Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HGUC Do-Dai Kai (Custom) - Various angles (1/4)

HGUC Do-Dai Kai (Custom) - Various angles (2/4)

Various angles

Bottom view with landing gear attached

The landing gear can be removed and replaced with covers.

Bottom view with all covers closed

Opening the center cover reveals a mounting pin that connects to an Action Base.

The small cover on top can be removed and swapped out for a handle.

The extra footrest at the rear can be pulled out via a slide mechanism.

Paired up with the HGUC Dijeh.

Paired up with the HGUC Hyaku-Shiki Revive.

Paired up with the HGUC GM III.

Paired up with the HGUC Nemo.

HGUC Do-Dai Kai (Custom) - Paired up with both the HGUC Rick Dias and Gundam Mk-II Revive together. It's big enough that fi

Paired up with both the HGUC Rick Dias and Gundam Mk-II Revive together.
It's big enough that fitting two kits on it is no problem at all.

HGUC Do-Dai Kai (Custom) - Alongside the old 1/144 Do-Dai YS from 1981 and the 1/144 Do-Dai II released as an EX Model in 2

Alongside the old 1/144 Do-Dai YS from 1981 and the 1/144 Do-Dai II released as an EX Model in 2001.
No matter how you look at it, the Do-Dai Kai (Custom) is by far the biggest of the bunch.

This is the HGUC Do-Dai Kai (Custom), released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's the sub-flight system from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, and compared to the older 1/144 Do-Dai YS or the EX Model Do-Dai II, this is a 100% newly tooled kit with a much more refined look. It's surprisingly large — big enough to fit two HGUC kits on top.

Despite its size, the parts count is a very lean 32 pieces, so you can knock this build out in no time. The ducts and covers have solid color separation, giving it a clean straight build look. The landing gear on the underside can be swapped out for closed covers, and inside the center cover there's a mounting pin laid horizontally that plugs into an Action Base — the connection is solid enough that you can display it in the air without any worries. On top of that, the upper handle is included as a swappable part, and the rear footrest is implemented as a slide-out mechanism.

You can freely pair this kit with all kinds of HGUC kits, and with the handle in place, you can set them on top and keep them secured without much trouble. All in all, it's a versatile sub-mech that works well in a variety of setups — if you're an HGUC collector, this seems like a kit well worth picking up. :-)

HGUC Do-Dai Kai (Custom) | 2019.8 | ¥1,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.