AMAIM HG

Jo Hound

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

HG Jo Hound - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Jo Hound - Various angles (1/6) HG Jo Hound - Various angles (2/6) HG Jo Hound - Various angles (3/6) HG Jo Hound - Various angles (4/6) HG Jo Hound - Various angles (5/6) HG Jo Hound - Various angles (6/6)

Various angles

HG Jo Hound - Detail shots (1/4) HG Jo Hound - Detail shots (2/4) HG Jo Hound - Detail shots (3/4) HG Jo Hound - Detail shots (4/4)

Detail shots

HG Jo Hound - The weapons and hand gimmicks are reused straight from the HG Brady Hound. (1/2) HG Jo Hound - The weapons and hand gimmicks are reused straight from the HG Brady Hound. (2/2)

The weapons and hand gimmicks are reused straight from the HG Brady Hound.

HG Jo Hound - There are individually articulated pins on both sides under the head.

There are individually articulated pins on both sides under the head.

HG Jo Hound - Depending on how you adjust these pins, you can rotate the mono-eye or close it completely for the cruising HG Jo Hound - Depending on how you adjust these pins, you can rotate the mono-eye or close it completely for the cruising

Depending on how you adjust these pins, you can rotate the mono-eye,
or close it completely for the cruising form.

HG Jo Hound - Unlike the Brady Hound, which bends its hip joints 90 degrees backward for the cruising form, the Jo Hound b

Unlike the Brady Hound, which bends its hip joints 90 degrees backward for the cruising form,
the Jo Hound bends its knees 90 degrees instead.

HG Jo Hound - Cruising form (1/3) HG Jo Hound - Cruising form (2/3) HG Jo Hound - Cruising form (3/3)

Cruising form

HG Jo Hound - Limb folding articulation not much different from the Brady Hound

Limb folding articulation not much different from the Brady Hound

HG Jo Hound - The shoulder's up-and-down range is good, but the forward-and-back range is a bit limited. (1/2) HG Jo Hound - The shoulder's up-and-down range is good, but the forward-and-back range is a bit limited. (2/2)

The shoulder's up-and-down range is good, but the forward-and-back range is a bit limited.

HG Jo Hound - Waist articulation

Waist articulation

HG Jo Hound - There's a gimmick where the hip joints slide outward on connector pins for a wider stance.

There's a gimmick where the hip joints slide outward on connector pins for a wider stance.

HG Jo Hound - The ankles are flexible in all directions, so ground contact is solid. (1/2) HG Jo Hound - The ankles are flexible in all directions, so ground contact is solid. (2/2)

The ankles are flexible in all directions, so ground contact is solid.

HG Jo Hound - Action poses (1/7) HG Jo Hound - Action poses (2/7) HG Jo Hound - Action poses (3/7) HG Jo Hound - Action poses (4/7) HG Jo Hound - Action poses (5/7) HG Jo Hound - Action poses (6/7) HG Jo Hound - Action poses (7/7)

Action poses

HG Jo Hound - Together with the HG Brady Hound.

Together with the HG Brady Hound.

This is the HG Jo Hound, released as the 9th kit in the Kyoukai Senki series. HG Brady HoundSome of the inner frame and weapons are reused from it, but most of the parts are newly sculpted. Compared to the Brady Hound, it has noticeably broader shoulders and a more stocky build.

The overall quality is pretty much on par with the HG Brady Hound — articulation is fairly average while joint strength is solid. It features a unique split mono-eye rotation gimmick, letting you either rotate the mono-eye or cover it completely. For weapons, it only comes with the same rifle as the Brady Hound, and one notable difference is that the cruising form is achieved by bending the knees 90 degrees backward rather than the hip joints.

So it's essentially a reshaped version of the Brady Hound sharing a similar color scheme and style, but with revised proportions. The build quality is plenty solid, so if you're into stocky, tough-looking mecha model kits regardless of the source material, this seems like a fun and easy kit to enjoy. :-)

HG Jo Hound | 2022. 4 | ¥2,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.