Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining

The universal standard for size comparison — next to a cigarette pack. It's got a nice, slender look.

The articulation is surprisingly great for a transforming kit.

Action pose

Transfooorming~

To transform, the locking part on the back has to be separated first so the upper and lower body can split apart.

Upper and lower body separated!

HGUC Bawoo - Upper body mid-transformation.. the head tucks in, the backpack folds back.. and the hands have to be pulled out

Upper body mid-transformation.. the head tucks in, the backpack folds back.. and the hands have to be pulled out.
The whole thing looks like.. it got stepped on and squashed flat by someone.. -.-;

Bawoo Attacker complete! Pretty convincing look, all things considered.

Bawoo Attacker from the bottom. Not bad at all.

Bawoo Attacker side view.

Bawoo Attacker rear view. Oh.. it actually looks like a plane..

Bawoo Attacker front view.. Oh.. the gun's crooked.. -.-;

HGUC Bawoo - The lower body, the Bawoo Nutter (no idea how to spell it in English..). It barely even counts as a transformati

The lower body, the Bawoo Nutter (no idea how to spell it in English..).
It barely even counts as a transformation — just a slight rotation — but can this thing actually fly? -_-a

Bawoo Attacker and Bawoo Nutter.

HGUC Bawoo - Together with the previously released ZZ Gundam series HGUCs. The Bawoo is a decent-sized unit, but it looks a b

Together with the previously released ZZ Gundam series HGUCs.
The Bawoo is a decent-sized unit, but it looks a bit small since the others are just so bulky.

Straight build photos before panel lining.

Oh wow!
The Bawoo has been released as an HGUC. Personally, the units that left the biggest impression on me in the ZZ Gundam arc of those late-80s Kon Kon Comics were the Bawoo and the Paras Athene — and the Bawoo in particular was not only a great-looking design, but the fact that it was a separating/transforming unit made it really appealing. And now it's been brought to life with top-tier proportions and quality that speak for themselves — how could I not be thrilled..!

First off,
it was already a pretty stylish design to begin with, but after going through Kadoki-san's hands, it's come out even more refined and wonderfully slender. As you can see in the photos, the proportions are just ex-cellent — easily on par with or better than most MGs. I'm also really happy with how the joints have just the right amount of stiffness, holding poses firmly without any wobble. And the articulation is surprisingly impressive for a transforming kit.

Even at 1/144
scale, the transformation is faithfully reproduced in great detail. Sure, the transformation itself is a bit awkward-looking by design.. but the upper body Bawoo Attacker actually looks pretty decent. The lower body is a bit of an in-between shape, though..

The orange and
yellow molded colors have a really nice tone. Not too bright, not transparent or muddy — just clean, true-to-color primaries. That said, the design's color scheme is so vibrant and varied that there are quite a few spots where the colors don't quite match the official specs. The arms, the cross part on the shield, the back of the legs, and so on.. Still, even with just the base molded color combination, you can definitely get a feel for the Bawoo's unique color scheme and character.

There's really
nothing to nitpick here — this is clearly one of the finest HGUCs out there, the kind that gives you that satisfying thrill when you're building it. ^^

HGUC Bawoo | 2000.9 | ¥1,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.