Kit Review

Straight build + stickers + waterslide decals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

This kit is a combined set of two kits — Gaz-R and Gaz-L.

HGUC Gaz-R/L - Gaz-R from various angles (1/6)

HGUC Gaz-R/L - Gaz-R from various angles (2/6)

HGUC Gaz-R/L - Gaz-R from various angles (3/6)

HGUC Gaz-R/L - Gaz-R from various angles (4/6)

Gaz-R from various angles

Gaz-R detail shots

The red Gaz-L is identical except the arms are mirrored.

Weapons loadout.
Everything comes x2!

You can connect two Hyper beam sabers with a joint part to form a beam naginata.

The beam rifle scope can be attached facing either left or right — nice little detail there.

HGUC Gaz-R/L - The standard hands include both left and right versions. However, only one beam rifle grip hand is included

The standard hands include both left and right versions.
However, only one beam rifle grip hand is included per side — left and right each get one.
(Both are technically in the runners, but given the nature of the unit, one set ends up as leftover parts.)

HGUC Gaz-R/L - You can plug the weapons into the pegs on the palms, but the heat lance is pretty big and heavy, so the grip

You can plug the weapons into the pegs on the palms, but
the heat lance is pretty big and heavy, so the grip feels a little iffy at times.

Leftover parts

The articulation is identical to the HGUC Galbaldi Beta.

HGUC Gaz-R/L - Heat lance combined action poses (1/4)

HGUC Gaz-R/L - Heat lance combined action poses (2/4)

Heat lance combined action poses

HGUC Gaz-R/L - Beam rifle + beam naginata combined action poses (1/4)

HGUC Gaz-R/L - Beam rifle + beam naginata combined action poses (2/4)

Beam rifle + beam naginata combined action poses

HGUC Gaz-R/L - Beam naginata + heat lance combined action poses (1/4)

HGUC Gaz-R/L - Beam naginata + heat lance combined action poses (2/4)

Beam naginata + heat lance combined action poses

Together with the standard release HGUC Galbaldi Beta

Together with the old 1/144 Gaz-R released in 1986.

This kit is the HGUC Gaz-R/L, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's based on the standard release HGUC Galbaldi Betawith changed molded colors and a number of new sculpts applied — and it's a combined set of two mirror-image units.

Compared to the Galbaldi Beta, the main body has revised head antennae, one shoulder/forearm, and the toe sculpts. On the weapons side, the Hyper beam saber and heat lance are newly added. Gaz-R and Gaz-L are completely identical in sculpt, differing only in which side the shoulder and arm are positioned. So the articulation characteristics carry over from the base kit — and it's a solid HGUC kit that delivers great articulation and stable joint strength. With the flashier new weapons, you can have a lot of fun pulling off all kinds of cool combined action poses between the two.

As expected, the distinctive gold pattern markings are provided as waterslide decals. Fortunately they're fairly easy to apply and stick well, so they don't feel like they'll peel off easily even after posing. Also, for the new Hyper beam sabers, you can connect two of them with a joint part to form a beam naginata. The weapons can be secured via pegs on the newly sculpted palms, but keep in mind that the heat lance tends to slip out of the hand during posing due to its size and weight.

Either way, it's meaningful that the Gaz-R/L — a unit that was fairly well-known among ZZ fans — finally got the HGUC treatment, even if only through Club G. For old-school fans, it's also a nostalgic kit that brings back memories of its Korean release name, "Space Swordsman Shayan." In any case, the build quality is solid enough, so if you have fond memories of the Gaz-R/L or just dig the look, this is definitely worth picking up. :-)

HGUC Gaz-R/L | 2019.1 | ¥3,900

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.