Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Detail shots

Weapons loadout

Newly tooled backpack and beam rifle in the Hyaku-Shiki style.

Leftover parts

Articulation is the same as the existing HG Hyaku-Man-Shiki.

Action poses

HG Girashiki - Alongside the HG Hyaku-Man-Shiki that it's based on. The Girashiki can be seen as a plated Hyaku-Shiki bas

Alongside the HG Hyaku-Man-Shiki that it's based on.
The Girashiki can be seen as a plated Hyaku-Shiki based on the Hyaku-Man-Shiki.

HG Girashiki - Alongside the HGUC Hyaku-Shiki Revive, which was released after the HG Girashiki. Since the Girashiki is b

Alongside the HGUC Hyaku-Shiki Revive, which was released after the HG Girashiki.
Since the Girashiki is based on the Hyaku-Man-Shiki, it's noticeably larger and more slender,
and as a result the backpack and beam rifle are newly tooled parts made separately from the HGUC.

HG Girashiki - Comparison with the HGUC Hyaku-Shiki Revive's beam rifle (top). The Girashiki's backpack weapons are notic

Comparison with the HGUC Hyaku-Shiki Revive's beam rifle (top).
The Girashiki's backpack weapons are noticeably bigger.

HG Girashiki - Alongside the HGUC Hyaku-Shiki v1.0 released in 1999. The difference in proportions is way more striking t

Alongside the HGUC Hyaku-Shiki v1.0 released in 1999.
The difference in proportions is way more striking than the difference in plating quality.

HG Girashiki - Alongside the HGUC Delta Gundam, another plated kit. Similar gold plating, but the color tone is quite dif

Alongside the HGUC Delta Gundam, another plated kit.
Similar gold plating, but the color tone is quite different.

This kit is the HG Girashiki (Ōshiki), released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's the mobile suit from Gundam Build Fighters Try, and is based on the previously released HG Hyaku-Man-Shiki. Since the HG Hyaku-Man-Shiki itself is based on the HGUC Delta Plus/Delta Gundam, the overall composition has a bit of a mixed-kit feel to it.

Essentially, the Hyaku-Man-Shiki carries on the lineage of the Hyaku-Shiki's design, with significant changes to the molded colors and backpack. The Girashiki takes that concept further by remodeling the Hyaku-Man-Shiki back into a Hyaku-Shiki form — so the outer armor gets gold plating again, and a Hyaku-Shiki-style backpack and beam rifle have been added. That said, the Girashiki was released before the HGUC Hyaku-Shiki Revive, and the Hyaku-Shiki-style backpack and beam rifle included here are brand-new tooling made exclusively for this kit, separate from the HGUC. It was probably necessary to create the backpack and weapons separately to match the larger frame of the HG Hyaku-Man-Shiki compared to the HGUC Hyaku-Shiki.

Anyway, since the base HG Hyaku-Man-Shiki was already a solid kit, this one delivers the same decent articulation and stable joint strength — and with the premium plating finish on top of that, the overall quality feel goes up another notch.

To sum it up, this kit is essentially another version of the HGUC Hyaku-Shiki — separate from the HGUC Hyaku-Shiki and Hyaku-Shiki Revive — built on the HGUC Delta Plus/Delta Gundam base. It's bigger and more slender than previous Hyaku-Shiki kits, and with the gold plating that's the Hyaku-Shiki's trademark, the price does go up to ¥4,300. But if you're after a sleek, modern-styled gold-plated Hyaku-Shiki, this is a high-quality kit that's well worth the investment. :-)

HG Girashiki | 2016.2 | ¥4,300

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.