SD Gundam Force Captain Gundam

Release 2004.1

Price ¥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 - After applying seals (1/2)

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

After applying stickers

Hollow areas on the inner thighs and soles of the feet

SD Captain Gundam - Cut out the 12 images on the right side of the manual pages, stack them in order, and staple them togethe

Cut out the 12 images on the right side of the manual pages, stack them in order, and staple them together —
then flip through them with your thumb for a fun little flipbook animation effect!

Super basic articulation — arms rotate and legs move just a tiny bit

Action pose

<SD Gundam Force Series — General Notes> --------------------------------------------
SD Gundam Force was an anime that aired in 2004, and since it was aimed at younger kids, the model kit lineup was also released as simple ¥300-class kits.

Overall, the part count is kept to a minimum, and the color separation is basically three molded colors with a few seals thrown in. It's quick and easy to build, but the straight build visuals are relatively lacking. The hollow areas are limited to the soles of the feet and inner thighs — fewer than you might expect — but most of the kits have a fixed neck, with articulation limited to just shoulder and foot rotation, which is pretty one-dimensional. Weapons are also kept minimal at just one or two, and there are no extra accessories to speak of.

As a bonus, you can cut the right corner of the manual into 12 strips, stack them up, and flip through them with your finger to get a little animation effect — kind of like those old flipbook comics that used to come with chewing gum!
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This is the SD Captain Gundam, released as No. 1 in the SD Gundam Force series. True to the series concept, it manages to pull off a surprisingly solid, chunky look with just 13 parts — though the straight build visuals do feel a little bare, which is unavoidable.

That said, once painted it should show off a pretty distinctive and solid look, and it seems like a perfectly fitting kit for beginners who just want a quick, easy build. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.