Kit Review

Straight build
+ Panel lining + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Upper body and head.
The eyes are reproduced with green clear parts.

HGUC GM type C - You're supposed to put a seal on the yellow V on the crotch, but since you're sticking it onto a three

You're supposed to put a seal on the yellow V on the crotch..
Since you're sticking it onto a three-dimensional V shape, it tends to not adhere well and ends up lifting like that.. T_T

Shoulder seals.

Back section

Weapons

Simple leg section.

HGUC GM type C - Thanks to the added hand runner, you get a whopping 7 different hand options. However, the 4 extra han

Thanks to the added hand runner, you get a whopping 7 different hand options.
However, the 4 extra hands have plain gray back-of-hand covers, so they look a bit cheap.

HGUC GM type C - Leftover parts. The shoulder joint connector has been swapped out for one with a slightly wider range

Leftover parts.
The shoulder joint connector has been swapped out for one with a slightly wider range of motion.

The arms can bend fully, but the legs are just a straightforward 90 degrees.

The feet can pull off poses well enough, but..

No beam parts are included, so it's completely useless. OTL

HGUC GM type C - Basic shooting pose. The feet don't have great ground contact, so you can't plant them flat on the gro

Basic shooting pose.
The feet don't have great ground contact, so you can't plant them flat on the ground.

HGUC GM type C - Machine gun shooting pose (1/4)

HGUC GM type C - Machine gun shooting pose (2/4)

Machine gun shooting pose

HGUC GM type C - Bazooka shooting pose (1/3)

Bazooka shooting pose

HGUC GM type C - Aerial action using Action Base 2 (1/4)

HGUC GM type C - Aerial action using Action Base 2 (2/4)

Aerial action using Action Base 2

Together with the MG GM Kai.

Together with the Powered GM, which shares the same base kit.

Straight build

The GM Kai from 0083 has finally made it to HGUC, though it feels like it's quite a bit late to the party. This is a kit that should have come out alongside the Powered GM four years ago — or more accurately, should have come out even before the Powered GM — and it's only just now been released. ^^

Since the Powered GM is based on the GM Kai in the lore, this kit shares a large portion of the HGUC Powered GM's runners. The overall skeletal structure is identical, and you could really just call it a kit with swapped-out armor. Because of that, even though it's a newer release, the quality ends up being right around the same level as the Powered GM from four years ago.

That said, the Powered GM was already a pretty clean kit in terms of quality, so the HGUC GM type C is solid in all the fundamentals as well. Joint strength is very stable throughout, making it easy to handle, and the molded colors and color separation are clean too. Articulation, though, isn't anything flashy — I'd say it's just decent enough to get by. The ankles in particular are a bit stiff, so spreading the legs wide really kills the ground contact, which is a bit of a shame. Compared to the ankle articulation on more recent HG/HGUC kits, the age gap in the design is pretty apparent. Also, the hands tend to pop off when gripping weapons — both of them — which is the same issue as with the Powered GM.

It's not a particularly flashy mobile suit to begin with, but as a solid, clean HGUC with good build feel and quality, I think it's a kit worth recommending to anyone who likes the design. :-)

HGUC GM type C
August 2010
¥1,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.