Kit Review

Straight build
+ panel lining

HGUC Schuzrum-Dias - Size comparison with a cigarette pack. Thanks to the Gry Binder on its back, it's got quite a bit of hei

Size comparison with a cigarette pack.
Thanks to the Gry Binder on its back, it's got quite a bit of height..

Upper body close-up

HGUC Schuzrum-Dias - Head section. The left one shows the commander-type cover applied. This elongated-brim commander cover i

Head section.
The left one shows the commander-type cover applied.
This elongated-brim commander cover is exclusive to the Schuzrum-Dias.

The backpack and rear skirt design changes on the Schuzrum-Dias

HGUC Schuzrum-Dias - The highlight of the Schuzrum-Dias is definitely the Gry Binder.. but it's just a simple two-piece split

The highlight of the Schuzrum-Dias is definitely the Gry Binder..
But it's just a simple two-piece split with no additional parts attached, so it leaves a bit to be desired in terms of detail.

The chunky feet. Look closely and you'll notice the knee covers are a new shape too.

The verniers on the inner legs have also been changed to a twin-nozzle type on the Schuzrum-Dias.

This kit comes with a variety of seals.

HGUC Schuzrum-Dias - As you can see, quite a lot of seals are included, but you only actually apply 3 of them. For this revie

As you can see, quite a lot of seals are included, but you only actually apply 3 of them.
For this review, I went ahead without applying any seals — for the sake of authenticity (?).
(Truth be told, I only realized the seals existed after I'd already finished taking all the photos..;)

The reason so many different military insignia seals are included is that
the Schuzrum-Dias's in-universe affiliation is a bit complicated.. (I'll spare you the details)

As the head cover lifts up like that, the machine gun is exposed.

The articulation is... yeah, it shows its age a bit.

HGUC Schuzrum-Dias - Bazooka action. (1/3)

Bazooka action.

HGUC Schuzrum-Dias - Pistol action. With the articulation being what it is, the poses don't really come together that well. (

Pistol action. With the articulation being what it is, the poses don't really come together that well.

Beam saber action

Flying pose mounted on Action Base 2.

Stand action.

Together with the Char's Rick-Dias, which has a similar color scheme.

The most immediately obvious difference is, of course, the massive binder..

HGUC Schuzrum-Dias - Knee comparison between the standard Rick-Dias and the Schuzrum-Dias. The Schuzrum-Dias side is noticeab

Knee comparison between the standard Rick-Dias and the Schuzrum-Dias.
The Schuzrum-Dias side is noticeably chunkier.

HGUC Schuzrum-Dias - Compared to the standard Rick-Dias, the Schuzrum-Dias (right) has a redesigned backpack and a longer rea

Compared to the standard Rick-Dias, the Schuzrum-Dias (right) has a redesigned backpack,
and a longer rear skirt.

Leg vernier comparison between the Rick-Dias (left) and the Schuzrum-Dias (right)

The Dias trio

Straight build

Out of nowhere, a Schuzrum-Dias has been released as an HGUC — a variation of the Rick-Dias that came out 9 years ago. This kit is a real surprise... on one hand, it's a pretty random rehash of a very old kit, and on the other, it's the very first injection-molded Schuzrum-Dias kit ever made. Whether you take that as a good thing or a bad thing, it's undeniably a kit that came out of left field.

Whatever the intent behind its release, the kit itself is a solid, clean HGUC. That said, the overall quality naturally doesn't hold up to more recent releases — it feels exactly like a 9-year-old kit.

There are some subtle differences between the Schuzrum-Dias and the existing Rick-Dias, and they are as follows.

1. Changed molded color combination (a bright, vivid vermillion)
2. Commander-type cover added to the head
3. Knee parts changed
4. Changes to the leg verniers
5. Minor backpack design revision
6. Longer rear skirt.
7. A fairly generous amount of clear seals

There are quite a few changes, but honestly, aside from the Gry Binder, they're not easy to spot.

There's one thing about the Schuzrum-Dias that doesn't quite match the official specs — and that's the length of the Gry Binder. In various Gundam reference materials, the Schuzrum-Dias's binder is depicted as very thin and long, but on the HGUC Schuzrum-Dias, the binder is noticeably shorter. Gundam lore has always been a bit loose with these things, but this one's pretty hard to miss. On top of that, the Gry Binder is made up of just two simple split-halves with nothing else to it, which is a bit disappointing detail-wise. For what's supposed to be a current HGUC release... you could definitely argue they could've put in a bit more effort.

Overall, since this is a rehash of an HGUC kit that's 9 years old and firmly in the "old mold" category, the articulation isn't great and the fit isn't the best either — honestly, the downsides are more visible than the upsides. The biggest selling point of this kit is still that it's the "first injection-molded" version of the Schuzrum-Dias, and I think that alone carries some real significance. Personally, I'm always happy to see these more obscure, minor units get an official release, and I hope that going forward, even unpopular or niche mobile suits can continue to get kits — at least at the HGUC level :-)

HGUC Schuzrum-Dias | 2009.4 | ¥1,700

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.