HGUC #056 - Gundam TR-1 Hazel Kai (White)

Product Description

Includes

• Gundam TR-1 ［Hazel Custom］
  • Beam Saber
  • Manipulators
    • Rifle-holding (right)
    • Beam Saber-holding (right)
    • Open-palm (left)
• Beam Rifle
  • Ammo pack
• Shield
  • L-shaped adapter
• Shield Booster

Kit Features & Gimmicks

Articulation

• The head can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint, though in an extent.
• The arms can...
  • Swing on a peg-and-socket joint.
  • Raise horizontally.
• The upper arms can rotate.
• The elbows are double-jointed.
• The manipulators can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
• The waist can rotate if the torso is slightly pulled up.
• The upper thighs can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint.
  • Front and side skirt armors can lift up to avoid interference.
• Knee joints can be bent up to 110 degrees.
• The ankles can swivel on a ball-and-socket joint, though in an extent.
• The booster pod is jointed, allowing some poseability.

Weapons/Other Gimmicks

• The right hand is swappable.
• Each of the weapons must be wielded by their respective right hand parts.
• The Beam Rifle's...
  • Foregrip can swing left or right.
  • Ammo pack is optionally detachable.
• Beam Saber can be optionally removed from the backpack as a handheld weapon.
• Shield can be mounted onto any forearms in two ways with the L-shaped adapter, though the default position is on the right,.
• Shield booster can be mounted onto the forearm as a shield, or onto the backpack via the booster pod.

Tips & Tricks

• For better results, some/most of the details are needed to applied/panel lined with Gundam Markers and/or Mr. Color paints.
• Care must be taken while painting the ABS joints: Using enamel paint or excessive lacquer paint layer can damage the plastic.

Customizing-based tips

• The Dengeki Hobby Magazine exclusive 1/144 Transformable Escape Pod［Primrose］ can be used to convert this kit into RX-121-2 Gundam TR-1 ［Hazel Owsla］.
• The Bandai Hobby Online Shop exclusive...
  • HGUC Transformable Escape Pod［Primrose］ can be used to convert this kit into RX-121-2 Gundam TR-1 ［Hazel Owsla］.
  • HGUC FF-X29A G-Parts ［Hrududu］ can be used to convert this kit into RX-121-1+FF-X29A Gundam TR-1 ［Hazel-Rah］.

B-Club related customizations

• High Detail Manipulator 102 can be used for this kit.

Variants

Italicized items are exclusives.

• First-run of the kits come with a limited edition Advance of Z Guide Book.
• HGUC RX-121-1 Gundam TR-1［Hazel Custom］& Expansion Parts for RX-124 Gundam TR-6
• Current reissues of the Gunpla will feature a blue-colored Bandai Spirits logo, with the D Runner plate's material (ABS) being replaced with KPS plastic that is used for the P-Bandai exclusive re-release above.

Notes & Trivia

• This Gunpla is...
  • The first ever mobile suit to use double-jointed elbow parts previously used in Master Grade kits; this became one of the basic gimmicks of later HGUC models.
  • One of the four Advanced of Z kits to be released as a regular item before newer additions are released as Bandai Hobby Online Shop exclusives due to Bandai losing the license to release the kits for the regular market.