Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack — the universal standard for scale reference

HGUC Guncannon - Two shoulder weapons are included. (1/4)

HGUC Guncannon - Two shoulder weapons are included. (2/4)

Two shoulder weapons are included.

Action pose. It might not look like it has great articulation, but...

That leg articulation beats most MGs...! It can kneel down naturally.

HGUC Guncannon - A prone firing pose is possible too! The waist and neck bend back quite a lot, and separate hand parts are i

A prone firing pose is possible too! The waist and neck bend back quite a lot,
and separate hand parts are included specifically for this kind of pose.

Comparison with the MG big brother.

Straight build before panel lining

Following the MG line, a new 1/144 HGUC series has begun. And the first shot fired is the Guncannon — one of the main stars of First Gundam! The technology built up through the MG line seems to have carried over directly into 1/144 scale, because the first HGUC Guncannon showed up with a pretty jaw-dropping level of quality.

First off, the molded colors are nearly perfect, so the color reproduction looks fantastic. Even a straight build gets you almost completely on-spec colors. But what really blew everyone away was the proportions and articulation. It can pull off a fully kneeling pose — something that usually only decent MGs can manage. The proportions are great so it holds poses well, and the joints are tuned to just the right amount of stiffness.

That said, while each joint has good range of motion, when you actually try to strike a pose things tend to catch on each other here and there, which can limit what you can pull off. Dynamic poses are a bit of a challenge. (Maybe I was asking too much? ^^;)

This is a landmark piece in Gunpla history — one that completely shatters the old assumption that 1/144 scale means small and cute but mediocre in detail and quality. And it's cheap too, with great quality to boot~

HGUC Guncannon | 1999.5 | ¥800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.