SD Tonosama Gundam EX Jr. - Action pose (1/3)

Action pose

Together with SD Gunfire 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 frames come in six varieties — No. 1 Speed Frame, No. 2 Agility Frame, No. 3 Radar Frame, No. 4 Power Frame, No. 5 Knowledge Frame, and No. 6 Movement Frame — and one of these is included at random.

Given the simple construction, articulation is pretty one-dimensional with only the arms, feet, and head able to rotate. Most kits come with a Chibi Medal, and if you collect enough of them you can link them together, which is a nice bonus. Some kits also offer transformation via parts recombination, or a separate stand for displaying the armor. As for pricing — the original release 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 Tonosama Gundam EX Jr., released as No. 10 in the SD Chibi Senshi series — a character that appeared in SDV. The standout feature is the little Haro it carries on top of its head, and it's actually the only kit in the Chibi Senshi lineup with a Sengoku warrior-style design. It also comes with four different eye sticker options unlike most other kits, and like Captain Neo Gundam Junior, it includes a Chibi Roller that rolls on wheels — though the Chibi Medal is left out this time around. Either way, it's a kit that carves out its own little niche within the Chibi Senshi series. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.