Kit Review

Straight build

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Detail shots

Rear view with the Core Lander detached

Outer armor removed

Pre-assembled inner frame included

HiRM God Gundam - Frame detail shots (1/4)

HiRM God Gundam - Frame detail shots (2/4)

Frame detail shots

Some parts of the frame have a coating finish applied

Articulation on the frame

Opening of the Energie Multiplier

Opening of the machine cannon on the shoulder

All five fingers on the God Finger Protector are articulated.

The front skirt opens slightly to the side.

Opening gimmicks on the shoulders and back of the legs

Anti-slip rubber stickers are applied to the soles of the feet.

Core Lander

A locking gimmick is included to ensure the wings align properly when folding the Core Lander's wings.

Weapons and effect parts

The Halo effect part is secured with two locking pins.

Four types of interchangeable fingers are included.

The thumb has two articulated joints.

The God Finger comes packaged separately.

A slide-type stand joint part is included, providing a solid and secure hold.

Even with the armor on, it looks like it has top-tier articulation, but...

HiRM God Gundam - Interestingly, there's a gimmick below the hip joint that lets the legs fold inward — if you don't use this

Interestingly, there's a gimmick below the hip joint that lets the legs fold inward —
if you don't use this to splay the legs out to the sides first, the front skirt gets in the way and makes it hard to raise the legs high enough.

HiRM God Gundam - Without spreading the hip joints like shown, the thigh only comes up this far. Raise it just a little more

Without spreading the hip joints like shown, the thigh only comes up this far.
Raise it just a little more and the front skirt pops right off.

HiRM God Gundam - As a bonus, there's also a gimmick where the side skirts open outward, which does help with hip joint artic

As a bonus, there's also a gimmick where the side skirts open outward, which does help with hip joint articulation.

Forward/backward shoulder articulation

Forward and backward torso movement

The wrists also swivel side to side really smoothly.

That signature cocky arms-crossed pose

Action poses

Alongside the MG God Gundam from 2001.
The overall volume has grown quite a bit.

Alongside the previous HiRM Gundam Astray Noir.

God Gundam from Mobile Fighter G Gundam has been released as the 5th kit in the High Resolution Model (HiRM) lineup. It still comes as a premium package with a pre-assembled frame and gloss injection parts — and the price is the same PG-level ¥13,000 (...). Some of the metal parts that were included in the early releases are gone now, and for a kit that essentially just includes a partially painted plastic frame as a pre-built piece, the price does feel a bit steep.

The basic format stays true to the series concept, delivering chunky proportions, stiff joint strength, and top-tier articulation. The shiny gloss injection parts are made of a hard material that's tough to clean up, and on top of that they're all under-gate, so trimming the gates takes quite a bit of time. That said, the payoff is an exterior quality that almost feels like a die-cast kit.

Since this is the first 1/100 God Gundam since the MG back in 2001 — a full 18 years later — a whole bunch of new and interesting gimmicks have been added. For starters, deployment gimmicks for Hyper Mode have been added to the shoulders, legs, and front skirt, and a brand-new circular ring-shaped Halo effect part is now included. On top of that, all five fingers on the signature God Finger Protector are articulated, and a locking gimmick has been added so the Core Lander's wings snap together perfectly when folded.

So there are plenty of fresh gimmick additions, and the articulation turned out even better than expected — truly top-class. The arms and legs fold up fully as a given, and with the side skirts opening outward plus an extra joint below the hip that lets the legs splay out further, you can pull off high-angle kick poses really naturally. The one catch is that if you don't splay the legs out first, the front skirt blocks the thigh from going up high — and the front skirt tends to pop off with even a little force, which is a bit of a shame. Still, add in wrists that rotate a full 360 degrees and a thumb that's articulated at every joint, and for a Mobile Fighter G Gundam kit where articulation is everything, this thing delivers near-ultimate action potential.

Joint strength is also solid across the board — stiff to the point where it almost feels too tight. It loses a bit of that smooth feel, but at least you don't have to worry about anything holding its pose. The front skirt popping off during posing is a bit annoying, but everything else stays locked in nice and firm.

In the end, this came out as the ultimate God Gundam kit — one that delivers top-tier articulation and rock-solid hold, with action posing front and center. The value-for-money debate is still very much alive for this lineup, but if you're a fan of Mobile Fighter G Gundam and God Gundam, this is a kit I'd wholeheartedly recommend regardless of the price. :-)

HiRM God Gundam | 2019. 10 | ¥13,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.