Kit Review

Straight build

HG Forbidden Gundam Remaster Ver. - Detailed close-up shots. Seals have been added to both shoulders and both shields. (1/5)

HG Forbidden Gundam Remaster Ver. - Detailed close-up shots. Seals have been added to both shoulders and both shields. (2/5)

HG Forbidden Gundam Remaster Ver. - Detailed close-up shots. Seals have been added to both shoulders and both shields. (3/5)

Detailed close-up shots.
Seals have been added to both shoulders and both shields.

HG Forbidden Gundam Remaster Ver. - Comparison with the original version. At first glance, there's barely any difference in c

Comparison with the original version.
At first glance, there's barely any difference in color..

HG Forbidden Gundam Remaster Ver. - The bright teal molded color is nearly identical, with only a slight earthy tone added to

The bright teal molded color is nearly identical,
with only a slight earthy tone added to the body color.

The green parts on the backpack are overall a touch darker though.

HG Forbidden Gundam Remaster Ver. - The weapon parts have been changed to a sort of metallic color, but unlike the metallic m

The weapon parts have been changed to a sort of metallic color,
but unlike the metallic molded color on other Remaster versions, it feels like just a slight color tweak rather than an actual change in plastic.

A Type B joint part for an action base is included.

HG Forbidden Gundam Remaster Ver. - Nidhoggr aerial action pose (1/3)

Nidhoggr aerial action pose

HG Forbidden Gundam Remaster Ver. - | Dual-hand stab action pose (1/3)

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Dual-hand stab action pose

HG Forbidden Gundam Remaster Ver. - Geschmeidig Panzer and Hresvelgr guided plasma cannon deployed pose (phew~) (1/4)

HG Forbidden Gundam Remaster Ver. - Geschmeidig Panzer and Hresvelgr guided plasma cannon deployed pose (phew~) (2/4)

Geschmeidig Panzer and Hresvelgr guided plasma cannon deployed pose (phew~)

The drug trio machines, together with the HG Calamity Gundam Remaster Ver.

The second of the drug trio machines, Forbidden Gundam, has been released as a Remaster version. In the original lineup, Calamity Gundam was a reasonably decent kit, but honestly Forbidden and Raider Gundam that came after it were a bit iffy in terms of quality. So I was hoping the Remaster version would improve things somewhat.. hmm.

For starters, the base bright teal molded color is nearly identical to the original version — it looks like they just reused it as-is, so there's no real sense of anything new. The green molded color on the backpack is slightly darker overall, so there's at least a small difference there. And like the previous releases, the weapon and joint parts have had their molded colors changed, but rather than switching to a hard metallic plastic, it's just been tweaked to look slightly more metallic in color. I was actually hoping for a proper metallic plastic swap since that tends to make the joints sturdier, but Forbidden Gundam already had shaky joints to begin with, and unfortunately this release does nothing to reinforce them.

So this ends up being the Remaster version with the least noticeable change in molded color, and with barely any improvement to the joints that were already a weak point in the original — it's a kit that doesn't offer much as an upgrade.

Anyway, it's a pretty unique mobile suit, and I was hoping the Remaster would bring sturdier joints and a bolder color scheme, but not much has changed, which is a bit of a letdown. If I had to pick between the two, I'd say the Remaster is still the better choice since it adds an action base part and seals that weren't in the original — so there's that at least. :-)

HG Forbidden Gundam Remaster Ver. | 2012. 1 | ¥1,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.