Kit Review

Straight build
+ panel lining

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Upper body and head.
The colors are really colorful.

Back and tail section.

The massive long-range beam cannon mounted on the backpack..

Arm section

The shield with its clean color separation really stands out.

Leg section.

Hands include two sets — fists and open hands.

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Just like the HGUC Nu Gundam.. the head and face come out as one completely solid piece. Looks gr

Just like the HGUC Nu Gundam.. the head and face come out as one completely solid piece. Looks great.

The front skirts can be made to move individually with a simple mod, as usual.

Articulation is just decent enough..

The tail section has 5 parts that each move independently.

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Action poses. The massive long-range beam cannon on the back really strikes a pose. (1/5)

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Action poses. The massive long-range beam cannon on the back really strikes a pose. (2/5)

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Action poses. The massive long-range beam cannon on the back really strikes a pose. (3/5)

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Action poses. The massive long-range beam cannon on the back really strikes a pose. (4/5)

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Action poses. The massive long-range beam cannon on the back really strikes a pose. (5/5)

Action pose.
The massive long-range beam cannon on the back really strikes a pose.

A fairly natural sword-drawing pose..

But there's only the beam saber hilt — no beam effect parts included..;;

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Aerial action using Action Base 2. (1/4)

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Aerial action using Action Base 2. (2/4)

Aerial action using Action Base 2.

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Two-handed shooting pose. (1/5)

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Two-handed shooting pose. (2/5)

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Two-handed shooting pose. (3/5)

Two-handed shooting pose.

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Maybe it's all the weapons, but the poses really pack a punch. (1/4)

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Maybe it's all the weapons, but the poses really pack a punch. (2/4)

Maybe it's all the weapons, but the poses really pack a punch.

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th - Together with the HGUC First. This kit definitely has that MSV-style side-story kind of design to

Together with the HGUC First.
This kit definitely has that MSV-style side-story kind of design to it.

Straight build

The Fullarmor Gundam 7th, which appears in the PS3 game Mobile Suit Gundam: Battlefield Record, has been released as an HGUC kit. It seems like the lineups for the main units are getting wrapped up one by one, so kits based on units from games are becoming more and more common.

Since it's a game character, it feels a bit awkward to pass too much judgment on the design.. but it definitely doesn't look like something you'd see in an anime. It's very much an MSV-style design, and personally I'd say it's a little rough around the edges, but still decent enough to look at.

Thanks to the newly adopted polycaps, overall joint strength is very solid, and the articulation is decent enough that you can pull off some pretty nice poses with an Action Base. It's got a complex look with lots of stuff hanging off it, so the display value is quite impressive too. The color separation is good enough to pass at the 1/144 scale. The one slightly annoying thing is that panel lining this thing takes almost as much work as an MG, given how complex the design is — but hey, that's totally up to the builder..

Overall it's a clean, good-quality kit, but flip that around and it's also a kit without any standout features. If you like the design, it's a cute little kit you can pick up without any hesitation. :-)

HGUC Fullarmor Gundam 7th | 2009.9 | ¥1,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.