Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Carta's Graze Ritter - Detail shots (1/4)

HG Carta's Graze Ritter - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

The inner frame is identical to the existing HG Graze.

The original Graze's rifle and battle axe are also included.

HG Carta's Graze Ritter - Opening the spherical sensor. You have to open it while it's barely hooked on the pin inside t

Opening the spherical sensor.
You have to open it while it's barely hooked on the pin inside the pointed head antenna up top, so... it feels a bit nerve-wracking.

Leftover parts.

Same articulation as the existing Graze.

The thicker thigh armor reduces the hip joint's range of motion even further.

HG Carta's Graze Ritter - The new shoulder armor opens in 3 directions, so it doesn't get in the way of the arm articula

The new shoulder armor opens in 3 directions, so it doesn't get in the way of the arm articulation much.

HG Carta's Graze Ritter - Striking a few poses.. (1/4)

HG Carta's Graze Ritter - Striking a few poses.. (2/4)

Striking a few poses..

HG Carta's Graze Ritter - Knight Blade action (1/3)

Knight Blade action

Parts for configuring the space type are also included.

HG Carta's Graze Ritter - Graze Ritter assembled in space configuration. The thigh armor is swapped out for the normal t

Graze Ritter assembled in space configuration.
The thigh armor is swapped out for the normal type, and binders are added to the back.

Rifle + battle axe action pose

HG Carta's Graze Ritter - Cool Knight Blade launch pose (1/3)

Cool Knight Blade launch pose

HG Carta's Graze Ritter - You can also build it as a standard unit by borrowing the shoulder and chest parts from the HG

You can also build it as a standard unit by borrowing the shoulder and chest parts from the HG Barbatos 6th Form kit.

Graze Ritter assembled as a standard unit.
Only the shoulder and chest armor are different.

Together with the HG Graze.

It's got pointy high-heeled feet that are one step taller than the normal Graze.

HG Carta's Graze Ritter - Already the 5th Graze variation.. true to its role as the Zaku of this series, they're really

Already the 5th Graze variation..
True to its role as the Zaku of this series, they're really milking it for all it's worth~^^:

The ongoing parade of Graze variations continues, and the fifth entry is the Graze Ritter piloted by Carta. First off, the teal and black color combo gives it a knight-like design that feels more refined than the previous Graze kits. And fittingly for a unit piloted by a woman, it's also got feet that are one heel-height taller than the normal Graze.

In terms of actual new parts, it's really just the shoulders, thighs, feet, chest, and head antenna that have been changed. Even so, the color scheme is so different that it ends up looking like a completely different unit altogether. And true to its knight-themed design, a sword called the Knight Blade has been newly added, making it possible to pull off action poses that are quite unlike any other Graze.

It's set up as a ground type by default, but space-use parts are also included — swap out the thigh armor and attach the binders on the back, and you can configure it as a space type. And if you borrow the shoulder armor and chest parts from the HG Barbatos 6th Form kit, you can even build it as a standard unit rather than Carta's personal machine.

The base kit, the HG Graze, is already such a high-quality, clean kit that the Graze Ritter — with its upgraded visuals on top of that — feels even more impressive in hand. Even if you've already built several other HG Graze kits, I'd still recommend giving this Graze Ritter a go at least once. :-)

HG Carta's Graze Ritter | 2016.3 | ¥1,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.