Club G HGUC

Regelgu

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

HGUC Regelgu - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

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Detail shots

HGUC Regelgu - Weapons loadout

Weapons loadout

HGUC Regelgu - A brand-new dedicated beam rifle added to this kit.

A brand-new dedicated beam rifle added to this kit.

HGUC Regelgu - You can also connect the two beam lancers together for use.

You can also connect the two beam lancers together for use.

HGUC Regelgu - Interestingly, the beam lancers are stored by plugging them into the underside of the backpack.

Interestingly, the beam lancers are stored by plugging them into the underside of the backpack.

HGUC Regelgu - The mono-eye rotation gimmick remains the same as before.

The mono-eye rotation gimmick remains the same as before.

HGUC Regelgu - Interior detail of the shoulder armor

Interior detail of the shoulder armor

HGUC Regelgu - Missile pod hatch open gimmick on the backpack

Missile pod hatch open gimmick on the backpack

HGUC Regelgu - Grenade launcher open gimmick on the forearm

Grenade launcher open gimmick on the forearm

HGUC Regelgu - Leftover parts

Leftover parts

HGUC Regelgu - Same articulation as the HGUC Gelgoog

Same articulation as the HGUC Gelgoog

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Action poses

HGUC Regelgu - Together with the HGUC Char's Gelgoog, the base kit.

Together with the HGUC Char's Gelgoog, the base kit.

HGUC Regelgu - Together with the old 1/144 Regelgu released in 1986. It took a whopping 32 years to get the HGUC treatment. HGUC Regelgu - Together with the old 1/144 Regelgu released in 1986. It took a whopping 32 years to get the HGUC treatment.

Together with the old 1/144 Regelgu released in 1986.
It took a whopping 32 years to finally get the HGUC treatment.

This kit is the HGUC Regelgu, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's been 32 years since the original 1/144 kit came out back in 1986, and now it's finally here as an HGUC. True to its design origins, it's based on the HGUC Gelgoog, with a good number of new parts added for the shoulders, backpack, weapons, and more.

The highlight of the Regelgu is those oversized shoulder armor pieces — the size, volume, and interior detail all come out cleanly at HGUC quality. The distinctive backpack is also well done in both sculpt and functionality, with the missile hatch open gimmick and the beam lancer storage on the underside both nicely realized. On top of that, a dedicated beam rifle and two beam lancers are included as weapons, and the two lancers can be connected together for use. The forearm armor's grenade launcher can also be opened up.

The basic frame itself is identical to the HGUC Gelgoog, and being a 2006-era platform, the articulation is pretty average. That said, the joints are still nice and solid, so you can pull off stable poses even with those big shoulder armor pieces.

Either way, there must be plenty of old-school fans who've been waiting a long time for an HGUC Regelgu. It may have come out as a Club G exclusive rather than a general release, but this is a kit that'll genuinely move you — the legend of those massive shoulder pads has finally been properly immortalized in plastic. :-)

HGUC Regelgu | 2018.7 | ¥2,300

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.