Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HGBD:R Earthree Gundam - Detail shots (1/4)

HGBD:R Earthree Gundam - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

With the armor removed

Core Gundam: Size comparison with a cigarette box.

Core Gundam

You can attach the armor pieces to the support mecha to form the Earth Armor.

A small stand is included as well.

HGBD:R Earthree Gundam - Earth Armor (1/4)

HGBD:R Earthree Gundam - Earth Armor (2/4)

Earth Armor

Underside view

The Earth Armor and Core Gundam can be displayed completely separately.

HGBD:R Earthree Gundam - To put the armor on the Core Gundam, you need to extend the shoulders out to the sides, then fold th

To put the armor on the Core Gundam, you need to extend the shoulders out to the sides,
then fold the ankles back and pull out the hands.

HGBD:R Earthree Gundam - It's not just armor that gets added to the Core Gundam — the weapons get an upgrade too. The Core Sp

It's not just armor that gets added to the Core Gundam — the weapons get an upgrade too.
The Core Spray Gun gets extra parts added to become a beam rifle, and the Core Shield gets additional parts attached to become a full shield.

For beam sabers, you get two large beam sabers and two small core sabers.

The shield can fold, and the tip of the beam rifle can open up.

You can combine the beam rifle and shield together like shown above.

The back of the Core/Earthree Gundam has joint parts that let you attach different types of weapons.

Arm and leg articulation.
The Core Gundam without skirts naturally has better leg articulation.

HGBD:R Earthree Gundam - Core Gundam action poses (1/4)

HGBD:R Earthree Gundam - Core Gundam action poses (2/4)

Core Gundam action poses

HGBD:R Earthree Gundam - Earthree Gundam action poses (1/6)

HGBD:R Earthree Gundam - Earthree Gundam action poses (2/6)

HGBD:R Earthree Gundam - Earthree Gundam action poses (3/6)

HGBD:R Earthree Gundam - Earthree Gundam action poses (4/6)

Earthree Gundam action poses

Together with the HG Gundam AGE-II Magnum from Build Divers.

The Earthree Gundam was released as the first HG kit from "Build Divers Re:Rise," the anime that kicked off in 2019. First, a quick note on the naming convention for this series — each unit combines the name of a solar system planet with a number. Since Earth is the third planet in the solar system, you get Earth + Three = Earthree Gundam. The basic concept is that rather than a core fighter, you have a Core Gundam that gets fitted with various armor sets to form different Gundam configurations. The Earthree Gundam is the form where the Core Gundam is combined with the Earth Armor.

Starting with the Core Gundam — it's small and compact, but shows off excellent articulation and joint strength. The proportions are a bit stubby, but it's got a certain charm to it and the overall quality feels solid. The separated blue armor pieces can be attached to a separate support mecha to form the Earth Armor, and a small stand for the Earth Armor is included as well. When adding armor to go from Core Gundam to Earthree Gundam, the weapons get upgraded too — the Core Spray Gun, Core Saber, and Core Shield all level up into a beam rifle, beam saber, and shield respectively. This system of attaching various planet-named armor sets to the Core Gundam is called the Planet System, and it feels a bit fresher compared to similar systems we've seen before.

The Earthree Gundam does lose a bit of leg articulation compared to the Core Gundam, but it still shows off solid articulation and joint strength overall. That said, due to the nature of the armor-combining system, parts like the added forearms and shoulder armor do pop off occasionally during posing. On top of that, the gimmick of opening up the tip of the beam rifle and folding the shield to combine them is also reproduced here.

Overall, this is a well-rounded HG kit that delivers very clean and solid quality. The concept is fun and the design looks pretty good too, so I'd say it's an easy recommendation as a Gunpla. :-)

HGBD:R Earthree Gundam | 2019.10 | ¥1,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.