Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
It's quite small.

HG Vifam with Sling Pannier - Detail shots (1/4)

HG Vifam with Sling Pannier - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Main body with Sling Pannier

Main body only

With Sling Pannier equipped

The standard backpack that attaches when the Sling Pannier is removed

The standard armaments include a beam gun and shield.

Inside of the shield

HG Vifam with Sling Pannier - The cockpit hatch opens too, and you can push from the back to pull out the escape pod store

The cockpit hatch opens too, and you can push from the back to pull out the escape pod stored inside.

Escape pod

A total of 4 hands are included.

HG Vifam with Sling Pannier - The number seals that go on the abdomen are thick PET stickers, and you can choose from numb

The number seals that go on the abdomen are thick PET stickers,
and you can choose from numbers 1 through 9.

You can remove the rear cover and mount it on a stand using a separate joint part.

Excellent limb articulation

You can extend the range of motion by pulling the hip joints downward.

Forward/backward shoulder articulation

Waist articulation

The forearm can rotate 360 degrees.

Sling Pannier and backpack articulation

HG Vifam with Sling Pannier - Action poses, main body only (1/5)

HG Vifam with Sling Pannier - Action poses, main body only (2/5)

HG Vifam with Sling Pannier - Action poses, main body only (3/5)

Action poses, main body only

HG Vifam with Sling Pannier - Poses with Sling Pannier equipped (1/5)

HG Vifam with Sling Pannier - Poses with Sling Pannier equipped (2/5)

HG Vifam with Sling Pannier - Poses with Sling Pannier equipped (3/5)

Poses with Sling Pannier equipped

Together with the HG Dougram-1 Plus Lifter-1, which shares a similar concept.

This kit is the HG-grade Vifam with Sling Pannier. Just like the previously released HG L-Gaim Mk-II and HG Dougram-1 Plus Lifter-1,it's a kit that brings an older mech up to modern quality standards. Again, just one representative unit was released as an online-exclusive HG (regular release overseas), while the older Vifam kits were reissued separately as two set kits.

The overall quality is on par with the HG Dougram, and you get excellent color separation and a smooth, satisfying build. Articulation and joint strength are both great, so it's a clean, well-executed kit. That said, it's even smaller than the already-tiny HG Dougram — noticeably smaller than your average HG Gunpla. The quality is solid, but given the ¥3,800 price tag — small MG territory — the size does leave you wanting a little more.

Armaments include a beam gun and shield, and you can also swap out the Sling Pannier for the standard backpack. There's even a small escape pod that can be stored inside and detached, plus a gimmick where the cockpit hatch opens up and down. The number seals for the abdomen are also a nice touch — thick, premium PET stickers.

All in all, this is a top-tier HG kit with impeccably clean quality. Along with the Dougram, it's sure to hit old fans right in the nostalgia for Vifam model kits. And even if you've never heard of Vifam, it's a small, clean, high-quality HG mech kit that I'd recommend to any plastic model fan. :-)

HG Vifam with Sling Pannier | 2022.12 | ¥3,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.