Club G HGUC

J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

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Detail shots

HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - Weapons loadout

Weapons loadout

HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - The rocket launcher and Type-B backpack newly added to this kit.

The rocket launcher and Type-B backpack newly added to this kit.

HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - The mono-eye rotation gimmick is the same as before.

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

HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - You can also swap in a head without the antenna. (1/2) HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - You can also swap in a head without the antenna. (2/2)

You can also swap in a head without the antenna.

HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - Because of the backpack, the beam naginata ends up being mounted on the rear skirt vi

Because of the backpack, the beam naginata ends up being mounted on the rear skirt via a joint part.

HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - Leftover parts

Leftover parts

HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - Same articulation as the HGUC Gelgoog

Same articulation as the HGUC Gelgoog

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Action poses

HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - Together with the HGUC Gelgoog Cannon. (1/2) HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - Together with the HGUC Gelgoog Cannon. (2/2)

Together with the HGUC Gelgoog Cannon.

HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - Together with the HGUC Zaku II Johnny Ridden custom.

Together with the HGUC Zaku II Johnny Ridden custom.

HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - Together with the old-kit MSV 1/144 Johnny Ridden's Custom Gelgoog released in 1984. HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog - Together with the old-kit MSV 1/144 Johnny Ridden's Custom Gelgoog released in 1984.

Together with the old-kit MSV 1/144 Johnny Ridden's Custom Gelgoog released in 1984.
The massive gap of 34 years really shows.

This kit is the HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's based on the HGUC Gelgoog with a different molded color combination, plus newly added parts in the form of a Type-B backpack and rocket launcher. The main body is the same as before, and while the articulation is nothing special, it's a kit with solid joint strength.

The unique highlight of J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog is the Type-B backpack, which is cleanly executed with decent color separation and sculpting. The new rocket launcher is also rendered in three dimensions at a satisfactory level, and the unit number and Johnny Ridden's distinctive markings via seals are well reproduced too. So for this review, you'll mainly want to pay attention to the molded colors, the new backpack, and the new weapons.

Anyway, this kit has a color scheme with a different kind of charm compared to the Char custom, and if you're a fan of the One Year War and the MSV series, it seems like a kit well worth building. :-)

HGUC J.Ridden's Custom Gelgoog | 2018.9 | ¥2,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.