Kit Review

Straight build

A combo kit of the Zaku I Snipertype and Bawoo in GPB colors.

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - The GPB Color Bawoo — looks just like a Char custom with that dodgy sausage

The GPB Color Bawoo
Looks just like a Char custom with that dodgy sausage-pink color scheme.

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Upper body and head (1/3)

Upper body and head

Weapons

Legs

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Beam rifle action (1/4)

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Beam rifle action (2/4)

Beam rifle action

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Beam saber action (1/3)

Beam saber action

Transformed mode

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - The Bawoo Attacker formed from the upper body (1/5)

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - The Bawoo Attacker formed from the upper body (2/5)

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - The Bawoo Attacker formed from the upper body (3/5)

The Bawoo Attacker formed from the upper body

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - The Bawoo Nutter formed from the lower body (1/3)

The Bawoo Nutter formed from the lower body

Alongside the standard HGUC Bawoo

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Now for the Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color kit. (1/6)

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Now for the Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color kit. (2/6)

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Now for the Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color kit. (3/6)

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Now for the Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color kit. (4/6)

Now for the Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color kit.

Upper body and head

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Back and weapons (1/3)

Back and weapons

Legs

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Machine gun action (1/4)

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Machine gun action (2/4)

Machine gun action

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Kneeling sniper pose (1/5)

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Kneeling sniper pose (2/5)

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Kneeling sniper pose (3/5)

Kneeling sniper pose

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Aerial sniper pose using Action Base 2 (1/4)

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - Aerial sniper pose using Action Base 2 (2/4)

Aerial sniper pose using Action Base 2

Alongside the standard HGUC Zaku I Sniper

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver. - GPB Color limited edition collection. With color variant variations like th

GPB Color limited edition collection.
With color variant variations like these, they could honestly pump them out endlessly..;

This kit is the HGUC Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB (Gunpla Builders) Color ver., released as a Bandai online shop exclusive. As the name suggests, it's a pure color-swap of the two existing kits done up in the colorings from GPB — so aside from the unique color scheme, there's really nothing special about this limited edition.

The Bawoo's coloring has been changed to a pinkish-red scheme similar to Char's colors, while the Zaku I Sniper Type has been done up in a bright sky blue. It's a different look, sure, but honestly the colors feel a bit tacky. It's not a soft pastel tone, and unlike the white Sazabi/Hyaku-Shiki GPB Color versions, these feel more like toy colors.

The kit quality is the same as the original releases — the Bawoo is a bit dated, but it's still a noteworthy kit for its two-stage separation gimmick. The Zaku I Sniper Type is a solid HGUC kit with a unique style.

Anyway, if you're really into Gunpla Builders or just want a limited edition with a different (?) look, it's worth a shot — but this probably isn't the kind of limited release most people would recommend. :-)

HG Bawoo & Zaku I Snipertype GPB Color ver.

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.