Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City - Detail shots (1/5)

HG Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City - Detail shots (2/5)

HG Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City - Detail shots (3/5)

Detail shots

Half-armor removed shot

The inner frame is almost identical to Barbatos.

HG Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City - Two head options are included separately — the standard head (left) and the targeting hea

Two head options are included separately — the standard head (left) and the targeting head (right).

The large rear skirt can be detached and used as a weapon.

First, you can plug in a handle and use it like a shield.

You can also spread it open like shown above to use it as a giant scissor (shears).

An extra hand with a bent wrist is included for gripping the scissors.

HG Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City - Just like the original Gusion Rebake, the sub-arm hidden inside the backpack can be deplo

Just like the original Gusion Rebake, the sub-arm hidden inside the backpack can be deployed.

HG Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City - The knuckle guard parts hidden inside the forearm armor can be fitted onto the back of th

The knuckle guard parts hidden inside the forearm armor can be fitted onto the back of the hand.

Arm and leg articulation is pretty good.

Sub-arm deploy action!

HG Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City - Shield action (1/3)

Shield action

HG Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City - Scissor action — looks more like a nipper than scissors, though.. ^^; (1/3)

Scissor action
Looks more like a nipper than scissors, though.. ^^;

Together with HG Gusion Rebake.

Together with HG Barbatos Lupus.

The Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City, successor to the Gusion Rebake, has been released as an HG kit. Like Barbatos Lupus, it's an upgraded version of the original unit — same design concept, but everything except the frame is all-new design.

The frame uses the same Gundam Frame Runner #3 as the original Gusion Rebake, so the base body carries over the same excellent articulation and solid joint strength. That said, the Full City version comes with a much larger rear skirt, which shifts the center of gravity noticeably toward the back — so when standing upright, you'll need to angle the legs back a bit in that "belly-out" stance. Because of this, the original Gusion Rebake actually feels more balanced proportionally.

The sub-arm deploying from inside the backpack is reproduced just like on the Gusion Rebake, and you can also detach the rear skirt and transform it into either a shield or a giant scissor weapon. The scissor weapon (written as "scissors," read as "nippers") in particular has a unique personality you don't often see in other kits, and an extra hand with a bent wrist is included specifically for gripping it. Two head options are also provided — standard and targeting — which can be swapped out as you like, and knuckle guard parts are stored inside the forearm armor to be fitted onto the back of the hand.

One thing that's a bit disappointing about this kit is that the seals feel a little overdone — there are quite a few to stick onto the small face, and some larger areas that don't look particularly hard to color-separate are handled with seals instead, which creates an odd, mismatched look here and there. The parts breakdown feels a bit half-hearted, honestly... makes you wonder if they're only putting the full effort into the main protagonist units.

That said, as a refreshed take on the original Gusion Rebake, the quality is above average, so if you like the design, it's an easy enough recommendation. :-)

HG Gundam Gusion Rebake Full City | 2016.10 | ¥1,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.