Kit Review

Straight build + stickers/seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Detail shots (1/4)

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - You can deploy the landing gear at the tips of the feet to stand it upright on a surface. Bu

You can deploy the landing gear at the tips of the feet to stand it upright on a surface.
But it's really just "it can stand" at best — posing it feels risky, so you end up relying on a stand anyway.

The Composite Shield in rifle mode — the kit's signature weapon.

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - The Composite Shield's scope can be folded away for storage. Normally it should stay open ve

The Composite Shield's scope can be folded away for storage.
Normally it should stay open vertically, but the hold is so weak that the slightest touch sends it folding back in.
So you'll constantly find yourself accidentally collapsing it and having to pull it back out again.

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - The sub-arm stored inside the Composite Shield can be detached and mounted on top of the sho

The sub-arm stored inside the Composite Shield can be detached and mounted on top of the shoulder,
where you can connect a lead wire to attach the Composite Shield in claw mode.

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - To convert the Composite Shield into claw mode, remove the straight claw parts attached at t

To convert the Composite Shield into claw mode, remove the straight claw parts attached at the bottom,
then transfer the two covers onto the bent claw parts and attach them.

Remove the barrel section and attach the bent claw parts.

Plug in the mounting piece on the back for connecting the lead wire.

Completed claw mode

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Two black simple stands are included, along with dedicated joint parts for connecting to the

Two black simple stands are included, along with dedicated joint parts for connecting to the hip joint area.

Using the two stands, you can display the claw mode launch configuration as shown above.

Two hand types are included in total.

Limb articulation.
The legs fold up completely due to the transformation gimmick.

The uniquely shaped elbows can also bend backwards, almost like a reverse joint.

The shoulder joints rotate horizontally to a reasonable degree.

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Action pose (1/9)

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Action pose (2/9)

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Action pose (3/9)

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Action pose (4/9)

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Action pose (5/9)

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Action pose (6/9)

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Action pose (7/9)

Action pose

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Composite Shield claw mode action (1/4)

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Composite Shield claw mode action (2/4)

Composite Shield claw mode action

Together with the HGUC Hazel Custom.

Additional parts needed for transforming into Mobile Armor form

First, separate the body as shown above.

Attach the separate wing parts to the sides of the knees, then

fold the knees 180 degrees and spread the hip joints out to the sides.

Fold the arms as shown on the right.

Attach the shoulder plates and arms to both sides of the separate fuselage parts.

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Flip the lower body's rear skirt around, then attach the fuselage parts with the arms connec

Flip the lower body's rear skirt around, then attach the fuselage parts with the arms connected to the bottom.

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Bend and angle everything as shown above, then attach the lower body to the back to complete

Bend and angle everything as shown above, then attach the lower body to the back to complete the transformation.

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Mobile Armor (MA) form (1/6)

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Mobile Armor (MA) form (2/6)

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Mobile Armor (MA) form (3/6)

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - Mobile Armor (MA) form (4/6)

Mobile Armor (MA) form

Underside

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] - There is a deployment gimmick on the lower section, but it's actually used later on the Haze

There is a deployment gimmick on the lower section, but it's actually used later on the Hazel II.

Leftover parts after MA transformation

This is the HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort], released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. Alongside the Gundam TR-1 [Hazel], it's one of the core centerpieces of the AOZ lineup — the base kit for countless mix-and-match builds (...).

Looking at the overall design, the shoulders are narrow, the arms are short, the thighs are chunky but the calves are thin... it's quite a departure from your typical Gundam design in a lot of ways. The pointed feet make it look like it can't stand on its own, but you can actually deploy the landing gear on the back of the legs to get it standing on a flat surface. That said, it's not very stable and posing is tricky, so a stand is essentially mandatory for this kit. Overall articulation is decent enough, but the short arms and unusual joint structure can feel a bit limiting. The joints are solid enough to support the compact body as-is, but once you start adding expansion parts, the connection strength starts to feel a bit lacking.

Two black simple stands are included — one of which is used for the Composite Shield in claw mode. By swapping out and recombining parts, you can display the Composite Shield in claw mode connected to the shoulder via a lead wire. The Composite Shield in its long rifle mode has to be held in the hand, and since it's actually bigger than the Woundwort itself, you'd naturally worry about the grip holding up — but the handle fits nicely into the groove in the palm, so it holds better than you'd expect. There's also a dedicated joint part included for connecting the stand to the hip joint, and thankfully the connection is solid, giving it great stability.

There's also a transformation gimmick into MA (Mobile Armor) form, achieved by disassembling and reassembling the kit, swapping out the torso parts, and adding the wing parts. The process looks a bit involved at first glance, but once you actually do it, it's not that complicated. Since it doesn't push for a full transformation at all costs, the resulting MA form comes out clean and stable.

The Woundwort can be used as the base for all kinds of mix-and-match builds using the expansion parts included with the HGUC Hazel Kai / Advanced Hazel, also released through Club G. You can combine the Woundwort's core body with arms, legs, weapons, and backpacks from other kits to recreate various units from AOZ. It can also combine with the Hrududu II to form the Woundwort Ra — making it, alongside the Hazel, one of the must-have kits in the AOZ lineup. The overall build quality of the kit itself is clean and solid, so if you're an AOZ fan, this is an absolute must-get. :-) (The real question is how many you end up buying... ahem)

HGUC Gundam TR-6 [Woundwort] | 2018.6 | ¥1,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.