Club G MG

Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog

Kit Review

Straight build + PET seals + waterslide decals (large decals only)

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog (1/6) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog (2/6) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog (3/6) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog (4/6) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog (5/6) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog (6/6)

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Detail shots (1/4) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Detail shots (2/4) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Detail shots (3/4) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Detail shots (4/4)

Detail shots

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Still an excellent 2007 Gelgoog 2.0 frame. (1/2) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Still an excellent 2007 Gelgoog 2.0 frame. (2/2)

Still an excellent 2007 Gelgoog 2.0 frame.

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - A much more generous weapons loadout than before.

A much more generous weapons loadout than before.

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Newly tooled Type-B backpack, rocket launcher, and joint parts for mounting weapons

Newly tooled Type-B backpack, rocket launcher, and joint parts for mounting weapons

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog. (1/2) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog. (2/2)

The rocket launcher for Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog.

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - The Giant Bazooka from the MG Zaku 2.0 is also reused and included here — the grip sect MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - The Giant Bazooka from the MG Zaku 2.0 is also reused and included here — the grip sect

The Giant Bazooka from the MG Zaku 2.0 is also reused and included here,
with new tooled parts applied to the grip section to fit the Gelgoog 2.0's hands.

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - The three scope lenses now come with thick, high-gloss PET seals that have excellent re MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - The three scope lenses now come with thick, high-gloss PET seals that have excellent re

The three scope lenses now come with thick, high-gloss PET seals that have excellent reflectivity.

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - You can remove the small covers on both sides of the Type-B backpack and attach the joi

You can remove the small covers on both sides of the Type-B backpack and attach the joint parts for mounting weapons.

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - The rocket launcher and Giant Bazooka mounted on both sides of the Type-B backpack. (1/ MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - The rocket launcher and Giant Bazooka mounted on both sides of the Type-B backpack. (2/

The rocket launcher and Giant Bazooka mounted on both sides of the Type-B backpack.

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - The beam rifle can be mounted as well. (1/2) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - The beam rifle can be mounted as well. (2/2)

The beam rifle can be mounted as well.

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Cockpit hatch open

Cockpit hatch open

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Type-B backpack thruster unit articulation

Type-B backpack thruster unit articulation

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Leftover parts

Leftover parts

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Same articulation as before

Same articulation as before

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Rocket launcher pose (1/4) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Rocket launcher pose (2/4) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Rocket launcher pose (3/4) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Rocket launcher pose (4/4)

Rocket launcher pose

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Giant Bazooka pose (1/2) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Giant Bazooka pose (2/2)

Giant Bazooka pose

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Poses using the existing weapons (1/4) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Poses using the existing weapons (2/4) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Poses using the existing weapons (3/4) MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Poses using the existing weapons (4/4)

Poses using the existing weapons

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog recreated using the MG Gelgoog Cannon released as MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog recreated using the MG Gelgoog Cannon released as

Alongside the Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog recreated using the MG Gelgoog Cannon released as a standard retail kit in 1997 (left).
Note that the black on the forearms, thighs, and feet was painted separately,
and it was a pretty odd kit with an awkward, half-baked molded color combination and no weapons to speak of.

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Comparison with the 1997 Type-B backpack. You can really feel those 26 years of differe

Comparison with the 1997 Type-B backpack.
You can really feel those 26 years of difference.

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog released through Club G.

Alongside the HGUC Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog released through Club G.

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Alongside the MG Char's Gelgoog Ver.2.0 released as a standard retail kit.

Alongside the MG Char's Gelgoog Ver.2.0 released as a standard retail kit.

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog - Alongside the MG Johnny Ridden's Zaku Ver.2.0 released in 2008.

Alongside the MG Johnny Ridden's Zaku Ver.2.0 released in 2008.

This kit is the MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog, released as a Club G (Premium Bandai) online exclusive. It takes the MG Char's Gelgoog Ver.2.0 released as a standard retail kit in 2007, swaps the molded colors to red, and adds an expanded weapons loadout. The distinctive Type-B backpack and rocket launcher have been added as newly tooled parts.

First and foremost, it's just great that Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog has finally gotten a proper MG release. Back in 1997, the standard retail MG Gelgoog Cannoncould technically be built as Johnny Ridden's unit, but it was notorious for its nonsensical molded color combination. If you wanted to do the camouflage-patterned Gelgoog Cannon, you'd need a full repaint — and if you wanted to do Johnny Ridden's unit instead, the forearms, thighs, and feet all came out in red when they should've been black. Either way, painting was mandatory no matter what you were going for, and it became the poster child for lazy color variants. (The rocket launcher for Johnny Ridden's unit was left out entirely too..)

So here we are, 15 years later in 2023, and we've finally gotten a proper Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog — even if it is an online exclusive. It's based on the still-excellent MG Gelgoog 2.0, so the frame quality, volume, and detail are all top-notch. The distinctive Type-B backpack is newly tooled with great color separation, making it incomparably better than the 2008 version, and the dedicated rocket launcher is cleanly executed in a way that's worthy of the MG line. The Giant Bazooka from the MG Zaku 2.0 is also reused and included, with new tooled parts on the grip to fit the Gelgoog 2.0's hands. On top of that, three joint parts for mounting weapons onto the backpack have been added as a bonus, and interestingly, the scope sections on the weapons use thick, high-gloss PET seals.

The MG Gelgoog 2.0 frame still shows off great detail and solid joint strength, holding whatever pose you put it in just fine. It is a bit too heavy for an Action Base though, so the stability of the stand joint parts is a little iffy. That said, if you get the center of gravity right, you can get it airborne well enough — though for long-term display, you'll probably want to reinforce it with double-sided tape or something similar.

All in all, this is a kit that's been successfully upgraded after 16 years, and if you're a fan of Universal Century MSV units, it's definitely worth picking up without hesitation. :-)

MG Johnny Ridden's Gelgoog | 2023.7 | ¥5,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.