Kit Review

Straight build +
panel lining

Char's Z'Gok with slightly changed molded colors and added decals.

HGUC - Areas where decals were added (1/3)

Areas where decals were added

Action pose

Gogg with significantly changed molded colors and added decals

Areas where decals were added

Action pose

Underwater navigation mode

Acguy with molded colors almost identical to the standard release.

Areas where decals were added

Action pose

Comparison with
the standard version

HGUC - Comparison with the standard HGUC Z'Gok (left). It looks like only the pink on the body has had its molded color chan

Comparison with the standard HGUC Z'Gok (left).
It looks like only the pink on the body has had its molded color changed.

HGUC - The pink on the body has that feel of the recently trendy Char's color — the one used in the MG 2.0. It's a step up f

The pink on the body has that feel of the recently trendy Char's color — the one used in the MG 2.0.
It's a step up from the old standard release that looked like a dodgy sausage.
If you look closely, the arm parts have also been tweaked to a slightly deeper, more subdued color.

HGUC - In the case of the Gogg, the molded colors have changed quite a bit compared to the standard release (left). Unlike t

In the case of the Gogg, the molded colors have changed quite a bit compared to the standard release (left).
Unlike the subtle tones of the standard version, the colors overall have gone much deeper in this bundle set.

The body color has gone to a more definitive muddy brown..

The deep blue areas seem to have gotten even more purple.

The backpack, on the other hand, has actually gone lighter in the bundle set.

The Acguy is pretty much the same molded color as the standard release.

HGUC - Still, if you look closely, the molded colors are a little different. The bundle set version leans just a tiny bit mo

Still, if you look closely, the molded colors are a little different.
The bundle set version leans just a tiny bit more toward that muddy brown.

Together with the standard releases in the back row

HGUC - If you look carefully at the manual.. there are also decals included for the HGUC Z'Gok, which came out around the s

If you look carefully at the manual.. there are also decals included for the HGUC Z'Gok, which came out around the same time.
If this were a proper seafood set, the Z'Gok should've been in it too.. looks like they're telling you to go buy the Z'Gok separately and slap those decals on it;

The seafood trio in action

The new group, the Seafood Set!is here.

HGUC - Underwater navigation mode. Well, they call it navigation mode, but.. they just look like they're face-planting and t

Underwater navigation mode.
Well, they call it navigation mode, but.. they just look like they're face-planting and taking a nap;

A sworn brotherhood. Let's go!

HGUC - But fate has decreed they can never hold hands.. OTL Well.. I guess you could argue they're bonded in blood from cutt

But fate has decreed they can never hold hands.. OTL
Well.. I guess you could argue they're bonded in blood from cutting each other with those sharp claws of theirs..

Maybe it's because it's summer, but HGUC has put out a seafood set too.
The official name is Operation Capture of Jaburo Amphibious Mobile Suit
Set(phew, what a mouthful..) Just like the old combo sets,
it's made up of 3 kits — HGUC Char's Z'Gok, Gogg, and Acguy..
Back in the old SD BB Senshi series, there was a 3-kit set with the Gogg, Acguy, and Z'Gok.

The Z'Gok was released separately at almost the same time,
and probably because it's summer and all.. it seems like the rest of
the seafood crew was bundled together to celebrate the release of the HGUC Z'Gok.
The basic build and quality of the kits are naturally identical to the originals,
so for a detailed review please refer to the HGUC Char's
Z'Gok / Gogg / Acguy reviews.

Just like other bundle sets before it, this seafood trio
also comes with molded color changes + added decals + a premium manual,
though the degree of color change varies quite a bit between kits.
The Gogg got a pretty dramatic overall color change, the Char's Z'Gok changed
mostly on the body and joint areas.. but the Acguy is basically the same.
You can tell if you look really closely, but you really have to squint..
Since the differences felt a bit underwhelming, I tried to mix things up
by going with light panel lining instead of the usual heavy double panel lining
for the seafood trio. The end result is that the panel lines are barely visible.. OTL

Also, bundle sets usually throw in some stickers..
but this kit comes with waterslide decals instead. The adhesion after applying them is great,
but the application process is comparatively fiddly.. and the film is a bit fragile too.
On top of that, these waterslide decals also include decals for the HGUC Z'Gok.
It's not in the set, but if you want the full lineup, you'd better go pick up the Z'Gok too.. I guess ^^;

Anyway, even though the Gogg and Z'Gok are somewhat older HGUC kits,
they're solid performers at their core, and paired with the latest high-quality Acguy,
it's actually a pretty decent lineup. If you were already planning to pick these kits up
individually, this bundle set is definitely the way to go ^^

HGUC Operation Capture of Jaburo - Type Amphibious Mobile Suit : Gogg+Char's Z'Gok+Acguy | 2007. 7 | ¥3,000

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.