HGUC MSZ-00100

Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki"

Kit Review

Straight build

HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" (1/6) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" (2/6) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" (3/6) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" (4/6) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" (5/6) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" (6/6)

HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Upper body and head (1/2) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Upper body and head (2/2)

Upper body and head

HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Back section (1/2) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Back section (2/2)

Back section

HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - The kanji on the shoulder has changed from 百 (hyaku, meaning "hundred")

The kanji on the shoulder has changed from 百 (hyaku, meaning "hundred") to 白 (byaku, meaning "white").
Nice touch! :-)

HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Legs. (1/2) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Legs. (2/2)

Legs

HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Shooting pose (1/4) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Shooting pose (2/4) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Shooting pose (3/4) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Shooting pose (4/4)

Firing pose

HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Bazooka Pose (1/4) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Bazooka Pose (2/4) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Bazooka Pose (3/4) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Bazooka Pose (4/4)

Bazooka Pose

HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Beam Saber Pose (1/4) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Beam Saber Pose (2/4) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Beam Saber Pose (3/4) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - Beam Saber Pose (4/4)

Beam saber pose

HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - With the Original HGUC Hyaku-Shiki (1/2) HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - With the Original HGUC Hyaku-Shiki (2/2)

With the Original HGUC Hyaku-Shiki

HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - The difference in shoulder kanji.

The difference in shoulder kanji.

HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki" - With Beginning Gundam.

With Beginning Gundam.

This was released in 2010 as a Bandai Hobby Online Shop exclusive — it's the white Hyaku-Shiki that appears in Gunpla Builders. It's essentially the existing HGUC Hyaku-Shiki with only the molded color changed. The white parts use gloss injection, so they've got a nice sheen to them. Structurally nothing has changed, but what I find really fun is that they swapped the kanji on the shoulder from 百 (meaning "hundred") to 白 (meaning "white") to match the new white color scheme. ^^

The HGUC Hyaku-Shiki is an early release, so by today's standards it falls short in quite a few areas quality-wise — but it still pulls off a solid, well-balanced proportion with a neat and tidy look to it.

Aside from the molded color, there's not a whole lot new to look at here. Maybe they felt it was a bit too niche to release as a regular retail kit, which is why it ended up as a limited edition — but honestly, I think it would've done pretty well even as a standard release. :-)

HGUC Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color "Byaku-Shiki"

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.