Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers + Panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Detail shots

HGFC Death Army - Like the SD version, it has a double-sided mono-eye, so rotating it 180 degrees switches it to the smaller

Like the SD version, it has a double-sided mono-eye,
rotating it 180 degrees switches it to the smaller eye.

The mono-eye can be rotated.

The gold staff-type beam rifle can be used either as a rifle or a club.

Only one weapon-holding right hand is included.

The peg on the palm locks firmly into the hole on the weapon.

To fold the legs back, you need to swap in the folded-foot parts.

HGFC Death Army - To allow the legs to fold back, the rear skirt has an articulation gimmick that the front skirt doesn't hav

To allow the legs to fold back, the rear skirt has an articulation gimmick that the front skirt doesn't have.

Transformation mode with legs folded back

Limb articulation

Forward/backward shoulder articulation

Action pose

Together with the HGFC God Gundam.

Straight build

With rare kits popping up left and right as the lineup runs dry, the Death Army from Mobile Fighter G Gundam has been released as an HGFC — something nobody really saw coming. The Death Army is a mass-production-type mech from the show, created through the proliferation of the Devil Gundam's DG cells. If you're not into Mobile Fighter G, there's a good chance you've never even heard of it — but it seems like this release was prompted by the Eldora Army, a unit based on this design, appearing in the new anime Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE. (And naturally, they probably had an HG Eldora Army color variant in mind from the start.)

Setting the backstory aside, this kit delivers the clean, solid quality you'd expect from a typical HG. It's an easy build for anyone, with decent articulation, good joint strength, and a smooth assembly experience. That said, the classic HG polycap problem of shoulders popping out is still here. For weapons, you only get one gold staff-type beam rifle that doubles as a club, plus a dedicated right hand to hold it. The hand and weapon connect via a fixed peg-and-hole gimmick, so there's no grip issue there.

As a bonus feature, the transformation gimmick where the legs fold completely back is included. To pull this off, you can swap in folded-foot parts, and the rear skirt has a gimmick that folds inward. The mono-eye is implemented as a rotating type, and like the SD version, two different mono-eye sizes are placed front and back — so if you disassemble the head and flip it around, you can set it to the smaller mono-eye look.

Either way, this kit is notable for being the first injection plastic model of this unit, and it's a solid, no-fuss kit that's just right for a casual, enjoyable build. :-)

HGFC Death Army | 2019.11 | ¥1,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.