Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HGUC Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena Custom) (1/6)

HGUC Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena Custom) (2/6)

HGUC Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena Custom) (3/6)

HGUC Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena Custom) (4/6)

HGUC Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena Custom) (5/6)

HGUC Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena Custom) (6/6)

HGUC Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena Custom) - Detail shots (1/4)

HGUC Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena Custom) - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

HGUC Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena Custom) - The weapon loadout and backpack mounting method are the same as the standard reta

The weapon loadout and backpack mounting method are the same as the standard retail HGUC Rick-Dias.

The head Vulcan phalanx deployment gimmick

Leftover parts

Articulation on the arms and legs has been greatly improved.

HGUC Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena Custom) - The hip joints have been changed from ball joints to swing-out hip joints, allowi

The hip joints have been changed from ball joints to swing-out hip joints, allowing the legs to spread wide to the sides.

It can now pull off a kneeling pose!

Clay Bazooka + beam saber action

Clay Bazooka + beam pistol aerial action

Together with the HG Build Gundam Gamma released through Club G.

HGUC Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena Custom) - Together with the standard retail HGUC Rick-Dias (Quattro's unit) released in 200

Together with the standard retail HGUC Rick-Dias (Quattro's unit) released in 2002.
Visually, the head cover, shoulders, upper arms, and the entire leg parts have been swapped out.
(You can spot the differences if you compare them closely in the larger photos.)

It feels like the articulation has been improved far more than the looks.

This kit is the HGUC Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena Custom), released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's an upgraded version of the HGUC Rick-Diasreleased as a standard retail kit back in 2002, with more than half the parts replaced with new ones. In practice, it reuses the improved parts straight from the HG Build Gamma Gundamwhich had already been released through Club G seven months earlier.

Looking at the appearance alone, there's no dramatic silhouette change that would make it instantly stand out from the standard retail HGUC Rick-Dias. Look closely, though, and you'll notice subtle tweaks to the design and proportions of the head cover, shoulders, upper arms, and the entire legs. The thing is, "subtle" really is the word — it's overall sharper and cleaner, but if you're not comparing the two kits side by side, you'd probably be left scratching your head wondering what actually changed.

The real upgrade is in the joints. The bend range on both the arms and legs has been significantly improved. The hip joints have also been changed from ball joints to side-to-side swing joints, so the legs can now spread out wide. Thanks to that, despite the kit's chunky build, it can even pull off a kneeling pose. The backpack and weapons, on the other hand, are carried over as-is from the original HGUC.

Compared to the original early-2000s HGUC Rick-Dias, this is roughly a v1.5 upgrade. It's a bit of a shame that the visual differences aren't more obvious, but the joints at least have been improved to a satisfying degree. That said, since it's essentially recycling parts that were already updated first for the HG Build Gamma Gundam... it somehow feels like the Rick-Dias — the original unit — got a bit upstaged. T_T

Either way, this kit is meaningful in that it gives the HGUC Rick-Dias — which always felt a bit dated since it came out so early — a solid upgrade. If you're building an HGUC Rick-Dias, I'd strongly recommend going with the Club G version, no question. :-)

HGUC Rick Dias (Quattro Bajeena Custom) | 2020.8 | ¥1,900

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.