Kit Review

Straight build +
panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Upper body, front and back. The molding is insane.

The flat head section..

Upper body viewed from above.

The hefty, military-looking upper body..

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - In the 1/100, (naturally) the orange sections on the shoulders and the white parts on the rifle ar

In the 1/100, (naturally) the orange sections on the shoulders and the white parts on the rifle are color separated.
In the HG, those were handled with stickers.. which left a bit of a blemish.
The lights on top of the shoulders are done with clear parts.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - The area inside the thighs (indicated by the arrows) should be color separated in a darker color..

The area inside the thighs (indicated by the arrows) should be color separated in a darker color..
But since it's a No Grade kit, they quietly let that one slide;;

The rear skirt has even more elaborate detail on the inside.

The arm section.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - The armor on the shoulders has a rough cast-texture surface reproduced on it. (1/3)

The armor on the shoulders has a rough cast-texture surface reproduced on it.

The legs and the thick leg armor.

Wide, well-grounded feet.

Detail on the soles and the inside of the leg armor.

Clear parts are used on top of the antenna on the back to enhance the sense of realism.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - Looking down at the body from above, both shoulders angle inward a bit awkwardly. I thought I'd as

Looking down at the body from above, both shoulders angle inward a bit awkwardly.
I thought I'd assembled it wrong, but checking the manual it seems that's just how the proportions are.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - You can remove the head cover and rotate the mono-eye. The mono-eye can also be moved vertically t

You can remove the head cover and rotate the mono-eye.
The mono-eye can also be moved vertically to some degree.

The weapons.
The 1/100 Tieren Ground Type also comes with a bazooka as a new weapon.

The Tieren machine gun with decent detail.

The 1/100 bonus! It's the bazooka for the Tieren.
The official name is the 550mm Missile Launcher.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - The detail and proportions are really excellent.. It gives off more of a real-weapon vibe than mos

The detail and proportions are really excellent..
It gives off more of a real-weapon vibe than most Zaku/Gundam-type bazookas.

The magazine can be attached and the grip can be moved as well.

There's also an extension gimmick in the middle section of the bazooka.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - The bazooka combines a grip + forearm lock gimmick, so it holds on very securely. It's much more s

The bazooka combines a grip + forearm lock gimmick, so it holds on very securely.
It's much more solid than just holding it loosely by the grip alone.

Just like the HG, the carbon blade can be mounted on the rear skirt.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - If you look closely, there's a mounting gimmick on the underside of the backpack that you never sa

If you look closely, there's a mounting gimmick on the underside of the backpack that you never saw on the HG..

It's a gimmick for storing the bazooka like this. (The machine gun can be stored too.)

Three 1/100 figures included as a bonus.
Two are soldiers carrying rifles, and one is a pilot.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - It wasn't intentional, but.. the pilot figure has no stand, so leaning it against the kit like tha

It wasn't intentional, but.. the pilot figure has no stand, so leaning it against the kit like that
ended up looking pretty weird.;;;;

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - The Tieren legs with their surprisingly good articulation as always.. The elbows are pretty standa

The Tieren legs with their surprisingly good articulation as always..
The elbows are pretty standard though.

The Tieren's signature forward-and-back shoulder movement gimmick.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - The waist moves well in all directions — forward, back, and side to side — which really helps with

The waist moves well in all directions — forward, back, and side to side — which really helps with action poses.

The forearm can rotate once more at the elbow,
which is really handy when posing.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - Thanks to the Tieren's signature double hip joint, the leg articulation is great.. but in the 1/10

Thanks to the Tieren's signature double hip joint, the leg articulation is great..
but in the 1/100, the polycap tends to keep popping out, probably due to the weight..

In the 1/100, the cover at the back of the ankle also moves separately.

The armor on the left knee has a narrower range of movement than you'd expect.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - Oh wow.. it's the Tieren alright! It pulls off a squat pose that puts most MGs to shame. So I've a

Oh wow.. it's the Tieren alright!
It pulls off a squat pose that puts most MGs to shame.
So I've awarded it the 不可理水 title, which is only given to kits with a truly proper squat pose...
Note) 不可理水: "Cannot control water" — a slogan warning to watch out for flooding in summer. (Ridiculous!)

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - The thoughtful touch of using the rear skirt to cover up the back side of the squat pose for aesth

The thoughtful touch of using the rear skirt to cover up the back side of the squat pose for aesthetics..

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - That naturally relaxed hand pose.. truly befitting the king of squat poses. If the fingers were ar

That naturally relaxed hand pose.. truly befitting the king of squat poses.
If the fingers were articulated, it could've been holding a cigarette with the beam saber..

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - A surprise gimmick on the 1/100 Tieren — the hatch on the front of the head can be set in an open

A surprise gimmick on the 1/100 Tieren — the hatch on the front of the head can be set in an open position.
(It's not an open/close gimmick — you pull the hatch out, stand it upright, and plug it back in.)
And you can place the 1/100 pilot figure inside that hatch..
making it possible to pose a soldier poking their head out just like a real tank. Nice idea!

Kneeling firing action pose with the figures.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - The basic machine gun firing pose. (1/4)

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - The basic machine gun firing pose. (2/4)

The basic machine gun firing pose.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - Carbon blade action. (1/4)

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - Carbon blade action. (2/4)

Carbon blade action.

Gripping the bazooka with both hands.

Bazooka firing pose. Full of impact.

Kneeling bazooka firing pose.

Fully armed action.

Stand on!
Being a ground type though.. the stand doesn't really feel like it suits it.

Marching mode action with the figures.

1/100 Tieren Ground Type - Together with the HG Tieren Ground Type. Both have excellent articulation and quality, but the dif

Together with the HG Tieren Ground Type.
Both have excellent articulation and quality, but the difference in color tone is surprisingly big.
The 1/100 Tieren Ground Type has a really proper military color scheme.

Together with the 1/100 Exia. The Tieren's sheer presence is killer..

Straight build

The Tieren Ground Type, which caused quite a sensation back in its HG days,
has now been released in 1/100 as well. It was already an impressively imposing kit
at the 1/144 scale, so there was definitely some excitement about just how
much more presence it would have at 1/100.
Especially since the HG Tieren was already pretty high quality to begin with...

As expected, the 1/100 Tieren's presence is absolutely insane..
Gundam Virtue (a.k.a. "Deokgeun Gundam") has its own kind of bulk,
but the Tieren with its genuine military hardware feel comes across
as even more solid and imposing. Value-for-money presence satisfaction: A+.
And thanks to the Tieren's signature hip joint structure, it shows off
some seriously impressive leg articulation — just like the HG.

The real highlight of the 1/100 Tieren is its jaw-dropping detail..
Other 1/100 No Grade kits also have fairly elaborate panel lines for their grade,
but compared to the Tieren, they don't even come close!
The entire body is packed with an insane amount of military detail.
It seems like they were going for that feel of a genuine "military weapon" —
almost like a tank. Thanks to that, even though it's a fictional machine,
the sense of realism you get from it — like a real military kit — is no joke.

Also, the Tieren bazooka — making its first appearance in the 1/100 lineup — is quite something. The design, proportions, and functionality are all way cooler and more impressive than the bazooka included in MG kits. True to the Tieren's character, the weapon is designed to lock onto the forearm, so when you attach the bazooka, both the forearm mount and the grip work together to hold it really securely — that's a big plus. I already thought the HG Tieren was pretty good, but the 1/100 just blows the HG out of the water in every way.

That said, being bigger and heavier than the HG, the overall joint strength feels a bit unstable. In particular, the hip joints tend to pop out during posing, and there are cases where the ankle polycaps can't handle the weight and just give way. The polycaps shared across the 1/100 No Grade kits showed just average stiffness — that was fine enough for something Exia-sized, but for heavier kits like the Virtue or Tieren, it leaves a bit to be desired... If only the joints had been stiffer, this kit would've been really, really sharp. A bit of a shame. At least the shoulders are on the stiffer side, so the arms can hold up vertically even while carrying the heavy bazooka — small mercies. :-)

On top of that, there are three 1/100 figures included, and with the hatch-open and pilot-exposed feature, you can pull off some pretty fun display scenes. The orange chest parts that were a complaint point on the HG are now properly color-separated here, and overall the quality exceeds what I was expecting.

Anyway, the No Grade 1/100 line has been turning heads lately with some surprisingly solid quality, and the 1/100 Tieren Ground Type seems to deliver satisfaction well above its price point with quality beyond expectations. With amazing detail and a great overall presence that rivals MG kits, this one looks set to be a real winner. ^^

1/100 Tieren Ground Type | 2008. 6 | ¥2,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.