SD Chibi Senshi Holy Dragon Knight Zero Gundam Jr.

SD Holy Dragon Knight Zero Gundam Jr. Box

Release 1994.12

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 Holy Dragon Knight Zero Gundam Jr. - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Holy Dragon Knight Zero Gundam Jr. - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

Armor removed

Inner body form

Frame mode

Parts attached with runners still on

Weapons loadout

The Thunder Sword (Rairyuken) can also be mounted on the back of the left shoulder.

SD Holy Dragon Knight Zero Gundam Jr. - Weapons mounted on the stand (1/3)

Weapons mounted on the stand

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

SD Holy Dragon Knight Zero Gundam Jr. - Action Pose (1/3)

Action pose

Together with SD Super Dragon Guardian Formulander Jr.

Group shot of all 11 Chibi Senshi kits

<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. The lineup takes SD Gundam characters from various series and turns them into small, simple little kits.

Every Chibi Senshi kit can be built in frame mode by simply plugging the head, arms, and legs onto a frame. The frame included is one of six types, chosen at random: 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.

Since the structure is so simple, articulation is pretty one-dimensional — just rotation at the arms, feet, and head. Most kits come with a Chibi Medal, and if you collect enough of them you can link them together, which is a fun little bonus. Some kits also offer transformation via parts recombination, or let you mount the armor on a separate display stand. 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 — just something to keep in mind.
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This kit is the Holy Dragon Knight Zero Gundam Jr., the final release in the SD Chibi Senshi series, and it's a character from Shin SD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Story. Being something of the main hero of the series, it was saved for last — and true to its knight-type roots, it comes with the fun feature of cutting out the manual to use as a cape, plus the ability to mount the armor. There's no separate display stand though; instead, you combine the weapons to make it stand on its own. It's also pretty cool that it can do a crossover with BB Senshi No. 140 Holy Dragon Mas Dragon. (Seethat review for more.) Anyway, as you'd expect from a Chibi Senshi kit, the straight build visuals are a bit lacking, but with a paint job this design could look really sharp. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.