SD Gundam Force Arashi no Knight Tallgeese

Release 2004.3

Price ¥300

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

SD Arashi no Knight Tallgeese - Manual (1/3)

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Front view of straight build before stickers

SD Arashi no Knight Tallgeese - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Arashi no Knight Tallgeese - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

Hollow gaps on the inner thighs and soles of the feet

SD Arashi no Knight Tallgeese - Cut out the 12 images along the right edge of the manual pages, stack them in order, and stap

Cut out the 12 images along the right edge 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 bonus.

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

Action pose

Together with SD Captain Gundam.

<Common notes for the SD Gundam Force series> --------------------------------------------
SD Gundam Force is an anime that aired in 2004. Since it was aimed at younger kids, the model kit lineup was also released as simple 300-yen 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 gaps 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 only the shoulders and feet rotating, giving them a pretty one-dimensional level of articulation. Weapons are also kept minimal at just one or two, and there are no extra accessories to speak of.

As a bonus, if you cut the right corner of the manual into 12 strips and stack them, you can flip through them with your finger for a little flipbook animation effect. (Kind of like those old hand-flip comics that used to come in gum packs...)
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This kit is SD Arashi no Knight Tallgeese, released as No. 5 in the SD Gundam Force lineup. It goes together simply with just 13 parts — there are three molded colors, but the main body is basically just a big white lump, which makes it feel a bit plain. That said, once you apply the seals, it actually looks decent enough.

It comes with a sword and shield as weapons. The color combo is a bit dull, but the overall style is nice, so I think it'd look pretty sharp with a paint job. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.