Club G HG

Bugu

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

HG Bugu - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

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HG Bugu - Detail shots (1/4) HG Bugu - Detail shots (2/4) HG Bugu - Detail shots (3/4) HG Bugu - Detail shots (4/4)

Detail shots

HG Bugu - Same weapon loadout and stand joint parts as before (1/2) HG Bugu - Same weapon loadout and stand joint parts as before (2/2)

Same weapon loadout and stand joint parts as before

HG Bugu - When you turn the head, the mono-eye moves along with it.

When you turn the head, the mono-eye moves along with it.

HG Bugu - Leftover parts. The commander-type head used in the original Ramba Ral custom also ends up as leftover. (1/2) HG Bugu - Leftover parts. The commander-type head used in the original Ramba Ral custom also ends up as leftover. (2/2)

Leftover parts.
The commander-type head used in the original Ramba Ral custom also ends up as leftover.

HG Bugu - Articulation is identical to the original as well. (1/3) HG Bugu - Articulation is identical to the original as well. (2/3) HG Bugu - Articulation is identical to the original as well. (3/3)

Articulation is identical to the original as well.

HG Bugu - Action poses (1/8) HG Bugu - Action poses (2/8) HG Bugu - Action poses (3/8) HG Bugu - Action poses (4/8) HG Bugu - Action poses (5/8) HG Bugu - Action poses (6/8) HG Bugu - Action poses (7/8) HG Bugu - Action poses (8/8)

Action poses

HG Bugu - Alongside the standard release HG Bugu [Ramba Ral]. Only the head antenna and molded colors have been changed.

Alongside the standard release HG Bugu [Ramba Ral].
Only the presence/absence of the head antenna and the molded colors have been changed.

This kit is the HG Bugu released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. Compared to the standard release HG Bugu [Ramba Ral], it's a color variant kit with an identical runner lineup — the molded color has been changed to orange, and it comes as a standard grunt unit without the head antenna.

Visually, it's basically the Ramba Ral unit minus the head antenna. But since the Ramba Ral kit already included a head without the antenna as a leftover part for the standard unit, no new sculpted parts have been added at all. So all the structural characteristics are the same as the original kit, and it comes out as a solid HG kit with decent articulation and joint strength.

That said, this kit is significant in that the orange mass-production Bugu has finally been given the plastic model treatment. The quality is more than good enough, so if the look appeals to you, it seems like a fun, easy kit to enjoy. :-)

HG Bugu | 2017.2 | ¥1,700

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.