Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Gundam Lfrith Thorn - Various angles (1/6)

HG Gundam Lfrith Thorn - Various angles (2/6)

HG Gundam Lfrith Thorn - Various angles (3/6)

HG Gundam Lfrith Thorn - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

HG Gundam Lfrith Thorn - Detail shots (1/4)

HG Gundam Lfrith Thorn - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

There's an internal frame in the forearms, torso, thighs, and so on.

The shell unit's effect is achieved with stickers underneath the clear parts.

Weapons loadout

The auxiliary grip of the beam diffuse gun rotates.

The beam sabers are stored inside the shield, just like on the Gundam Lfrith.

The stickers applied to the phased array cannons can be chosen between black or red.

You can rotate the beam saber unit located below the wrist and plug in the beam parts.

The phased array cannons' movement and deployment work the same way as on the HG Gundam Lfrith Ur.

Limb articulation and front/back shoulder movement

Flight pose

Two-handed beam diffuse gun firing pose

HG Gundam Lfrith Thorn - Beam saber action poses (1/4)

HG Gundam Lfrith Thorn - Beam saber action poses (2/4)

Beam saber action poses

Together with its companion kit, the HG Gundam Lfrith Ur.

The phased array cannons and shield share the same sculpt.

This kit is the HG Gundam Lfrith Thorn, released as part of the Mobile Suit Gundam "The Witch from Mercury" series. It's a companion unit to the HG Gundam Lfrith Urreleased just before it. Like that one, it only shares the Gundam Lfrith name — the actual design looks completely different.

First off, it has a distinctive set of proportions with long arms and short legs. According to the lore, this is a design meant to stabilize the unit's center of mass during high-speed combat to withstand extreme combat maneuvers. That's the in-universe explanation anyway, but the look itself seems like it'll be pretty divisive.

Beyond that, the overall build quality is solid for a standard HG kit, with decent articulation and joint strength. For weapons, you get a beam diffuse gun and beam sabers — you rotate the beam saber unit below the wrist to plug in the beam parts. On the back, it's equipped with the same phased array cannons as the Gundam Lfrith Ur, and they move and deploy the same way too.

So it's a kit with a pretty unusual look — and interestingly, the proportions actually feel less awkward when it's in a pose than just standing still. The build quality itself is on the solid side, so if this quirky style appeals to you, it's definitely worth picking up. :-)

HG Gundam Lfrith Thorn | 2023.3 | ¥1,600

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.