Kit Review

Straight build + Stickers

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

HG Gundam Astaroth Rinascimento - Detail shots (1/4)

HG Gundam Astaroth Rinascimento - Detail shots (2/4)

Detail shots

Rear view with mounted weapons removed

Demolition Knife and Bastard Chopper gimmicks.

You can even combine these two together.

The 2 short knives can be stored on the left skirt.

The Astaroth rifle can be stored on the right skirt.

An extra bent-wrist part is included for the right hand.

The shield arm on the side of the right shoulder can be extended and used like an arm.

The sub-knuckle on the left arm locks in securely with a double-lock mechanism.

The original Astaroth parts are also included, so you can use them for customization.

Quite a few leftover parts remain.

Due to the armor structure, leg articulation is worse than the Astaroth.

Double short knife action

HG Gundam Astaroth Rinascimento - Demolition Knife action (1/3)

Demolition Knife action

Shield arm deployed + Bastard Chopper + Demolition Knife action

HG Gundam Astaroth Rinascimento - Demolition Knife + Bastard Chopper combined pose. The weapons are heavy but the shoulder jo

Demolition Knife + Bastard Chopper combined pose.
The weapons are heavy but the shoulder joints are loose, making it really hard to hold the pose.. T_T

Pose with customize parts equipped

Together with the HG Gundam Astaroth.

Astaroth Rinascimento, the custom unit based on the Gundam Astaroth, has been released as an HG kit. As you'd expect, it's a variation kit built on the existing HG Gundam Astaroth as its base, with some runners from the Astaroth Origin added in as well — so there's actually only one brand-new runner made specifically for this kit.

The overall look is similar to the Astaroth, but quite a few things have been subtly changed — especially on the weapons side, which got a lot more loaded up. A new weapon called the Bastard Chopper has been added, a deployable shield arm has been added to the right shoulder, and the left sub-knuckle has been redesigned into a larger shape. On top of that, the short knives that were also included with the Astaroth can now be stored on the left skirt, and the Astaroth rifle can be stored on the right skirt.

All these extra weapons give it a beefier, more powerful look, and the variety of armaments definitely makes action poses feel more spectacular. That said, the joint strength that wasn't much of an issue on the original Astaroth feels like it's been pushed past its limit here. The shoulder joints in particular are way too loose for the weight of the weapons, making it incredibly hard to hold any decent pose — and the overall joint strength balance across the arms and legs feels off too, so it can turn into a floppy mess in no time.

So while the base build quality is clean and the weapons loadout is generous, the joint strength just isn't up to the task of handling the increased bulk and weaponry — which can get really frustrating when you're trying to pose it. If you keep that in mind and either reinforce the joints beforehand or handle it carefully, it does seem like a kit that can be a pretty fun build visually. :-)

HG Gundam Astaroth Rinascimento | 2017.7 | ¥1,800

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.