Club G HG

GM Sleggar Custom

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

HG GM Sleggar Custom - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

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Detail shots

HG GM Sleggar Custom - Weapons loadout

Weapons loadout

HG GM Sleggar Custom - You get the beam rifle from the HG Gundam The Origin version, plus a newly sculpted beam spray gun

You get the beam rifle from the HG Gundam The Origin version, plus a newly sculpted beam spray gun (early type).

HG GM Sleggar Custom - The beam rifle has the same sculpt and gimmicks as before.

The beam rifle has the same sculpt and gimmicks as before.

HG GM Sleggar Custom - The beam rifle can be mounted on the rear skirt. (1/2) HG GM Sleggar Custom - The beam rifle can be mounted on the rear skirt. (2/2)

The beam rifle can be mounted on the rear skirt.

HG GM Sleggar Custom - Inner detail of the shield

Inner detail of the shield

HG GM Sleggar Custom - The shield can be mounted on the backpack.

The shield can be mounted on the backpack.

HG GM Sleggar Custom - A total of 3 hand types are included.

A total of 3 hand types are included.

HG GM Sleggar Custom - The vernier deployment gimmick on the back of the calves

The vernier deployment gimmick on the back of the calves

HG GM Sleggar Custom - Leftover parts

Leftover parts

HG GM Sleggar Custom - Arms and legs that fold up nice and deep

Arms and legs that fold up nice and deep

HG GM Sleggar Custom - The hip joint slide gimmick is the same as the HG Gundam The Origin version.

The hip joint slide gimmick is the same as the HG Gundam The Origin version.

HG GM Sleggar Custom - Forward/backward shoulder articulation

Forward/backward shoulder articulation

HG GM Sleggar Custom - The waist structure is also the same as the HG Gundam The Origin, so it's quite flexible. (1/2) HG GM Sleggar Custom - The waist structure is also the same as the HG Gundam The Origin, so it's quite flexible. (2/2)

The waist structure is also the same as the HG Gundam The Origin, so it's quite flexible.

HG GM Sleggar Custom - Kneeling pose (1/3) HG GM Sleggar Custom - Kneeling pose (2/3) HG GM Sleggar Custom - Kneeling pose (3/3)

Kneeling pose

HG GM Sleggar Custom - With that flexible waist and ankles, you can pull off some pretty dynamic kneeling poses too. (1/2 HG GM Sleggar Custom - With that flexible waist and ankles, you can pull off some pretty dynamic kneeling poses too. (2/2

With that flexible waist and ankles, you can pull off some pretty dynamic kneeling poses too.

HG GM Sleggar Custom - Aerial pose (1/2) HG GM Sleggar Custom - Aerial pose (2/2)

Aerial pose

HG GM Sleggar Custom - Beam spray gun (early type) firing pose (1/2) HG GM Sleggar Custom - Beam spray gun (early type) firing pose (2/2)

Beam spray gun (early type) firing pose

HG GM Sleggar Custom - Beam rifle + shield action pose (1/2) HG GM Sleggar Custom - Beam rifle + shield action pose (2/2)

Beam rifle + shield action pose

HG GM Sleggar Custom - Beam saber pose (1/2) HG GM Sleggar Custom - Beam saber pose (2/2)

Beam saber pose

HG GM Sleggar Custom - Together with the HGUC RX-78-02 Gundam (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) released through Club G.

Together with the HGUC RX-78-02 Gundam (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) released through Club G.

This kit is the HG GM Sleggar Custom, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's the mobile suit that appears in the theatrical anime film "Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island," and it came out as a completely new kit with 100% new tooling.

Overall it does show off new colors and details, and if you look closely you can spot new molds — but just going by the appearance alone, HGUC RX-78-02 Gundam
(Cucuruz Doan's Island
Ver.)it looks almost identical. The internal frame and joint parts are all newly sculpted too, but look closely and you'll find they're really just the same parts from the Gundam rearranged. As a result, all the structural features are the same as well — the same hip joint slide gimmick, the same articulation, the calf vernier open gimmick, and the early-type beam rifle are all carried over as-is.

In the end, the overall quality feels really solid, but for something advertised as 100% new tooling, it doesn't feel all that new. It's more like they took the Cucuruz Doan version Gundam (based on the HG Gundam The Origin), swapped the molded colors, and changed some parts over to GM styling. That said, it does include a newly sculpted beam spray gun (early type) as a weapon, and the shield sculpt has been uniquely reworked as well.

So compared to how it was advertised as completely new tooling, it honestly feels less new than you'd expect. Still, it's a kit with refined sculpting, fresh colors, excellent articulation, and solid joint strength — the overall build quality is really impressive. If you're a GM fan, this is definitely one worth recommending. :-)

HG GM Sleggar Custom | 2022.11 | ¥1,900

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.