Kit Review

Straight build + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) - Early-type configuration (1/6)

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) - Early-type configuration (2/6)

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) - Early-type configuration (3/6)

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) - Early-type configuration (4/6)

Early-type configuration

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) - Detail shots (1/4)

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) - The backpack can be equipped with either a cannon or a spray missil

The backpack can be equipped with either a cannon or a spray missile launcher.

There's a movable cylinder mounted on the underside of the cannon.

Beam rifle (late-type)

A total of 5 hands are included.

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) - The chest seals can also be applied as unit number 109, Hayato's ma

The chest seals can also be applied as unit number 109, Hayato's machine.

Leftover parts

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) - The limb articulation is almost identical to the HG Origin Guncanno

The limb articulation is almost identical to the HG Origin Guncannon.

The waist and neck can tilt back quite a lot.

Aerial action pose

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) - Cannon prone firing pose (1/3)

Cannon prone firing pose

Spray missile launcher equipped pose

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) - Spray missile launcher kneeling firing pose (1/3)

Spray missile launcher kneeling firing pose

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) - Alongside the HG Guncannon Early Type from the Origin series. The b

Alongside the HG Guncannon Early Type from the Origin series.
The body designs look nearly identical at first glance, but if you look closely, the molds are subtly different.

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) - Together with the Club G releases HG RX-78-02 Gundam (Cucuruz Doan'

Together with the Club G releases HG RX-78-02 Gundam (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) and the GM [Sleggar's Unit].

Alongside the HGUC Guncannon [Revive].

This is the HG Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.). The Cucuruz Doan's Island kits had only been released as Club G online exclusives up until now, but this one got a general retail release. As is typical for the Cucuruz Doan's Island kits, this one is also based on the HG Origin series.

As you can see in the comparison photos above, at first glance the body design looks almost identical to the HG Origin Guncannon Early Type — though if you look closely, the molds are ever so slightly different. In fact, only one frame runner is reused from the HG Origin Guncannon; all the exterior armor and weapons are brand-new runners. The surface molds on the armor panels have been subtly changed, but the overall look and parts structure are essentially the same as the HG Origin Guncannon.

Because of that, if you've already built the HG Origin Guncannons before, there's a good chance this won't feel all that fresh to you. I'll be honest — it felt a lot like just building another Origin Guncannon to me too. That said, the significance here is that it comes in its original color scheme, and the weapons at least feel genuinely new and refined. For the backpack armament, you can choose between the cannon type and the spray missile launcher type, and you can swap out the entire backpack as a unit. The cannon also features a movable cylinder on its underside, and the beam rifle's scope is articulated as well.

So despite the large amount of new tooling, the fact that it somehow doesn't feel all that new puts it in a similar boat to the HG GM (Sleggar's Unit)released through Club G. Still, it comes in the original Guncannon color scheme and the quality is clean and solid, so it seems like a great kit that any Gunpla fan can have a good time with. :-)

HG RX-77-02 Guncannon (Cucuruz Doan's Island Ver.) | 2023.5 | ¥2,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.