SD Gundam World Heros Edward Second V

Release 2021.5

Price ¥600

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 Edward Second V - For the special move, you can add a cannon called "Mega Liar" and a scope called "Blast F

For the special move, you can add a cannon called "Mega Liar" and a scope called "Blast Fever".

The Blast Fever, which attaches in front of the left eye

The Mega Liar can be fixed either vertically or horizontally.

The scarf(?) at the back of the Mega Liar has some articulation too.

The inner sides of the arms and legs have some pretty heavy hollowing, but it's mostly hidden from view.

As an additional weapon, you also get a sword called the Badinage.

The Badinage can be stored on the rear skirt.

One extra left hand with a bent wrist is included.

Basic one-dimensional SD articulation

Action pose

Special move pose

SD Benjamin V2 Gundam, released alongside this kit

--- 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 plastic model line came out with the same concept as Sangoku Soketsuden, and even reuses the same shared frame runners from that series. 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 the assembly is a tight fit. 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 pretty reasonable for what you get.
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This kit is SD Edward Second V, released as No. 5 in the SD Gundam World Heroes lineup. Like the SD Benjamin V2 Gundam released alongside it, the design has a pirate theme — and that hairstyle is giving some serious Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean vibes. For the special move, you can add a cannon called the Mega Liar and a scope called the Blast Fever.

The basic build and movement characteristics stay true to the series concept, and this is a kit that really goes all-in on flashy style. The articulation is already pretty limited to begin with, but the long flowing hair gets in the way front and back, making it really hard to turn the head. You basically have to pull the head off and reattach it to change the direction, and even then you have to handle it carefully because the hair keeps getting in the way. As for additional weapons, you get a sword called the Badinage, and there's also one extra left hand with a bent wrist included.

It's an SD kit with a really unique and distinctive design interpretation — if the style appeals to you, it looks like a fun one to build. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.