HG The Witchfrom Mercury

Guel's Dilanza

Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

HG Guel's Dilanza - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Guel's Dilanza - Various angles (1/6) HG Guel's Dilanza - Various angles (2/6) HG Guel's Dilanza - Various angles (3/6) HG Guel's Dilanza - Various angles (4/6) HG Guel's Dilanza - Various angles (5/6) HG Guel's Dilanza - Various angles (6/6)


Various angles

HG Guel's Dilanza - Detail shots (1/4) HG Guel's Dilanza - Detail shots (2/4) HG Guel's Dilanza - Detail shots (3/4) HG Guel's Dilanza - Detail shots (4/4)

Detail shots

HG Guel's Dilanza - For weapons, you get a beam partisan, beam rifle, and beam torch.

For weapons, you get a beam partisan, beam rifle, and beam torch.

HG Guel's Dilanza - The beam rifle can be stored inside the spike shields on both shoulders — first remove the magazine HG Guel's Dilanza - The beam rifle can be stored inside the spike shields on both shoulders — first remove the magazine

The beam rifle can be stored inside the spike shields on both shoulders.
First remove the magazine and slot it into the innermost position, then attach the beam rifle body.

HG Guel's Dilanza - The beam torch can also be stored inside the spike shield after removing the beam parts.

The beam torch can also be stored inside the spike shield after removing the beam parts.

HG Guel's Dilanza - The articulation is actually pretty decent for such a stocky build.

The articulation is actually pretty decent for such a stocky build.

HG Guel's Dilanza - Waist and shoulder forward/backward articulation (1/2) HG Guel's Dilanza - Waist and shoulder forward/backward articulation (2/2)

Waist and shoulder forward/backward articulation

HG Guel's Dilanza - The spike shields can be raised upward or rotated horizontally.

The spike shields can be raised upward or rotated horizontally.

HG Guel's Dilanza - The parts on both sides of the rear skirt can also be moved to some degree.

The parts on both sides of the rear skirt can also be moved to some degree.

HG Guel's Dilanza - Beam partisan poses (1/5) HG Guel's Dilanza - Beam partisan poses (2/5) HG Guel's Dilanza - Beam partisan poses (3/5) HG Guel's Dilanza - Beam partisan poses (4/5) HG Guel's Dilanza - Beam partisan poses (5/5)

Beam partisan poses

HG Guel's Dilanza - Beam torch pose (1/2) HG Guel's Dilanza - Beam torch pose (2/2)

Beam torch pose

HG Guel's Dilanza - Beam rifle pose (1/3) HG Guel's Dilanza - Beam rifle pose (2/3) HG Guel's Dilanza - Beam rifle pose (3/3)

Beam rifle pose

HG Guel's Dilanza - Together with the HG Gundam Aerial released at the same time.

Together with the HG Gundam Aerial released at the same time.

This kit is the HG Guel's Dilanza from Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury. It's got a short and stocky but broad-shouldered proportion overall. Like previous kits in the line, it comes with a polycap-free joint structure.

The overall build feel is similar to the HG Gundam Aerialreleased alongside it. Without polycaps, the build and movement feel a bit less smooth, but the joint strength is very solid, giving it excellent pose stability. (traded smoothness for sturdiness..) And despite that chunky build, the articulation is surprisingly not bad at all — it's actually more fun to pose than you'd expect. Weapons include a beam partisan, beam rifle, and beam torch, and of the three, the beam rifle and beam torch can both be stored inside the spike shields on either shoulder.

And while it doesn't have the premium in-mold coloring technique seen on the HG Gundam Aerial, it still delivers an impressive straight build look with just a small number of stickers and color separation. With its flashy weapons and great posability, this seems like a kit worth picking up if you're into chunky mobile suits. :-)

HG Guel's Dilanza | 2022.10 | ¥1,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.