HGRegild Century

CAMS-02 Catsith

A grunt suit with genuinely huge wings and a build that respects your time.

MechaGrade Score

3.4/5

Catsith · 1/144 · 2015

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2015

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This is a solid, unglamorous HG that does one thing well: it gets the Capital Army's mass production flyer onto your shelf fast, with a wingspan that punches above its price.

It will not wow you with articulation or inner frame engineering, this is a 2015 HG through and through. But the wing fold gimmick is a legitimately clever bit of design for the money, and the proportions read as exactly what the show wanted, a lean, birdlike aerial grunt rather than another humanoid brawler.

Best for: Reconguista in G fans and mass-production suit collectors who want an accurate, low-fuss Catsith without hunting down the pricier variants

The full review

What it is

The Catsith is the Capital Army's first proper combat mobile suit in Reconguista in G, and Bandai built the HG around its signature trait, that enormous back-mounted wing assembly. The kit's best feature is a fold gimmick that lets the wings snap between a compact stored position and a full spread for flight poses, which is a nice bit of engineering to find in an HG this cheap. It comes with a beam rifle, two beam sabers, and a shield that mounts to the backpack on an extendable arm, and both legs have little slots that store butterfly knife style beam sabers, a detail that rewards close inspection more than most grunt kits bother with.

The catch

This is a 2015-era HG with no inner frame, so the price of that wing gimmick and part count is a fairly plain skeleton underneath, and color separation leans on a foil sticker sheet rather than molded plastic for some of the finer markings. Fourteen runners is a modest part count for the price band, and Reconguista in G kits in general get less attention from reviewers and community builders than the mainline Universal Century catalog, so parts and reissues can be harder to track down than for a Gundam-name kit. Expect the articulation ceiling of a mid-2010s HG, functional but not dynamic, with the wings stealing the spotlight from the joints.

Who it's for

If you are building out a Reconguista in G shelf or just want a mass production aerial suit that looks distinct from the usual humanoid grunt lineup, this is worth grabbing, especially for the price. It is not the kit to hand someone chasing MG-level engineering or RG detail density, and it is not the flashiest HG on the shelf either. But for the specific job of representing the Capital Army's air wing accurately and cheaply, with one genuinely satisfying transformation gimmick, it earns its spot. Skip it if you want heavy articulation or if Reconguista in G isn't a series you care about, since the Catsith's appeal is almost entirely tied to that show.

The build story

What the build is actually like, and the engineering worth knowing about.

This is a straightforward, low-stress build with no cement or paint required and a part count that keeps assembly quick. Gate placement is typical mid-2010s Bandai, workable with a basic nipper and light cleanup, and nothing about the frame or joints demands special care going in.

The wing fold mechanism is the clear engineering highlight, letting you swing the assembly between a stored and a spread position without extra parts or swaps. The accessory loadout, beam rifle, twin beam sabers, and the shield with its extendable backpack arm, is reasonable for the price, and the leg-stored butterfly sabers are a small but appreciated touch for a suit at this level.

Lore & trivia

01The Catsith is described in-universe as the first full-scale combat mobile suit developed by the Capital Army, built with a structure specialized for aerial combat and long-range cruising.
02The kit uses two general-purpose backpack connectors so equipment like the shield or missile pods can be mounted via an extension arm.
03Both legs are designed to store butterfly knife style beam sabers, a storage detail that mirrors the suit's in-show equipment loadout.
04The HG released in April 2015 as part of the HGRC (High Grade Reconguista) line tied to the Gundam Reconguista in G TV series.