Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Various angles

Detail shots

Separated Core Lander

HGFC Gundam Rose - Only one Chevalier Saber is included as a weapon, with a hip-mount part and beam effect part provided se

Only one Chevalier Saber is included as a weapon,
with a hip-mount part and beam effect part provided separately.

A total of 5 hands are included.

Roses Bit effect parts

HGFC Gundam Rose - As an HG-original gimmick, the cloak-type shield can be split into four pieces and used together with th

As an HG-original gimmick, the cloak-type shield can be split into four pieces
and used together with the Roses Bit effect parts.

With the included stand and Roses Bit effect parts attached.

Leftover parts

HGFC Gundam Rose - Relatively excellent arm and leg articulation. The side skirts do limit how far you can spread the legs

Relatively excellent arm and leg articulation.
The side skirts do limit how far you can spread the legs sideways though.

There's a hip slide gimmick that helps out a little.

Waist articulation front/back and side to side

Shoulder articulation

The cloak-type shield opens up in 5 sections.
The interior detail and color separation look great too.

HGFC Gundam Rose - Chevalier Saber pose (1/5)

HGFC Gundam Rose - Chevalier Saber pose (2/5)

HGFC Gundam Rose - Chevalier Saber pose (3/5)

Chevalier Saber pose

HGFC Gundam Rose - Poses using the Roses Bit effect parts (1/4)

HGFC Gundam Rose - Poses using the Roses Bit effect parts (2/4)

Poses using the Roses Bit effect parts

HGFC Gundam Rose - With the cloak-type shield deployed and used together with the Roses Bit effect parts. (1/4)

HGFC Gundam Rose - With the cloak-type shield deployed and used together with the Roses Bit effect parts. (2/4)

With the cloak-type shield deployed and used together with the Roses Bit effect parts.

Together with the standard release HGFC Shining Gundam.

Together with the old 1/144 Gundam Rose from 1994.
You can really feel those 29 years of difference..

This is the HG Gundam Rose, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. Right off the bat you can tell it's a kit packed with impressive color separation. The soft material and high-level parts breakdown give it an incredibly satisfying build feel.

Thanks to that, even a straight build looks fantastic, and the overall articulation and joint strength are solid too, making this a great kit to handle. The joints strike that ideal balance — smooth yet firm. Only one Chevalier Saber is included as a weapon, with a beam effect part and storage part provided separately. On top of that, a clear light-blue stand is included, along with four Roses Bit effect parts.

In particular, the cloak-type shield on the left shoulder opens up smoothly in 5 sections, and four of those can be detached and used together with the Roses Bit effect parts. This is an HG-original gimmick that lets you pull off flashy poses unique to Gundam Rose — something you've never seen before.

It was already generating buzz as a must-have kit from the moment it was released, and honestly, building it myself left me genuinely impressed. Color separation, build feel, articulation, joint stability, overall look — it's flawless across the board. It clearly surpasses the already well-received standard releases of G Gundam and Shining Gundam in terms of quality. Gundam Rose may not have been the most popular unit, but this kit turned out to be an absolute gem. If it had been a standard release instead of a Club G exclusive, I think it would've been a bestseller — makes you wonder why Bandai suddenly went all-in on Gundam Rose like this. :-)

HGFC Gundam Rose | 2023.2 | ¥2,650

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.