HGGundam Build Fighters Try (Beargguy line)

KUMA-PP Papagguy

A mustachioed bear dad who takes his top hat and cane more seriously than any combat suit ever took a beam rifle.

MechaGrade Score

3.7/5

KUMA-PP Papagguy · 1/144 · 2017

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2017

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This is a genuinely well-built joke kit, and that combination is rarer than it sounds.

Papagguy earns its laughs with real engineering underneath the mustache, not just a cute mold. The articulation is better than a novelty kit has any right to have, and the accessory set (swappable faces, multiple canes, a full top hat and mustache assembly) gives you more to actually build and fiddle with than most HG side characters. I came away liking it more than I expected to.

Best for: Beargguy collectors and anyone who wants a genuinely funny, well-engineered shelf piece next to their serious Gundams

The full review

What it is

Papagguy is the dad of the Beargguy family, designed in-universe by Yuuma Kousaka as a companion piece to Mamagguy and the Petit'gguy, and every part of the kit leans into that joke. You get a silk top hat, a groomed mustache piece, and a rotating selection of canes that double as a gun, a beam saber, and a missile launcher in the fiction. Building it feels less like assembling a mobile suit and more like dressing up a very posable teddy bear. I found myself grinning through the whole build, especially once the double ball-jointed neck let the head tilt into genuinely expressive poses.

The catch

The elephant in the room is the weak neck joint. Builders consistently flag that the ball joint holding up that big round bear head loosens with repeated posing, and since the head is the single biggest, heaviest part on the kit, that matters more here than on a normal HG. It is also a Skill Level 2 build, so you will want nippers and a file for gate cleanup like any standard HG, nothing scary but not a snap-fit either. The face decals and bow tie stickers do a lot of the personality work, so if stickers bother you, know they are load-bearing for the character here.

Who it's for

If you already collect the Beargguy line or you want one genuinely funny, well-built oddball to sit next to your Gundams, Papagguy delivers more than its premise suggests. The multi-jointed arms, rotating ears, and swappable faceplates mean you can actually pose this thing with personality, not just display it stiffly. Skip it if you are chasing a serious mecha build or if a shaky neck joint on your display shelf is a dealbreaker. For the price and the laugh it gets from anyone who sees it, I think it earns its spot.

The build story

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

The build itself is straightforward HG assembly, nippers and a file get you through gate cleanup without drama, and the runners are laid out simply enough that this would be a fine second or third kit for a newer builder who wants something lower pressure than a full Gundam.

Where it earns its keep is the extras: the multiple-jointed arms and double-jointed knees give real pose range for a bear-shaped kit, the ball-jointed extension arm pieces can combine for a longer reach gag pose, and the accessory count (hat, cane variants, swappable faces) is generous for what is fundamentally a side-character HG.

Lore & trivia

01Papagguy was designed in-story by Yuuma Kousaka as a follow-up to Mirai Kamiki's Beargguy P, conceived as the father figure alongside Mamagguy and the child unit Petit'gguy.
02In the show's fiction, the mustache has to be groomed perfectly to maintain the Gunpla's performance, and the paw holes double as both a suction grip and a beam cannon.
03The kit released in February 2017 as HGBF #052, tying into Gundam Build Fighters Try and its follow-up special Gundam Build Fighters Amazing Try.