Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

RG Burning Gundam Hyper Mode - Various angles (1/6)

RG Burning Gundam Hyper Mode - Various angles (2/6)

RG Burning Gundam Hyper Mode - Various angles (3/6)

RG Burning Gundam Hyper Mode - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

RG Burning Gundam Hyper Mode - Detail shots (1/4)

RG Burning Gundam Hyper Mode - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

RG Burning Gundam Hyper Mode - The included stand. It's reused from the MG Shin Musha Gundam Sengoku no Jin.

Included stand.
The stand is reused from the MG Shin Musha Gundam Sengoku no Jin.

Flip the double-sided printed paper to get 2 different background panels.

A clear yellow Action Base 7 is included.

All the accessories from the original God Gundam are included as well.

The Core Lander implementation is the same as before.

RG Burning Gundam Hyper Mode - Since the plating covers the moving parts, the joint pins themselves are way too tigh

Since the plating covers the moving parts, the joint pins themselves are way too tight to push in.
Because of this, you'll need to sand down most of the plated joint pins before assembly is possible.

RG Burning Gundam Hyper Mode - On top of that, with the wing fixing pins in particular, if you don't sand the platin

On top of that, with the wing fixing pins in particular, if you don't sand the plating down enough before inserting them,
they can snap easily during posing, just like in the photo above. T_T
I managed to fix it with glue, but it's a problem caused by the middle section of the wing being weaker than the stiff joint.

Leftover parts

Articulation is the same as the original.

RG Burning Gundam Hyper Mode - Action poses with just the main body (1/4)

RG Burning Gundam Hyper Mode - Action poses with just the main body (2/4)

Action poses with just the main body

Displayed with the stand

Poses with the stand

Beam saber poses with the stand

Poses with the background panel swapped to the Sekiha Tenkyoken image

Together with the standard release RG God Gundam.

Together with the Club G HG God Gundam Hyper Mode.

This kit is the Gundam Base limited RG God Gundam Hyper Mode. Essentially, it's the standard release RG God Gundamwith gold plating applied, and it comes in a deluxe package that includes a special stand.

First off, all the exterior runners have a two-tone gold coating applied. Compared to the typical plated kits where only some of the armor gets plated, there are far more plated runners here. Thanks to that, the entire body is covered in gold plating, giving it a really premium, expensive-looking appearance — though on the flip side, the gold coating is so intense that it can make the overall details and silhouette look a bit washed out.

The biggest issue is that the plating has been applied to most of the joint fixing pins as well, making assembly extremely tight. There are quite a few sections that simply can't be assembled unless you sand down the pins beforehand. The tricky part is figuring out just how much to sand — go too far and the joints become loose, so you need a good feel for finding that sweet spot. Easier said than done, and honestly it was a real headache for me too. The wings in particular need more sanding than you'd expect — if you don't sand them enough and just force them in, they can snap easily as shown in the review photos above, so be careful. Having to sand down each and every joint pin during assembly was pretty exhausting. This is also a problem that stems from the nature of Hyper Mode, where every single exterior part gets plated — unlike other plated kits that only coat armor parts of a specific color.

The included special stand is the one from the MG Shin Musha Gundam Sengoku no Jin,reused here in clear yellow. The two background panel sheets that slot in at the back are printed differently on each side, so you can pick whichever you prefer. There's also a clear yellow Action Base 7 included, which comes in handy for posing the main body.

So as a plated kit, the coating quality is excellent and it comes packaged as a premium model with a gorgeous stand — but the price hitting ¥15,000 due to the seven gold-plated runners is a pretty steep barrier to entry. It's hard to wrap your head around a ¥3,500 kit jumping to more than four times the price just by adding gold plating and a stand. That said, if you're after a premium gold-plated RG Hyper Mode, it's definitely worth recommending — just keep in mind that you'll need to sand down a whole lot of joint pins during assembly. :-)

RG Burning Gundam Hyper Mode | 2025.3 | ¥15,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.