Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) (1/6)

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) (2/6)

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) (3/6)

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) (4/6)

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) (5/6)

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) (6/6)

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) - Detail shots (1/4)

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

The newly sculpted side skirts can hold the E-2 Beam Spray Gun.

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) - The visor articulation and the method of detaching parts from the forearm

The visor articulation and the method of detaching parts from the forearm to form the beam dagger are the same as before.

Weapons loadout.

This kit adds two new E-2 beam guns and three new hands.

Leftover parts

Limb articulation is the same as before.

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) - Hip, waist, and shoulder articulation (1/4)

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) - Hip, waist, and shoulder articulation (2/4)

Hip, waist, and shoulder articulation

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) - Beam Spray Gun poses (1/4)

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) - Beam Spray Gun poses (2/4)

Beam Spray Gun poses

Poses using the E-2 beam gun

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) - Beam dagger action poses (1/4)

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) - Beam dagger action poses (2/4)

Beam dagger action poses

Alongside the standard release HG GM Guard Custom.

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) - Compared to the original, the shoulder armor tips, the structure on top of

Compared to the original, the shoulder armor tips, the structure on top of the shoulders, and the chest and lower body front have all been redesigned.

The backpack design has been completely changed as well.

The side skirt and rear thigh armor designs have been changed too.

This kit is the HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun), released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's based on the standard release HG GM Guard Custom, and as the name suggests, two E-2 beam guns have been added along with changes to the molded color and various sculpted details.

First off, the molded color has been changed to a slightly brighter blue, and on the body itself, the shoulder armor tips, the top of the shoulders, the chest and lower body front, the backpack, the side skirts, and the rear thigh armor have all been redesigned — quite a few more changes than you might expect. The two newly added E-2 beam guns can be mounted on either side of the new side skirts, and as a bonus, three new hands have been included as well. Everything else carries over from the original kit, delivering the same excellent articulation and joint strength you'd expect from a top-tier HG.

With more new sculpting than expected, this turns out to be a variation kit with a solid sense of originality — though the differences aren't immediately obvious at a glance, which is a bit of a shame. That said, true to the reputation of the Origin HG GM line, if the look appeals to you, it's a great kit you can pick up without any hesitation. :-)

HG GM Guard Custom (with E-2 Beam Spray Gun) | 2020.3 | ¥2,300

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.