Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers + Panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HGAC Gundam Sandrock - Detail shots (1/4)

HGAC Gundam Sandrock - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

The heat shotels can be swapped out with clear red parts.

There's also a feature that lets you combine the heat shotels with the backpack.

Three types of hands are included, and the sculpt and proportions are really nice.

HGAC Gundam Sandrock - Top-tier limb articulation. The pose on the right makes use of the special waist gimmick, which lets y

Top-tier limb articulation.
The pose on the right makes use of the special waist gimmick, which lets you raise the thighs a bit higher.
(See description below)

HGAC Gundam Sandrock - There's a special gimmick where the waist joint itself bends forward, but if you bend it as far as sho

There's a special gimmick where the waist joint itself bends forward,
but if you bend it as far as shown, the waist tends to pop out easily, so you need to be careful.

Even for an HG, it also includes a hip slide gimmick.

HGAC Gundam Sandrock - Action pose (1/6)

HGAC Gundam Sandrock - Action pose (2/6)

HGAC Gundam Sandrock - Action pose (3/6)

HGAC Gundam Sandrock - Action pose (4/6)

Action pose

Together with the HGAC Wing Gundam.

Straight build

Gundam Sandrock from Gundam W has been released as part of the HGAC lineup. It basically sticks to the HGUC-style format, delivering clean color separation along with excellent articulation and joint strength.

The articulation is especially top-tier when it comes to limb bend range, and it even features a gimmick where the entire waist plate bends forward, plus a hip slide gimmick. That said, if you bend the waist gimmick too far, the waist can pop right out, so you'll want to be a bit careful and not push it too hard. Overall joint strength hits just the right spot — not too stiff, not too loose — which makes posing a lot of fun. On top of that, the signature heat shotels can be swapped between gray parts and clear red parts, and they can also be mounted onto the backpack.

Also worth noting — the official product name for this kit is "Gundam Sandrock & Gundam Breaker Mobile Product Code Set," and it comes with a product code for the mobile app Gundam Breaker Mobile. Not particularly useful if you're outside Japan, though ;

Anyway, it's a kit that nails the fundamentals without doing anything flashy, but overall it's a really clean, well-made kit. It seems like a solid recommendation not just for Gundam W fans, but for anyone who enjoys HGUC-style kits. :-)

HGAC Gundam Sandrock | 2019.9 | ¥1,700

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.