Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Detail shots

It looks similar to the existing MG Re-GZ, but
most of the frame is newly sculpted.

Weapons loadout

Joint parts for transformation

MG Re-GZ Custom - Two action base joint parts are included — one optimized for mobile suit mode and one for Waverider mo

Two action base joint parts are included — one optimized for mobile suit mode and one for Waverider mode.

Hands with four interchangeable finger parts

The connection between the weapon's mounting hole and the finger parts is nice and solid.

Cockpit hatch open

The forearm includes the same grenade launcher opening gimmick as the existing MG Re-GZ.

Backpack beam cannon articulation.
The beam cannon also doubles as the beam saber handle.

A large amount of leftover parts remain from the existing MG Re-GZ runners.

Decent limb articulation

Improved forward/backward and up/down shoulder articulation compared to the existing MG Re-GZ

Firing pose with the new beam assault rifle

Pose with the backpack beam cannon and side skirt beam guns aimed forward

Vulcan pose

Beam saber pose
Like the MG ZZ, it comes with a large PG-sized beam saber.

TRANSFORMATION

First, bend the shoulders and arms in various directions and position them as shown above.

Open the locking pin at the bottom and raise the hip joint upward to extend it.

MG Re-GZ Custom - To lock the extended hip joint in place, close the locking pin, then push the additional locking pin on

To lock the extended hip joint in place, close the locking pin, then push the additional locking pin on the front
to support the bottom so the repositioned hip joint doesn't slide back down.

Bend the legs to the angle shown above, then

lower the nose and spread the wings.

MG Re-GZ Custom - Add the joint parts inside the shield and attach it to the underside of the main body. At this point, f

Add the joint parts inside the shield and attach it to the underside of the main body.
At this point, fitting the rear joint parts into the inside of the leg armor helps get the angle right,
but they tend to pop out easily, so it's not easy to keep them locked in place.

MG Re-GZ Custom - Pull out the locking pin at the back of the beam assault rifle and attach it to the underside of the fo

Pull out the locking pin at the back of the beam assault rifle and attach it to the underside of the forearm — transformation complete.

Waverider mode

Underside

MG Re-GZ Custom - Alongside the MG Re-GZ released in 2001. This is a near-new-tooling kit with most of the exterior chang

Alongside the MG Re-GZ released in 2001.
This is a near-new-tooling kit with most of the exterior changed.

This kit is the MG Re-GZ Custom, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It's based on the MG Re-GZ from 2001, but aside from some shared internal frame and exterior parts, over 80% of the parts are newly sculpted. If you compare it closely to the MG Re-GZ, the molded colors and color scheme are similar, but it's a near-new-tooling kit with a fresh new design.

As the 18-year gap between release dates suggests, the original MG Re-GZ has a pretty old-school build even by MG standards. This kit not only updates the exterior, but also redesigns the shoulder joints in a more modern style, giving it significantly better articulation. The hip frame parts for transformation are reused from the MG Re-GZ as-is, but major frame parts like the upper body, legs, thighs, and shoulders are all newly tooled. On top of that, a beam assault rifle is included as a new weapon, and a large beam saber — with PG-sized beam parts just like the MG ZZ — is stored in the backpack.

The biggest feature of the Re-GZ Custom is that the BWS (Back Weapon System), which previously had to be combined separately, comes pre-integrated. You can transform it into Waverider mode through a process very similar to the original MG Re-GZ. Action base joint parts optimized for both mobile suit and Waverider modes are also included, so you can display it stably on an action base in either form.

As mentioned, most of the parts are newly tooled, and this kit comes out looking far more refined than the original MG Re-GZ — it's in a completely different league quality-wise. It's honestly good enough to have been a regular retail release, but Bandai apparently decided it was too niche a unit and put it out as a Club G exclusive. If the original MG Re-GZ feels too dated for you, I'd definitely recommend giving the MG Re-GZ Custom a try — it's on a whole other level. :-)

MG Re-GZ Custom | 2019.5 | ¥6,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.