HGUC

Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker

Kit Review

Straight build

HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker (1/6) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker (2/6) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker (3/6) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker (4/6) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker (5/6) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker (6/6)

HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - The upper body and head have been changed to a jade/vintage color scheme HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - The upper body and head have been changed to a jade/vintage color scheme HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - The upper body and head have been changed to a jade/vintage color scheme HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - The upper body and head have been changed to a jade/vintage color scheme

Upper body and head
Changed to a jade/vintage color scheme.

HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Legs (1/2) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Legs (2/2)

Legs

HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - The gray Gundam Marker included in the box.

The gray Gundam Marker included in the box.

HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Firing pose (1/5) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Firing pose (2/5) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Firing pose (3/5) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Firing pose (4/5) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Firing pose (5/5)

Firing pose

HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Beam saber action (1/4) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Beam saber action (2/4) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Beam saber action (3/4) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Beam saber action (4/4)

Beam saber action

HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Gundam hammer action (1/2) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Gundam hammer action (2/2)

Gundam hammer action

HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Bazooka action (1/3) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Bazooka action (2/3) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Bazooka action (3/3)

Bazooka action

HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Alongside the normal HG 30th Anniversary First. (1/2) HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - Alongside the normal HG 30th Anniversary First. (2/2)

Alongside the normal HG 30th Anniversary First.

HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - The blue-yellow-red molded colors feel just ever so slightly brighter. ( HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - The blue-yellow-red molded colors feel just ever so slightly brighter. (

The blue-yellow-red molded colors feel just ever so slightly brighter.

HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - The biggest change is definitely the white being swapped out for a jade-

The biggest change is definitely the white being swapped out for a jade-ish tone,
and the frame following suit by shifting to a greenish color as well.

HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker - At the end of the day, it's just a color variant kit with a Gundam Marke

At the end of the day, it's just a color variant kit with a Gundam Marker thrown in.

Following the Gunpla Starter Set 1 — which bundled the HGUC First and Zaku II together — Starter Set 2 has been released, this time pairing the HG 30th Anniversary First with a Gundam Marker. These starter sets aren't entirely new products per se; they're essentially sets with slightly tweaked molded colors and a beginner's modeling guidebook included.

In Set 2, the HG 30th Anniversary First's molded colors have been changed across the board to a jade-toned, old-school look. A gray Gundam Marker is also included — the idea being, as you can probably tell, to let beginners try their hand at panel lining after building the kit. The addition of the marker also bumps the price up by ¥200 compared to the standard release.

For veteran Gunpla fans, this is basically just another molded color variant of the 30th Anniversary First, and since you can always buy a Gundam Marker separately anyway, there's not a whole lot of appeal here. That said, if you're into that classic, anime-color-style look, this could be a fun little item to pick up. :-)

HGUC Gunpla Starter Set 2 - Gundam + Gundam Marker | 2011.3 | ¥1,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.