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Plutine Gundam

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

HG Plutine Gundam - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Plutine Gundam - Various angles (1/6) HG Plutine Gundam - Various angles (2/6) HG Plutine Gundam - Various angles (3/6) HG Plutine Gundam - Various angles (4/6) HG Plutine Gundam - Various angles (5/6) HG Plutine Gundam - Various angles (6/6)

Various angles

HG Plutine Gundam - Detail shots (1/4) HG Plutine Gundam - Detail shots (2/4) HG Plutine Gundam - Detail shots (3/4) HG Plutine Gundam - Detail shots (4/4)

Detail shots

HG Plutine Gundam - Core Gundam II with armor separated (1/3) HG Plutine Gundam - Core Gundam II with armor separated (2/3) HG Plutine Gundam - Core Gundam II with armor separated (3/3)

Core Gundam II with armor separated

HG Plutine Gundam - Weapons and accessories

Weapons and accessories

HG Plutine Gundam - "Infortune Sizer" weapon with the blade section unfolded into a scythe shape.

"Infortune Sizer" weapon with the blade section unfolded into a scythe shape.

HG Plutine Gundam - Shield with the wing section changed to a reverse-wing form. (1/2) HG Plutine Gundam - Shield with the wing section changed to a reverse-wing form. (2/2)

Shield with the wing section changed to a reverse-wing form.

HG Plutine Gundam - Core Gundam II transformed into Core Flyer (1/2) HG Plutine Gundam - Core Gundam II transformed into Core Flyer (2/2)

Core Gundam II transformed into Core Flyer

HG Plutine Gundam - A total of 5 hands are included.

A total of 5 hands are included.

HG Plutine Gundam - "Breakclaw Feather" — detached from the shoulder and unfolded

"Breakclaw Feather" — detached from the shoulder and unfolded

HG Plutine Gundam - Pluto Armor formed by attaching armor to the support mecha. (1/2) HG Plutine Gundam - Pluto Armor formed by attaching armor to the support mecha. (2/2)

Pluto Armor formed by attaching armor to the support mecha.

HG Plutine Gundam - Pluto Armor (1/4) HG Plutine Gundam - Pluto Armor (2/4) HG Plutine Gundam - Pluto Armor (3/4) HG Plutine Gundam - Pluto Armor (4/4)

Pluto Armor

HG Plutine Gundam - Leftover parts

Leftover parts

HG Plutine Gundam - Arm and leg articulation similar to previous kits

Arm and leg articulation similar to previous kits

HG Plutine Gundam - Core Gundam II action poses (1/4) HG Plutine Gundam - Core Gundam II action poses (2/4) HG Plutine Gundam - Core Gundam II action poses (3/4) HG Plutine Gundam - Core Gundam II action poses (4/4)

Core Gundam II action poses

HG Plutine Gundam - Infortune Sizer action poses (1/6) HG Plutine Gundam - Infortune Sizer action poses (2/6) HG Plutine Gundam - Infortune Sizer action poses (3/6) HG Plutine Gundam - Infortune Sizer action poses (4/6) HG Plutine Gundam - Infortune Sizer action poses (5/6) HG Plutine Gundam - Infortune Sizer action poses (6/6)

Infortune Sizer action poses

HG Plutine Gundam - Breakclaw Feather launch pose (1/3) HG Plutine Gundam - Breakclaw Feather launch pose (2/3) HG Plutine Gundam - Breakclaw Feather launch pose (3/3)

Breakclaw Feather launch pose

HG Plutine Gundam - Together with the HG Uraven Gundam from the Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise series.

Together with the HG Uraven Gundam from the Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise series.

HG Plutine Gundam - Comparison with HG Core Gundam II (Titans Color). Only the head and wing designs are changed — the basic HG Plutine Gundam - Comparison with HG Core Gundam II (Titans Color). Only the head and wing designs are changed — the basic

Comparison with HG Core Gundam II (Titans Color).
Only the head and wing designs are changed — the basic structure is nearly identical.

HG Plutine Gundam - Together with the HG Gundam 00 Diver Arc released at the same time.

Together with the HG Gundam 00 Diver Arc released at the same time.

This kit is the HG Plutine Gundam from the Gundam Build Metaverse series. It's based on the HG Uraven Gundamfrom the Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise series, with a number of newly tooled parts added. New weapons and armaments have been added and the color scheme has been changed, giving it quite a different feel compared to the original Uraven.

For starters, the head and shield wing designs have been changed, and large Breakclaw Feathers have been added to both shoulders. The knee, sole, and side leg designs have also been revised, and the Infortune Sizer is included as a new weapon. The combination system based on Core Gundam II, the Core Flyer, and the Pluto Armor implementation all work the same way as the HG Uraven Gundam, delivering a decent combine/separate gimmick. The polycap fit is a little on the loose side though — not sloppy, but it doesn't give you that satisfying tight feel either.

Because of that, basic posing is easy enough, but some more demanding poses feel a bit unstable, and with so much stuff hanging off the kit it can take a while to get everything lined up just right. On top of that, you can detach the Breakclaw Feathers from the shoulders, unfold them, and pose them in a launch configuration — though you'll need to borrow a separate small stand to pull that off.

It was nice to revisit the Core Gundam combine/separate system from Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise after a while, though I do wish the joints had been a bit tighter. Either way, if you're into this kind of combining/transforming kit or you were a fan of the Build Divers Re:Rise lineup, this should be a pretty worthwhile new release. :-)

HG Plutine Gundam | 2023.12 | ¥2,300

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.