OLD First Gundam 1/144 Gelgoog

Release 1982.5

Price ¥500

BANDAI BANDAI Japan product info

Runners

Parts diagram

Manual

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

OLD 1/144 Gelgoog - The officer-type head antenna is included, but unless it's Char's custom unit, the bald mass-production v

The officer-type head antenna is included, but unless it's Char's custom unit, the bald mass-production version just feels more fitting.

OLD 1/144 Gelgoog - Action poses. The shoulders are fixed in place so you can't raise the arms, which makes shooting poses im

Action poses. The shoulders are fixed in place so you can't raise the arms, which makes shooting poses impossible T_T

OLD 1/144 Gelgoog - Beam naginata action (1/3)

Beam naginata action

Together with the HGUC Mass Production Gelgoog/Cannon.

Together with the 1/144 Char's Gelgoog.

Together with other mass-production units.

This kit is the 1/144 Mass Production Gelgoog, released as a color variant of Char's Gelgoog. True to its old-kit nature, it's simply a runner color change with no extra bonus parts, so for the structural details please refer to the 1/144 Char's Gelgoog review.

The old Gelgoog feels like it came out smaller than its official specs, and the 1/144 Mass Production Gelgoog likewise feels like a pretty average size, on par with the Zaku or Z'Gok. There are a few new attempts here and there — like ball-jointed elbows and separate left/right hip parts — but they still don't do much for overall articulation. The shoulders in particular are completely fixed, so you can't raise the arms at all, which really limits the poses you can pull off.

Also, just like Char's unit, the leg parts don't fit together completely flush, so some minor cleanup work will be needed after a straight build test. As you can see in the review photos, if you just clean up the gates and assemble it as-is, the two sides of the leg armor won't sit tight — they'll gap open just a little.

Anyway, it's a simple color variant, but it feels like a kit that needed to exist. The stiff, old-school proportions actually work as a charming quirk in their own right — it's a wholesome little kit. :-) [ Updated at 2016.2.11 ]

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.