Kit Review

Straight build
+ panel lining + stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Upper body

Head.
You can choose between the commander type with head antenna or the standard bald type.

The spike armor and shield unique to the Guards Type.

A new backpack has been included.

The legs. Identical to Angelo's unit.

Articulation is the same as the existing Geara Zulu.

HGUC Geara Zulu [Guards Type] - Aerial firing pose (1/4)

HGUC Geara Zulu [Guards Type] - Aerial firing pose (2/4)

Aerial firing pose

HGUC Geara Zulu [Guards Type] - Two-handed shooting pose. (1/4)

HGUC Geara Zulu [Guards Type] - Two-handed shooting pose. (2/4)

Two-handed shooting pose.

HGUC Geara Zulu [Guards Type] - Sturm Faust action. (1/3)

Sturm Faust action.

HGUC Geara Zulu [Guards Type] - Alongside the normal Geara Zulu. The shoulders, body armor, legs, and more have been changed

Alongside the normal Geara Zulu.
The shoulders, body armor, legs, and more have been changed to a more complex design like Angelo's unit, and the backpack has been updated.

HGUC Geara Zulu [Guards Type] - Looking at the body design alone, it's identical to Angelo's unit — only the molded color is

Looking at the body design alone, it's identical to Angelo's unit — only the molded color is different.

The Geara Zulu trio collection.

Straight build

The third variation of the Geara Zulu, the Geara Zulu [Guards Type], has been released. Compared to the original normal Geara Zulu, the color scheme is the same but the overall appearance has changed — it's basically identical in design to the pink Angelo custom unit. In other words, it's got Angelo's design but in the green color of the standard type. On top of that, a new backpack has been added.

Unlike the standard unit, the Guards Type/Angelo unit features different markings on the body and legs, which means you'll need to apply a hefty amount of white stickers to match. On top of that, both shoulders have been swapped out for spike armor. In short, it's essentially a color variant of Angelo's unit, but the newly designed backpack at least gives it a bit of its own identity. ^^;

The Geara Zulu kit itself is so clean and solid that this one delivers the same great build experience — excellent detail, decent joint strength, and standard articulation. The Guards Type shield still doesn't lock onto the arm very securely, and I do wish the joints were a bit tighter, but there's really nothing major to complain about.

It doesn't feel particularly special as a variation, but I think it's a fun build in the sense that it completes the Geara Zulu trio lineup. :-)

HGUC Geara Zulu [Guards Type] | 2011.2 | ¥2,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.