Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers + Panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Detail shots

The chest missile hatch open feature is recreated by swapping out the chest and back armor pieces.

Missile hatch open.

HGUC Turn A Gundam - The Core Fighter is included as a separate part, but there's zero color separation, so it looks a bit pl

The Core Fighter is included as a separate part,
but there's zero color separation, so it looks a bit plain..

You can put it on an Action Base 2, but it's just way too small ^^;

Only 2 sets of hands included.

The slide gimmick on the back of the rifle is recreated as a swap-out piece.

The guide on the inside of the shield recreates the movement by detaching and reattaching it.

You can swap out the beam saber mount to store the weapons.

With the rifle and shield stored.

Articulation is pretty decent.

The knee has a structure where it moves independently from the upper and lower sections.

Turn A's signature mid-shin joint is also recreated.

Open the chest! Missile launch pose

HGUC Turn A Gundam - Rifle firing pose (1/3)

Rifle firing pose

HGUC Turn A Gundam - Two-handed firing pose (1/3)

Two-handed firing pose

HGUC Turn A Gundam - Double beam saber action pose (1/4)

HGUC Turn A Gundam - Double beam saber action pose (2/4)

Double beam saber action pose

You can even recreate the laundry-drying pose from the show.

HGUC Turn A Gundam - Together with the MG Turn A Gundam. Minus the inner frame, the exterior is recreated at nearly the same

Together with the MG Turn A Gundam.
Minus the inner frame, the exterior is recreated at nearly the same level.

HGUC Turn A Gundam - Together with the HGUC First. Since Turn A is canonically on the tall side, it's a pretty big kit even a

Together with the HGUC First.
Since Turn A is canonically on the tall side, it's a pretty big kit even among HG-class kits.

Straight build

Most TV series Gundams have gotten the HG treatment, and now the long-quiet Turn A Gundam has finally been re-released at HG scale too. And since it's set so far into the future to really call it HGUC, it came out under the title HGCC (Correct Century).

The Turn A stands at around 20m in canon, which is a bit taller than the standard 18m-class Gundams, so this kit comes out noticeably large even for an HG. The main color points on the body are all well handled with good color separation, and aside from the black stripe sections, the canonical colors come through just fine without any seals. Best of all, the proportions are nearly identical to the MG, so that distinctive and elegant silhouette really shines through.

Turn A's various gimmicks are also pretty well recreated — the chest missile hatch open gimmick uses front/back armor swaps, and the shield guide and rifle rear gimmicks are all done with detachable/swap-out parts. The Turn A's signature mid-shin articulation gimmick is also cleanly implemented, which means you can pull off all sorts of those characteristically demure(?) poses nicely. ^^ The Core Fighter does come as a separate part, but the complete lack of color separation makes it feel a bit underwhelming, which is a slight disappointment by comparison.

Overall, this is an extremely clean, top-quality modern HG kit — it's missing the inner frame, but it's a great kit that holds its own against the MG Turn A in terms of looks and style. Sure, it's a bit of a niche unit that doesn't have the widest fanbase, but purely in terms of quality, this is a model HG kit with nothing to complain about. :-)

HGUC Turn A Gundam | 2014.4 | ¥1,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.