Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type - Upper body close-up. The orange parts on either side of the chest are stickers. If only those had b

Upper body close-up. The orange parts on either side of the chest are stickers.
If only those had been done with proper color separation, it would've looked so much cleaner.. tsk;

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type - The white part of the structure attached to the machine gun is also handled with a sticker. Though

The white part of the structure attached to the machine gun is also handled with a sticker.
Though oddly enough, the sticker fits so perfectly that it's hard to tell.

Head section. You can pop the cover off and rotate the mono-eye.

The Carbon Blade weapon mounted on the backpack and the rear end.

The shoulder armor that's reminiscent of a Zaku

The feet have a unique shape.. The front and back sections of the feet are fixed, not articulated.

The armor attached only to the left leg has a decent range of movement.

Whoa!?! The articulation is insane despite how it looks.

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type - It has a particularly unique hip joint that operates as a double joint. As shown in the right image

It has a particularly unique hip joint that operates as a double joint.
As shown in the right image, the connection between the legs and the body moves forward and back, allowing for an incredibly flexible range of motion.

It looks bulky and sluggish, but.. the legs swing out to the side, up, and forward like crazy.

On top of that, the waist has quite a wide range of motion too.

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type - Even those high-difficulty yoga poses are possible. Looking at the design alone, you'd think it was

Even those high-difficulty yoga poses are possible. Looking at the design alone, you'd think it was absolutely impossible..

Even in HG, the perfect squat poseis achievable.

Impressive..

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type - And the ankle flexibility is way better than expected! This is truly the ultimate combination of le

And the ankle flexibility is way better than expected!
This is truly the ultimate combination of leg articulation.

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type - Action poses. Naturally dynamic stances as expected.. (1/4)

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type - Action poses. Naturally dynamic stances as expected.. (2/4)

Action poses. Naturally dynamic stances as expected..

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type - It's not just a kneeling pose — it can actually sit with one leg laid out flat to the side on the g

It's not just a kneeling pose — it can actually sit with one leg laid out flat to the side on the ground.
I've never seen a kit with this level of articulation before.. -o- ;;

Just one surprise after another. How does it do that with that bulk...;

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type - A cover-fire pose using the knee armor. The machine gun should be held horizontally, but getting th

A cover-fire pose using the knee armor.
The machine gun should be held horizontally, but getting the angle right for that is a bit tricky.

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type - Action poses using the Carbon Blade (1/3)

Action poses using the Carbon Blade

The Carbon Blade has a peg that plugs into a hole in the palm, so it can be held very securely.

Ahh, that dynamism...

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type - Stand on! It holds poses so well even on flat ground that putting it on a stand feels a little less

Stand on!
It holds poses so well even on flat ground that putting it on a stand feels a little less exciting.

Size comparison with the slender HG Exia and Union Flag. The Tieren's got some serious bulk, right?

Compared to the HG Dynames with its cloak, the overall volume is pretty similar..

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type - The Gundam 00 HG lineup keeps surprising builders with consistently outstanding quality across the

The Gundam 00 HG lineup keeps surprising builders with consistently outstanding quality across the board..

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type - Across all grades, this is articulation that could easily be called the best feel out there right n

Across all grades, this is articulation that could easily be called the best feel out there right now.

The Human Reform League's military-look MS, the Tieren Ground Type, has arrived in HG form.
Right off the bat — this is hands-down the most insanely articulated kit I've ever seen at the HG level...;;;
In fact, I'd go as far as saying that across all grades — HG, MG, and PG combined — there's probably no other kit that lets you pull off dynamic poses this easily and naturally.

As for color separation... this kit is a bit disappointing in that department. It's an overall monochrome kit, sure, but there are still a few color accent points here and there — like on the chest — and it feels like they just bulldozed right past them with a single color. The orange section on the chest in particular is handled with a sticker, which is a shame — if that part alone had been properly color-separated, this would've been a really sharp-looking kit. So once you actually build it, you're left wondering whether this is FG-grade or HG-grade in terms of color.

But the real strength of the HG Tieren is its absolutely insane articulation. The shoulders and arms are pretty great too, but thanks to the double-jointed hips, the range of motion is just beyond imagination. The forward and backward range is practically 360 degrees — no exaggeration — and it can spread sideways a full 180 degrees. On top of that, the double-jointed knees fold almost completely shut. And the ankles are remarkably flexible as well, so when it comes to leg poses, this kit pulls them off more "easily" and naturally than any other Gunpla out there.

On top of that, the torso has a pretty wide forward-and-back range of motion too, and the shoulder articulation is solid, so for action poses, this kit checks every single box. Joint strength is just right — poses don't fall apart easily — though if you keep fiddling with it for fun, there are signs it might loosen up a bit over time. One gripe: by design, the head is completely fixed in place. The mono-eye does move, which helps, but with the head being stationary, it does feel like it takes just a little bit of the dynamism away. ^^;

Sure, the molded colors are simple and the color separation is lacking — but the articulation is so outstanding that all the shortcomings just disappear. It looks like a heavy, military-style humanoid armored vehicle, yet its articulation blows even the nimble Exia clean out of the water — that contrast is what makes this kit so great. This level of gimmicks and articulation at this price point? I can't help but be impressed.

HG Tieren ~ Ground Type | 2007. 11 | ¥1,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.