Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers + Panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HGUC Narrative Gundam C-Packs - Detail shots (1/4)

HGUC Narrative Gundam C-Packs - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

HGUC Narrative Gundam C-Packs - There's a bit of a frame, but it's the same as the A-Pack body. (1/3)

There's a bit of a frame, but it's the same as the A-Pack body.

Weapons loadout

The rifle and shield can be stored on the back.

Only 3 hands included.

Eye seals come in red as well as green.

Leftover parts

Limb articulation

The hip and shoulder gimmicks are identical to the A-Pack body too.

Natural sword-drawing pose

HGUC Narrative Gundam C-Packs - Aerial beam saber action (1/3)

Aerial beam saber action

Aerial pose

Rifle firing pose

Together with the HGUC Narrative Gundam A-Pack.

Comparison with the HGUC Narrative Gundam A-Pack body

Together with the HGUC Gustav Karl.

Together with the HGUC Unicorn Gundam Destroy Mode.

Straight build

The Narrative Gundam C-Packs from Mobile Suit Gundam NT has been released as an HGUC kit. Compared to the A-Pack body that was loaded up with massive armaments, this one has the psycho-frame exposed — essentially the equivalent of the Unicorn Gundam's Destroy Mode.

The basic structure is the same as the RX-9 body from the HGUC Narrative Gundam A-Pack, with red psycho-frame exposed all over the body. The articulation gimmicks at the shoulders and hips, as well as the overall articulation, are identical too — it really feels like a kit that's just been redesigned. On the plus side, it comes with a rifle and shield that weren't included with the A-Pack kit, and along with the manual there's also a short Mechanical Report booklet introducing the RX-9 series of mobile suits. (See the Info page Manual scansfor partial reference.)

The articulation is decent enough, but the joint strength doesn't feel quite as solid as it did on the A-Pack body. It's not loose enough to be a real problem, but there's a slightly slack feel overall — posing and holding positions isn't really an issue, but I do wish the joints were just a little tighter.

It's a kit that feels like a clean, simple Unicorn Gundam Destroy Mode, and it gives off enough of that UC-era mobile suit vibe that even if you haven't watched Mobile Suit Gundam NT, it's still a fun build to enjoy. :-)

HGUC Narrative Gundam C-Packs | 2019.3 | ¥2,300

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.