SD Gundam World Heros Benjamin V2 Gundam

Release 2021.5

Price ¥700

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Straight build before applying seals

With seals applied

SD Benjamin V2 Gundam - With all 3 special move clear parts attached. The large parts are a combination of the Whale Angler a

With all 3 special move clear parts attached.
The large parts are a combination of the Whale Angler and Giant Anchor.

SD Benjamin V2 Gundam - The inner arms and legs have some pretty bad hollowing, but it's mostly hidden so you can't really se

The inner arms and legs have some pretty bad hollowing, but it's mostly hidden so you can't really see it.

SD Benjamin V2 Gundam - Weapons include 2 Kilfish (guns), a Hairtail (sword), and 2 daggers. The daggers can be stored on the

Weapons include 2 Kilfish (guns), a Hairtail (sword), and 2 daggers.
The daggers can be stored on the shoulder armor.

One additional right hand with a bent wrist is included.

Basic one-dimensional SD articulation

SD Benjamin V2 Gundam - Action poses (1/6)

SD Benjamin V2 Gundam - Action poses (2/6)

SD Benjamin V2 Gundam - Action poses (3/6)

SD Benjamin V2 Gundam - Action poses (4/6)

Action pose

Special move action

Together with SD Wukong Impulse Gundam.

--- SD Gundam World Heroes — general notes -----------------
This is a TV anime produced in 2021 as a follow-up to Sangoku Soketsuden, and just like the title "World Heroes" suggests, it draws on heroes from various eras as its motif. The model kits follow the same concept as Soketsuden, and even the shared frame runners from Soketsuden are reused as-is. On top of that, the way all the parts are structured and even the material feel are identical, so it's really not much of a stretch to just call these the same Sangoku Soketsuden series kits rather than a true successor line.

Also like the Sangoku Soketsuden kits, these are made at a Chinese factory rather than Bandai's Shizuoka plant, and the material still feels hard and stiff to assemble. On the flip side, the intricate molding and color separation give you a great-looking straight build right out of the box, and the price feels relatively reasonable for what you get.
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This kit is SD Benjamin V2 Gundam, released as No. 4 in the SD Gundam World Heroes lineup. It's designed around a pirate theme, and the overall package and features are the same as the previous entries. For its special move, you can attach the Whale Angler and Giant Anchor, both molded in clear blue, and it comes with a relatively varied arsenal including the Kilfish (guns), Hairtail (sword), and daggers.

The limited articulation still makes it tough to pull off a wide variety of poses, but the base visuals are flashy enough that even a little posing goes a long way. As a bonus, one right hand with a bent wrist is included. The inner arms and legs have some pretty bad hollowing, but it's covered by the armor so it's not really visible. All in all, it's a solid SD kit on par with the previous releases, and the fresh pirate-style look is definitely its biggest selling point. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.