Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining

The universal yardstick — size comparison with a cigarette pack.

Articulation is pretty good. The legs in particular have a wide range of motion.

Upper body close-up shot. The face is quite handsome, just a bit dark. =.=

HGUC Gundam Mk-II (Titans) - Not sure why, but there's cockpit detail in there. It doesn't even open — you just pop a cover o

Not sure why, but there's cockpit detail in there. It doesn't even open —
you just pop a cover on — yet somehow there's this mysterious craftsman spirit even in an HGUC kit..?

Action pose

The leg poses come out really well.

Beam rifle shooting pose. The leg proportions really are great.

Pulling off a quirky shooting pose.

HGUC Gundam Mk-II (Titans) - The HGUC Gundam Mk-II (Titans) bonus! For the first time in HGUC, it comes with a solid one-piec

The HGUC Gundam Mk-II (Titans) bonus! For the first time in HGUC, it comes with a solid one-piece action manipulator.
It's a single solid part molded in the pose of gripping a beam saber — almost like one of those high-detail resin hands.

HGUC Gundam Mk-II (Titans) - Close-up shot. It naturally recreates the beam saber gripping pose. Paint it up and the effect i

Close-up shot. It naturally recreates the beam saber gripping pose. Paint it up and the effect is doubled!

Beam saber action pose.

HGUC Gundam Mk-II (Titans) - These two don't really have much to do with each other in the series, but here's a shot together

These two don't really have much to do with each other in the series, but here's a shot together just because they share similar colors.
The Qubeley really does have an imposing backpack presence... (H-hey, this is NOT a Qubeley review! -.-;)

Together with the previously released Zeta Gundam series MS kits.

Together with the MG big brother. Somehow the HGUC proportions actually look better.

Straight build photos before panel lining.

The Gundam Mk-II (Titans) has arrived as an HGUC kit. It was already famous for having a great design from the start, but it's been born here as a superb masterpiece with the best proportions and feel around. And interestingly, the Titans color scheme — which has a subtly more charismatic vibe than the AEUG version starring the main character — was released first.

First of all, even among all Gunpla kits, this one stands out as having truly out-standing overall proportions. It looks great in photos, but honestly the photos don't even do it justice. With its excellent leg articulation range and joint structure, it looks good in any pose. On top of that, all the joints are nice and stiff, so they hold poses well.

The color separation is nearly perfect, and the Titans color scheme is faithfully reproduced. The original color combination is a bit on the drab side, so it can look a little off in photos — but seeing it in person, the molded colors actually look quite nice.

Also, for the first time in HGUC (or possibly all of Gunpla), it includes a solid one-piece action manipulator, molded in a natural beam saber gripping pose. The way it holds the beam saber rivals the precision of a decent high-detail resin manipulator. It is a solid one-piece part, so it's really only an advantage if you're painting — but even so, compared to a fixed hand that just clips onto the beam saber, this thing is really something special.

The MG Gundam Mk-II (Titans) isn't a bad kit by any means, but it always left a little something to be desired in the joints and proportions. If there's an HGUC that surpasses its MG counterpart — a kit that's technically a grade below — the Gundam Mk-II (Titans) is probably the one people are talking about. ^^

This one is also just a joy to build. Highly recommended kit~!

HGUC Gundam Mk-II (Titans) | 2002.5 | ¥1,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.