HG GN Sword Full Saber

Release 2011. 2 (October 2009 issue)

Price ¥1,390

This kit was included as a special bonus with the February 2011 issue of Hobby Japan.

It covers the HG GN Sword Full Saber across dozens of pages.

The assembly manual section.

A variety of GN Sword Full Saber build examples and modeling guides are provided.

It even works on the SD Quanta;

HG GN Sword Full Saber - 0 Gundam, Harute, Susanowo, Beginning Gundam, and more — it's compatible with just about every Gunpl

0 Gundam, Harute, Susanowo, Beginning Gundam, and more — it's compatible with just about every Gunpla out there..

Box art front/back

The runners are neatly and carefully packaged.

Parts diagram

It's made up of a combination of various parts.

HG GN Sword Full Saber - The completed GN Sword Full Saber (1/3)

The completed GN Sword Full Saber

The GN Sword Full Saber is divided into 6 main parts.

Additional joint parts are also included for attaching to various mobile suits.

HG GN Sword Full Saber - The GN Sword Full Saber mounted on the right shoulder of the HG 00 Qan[T]. (1/3)

The GN Sword Full Saber mounted on the right shoulder of the HG 00 Qan[T].

To attach it to the Qan[T], you'll need to swap out the backpack joint.

You can pull the Full Saber's handle back so the figure can grip it in hand.

This configuration is the GN Sword Full Saber mode.

HG GN Sword Full Saber - GN Sword Full Saber mode action (1/5)

HG GN Sword Full Saber - GN Sword Full Saber mode action (2/5)

HG GN Sword Full Saber - GN Sword Full Saber mode action (3/5)

GN Sword Full Saber mode action

This is the GN Saber mode, with some parts omitted.

GN Saber mode action

GN Rifle mode 1 and mode 2 configurations.

GN Rifle mode action

This is the GN Launcher mode.

HG GN Sword Full Saber - GN Launcher mode action (1/4)

HG GN Sword Full Saber - GN Launcher mode action (2/4)

GN Launcher mode action

Next up are the GN Gunblade and GN Gunblade Twin Edge modes.

HG GN Sword Full Saber - GN Gunblade mode action (1/3)

GN Gunblade mode action

GN Gunblade Twin Edge mode action

This is the GN Kataru mode.

HG GN Sword Full Saber - GN Kataru mode action — they're really squeezing every last drop out of this thing ㅡ_ㅡ; (1/3)

GN Kataru mode action — they're really squeezing every last drop out of this thing ㅡ_ㅡ;

HG GN Sword Full Saber - This is the configuration for combining with Harute's mobile armor form — you'll need to attach a se

This is the configuration for combining with Harute's mobile armor form — you'll need to attach a separate joint part to the bottom.

HG GN Sword Full Saber - Combined with Gundam Harute's mobile armor mode (1/3)

Combined with Gundam Harute's mobile armor mode

The joint part attached for mounting onto Gundam Zabanya.

It mounts inside the GN Holster Bit like this.

Gundam Zabanya action

On Gundam Raphael, it can be mounted inside the claw.

Gundam Raphael action. On top of all this, there are nearly endless variations possible.

This kit is the GN Sword Full Saber optional weapon included as a bonus with the February 2011 issue of Hobby Japan. It's primarily designed to attach to the HG 00 Qan[T], but the sheer number of combinations available makes it feel like it's compatible with just about every mobile suit out there.

First off, the quality of the kit itself is on par with Bandai's HG-level kits — clean molding and a satisfying build experience. It honestly feels just like a runner straight out of a regular Bandai kit. The GN Sword Full Saber itself is assembled from 6 parts in total, and with 4 joint parts included on top of that, you get an incredible number of variations. Depending on how you combine the small and large blades, you can configure it as the Full Saber, GN Saber, GN Kataru, GN Rifle 1, GN Rifle 2, GN Launcher, GN Gunblade, GN Gunblade Twin Edge, and more — it's almost ridiculous how much they're milking out of this thing.

And the compatible kits go well beyond just the HG Qan[T] — it also works with Zabanya, Harute, and Raphael, and you can even use it with 0 Gundam, Susanowo, and even the SD Qan[T], among others. The range of applications is honestly kind of absurd. That's why the first several dozen pages of the magazine are packed solid with all these variation build examples.

All things considered, in terms of value for its size and price, this is a pretty useful bonus — but at the same time, it feels like it lacks a certain... identity(?) Since literally anyone can slap it onto anything, it kind of loses its individuality in a way. That said, if you're a 00 fan, it's not a bad magazine bonus at all, given how much fun you can have with it across various HG kits. :-)

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.