Kit Review

Straight build
+ brown panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Body and head.
What an adorably massive head..

Back section

It even has a tail...
(that's the back of the body, not the front — just to be clear)

The red backpack comes with an adorable little flute attached.

Leg section

HG Beargguy - The mono-eye in the center can slide along a rail, but the fit is a bit loose so it tends to pop out when you m

The mono-eye in the center can slide along a rail,
but the fit is a bit loose so it tends to pop out when you move it.

The mouth can open slightly too.
A pair of cute little fangs are molded in.

Both ears can rotate as well.

The red backpack can open up a bit,
and inside there are missiles. (S-scary..;;)

Leftover parts. Mostly the Acguy head parts.

The articulation is the same as the original Acguy.

HG Beargguy - Action poses. So cute.. ^^ (1/3)

Action poses.
So cute.. ^^

HG Beargguy - Airborne dual-fire shooting pose. Still adorable. ^ (1/4)

HG Beargguy - Airborne dual-fire shooting pose. Still adorable. ^ (2/4)

Airborne dual-fire shooting pose.
Still adorable. ^

HG Beargguy - Attack pose using the extension parts. Cute no matter how you look at it - (1/4)

HG Beargguy - Attack pose using the extension parts. Cute no matter how you look at it - (2/4)

Attack pose using the extension parts.
Cute no matter how you look at it -

HG Beargguy - Airborne action pose with extension parts on both arms (1/4)

HG Beargguy - Airborne action pose with extension parts on both arms (2/4)

Airborne action pose with extension parts on both arms

The ultimate in cuteness is right here in this pose.. *(^_^)*

Together with the HGUC Acguy that served as its base.

Together with Beginning Gundam.

Together with the Gunpla Builders gang.

Straight build

The Beargguy — arguably the most talked-about kit(?) from the Gunpla Builders series — has been released as an HGUC. It's the kit built by a girl named Noya Rina in the show, and as you can see, the body is straight from the Acguy with the head, tail, and backpack swapped out.

Just changing the head alone completely transforms the feel of the kit — it's like a 180-degree shift. The Acguy always had this somewhat creepy, almost cockroach-like color scheme, but slap on a bear-colored body with a bear head and a tail, and suddenly it becomes the most ridiculously adorable thing ever. ^^ The red backpack and tiny little flute are fun little accessories too.

Since the base is the same Acguy as before, the fundamental quality is solid, and adding that cute bear head with a moving mouth and ears gives it an emotional quality boost on top of that. The Acguy body always had a kind of chunky, bear-like shape to begin with, so it actually pairs really well with the bear head.

The kit itself is great to build and the quality is top-notch, but honestly, the Beargguy is already such a unique Gunpla that it grabs your attention just by existing. To sum it up in one line... It's so cute it's driving me crazy.. ^^;;; You don't come across Gunpla like this very often, so even if you have zero interest in Gunpla Builders, this seems like a perfect casual build just for fun. It'd especially make a great gift for women or kids.

The Gunpla Builders lineup keeps getting weirder and weirder, but kits that go "properly cute" like this one feel like a worthwhile experiment in their own right. :-)

HG Beargguy | 2010.12 | ¥1,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.