Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HGUC D Gundam First - Various angles (1/6)

HGUC D Gundam First - Various angles (2/6)

HGUC D Gundam First - Various angles (3/6)

HGUC D Gundam First - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

HGUC D Gundam First - Detail shots (1/4)

HGUC D Gundam First - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

HGUC D Gundam First - A really generous weapons loadout. From left to right: shield, beam shotgun, drill gun, trimochi gun,

A really generous weapons loadout.
From left to right: shield, beam shotgun, drill gun, trimochi gun, rivet gun, magnet anchor, wire bomb, and beam saber.

Shield interior detail

You can remove the shield cover and store the magnet anchor and rivet gun inside.

HGUC D Gundam First - The magnet anchor, wire bomb, and drill gun can be connected with thick lead wires to recreate their

The magnet anchor, wire bomb, and drill gun can be connected with thick lead wires to recreate their deployed states.

The wire bomb can be mounted on the rear skirt.

The beam saber and drill gun can be stored on the side skirts.

HGUC D Gundam First - The magnet anchor, drill gun, and rivet gun can be connected to the backpack with lead wires. Note th

The magnet anchor, drill gun, and rivet gun can be connected to the backpack with lead wires.
Note that you need to use the thinner of the two included lead wires for the backpack connection.

HGUC D Gundam First - Three hands are included in total. You can detach the large trimochi round/dummy round stored inside

Three hands are included in total.
You can detach the large trimochi round/dummy round stored inside the shield and place it on the open hand.

Knuckle crusher articulation on the arm

Only one leftover part

Limb articulation

HGUC D Gundam First - There is a hip joint articulation gimmick, but the range of motion is pretty narrow so it doesn't mak

There is a hip joint articulation gimmick, but
the range of motion is pretty narrow so it doesn't make much of a difference..

Shoulder forward/backward articulation

Waist articulation.
It doesn't bend forward much, but it tilts quite a bit backward and sideways.

Backpack binder articulation

HGUC D Gundam First - Kneeling pose while holding the large trimochi round (1/3)

Kneeling pose while holding the large trimochi round

Knuckle crusher attack pose

Beam shotgun pose

Rivet gun + trimochi gun pose

Beam saber pose

Wire bomb deployed pose

HGUC D Gundam First - Magnet anchor deployed pose (1/3)

Magnet anchor deployed pose

HGUC D Gundam First - Drill gun deployed pose (1/3)

Drill gun deployed pose

Together with the HGUC First Gundam Revive.

This is the HGUC D Gundam First, a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's a work suit (WS) from the manga "Double Fake: Under the Gundam," and since it's a completely new concept mobile suit, it comes with an all-new sculpt.

First off, as you'd expect from a modern HG kit, it features excellent color separation and a smooth building experience. Despite being a polycap-less design, the joints move smoothly and hold their positions well, and the articulation is above average, making it a very poseable kit.

The weapons and accessories are an absolutely stacked lineup — easily one of the most generous I've seen. On the weapons side you get a beam shield, beam shotgun, wire bomb, and beam saber, while the tools include a drill gun, trimochi gun, rivet gun, and magnet anchor. What's really interesting is that, true to its work suit concept, the armaments are styled like actual tools. Of these, the magnet anchor, wire bomb, and drill gun can be connected with thick lead wires to recreate their deployed states, while the magnet anchor, drill gun, and rivet gun can be connected to the backpack with thin lead wires.

On top of that, you can remove the inner shield cover to store the magnet anchor and rivet gun inside, and the large trimochi round/dummy round stored in the shield can be detached and placed on the open hand. The beam saber and drill gun can be mounted on the side skirts, the wire bomb on the rear skirt, and the knuckle crusher on the arm swings forward — all in all, it's a kit that offers a really rich variety of weapon and option combinations.

So overall, this is a well-put-together HG kit with great build quality and an impressive weapons selection. The main deciding factor will probably come down to whether you like the design and how familiar you are with the source material. Either way, the quality is solid, so if the look appeals to you, it's definitely worth recommending. :-)

HGUC D Gundam First | 2025.2 | ¥2,300

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.