Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HGBF Build Gundam Mk-II - Detail shots (1/4)

HGBF Build Gundam Mk-II - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

The head antenna and chest/duct designs have been changed from the original Mk-II.

Basically a combined kit of a modified Mk-II + Build Booster Mk-II.

Build Booster Mk-II

Bottom view.

HGBF Build Gundam Mk-II - The Build Booster Mk-II lets you detach the left and right Beam Rifle Mk-II units as shown, and the

The Build Booster Mk-II lets you detach the left and right Beam Rifle Mk-II units as shown,
and the cockpit unit at the front can be removed and attached to the Gundam.

With only the cockpit unit removed and attached as-is

The Beam Rifle Mk-II units on each side can also be separated individually like this..

You can also mount the Beam Rifle Mk-II combined with the small shield onto the forearm unit.

Leftover parts.
Looking at these, you can tell which parts were changed from the original Mk-II.

HGBF Build Gundam Mk-II - Aerial firing pose (1/3)

Aerial firing pose

HGBF Build Gundam Mk-II - Double shot with forearm-mounted configuration (1/3)

Double shot with forearm-mounted configuration

HGBF Build Gundam Mk-II - Double shot held in hand (1/4)

HGBF Build Gundam Mk-II - Double shot held in hand (2/4)

Double shot held in hand

HGBF Build Gundam Mk-II - Aerial beam saber action (1/3)

Aerial beam saber action

All the original HGUC Mk-II weapons are included as well.

Fully armed with original weapons.

HGBF Build Gundam Mk-II - Action poses with original weapons. (1/3)

Action poses with original weapons.

Together with the HGUC Gundam Mk-II.
About 90% of the body is identical.

Together with the Build Strike Gundam.

Together with the Gundam X Maoh, released in the same month.

The 4th Build Fighters HG release is the Build Gundam Mk-II, based on the Gundam Mk-II. It's a typical Build Fighters-style mashup kit — the somewhat dated HGUC Gundam Mk-II combined with the Build Booster Mk-II, which is also sold separately.

Building the 2002 Mk-II body again after a long time gave me a fresh appreciation for it. It has that old-school, solid feel that you don't get from modern kits — but then you look at the blatant seam lines and simple parts structure and you really feel how much time has passed. ^^; That said, there are some design changes: the head antenna design is different, the chest is more pronounced, and the duct designs on both sides have been updated.

The Build Booster Mk-II comes with Beam Rifle Mk-II units and small shields on each side, and it can be separated into three sections — meaning the rifles and shields can also be mounted onto the Mk-II's forearms. On top of that, all the original weapons are included too, so you can pull off some trendy action poses. The downside is that it's an older kit, so don't expect amazing articulation.

To sum it up, it's a typical Build Fighters kit and looks decent enough overall. That said, since the base body is an older kit, it does feel a bit lacking compared to the Gundam X Maoh released around the same time;; Either way, it was nice to build the HGUC Mk-II again after so long — but overall, this one's just a So~So~ kind of kit. :-)

HGBF Build Gundam Mk-II | 2013.11 | ¥1,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.