SD Gundam World Heros Tenkamusodaishogun

Release 2024.3

Price ¥1,600

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Stickers

Parts diagram

Manual

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Straight build before applying seals.

SD Tenkamusodaishogun - After applying seals (1/2)

SD Tenkamusodaishogun - After applying seals (2/2)

After applying stickers

A buster and sword are included as weapons.

The sword can be stored inside the buster.

Transformation auxiliary parts

Hollow limbs

SD Tenkamusodaishogun - You can remove the chest parts and attach the Hirakang parts included with the SD Imitatia Gundam Aer

Remove the chest parts and attach the Hirakang parts included with
the SD Imitatia Gundam Aerial.

With the Hirakang parts from SD Imitatia Gundam Aerial attached.

Limb articulation is still pretty limited.

SD Tenkamusodaishogun - The "Tenkamusso Tekkoho - Zekkoh" mounted on the backpack does move to some degree, but if

The "Tenkamusso Tekkoho - Zekkoh" mounted on the backpack does move to some degree,
but if you don't keep it pressed close to the body, the center of gravity shifts backward and it becomes hard to keep standing.

Buster & sword pose

SD Tenkamusodaishogun - Action pose with the Hirakang parts from SD Imitatia Gundam Aerial attached and effect parts from SD

With the Hirakang parts from SD Imitatia Gundam Aerial attached and
action pose with effect parts from SD Nobunaga Gundam Epyon applied

Parts separated for transformation

After deploying the gimmick inside the separated shoulder armor

Bring in the auxiliary parts and combine them as shown above.

SD Tenkamusodaishogun - You also need to borrow the red effect parts included with SD Nobunaga Gundam Epyon and the blue effe

You also need to borrow the red effect parts included with SD Nobunaga Gundam Epyon and
the blue effect parts included with SD Nobunaga Gundam Epyon Dark Mask Version to attach them.

Parts recombined into Ultra Phoenix form.

Underside

SD Tenkamusodaishogun - You can also flip the joint parts 180 degrees, then combine with the backpack to create the Zero Phoe

You can also flip the joint parts 180 degrees, then combine with the backpack to create the Zero Phoenix.

Zero Phoenix configuration

Underside

Together with SD Imitatia Gundam Aerial.
It's noticeably bigger than your average SD kit.

Together with SD Nobunaga Gundam Epyon.

--- 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 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 not really a stretch to just call this the same Sangoku Soketsuden series of model kits rather than a proper successor.

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, and the price feels relatively reasonable for what you get.
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This kit is the SD Tenkamusodaishogun, released as No. 37 in the SD Gundam World Heroes lineup. It comes in as a medium-to-large SD Gundam at a price of ¥1,600. The previous two kits were made at the Shizuoka factory like original Gunpla, but starting with this one it's back to the Chinese factory as usual.

One of the standout features is the large wings on the back and the big cannon — the "Tenkamusso Tekkoho - Zekkoh" — just like the classic Daishogun kits of old. It definitely gives the kit a ton of volume, but the heavy backload makes it tough to stand upright. You can just barely get it to stand on a flat surface by pressing the cannon as close to the body as possible and angling the legs back. Weapons-wise, a sword and buster are included, and the sword can be stored inside the buster.

Articulation is still pretty limited, but the flashy looks give it a real presence even just standing there on display. SD Imitatia Gundam Aerial's Hirakang parts can be combined onto the chest, and you can reconfigure the parts to transform it into the Ultra Phoenix. At that point, you'll need to borrow effect parts from the SD Nobunaga Gundam Epyonand the SD Nobunaga Gundam Epyon Dark Mask Version. You can also combine the weapon unit with the backpack to recreate the Zero Phoenix.

So it's an SD kit with a seriously flashy look — but with so much stuff hanging off it, posing can be a bit of a challenge. Since this isn't really a series you'd expect great articulation from anyway, if the visual style appeals to you, it seems like a perfectly enjoyable SD Gundam World Heroes kit. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.