Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack. The body itself is on the compact and small side.

HGUC Gaza C (Haman Karn Custom) - The left photo is a close-up of the upper body. That's a slim waist~ The eye and shoulder sensor par

The left photo is a close-up of the upper body. That's a slim waist~
The eye and shoulder sensor parts use soft green clear parts for added realism.
Thanks to the transformation mechanism, the waist is incredibly thin.
The purple parts on the rear skirt in the right photo had to be handled with seals..
But did they really need to use that shiny material? It just looks really out of place.

HGUC Gaza C (Haman Karn Custom) - A bit of a letdown. The wrist area is also handled with seals — it's totally doable with proper colo

A bit of a letdown. The wrist area is also handled with seals —
It's totally doable with proper color separation, so it's a shame they went with seals instead.
The knuckle buster isn't just held in the hand; it's actually mounted under the right chest.
According to the lore, it's some kind of system that lets the pilot fire it instantly in any direction via the sensor on the right chest..
The right hand is just there to support it.

HGUC Gaza C (Haman Karn Custom) - The chest sensor part is soft translucent green, and there's a reflective seal applied to the back o

The chest sensor part is soft translucent green, and there's a reflective seal applied to the back of it.
So when light hits it just right, it really sparkles ^^
The beam saber is stored inside the shoulder shield.
The right hand part has a pretty natural shape — it's meant for supporting the knuckle buster.

HGUC Gaza C (Haman Karn Custom) - No matter how you look at it, the right hand shape looks like it's reaching out for a handshake :-)

No matter how you look at it, the right hand shape looks like it's reaching out for a handshake :-) Articulation is decent enough..
And as you can see in the right photo, the chest can split open due to the transformation mechanism.

HGUC Gaza C (Haman Karn Custom) - The shoulders look like they shouldn't be able to move sideways.. but thankfully the joints are segm

The shoulders look like they shouldn't be able to move sideways.. but thankfully the joints are segmented so they move just fine..
The waist rotation happens just below the chest.

Action pose

Honestly, the design makes it hard to pull off a wide variety of action poses ^^; Beam saber action pose.

First, remove both hands and attach the separate wrist cover parts.

HGUC Gaza C (Haman Karn Custom) - Detach the knuckle buster from the chest, move it to the back structure and attach it there, then pu

Detach the knuckle buster from the chest, move it to the back structure and attach it there, then pull both chest halves open.

Rotate the opened chest halves 90 degrees upward, then rotate the shields on both arms 180 degrees..

HGUC Gaza C (Haman Karn Custom) - Swing the back structure (beam gun) down and attach it to the body. At this point, the head slides r

Swing the back structure (beam gun) down and attach it to the body.
At this point, the head slides right into the beam gun's body.
Unfold the waist structure that was folded up so it can articulate.

HGUC Gaza C (Haman Karn Custom) - Bend the waist 90 degrees forward.. when you fully extend the waist, the front and rear waist joints

Bend the waist 90 degrees forward.. when you fully extend the waist, the front and rear waist joints lock together and click into place.

HGUC Gaza C (Haman Karn Custom) - Rotate the legs 180 degrees. This is the mid-transformation state into turret form — kind of like a

Rotate the legs 180 degrees. This is the mid-transformation state into turret form — kind of like a siege mode, you could say.

HGUC Gaza C (Haman Karn Custom) - Finally, bring the feet together into a pincer shape.. then fold the legs forward and the transforma

Finally, bring the feet together into a pincer shape.. then fold the legs forward and the transformation into MA mode is complete!

MA mode

View from above

View from below. You can see the face :-)

HGUC Gaza C (Haman Karn Custom) - Together with the Qubeley, Haman's other personal machine. Together with the Methuss, the previous H

Together with the Qubeley, Haman's other personal machine. Together with the Methuss, the previous HGUC release.
The Gaza C does look a bit compact in comparison.

HGUC Gaza C (Haman Karn Custom) - Together with the HGUC Zeta and Hyaku-Shiki. Transformed side by side with the Zeta and Methuss. In

Together with the HGUC Zeta and Hyaku-Shiki. Transformed side by side with the Zeta and Methuss.
In MA mode, it doesn't look small compared to the other units.

^^;

Straight build photos

The Zeta wave keeps on rolling~ This time it's the Gaza C. The mass production version and the Haman Karn Custom were released at the same time, but the Haman Custom got the earlier kit number. First off, the molded color on this kit is absolutely top-notch. The colors are soft and subdued in the best way — the straight build quality alone is good enough to hold its own against anything.

When you first build the Gaza C's body, it feels surprisingly small. If you factor in all the stuff on the back it's not that small, but just the body on its own feels really compact.. and that super slim waist only adds to that impression.

The Gaza C's signature transformation gimmick is perfectly reproduced, giving you a smooth transformation sequence. The chest separation and rotation parts in particular seem really cleanly executed. That said, because of the transformation gimmick, the whole body doesn't feel like it's locked together super tightly. Thankfully there's nothing that's really loose — it's got a decent amount of resistance — but getting the body to sit at just the right angles takes a bit of fiddling.. Still, once you get it dialed in, the proportions are really nice. ^^

The downside is that the transformation mechanism means articulation had to be sacrificed in several places. The neck doesn't rotate at all, so in action poses it's always staring straight ahead, which feels a bit awkward;; Also, the plastic feels harder rather than softer, so you'll want to be extra careful when cleaning up gate marks.

Color separation is pretty well done — the triple-layer separation on the shield in particular deserves a shoutout. But it's a shame they went with seals for the wrist area when color separation was clearly doable there.. Also worth noting: the Haman Custom version doesn't include a stand — that's only included with the mass production version.

Like recent HGUC releases, this is a solid kit with nothing to complain about in terms of build quality. Not too many parts, a reasonable price, great transformation, and clean molded colors — if you're a fan of the Gaza C or Lady Haman, this is a must-buy you won't regret. ^^

HGUC Gaza C (Haman Karn Custom)
2006.4
¥1,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.