Kit Review

Straight build +
panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.

The color separation on the arms is seriously impressive. Are you sure this is HGUC??

There's even molding on the inside of the shoulder armor..

HGUC Asshimar - For the legs, they've done their best to hide the seam lines. The thighs in particular are a single-piece par

For the legs, they've done their best to hide the seam lines.
The thighs in particular are a single-piece part — pretty rare for HGUC. (Who do you think you are, an MG??)

HGUC Asshimar - There's a dedicated beam rifle grip hand and a separate fist hand included. The grip hand has great detail an

There's a dedicated beam rifle grip hand and a separate fist hand included.
The grip hand has great detail and holds the rifle securely, so honestly having them as separate pieces like this is way better.

HGUC Asshimar - The hand parts have an unusual split structure. It does a good job of eliminating seam lines and adding volum

The hand parts have an unusual split structure. It does a good job of eliminating seam lines and adding volume, but
even the slightest pressure and they fall apart. Best to glue them together ahead of time for your own sanity..

The beam rifle can also be mounted on the rear end.

HGUC Asshimar - The yellow head antenna are made of soft parts. The face area is interesting.. a sticker is applied to the ba

The yellow head antenna are made of soft parts.
The face area is interesting.. a sticker is applied to the base and a clear part is placed over it,
which gives it a really nice sense of depth. Quite a treat for an HGUC.

The verniers on the soles and lower legs. Great sense of depth here too.

Articulation. Nothing spectacular — pretty average. Not bad for a transforming kit though.

Action po~se

The included stand. Stands are all the rage these days.

HGUC Asshimar - This one's different from other stands! The connection joint is cross-shaped and moves over 180 degrees, so e

This one's different from other stands! The connection joint is cross-shaped and moves over 180 degrees,
so even after attaching it to the stand you can pose it at all kinds of angles.

HGUC Asshimar - In MS mode, there are two stand attachment points — one at the back of the rear end and one on the underside

In MS mode, there are two stand attachment points — one at the back of the rear end and one on the underside (you need to remove a cover for that one).

HGUC Asshimar - Here too, they show some thoughtfulness by letting you store leftover parts in the base of the stand. You can

Here too, they show some thoughtfulness by letting you store leftover parts in the base of the stand.
You can keep three things in there: the cover part from under the rear end, the locking part for MA mode, and the spare hand parts.

Mounted on the stand. Lets you pull off more natural poses.

A boxing stance~ The design gives off a real Boxer vibe for some reason.

Since the stand bends in all directions, you can display it at a wide variety of angles.

~ Mobile Armor Transformation

HGUC Asshimar - First off, the hand parts are retractable. Most kits would just have you remove them entirely, but there's a

First off, the hand parts are retractable. Most kits would just have you remove them entirely, but there's a pretty neat mechanism that tucks the hands away.

HGUC Asshimar - When you pull the hands back out to switch to MS mode, opening the cover automatically pushes up from underne

When you pull the hands back out to switch to MS mode, opening the cover automatically pushes up from underneath the hand parts,
making them easy to pop out. Really thoughtful engineering.

The yellow section on the chest slides forward.

Asshimar! Open your chest!

The chest-opening mechanism is achieved through that quirky little gimmick there..

You open the cover on the back of the legs and rotate them into an S-shape to shorten the length.

HGUC Asshimar - A comparison of the shortened legs vs. normal legs. The thigh section folds directly into the interior of the

A comparison of the shortened legs vs. normal legs. The thigh section folds directly into the interior of the leg.

Hands tucked in.. chest open.. legs shortened — the halfway point of transformation. Kinda cute;

Rotate the lower torso 180 degrees.

After rotating, the peg on the chest snaps right into the slot on the lower torso for a secure lock.

Rotate the backpack 180 degrees and lay it flat.

Shape the shoulders and arms into a donut form..

Rotate the head 90 degrees, spread it out to the sides, then fold the head antenna inward.

HGUC Asshimar - Line up all those scattered donut parts and snap each one into its slot — donut complete! The way everything

Line up all those scattered donut parts and snap each one into its slot — donut complete!
The way everything clicks together perfectly with no gaps is just superb.

Plug the beam rifle into the underside and fold in the grip, and the MA mode is done.

You can display it at different angles by adjusting the stand.

Mounted on the stand it does look a bit awkwardly tall, I'll admit.

Once transformed into MA mode, it feels noticeably more compact.

HGUC Asshimar - A shot with the recently released Marasai. Both are top-tier HGUC kits. The Marasai was already big, but the

A shot with the recently released Marasai. Both are top-tier HGUC kits. The Marasai was already big, but the Asshimar is even bigger.

Size comparison with the HGUC First and Zeta. It's a head taller than most in the HGUC lineup.

It really is the year of the Zeta movies!
Together with the key kits from the HGUC Zeta series.

HGUC Asshimar - Above all, this Asshimar might just be the kit that most authentically nails the OTL pose. It suits the despa

Above all, this Asshimar might just be the kit that most authentically nails the OTL pose.
It suits the despair pose unusually well. ;;;

Straight build photos

In 2005, the year of the Zeta movies, Zeta-related items have been
coming out one after another. Following the Marasai and Flying Armor, the next new Zeta item to arrive is none other than the Asshimar.

Honestly, if you don't have much background knowledge of Zeta or you're seeing the Asshimar for the first time, you might think it looks a bit odd. But for old-school fans who've been around since the Kongkong Comics era of the '80s, seeing each of these unique Zeta/ZZ mechanics get a new kit release is genuinely moving. The Asshimar is one of those kits. As one of the many transforming mechanics from the Zeta lineage, it features a distinctive transformation gimmick that turns it into a round donut shape.

First of all, the HGUC Asshimar gives you a strong sense that the development team put a lot more care into it than you'd expect. The meticulous color separation and seam line concealment that you wouldn't normally expect from an HGUC, molding even on the inside of the armor panels.. It's also one of the larger kits in the HGUC lineup, but the exterior quality is honestly on par with an MG. The thighs use single-piece armor to eliminate seam lines, the soles have individually separated verniers, and the arms use multi-layered part splits to reproduce the complex design colors.. there's something about this kit that's just not ordinary.

Articulation is a fairly average 90 degrees or so, but since it can be placed on the dedicated stand, you can pull off more natural action poses. Overall the joints are solid with no loose or floppy parts. The stand, which can display both MS and MA modes, can move the connection joint over 180 degrees in all directions — unlike other stands. So even with the kit mounted on the stand, you have quite a wide range of display angles to work with. Like recent stands tend to do, the Asshimar's stand also lets you store leftover parts in the base.

The Asshimar's greatest feature and highlight is its transformation gimmick. Even the hand parts — which at 1/144 scale would normally just be handled with a simple swap-out — are fully reproduced as a retractable mechanism, and the leg extension gimmick has an incredibly precise and well-calculated movement structure. The chest and body transformation gimmick is practically an art form. Full transformation is possible without removing any parts, and after transforming into MA mode, most of the transformed sections have their own dedicated locking points, so the transformation holds together very solidly. The satisfaction of that yellow donut shape snapping together perfectly with no gaps is just something else!!

This flawless transformation gimmick — which feels like it went through many rounds of trial and error during development — looks more refined than any other transforming kit released so far. It's as if it's showing us: this is what a truly seamless full transformation looks like! ^^

The hand parts have a somewhat unusual split structure, which seems effective for adding volume and hiding seam lines. However, the snap-fit durability is a bit weak — fiddle with them too much and they keep coming apart, which gets pretty annoying. Especially during transformation when you try to grab the hands and they just explode on you..;;; You're probably better off just gluing the hand parts together from the start. The beam rifle grip hand is assembled separately, and the detail and proportions are so good it almost feels like a resin piece. Having a separately optimized grip hand like this is so much better than just jamming a weapon into a hole in the palm. ^^

Being slightly larger and having all those internal gimmicks carefully reproduced, the part count is quite high and the price of ¥2000 is on the steeper side. That said, the quality feels so good that the price doesn't really feel like a complaint. When it was first announced I thought it'd be nothing special, but now that it's actually out, you can really feel just how much effort Bandai's development team put into this kit — way more than I imagined.

Sizeable bulk. Near-perfect color separation. Seam line concealment, solid joints, a unique stand, and the greatest transformation gimmick ever..
If you want to experience true hands-on satisfaction, don't hesitate — just go for it!

HGUC Asshimar | 2005. 6 | ¥2,200

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.