Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Gaelio's Schwalbe Graze - Various angles (1/6)

HG Gaelio's Schwalbe Graze - Various angles (2/6)

HG Gaelio's Schwalbe Graze - Various angles (3/6)

HG Gaelio's Schwalbe Graze - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

HG Gaelio's Schwalbe Graze - Detail shots (1/4)

HG Gaelio's Schwalbe Graze - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

The weapons from the original Macgillis custom unit are all included as well.

HG Gaelio's Schwalbe Graze - The lance for the Schwalbe Graze and the shield for the Graze that were included in the

Included in the IBO MS Option Set 1 & Mobile Worker —
the lance for the Schwalbe Graze and the shield for the Graze have been added.

The rifle (short barrel) can be detached from the custom lance.

You can also attach the standard magazine to the rifle (short barrel).

Only 1 leftover part.

Same articulation as before

HG Gaelio's Schwalbe Graze - Custom lance pose (1/4)

HG Gaelio's Schwalbe Graze - Custom lance pose (2/4)

Custom lance pose

Rifle (short barrel) pose

Wire claw launch pose

HG Gaelio's Schwalbe Graze - The custom shield included in this kit fitted onto the HG Graze (standard/commander typ

The custom shield included in this kit fitted onto the HG Graze (standard/commander type)

Together with the standard retail release Schwalbe Graze Macgillis custom unit.

HG Gaelio's Schwalbe Graze - Comparison with the lance/shield from the standard retail MS Option Set 1 & Mobile

Comparison with the lance/shield from the standard retail MS Option Set 1 & Mobile Worker

This kit is the HG Gaelio's Schwalbe Graze, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's based on the standard retail HG Schwalbe Graze Macgillis custom unit, with MS Option Set 1 & Mobile Worker — one additional runner from that set included in the package. There's no new molding here; it's a color variant + runner reuse kit.

So all the characteristics are identical to the original kit — you get the same frustratingly limited hip articulation and decent joint strength. There are a lot of moving parts, so getting the angles right when standing it up or posing still takes quite a bit of fiddling. As for the lance recycled from Option Set 1, it does look good alongside the main body, but it comes molded in a flat light gray single color, which makes it look a bit plain. The grip section and rifle (short barrel) portion should really be dark gray, so compared to the excellent color separation on the main body, it's a bit of a letdown.

On top of that, a Graze shield is also included — though honestly, since it just happens to share the same runner as the Option Set 1 lance, it's more of an unavoidable tag-along part than any kind of real bonus.

So yes, this is a color variant bundle kit with no new molding. The color separation on the lance leaves something to be desired, but the overall build quality is solid enough for a standard HG kit. Either way, if you've been waiting for a Schwalbe Graze in Gaelio's colors, this should be a pretty welcome release :-)

HG Gaelio's Schwalbe Graze | 2016.2 | ¥1,300

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.