SD Gundam World Heros Arthur Gundam Mk-III

Release 2022.4

Price ¥1,000First release price: ¥800

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Straight build of the inner body before applying seals

With seals applied

The royal sword Excalibur and an open right hand are included.

Hollow arms and legs

The clear parts on the body can be detached.

Inner body

The clear parts removed from the body can be attached to the royal sword Excalibur.

SD Arthur Gundam Mk-III - The skirt structure limits articulation in the arms and legs, making the leg range of motion even m

Limb articulation
The skirt structure makes the leg range of motion even more restricted.

Cape articulation

Action pose

Finishing move "Excalibur"

Together with the previous release, Ryusonubi Unicorn 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 plastic model line came out with the same concept as Soketsuden, and even the shared frame runners from Soketsuden are being reused as-is. On top of that, the way all the parts are put together and even the material feel are identical, so it's not really a stretch to just call these the same Sangoku Soketsuden series kits rather than a sequel line.

Also like the Soketsuden kits, these are made at Bandai's Chinese factory rather than the 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, and the price feels relatively reasonable for what you get.
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This kit is SD Arthur Gundam Mk-III, released as No. 18 in the SD Gundam World Heroes lineup. This time the concept is King Arthur from the Knights of the Round Table, and it comes out looking quite elaborate in a medieval knight style, armed with the royal sword Excalibur.

The arms and legs are still hollow as usual, but the armor is so full and ornate that it doesn't really show. The skirt structure does make the already limited articulation even more frustrating though. You can also recreate the finishing move Excalibur by adding a few clear parts to the inner body, and those same clear parts can be attached to the royal sword Excalibur as well.

The naming here can get a bit confusing. The standard weapon is called the "royal sword Excalibur," while the attack pose where clear parts are added to the inner body is called the finishing move "Excalibur." You'd kind of expect the weapon with the decorations added to be the "royal sword Excalibur," but it's actually the other way around. It feels a little odd, but that's apparently how the lore goes, so what can you do...

Anyway, it's a solid SD kit on par with the previous releases in terms of quality, and if the style appeals to you, it seems like a fun, easy build to enjoy. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.