Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Cathedral Gundam - Detail shots (1/4)

HG Cathedral Gundam - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

The weapon loadout is completely different from the original HG Denial Gundam kit.

The Beam Buster Rifle can be mounted in the center of the Cathedral Booster.

To form the Crescent Moon Bow, first detach the Cathedral Booster and rotate the wings 180 degrees.

Push the Beam Buster Rifle's grip inward to expose the locking pins, then

pull the front and back to extend it, and deploy one more locking pin that was hidden inside.

Rotate the shield's mounting section 90 degrees.

HG Cathedral Gundam - Deploy the rear section of the wings, attach the Beam Long Dagger, then combine the Beam Buster Rif

Deploy the rear section of the wings and attach the Beam Long Dagger, then
combine the Beam Buster Rifle and shield.

HG Cathedral Gundam - At this point, move the Beam Buster Rifle's left grip to the rear and attach it — and the transform

At this point, move the Beam Buster Rifle's left grip to the rear and attach it — and the transformation is complete.

Crescent Moon Bow

Includes 4 hand types and a simple stand in clear yellow.

Leftover parts

Same articulation as the HG Denial Gundam

Cathedral Booster wing articulation

HG Cathedral Gundam - Crescent Moon Bow action poses. Some kits make this kind of archery pose a real struggle, but this

Crescent Moon Bow action poses.
Some kits make this kind of archery pose a real struggle, but this one pulls it off without much trouble.

HG Cathedral Gundam - Beam Buster Rifle action poses (1/5)

HG Cathedral Gundam - Beam Buster Rifle action poses (2/5)

HG Cathedral Gundam - Beam Buster Rifle action poses (3/5)

Beam Buster Rifle action poses

Beam Long Dagger action poses

HG Cathedral Gundam - Alongside the original HG Denial Gundam. The basic layout is similar, but the overall feel is quite

Alongside the original HG Denial Gundam.
The basic layout is similar, but the overall feel is quite different.

This kit is the HG Cathedral Gundam, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's a unit from Gundam Build Fighters, based on the previously released HG Denial Gundam. The main body is nearly identical aside from the molded colors, but the shoulders, knees, and front/side skirts have been changed, and various new weapons have been added.

A newly sculpted Cathedral Booster has been added as the backpack, and the weapon loadout has been completely remodeled from the Denial Gundam. Also newly sculpted are the Beam Buster Rifle, Beam Long Dagger, and shield. Combine all these new weapons together and you get a large bow called the Crescent Moon Bow, which lets you pull off some pretty convincing archery poses. Everything else about the kit's structure and features is the same as the original HG Denial Gundam — it's a solid HG kit with decent articulation and joint strength, just as before.

So while only some of the armor has been swapped out and new weapons added, the change in molded colors is significant enough that it gives a noticeably different impression from the original HG Denial Gundam. If you're after that stylish archery pose, this looks like a fun build — a pretty distinctive variation kit. :-)

HG Cathedral Gundam | 2015.8 | ¥2,300

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.