Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers + Panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - Various angles (1/6)

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - Various angles (2/6)

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - Various angles (3/6)

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - Detail shots (1/4)

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Rear view with the backpack removed

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - Weapons included are the Magnus Gladius Special Spear, Prototype Type-35 Kai R

Weapons included are the Magnus Gladius Special Spear, Prototype Type-35 Kai Railgun, Enhanced Beam Rifle, and Repulse Beam Shield.

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - The beam parts on the Repulse Beam Shield are detachable, and when removed, th

The beam parts on the Repulse Beam Shield are detachable, and when removed, the shield can be folded in half.

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - A separate stowed version of the Magnus Gladius Special Spear (beam naginata)

A separate stowed version of the Magnus Gladius Special Spear (beam naginata) is included,
and it can be stored on the rear skirt.

Plug the joint parts into the rear skirt and you can mount weapons on it.

The Prototype Type-35 Kai Railgun and Enhanced Beam Rifle can be mounted.

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - The Infernus electromagnetic cannon on the backpack slides forward and backwar

The Infernus electromagnetic cannon on the backpack slides forward and backward.

Wing deployment

Leftover parts

Reasonably good limb articulation.

A hip slide gimmick is also included.

The shoulders fold forward quite a bit.

Waist articulation

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - A little shaky, but you can pull off a kneeling pose. (1/3)

A little shaky, but you can pull off a kneeling pose.

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - Two-handed aerial firing pose with the Enhanced Beam Rifle (1/3)

Two-handed aerial firing pose with the Enhanced Beam Rifle

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - Enhanced Beam Rifle firing pose with beam shield deployed (1/3)

Enhanced Beam Rifle firing pose with beam shield deployed

Prototype Type-35 Kai Railgun

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - Magnus Gladius Special Spear pose (1/3)

Magnus Gladius Special Spear pose

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) - Together with the HGCE Black Knight Squad Rudra (Griffin Arbalest Custom), rel

Together with the HGCE Black Knight Squad Rudra (Griffin Arbalest Custom), released at the same time.

Together with the HGUC Char's Gelgoog.

Together with the HG Gunner Zaku Warrior Lunamaria Custom released in 2005.

The Gunner Pack is compatible too.

Straight build

The Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom), which appeared in the theatrical anime film "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom" released in January 2024, has been released as an HGCE kit. It's a 100% all-new kit with every single part newly tooled, and its silhouette is a nice blend of the Gelgoog and the Zaku Warrior. Since it's designed as a homage to the Gelgoog, the overall volume and bulk comes out noticeably larger than the Zaku Warrior.

The basic inner frame follows the same polycap-less joint construction as previous kits in the series, offering decent articulation and adequate joint strength. The red molded color comes out slightly darker than previous Lunamaria custom units. The color separation is well done, though you will need to apply some fairly large stickers on the wings. Either way, even a straight build already looks impressively large and flashy, and the generous weapon loadout makes it feel even more substantial.

Weapons include the Magnus Gladius Special Spear, Prototype Type-35 Kai Railgun, Enhanced Beam Rifle, and Repulse Beam Shield. The Magnus Gladius Special Spear — which serves as the beam naginata — comes with a separate stowed version that can be stored on the rear skirt. You can also use the dedicated joint parts to mount the Prototype Type-35 Kai Railgun and Enhanced Beam Rifle on the rear skirt as well. The beam parts on the Repulse Beam Shield are detachable, and when not in use, the shield can be folded in half and worn on the forearm without them. Finally, the backpack features the Infernus electromagnetic cannon, which can slide forward and backward.

It's already a big kit, and spreading those wings out gives it a seriously imposing presence — pile on all those weapons and you've got a kit that can pull off some really dynamic poses. As a modern reinterpretation and homage to the Gelgoog, it delivers a flashy, high-volume look with no major quality issues to speak of. If the style appeals to you, it's definitely worth picking up. :-)

HGCE Gelgoog Menace (Lunamaria Hawke Custom) | 2024.3 | ¥2,900

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.