Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - Various angles (1/6)

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - Various angles (2/6)

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - Various angles (3/6)

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - Detail shots (1/4)

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

A new Gundam-type head design has been applied.

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - With the shoulder armor changed to a new sculpt, the verniers now have color s

With the shoulder armor changed to a new sculpt,
the verniers now have color separation and the seam line that ran across the middle is gone.

A closed fist hand (no hole) has also been added.

A stand hole has been added to the crotch area as well.

The weapon loadout is the same as the original.

With a set of closed fists added, you now get three types of hands in total.

A simple stand has also been newly included.

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - There are 2 leftover seals, and the instructions say you can use them however

There are 2 leftover seals, and the instructions say you can use them however you like.
These are seals meant for the original Gaplant's head.
Don't be confused wondering why you have seals left over after finishing the build..

There are quite a few leftover parts.

The articulation itself is the same as the original.

Long Blade Rifle pose

Beam saber pose

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - Beam rifle firing pose mounted on the Movable Shield Binder (1/3)

Beam rifle firing pose mounted on the Movable Shield Binder

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - Transformed into Mobile Armor mode (1/6)

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - Transformed into Mobile Armor mode (2/6)

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - Transformed into Mobile Armor mode (3/6)

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - Transformed into Mobile Armor mode (4/6)

Transformed into Mobile Armor mode

Underside

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - Thanks to the stand hole added to the crotch area, you can now display the MA

Thanks to the stand hole added to the crotch area, you can now display the MA mode on a stand too.

Together with the HGUC Gaplant released as a general retail kit in 2003.

Club G Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) - Together with the HGUC Gaplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] released as a general retail kit

Together with the HGUC Gaplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] released as a general retail kit in 2006.

This kit is the HGUC Gaplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color), released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. Starting from the HGUC Gaplantreleased in 2003, the molded colors have been changed to Titans colors with some new sculpts applied. Aside from the changed head, it does look like a simple color variant at first glance.

First off, a new Gundam-type head has been applied as a new sculpt, and the shoulder armor has also been redone with a new sculpt — giving the verniers color separation and eliminating the seam lines. A set of closed fists with no holes has been added, and the crotch part has been swapped out for one with a stand hole. The joint runners have also been changed from ABS to KPS, improving the feel of the articulation and making it easier to paint. A black simple stand is included as well, so you can use the crotch stand hole for aerial display poses.

Everything else carries over from the original HGUC Gaplant. Being a kit from 21 years ago, it does show its age. The hip joints are old-school ball joints, the shoulder joints feel a bit fragile for the design, and the limb joints can't even bend 90 degrees. That said, joint strength elsewhere (aside from the shoulders) is decent enough, so standing poses and held poses aren't too bad. The transformation into Mobile Armor mode works the same as before, though the new stand hole in the crotch now makes aerial display possible. The large Booster that came with the HGUC Gaplant has been removed.

So while this is a variation kit that applies some new sculpts and stays faithful to the design, you should definitely go in knowing that the base kit is an older one. That said, the overall proportions were well done and hold up nicely, so if you like the silhouette, this is still a kit worth enjoying :-)

HGUC Gyplant TR-5 [Hrairoo] (Titans Color) | 2024.2 | ¥3,300

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.