Kit Review

Straight build
+ panel lining

Size comparison with the universal standard — a cigarette pack

That smooth head...

Legs with no seam lines

Outer armor removed. Can't believe I'm taking this kind of shot on an HGUC!!

HGUC Acguy - Inner frame shots. It's a full frame everywhere except the torso — wow.. So I went ahead and did some panel lini

Inner frame shots. It's a full frame everywhere except the torso — wow..
So I went ahead and did some panel lining on the frame, something I don't even bother with on MGs. ^^;

Head frame. It really gives off that mechanical frame vibe.

HGUC Acguy - Inner frame of the arms and legs. (1/3)

Inner frame of the arms and legs.

There's even detail molded inside the top of the foot...

HGUC Acguy - One more thing, for those of you having a bit of trouble assembling the head.. Some people find that the polycap

One more thing, for those of you having a bit of trouble assembling the head..
Some people find that the polycap connection between the neck part and the head part is too loose and the head keeps popping off.
This happens because the round polycap on the neck (the kind commonly used for 1/144 neck joints) doesn't seat fully into the recessed polycap on the head side
— it just won't click in all the way.

HGUC Acguy - Looking inside, there's some play in the part that's supposed to hold the recessed polycap on the head side in p

Looking inside, there's some play in the part that's supposed to hold the recessed polycap on the head side in place...

HGUC Acguy - So once assembled, the polycap isn't held firmly and sits loose. When you try to push the round neck peg in, the

So once assembled, the polycap isn't held firmly and sits loose.
When you try to push the round neck peg in, the polycap gets pushed back inward,
and it ends up not seating fully — this happens all the time.

HGUC Acguy - There's actually a simple fix — no modding required whatsoever. ^^ Just slightly change the assembly order: conn

There's actually a simple fix — no modding required whatsoever. ^^
Just slightly change the assembly order: connect the neck part and the lower head part first, and while doing so,
press the polycap with your finger so it doesn't get pushed back, then snap it in. It'll fit nice and tight.
In other words, the neck isn't inherently loose — it's just that the polycap doesn't stay in place properly.
Most of you will probably run into this issue, but with the method above you can get a solid, secure fit very easily.

HGUC Acguy - Since those hands are what they are, there are no separate weapons ;; Just the extension parts for the arms and

Since those hands are what they are, there are no separate weapons ;;
Just the extension parts for the arms and the alternate hand parts.

There are 4 different hand types included, so you can mix and match to your liking.

The arm can be separated into three main sections..

HGUC Acguy - and you can plug in as many extension arm segments as you want in the middle section. The ball joint connection

and you can plug in as many extension arm segments as you want in the middle section.
The ball joint connection is really tight, so it takes a bit of force to put in and pull out, but thanks to that it never feels loose.

To rotate the mono-eye, you have to pull off all 5 head parts, which is a bit of a hassle;;

The mono-eye moves in all directions, just like on the MG.

Mono-eye facing backward

Backpack vernier articulation

The legs can fold completely like on the MG, but the arms barely bend even 20 degrees;

The heel is articulated, so it gets a pretty natural ground contact.

Arms and legs spread out wide~

Neck range of motion is decent enough..

Claw hand articulation.

HGUC Acguy - Cute action poses~ The short little arms and legs make it so adorable~ (1/3)

Cute action poses~ The short little arms and legs make it so adorable~

Action pose using the extension parts. Picking up a coin, maybe?

HGUC Acguy - Claw hand action poses~ (1/3)

Claw hand action poses~

HGUC Acguy - Extension parts attached on both sides. I wanted to make a heart shape above the head but the arms are a bit too

Extension parts attached on both sides.
I wanted to make a heart shape above the head but the arms are a bit too short for that;

If the single-segment arm looks too stubby, adding just one extension segment in the middle does help a bit.

Depending on how you want to set it up, you can plug all 6 extension segments onto one arm.

There are also parts included to recreate a scene from 08th MS Team.
It looks kind of painful and pitiful T_T

HGUC Acguy - The signature Acguy sitting pose... It's not as natural as on the MG, and since there's no special gimmick in th

The signature Acguy sitting pose... It's not as natural as on the MG,
and since there's no special gimmick in the hip joint, you can't actually get into this pose normally.
To pull it off, you have to yank the legs out and just plop them on the ground like in the photo on the upper right.. OTL

There's a hole in the rear end that you can open up..

HGUC Acguy - Compatible with the standard 1/144 action stand. (1/3)

Compatible with the standard 1/144 action stand.

Also compatible with the universal Action Base stand.

The ball joints on the extension parts are stiff enough that the arms don't droop.

HGUC Acguy - Alongside the legendary MG Acguy. The molded colors are surprisingly quite different. Proportions-wise, the MG f

Alongside the legendary MG Acguy. The molded colors are surprisingly quite different.
Proportions-wise, the MG feels chunkier and stubbier.
The HGUC somehow looks a bit more sleek. (Not that it isn't still a chubby little thing..)

HGUC Acguy - Rear view comparison. The backpack vernier shapes are a bit different too. The backs of the knees are different

Rear view comparison. The backpack vernier shapes are a bit different too. The backs of the knees are different as well..

Claw hand comparison. The HGUC version is thinner and longer.

HGUC Acguy - Inner frame comparison. Just looking at the frame detail, the HGUC almost feels like it has the edge..!! That sa

Inner frame comparison. Just looking at the frame detail, the HGUC almost feels like it has the edge..!!
That said, the MG has a really impressive torso frame. :-)

The detail inside the soles is similar between the two.. though the MG has a bit more volume to it.

Compared with the HGUC First. Great backside.

HGUC Acguy - The Zeon seafood trio is finally all together. The quality gap is just as wide as the time gap between them. The

The Zeon seafood trio is finally all together.
The quality gap is just as wide as the time gap between them.
The HGUC Gogg and Z'Gok are decent kits in their own right.. but the Acguy is on a whole other level!

Straight build photos. There aren't many places to put panel lining, so it's pretty much the same either way.. ^^;

At last! The Acguy has been released as an HGUC kit. Following the Gogg and Z'Gok — which came out in the very early days of the HGUC line — it's taken a really long time, but the Zeon seafood trio can finally be assembled together. The old Gogg and Z'Gok were decent enough kits in their own right, but the HGUC Acguy, benefiting from years of advances in engineering, has come out with an even more impressive level of quality.

First off, as expected, the outer armor is made up entirely of single-piece panels, so seam lines are virtually nowhere to be found.. The molded colors are a slightly different concept from the MG. Rather than the very dark reddish-brown of the MG, it's been molded in a brighter, more "brown" tone. Color-wise, the HGUC version might actually look a little nicer.

The most impressive thing is that this is the first HGUC kit to feature a full inner frame on the arms and legs. It's truly something you rarely see in a 1/144 scale injection kit. And the detail is quite excellent too — it gives off an MG-level feel, or even beyond that. Just wow after wow!

The Acguy's signature mono-eye movement gimmick is reproduced exactly as on the MG, letting you position the mono-eye in any direction. The only downside is that every time you want to move it, you have to pull off almost the entire head — which gets a bit tedious. ^^;

Articulation is definitely a step below the MG.. but those chunky legs fold up completely — that's something! The one disappointment is that there's no special gimmick in the hip joint, so the iconic Acguy sitting pose can't be properly pulled off. If you really want to recreate it, you have to yank the legs out like in the photos above. It's a bit of a shame that they went to the trouble of making the legs fold fully but didn't think to accommodate that pose.

Articulation aside, the joint strength is nicely stiff and holds poses well. The ball joints connecting the forearms in particular are almost too tight — but given that they'd be floppy and loose otherwise, I suppose that's actually a good thing. Especially since you need to plug in up to 6 extension segments in between, and if those were loose there'd be no way to hold a decent pose. That said, they really are stiff enough that swapping the arms around takes quite a bit of effort. :-)

One thing though... the connection between the hip joint and the part that links to the legs — the section where the legs rotate horizontally — feels a bit loose. Sometimes that part gets wobbly and the legs end up swinging around, though it's not really a major issue. Also, there's a slight design tolerance error at the neck joint, which often causes the head to not stay in place properly. As mentioned in detail in the photos above, this happens because the polycap doesn't lock in tightly — so you can fix it completely by assembling the neck section and the lower head parts first. If you don't secure it properly, you'll constantly find yourself grabbing the head to move the kit only to have the body go crashing down, so definitely keep that in mind!

In the end, this kit came out with an incredibly clean quality that rivals the MG Acguy. Actually, with its compact size that fits right in your hand, solid construction, smooth surface feel, and great build experience... in some ways this might actually be the more satisfying kit. And compared to the MG's stubby proportions that feel a bit too focused on being cute, the HGUC Acguy's slightly slimmed-down proportions look a bit more convincing. It looks a little sleeker. :-)

The HGUC Acguy has completely blown up the key distinctions that used to separate MG from HGUC — inner frame, seam line consideration, and solid armor construction. Since the MG Acguy came out almost like a PG, maybe it was only natural that the HGUC Acguy would come out like an MG? Either way, when it comes to the Acguy, Bandai's development team clearly has an endless amount of love for it.

This is a kit with absolutely nothing to complain about — it's practically a showcase of everything HGUC technology has to offer, even borrowing techniques from MG. :-)

HGUC Acguy | 2007. 4 | ¥1,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.