Kit Review

Straight build
+ panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
It's quite a compact little thing.

As the name says, this kit comes with two identical Balls.

HGUC Ball Twin Set - With the 180mm low-recoil cannon attached (1/8)

HGUC Ball Twin Set - With the 180mm low-recoil cannon attached (2/8)

HGUC Ball Twin Set - With the 180mm low-recoil cannon attached (3/8)

HGUC Ball Twin Set - With the 180mm low-recoil cannon attached (4/8)

HGUC Ball Twin Set - With the 180mm low-recoil cannon attached (5/8)

HGUC Ball Twin Set - With the 180mm low-recoil cannon attached (6/8)

With the 180mm low-recoil cannon attached

HGUC Ball Twin Set - Detailed look. It's clearly going for a deliberately simple appearance. That said, the round section on

Detailed look.
It's clearly going for a deliberately simple appearance.
That said, the round section on the side is done in clear parts.

HGUC Ball Twin Set - The cockpit hatch doesn't open, but you can see the pilot seat through the clear parts. (No pilot figure

The cockpit hatch doesn't open, but you can see the pilot seat through the clear parts.
(No pilot figure included.)

Bottom and verniers

The weapon section has quite a bit of detail to it.

With the twin cannon attached

Cannon detail.

This kit includes two Ball sets, each with a different type of cannon barrel.

HGUC Ball Twin Set - The stand has a unique design — it slots directly over the nozzle cluster on the bottom. Thanks to that,

The stand has a unique design — it slots directly over the nozzle cluster on the bottom.
Thanks to that, it holds on really securely.

HGUC Ball Twin Set - The arms move about as much as you'd expect them to. (1/3)

The arms move about as much as you'd expect them to.

HGUC Ball Twin Set - Calling it an action pose feels like a stretch — it still looks pretty static..

Action pose~!
Though calling it that feels like a stretch — it still looks pretty static..

HGUC Ball Twin Set - Action pose 1 (1/4)

HGUC Ball Twin Set - Action pose 1 (2/4)

Action pose 1

HGUC Ball Twin Set - Action pose 2 (1/5)

HGUC Ball Twin Set - Action pose 2 (2/5)

HGUC Ball Twin Set - Action pose 2 (3/5)

Action pose 2

HGUC Ball Twin Set - Alongside the MG Ball Ver.Ka. The shapes themselves are different, but the gap in detail is pretty signi

Alongside the MG Ball Ver.Ka.
The shapes themselves are different, but the gap in detail is pretty significant too.
The HGUC seems to be designed as simply as possible, as befits a 1/144 scale kit.

Alongside the HGUC First.
The HGUC Ball does come out on the small side.

Straight build

The HGUC Ball — something we always figured would show up eventually — has been released as a Twin Set. That means you get two identical kits in one box. The unit itself is so small and has so few parts that including just one would've felt a bit stingy.

The HGUC Ball goes all-in on a clean, simple aesthetic. It looks like they deliberately went for a classic, old-school design, and honestly it's neat and kind of cute. Since the MG Ball was already the pinnacle of intricate detail, they probably figured there was no need to take the HGUC Ball down the same road.

That simplicity also means the parts count is low, so even if you take your time, building one won't take more than an hour — making it a very beginner-friendly kit. The fact that it's such a different shape from your typical robot-type mobile suit gives the build a unique feel, and it's a satisfying, clean little build.

Both Balls come with both the 180mm low-recoil cannon and the twin cannon, so you can mix and match the top-mounted weapons to your liking. Articulation is a bit of an odd thing to discuss with this kit, but the weapons and arms — the only moving parts — do give you enough range of motion to work with. The uniquely shaped stand also holds things firmly in place, so you can display it nice and stably.

You might think it came out a bit too simple — and honestly, that thought did cross my mind — but the overall build quality feels very solid. I wouldn't have minded a bit more detail, but the small size, low price, clean design, and easy build give it a freshness all its own, so I'd say it's a great kit worth recommending to any Gunpla fan. :-)

HGUC Ball Twin Set | 2010.9 | ¥1,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.