Club G HGUC

Gundam Unit 5

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

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Detail shots

HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Normal mode configuration with the shoulder booster thrusters and back propellant tanks removed (1/3) HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Normal mode configuration with the shoulder booster thrusters and back propellant tanks removed (2/3) HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Normal mode configuration with the shoulder booster thrusters and back propellant tanks removed (3/3)

Normal mode configuration with the shoulder booster thrusters and back propellant tanks removed

HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Weapons loadout

Weapons loadout

HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - The ammo belt is pretty stiff, so it's a pain to position.

The ammo belt is pretty stiff, so it's a pain to position.

HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Giant Gatling

Giant Gatling

HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Leftover parts

Leftover parts

HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Excellent limb articulation

Excellent limb articulation

HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Normal mode action poses (1/4) HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Normal mode action poses (2/4) HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Normal mode action poses (3/4) HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Normal mode action poses (4/4)

Normal mode action poses

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[Bst] form action poses

HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Together with the HGUC Gundam Unit 4.

Together with the HGUC Gundam Unit 4.

HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - HGUC Gundam Units 4, 5, 6, and 7 group shot

HGUC Gundam Units 4, 5, 6, and 7 group shot

HGUC Gundam Unit 5 - Together with the MG Gundam Unit 5 released in 2003.


Together with the MG Gundam Unit 5 released in 2003.

This kit is the HGUC Gundam Unit 5, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's a color variant of the previously released Club G HGUC Gundam Unit 4, and there was also an MG version back in 2003. The blue molded color from Unit 4 has been swapped out for red, and instead of the Hyper Beam Rifle, this one comes with the Giant Gatling.

So all the body characteristics are completely identical to the HGUC Gundam Unit 4 — it's still a high-quality kit with excellent color separation, articulation, and joint strength. The [Bst] form can also be converted to normal mode the same way, by removing the shoulder booster thrusters and back propellant tanks.

The newly added Giant Gatling for Unit 5 reuses some parts from the HGUC Pale Rider (Space Combat Type)'s beam Gatling gun, and it has a solid sculpt and detail. The ammo belt connecting to the tank is made of soft material, but it's a bit on the stiff side, so it's not easy to get it sitting naturally. In my case, I bent and flexed it back and forth a bunch of times to soften it up a bit before attaching it — but even then, the belt is stiff enough during action poses that it's really awkward to get the Giant Gatling positioned at the angle you want. On top of that, the tension from the ammo belt can easily cause the hand parts to come apart, sending the Giant Gatling flying right out of the hand. It would've been nice if the belt had been a bit longer and made of a softer material.

The stiff ammo belt is a bit of a blemish, but overall this is a kit that boasts a great straight build look and quality just like Unit 4 — and it's the kind of kit that's even better when you build it as a pair with Unit 4. :-)

HGUC Gundam Unit 5 | 2021.3 | ¥2,250

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.