HGGundam Build Fighters (Build Extra Battle Project / GM's Counterattack)

Ninpulse Beams

A pocket-sized effects pack that turns a static Ninpulse Gundam into a mid-strike action shot.

MechaGrade Score

3.4/5

Ninpulse Beams · 1/144 · 2017

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2017

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

I'll say this up front, this is not a mobile suit kit, it's an accessory pack of beam effect parts, and once you accept that, it's a genuinely fun little add-on.

For a handful of dollars you get sixteen beam pieces in eight shapes that snap onto the Ninpulse Gundam (or honestly any 1/144 with the right peg holes) to fake mid-slash energy trails and blade glow. It does exactly one job and does it cheerfully. Just don't buy it expecting a suit to build.

Best for: Ninpulse Gundam owners and diorama builders who want cheap, glue-free energy effect parts to punch up action poses

The full review

What it is

This is a small HGBC (Build Custom) accessory runner set, not a standalone figure. You get eight distinct beam effect shapes, two of each for sixteen pieces total, spread across two runners, snap-fit with zero glue and zero paint required. Some pieces link end to end to build a longer beam, and a couple are shaped to mount on the Ninpulse Gundam's forearms to sell the Gen'ei Kochoken (Phantom Butterfly Sword) attack. It goes together in well under half an hour and the whole point is photography and diorama flair rather than a display centerpiece on its own. I like that Bandai bothered making a dedicated effects set instead of leaving builders to hunt down aftermarket parts.

The catch

Because this is pure accessory plastic, there's no engineering, no articulation, and no frame to judge, so if you came in expecting a kit review in the usual sense you'll be disappointed. The molded colors are simple (clear or single-tone plastic depending on release), so don't expect painted-in gradients, you're getting shape and translucency, not a finished glow effect out of the box. It's also Ninpulse Gundam specific in its mounting points, so while the beam shapes themselves can be repurposed onto other kits with some fitting, the forearm-mount pieces really only make sense paired with the suit it was designed for.

Who it's for

If you already own the HGBF Ninpulse Gundam and want to actually pose out its signature ninja-blade attacks instead of leaving it standing there with an empty hand, this is a cheap and easy yes. It's also worth a look for anyone building action dioramas or photo scenes who wants generic beam-slash shapes to kitbash onto other 1/144 figures. Skip it if you don't own a compatible suit or you're after a real build project, there's no frame here to sink an evening into, just parts to snap and pose.

The build story

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

There's barely a build here in the traditional sense. Clip the pieces off two small runners, clean the light gate marks, and snap them together, most builders are done in fifteen to thirty minutes. The plastic is soft enough that the linking joints between beam segments click together without stress, and nothing here needs a nipper skill beyond the basics.

The real value is in the variety, eight different beam shapes means you can mix short stabbing effects with longer sweeping trails, and the segments that link end to end let you build a beam as long as a pose calls for. The two pieces designed to mount on the Ninpulse Gundam's forearms are the standout, they turn the kit's signature Gen'ei Kochoken attack from a static hand pose into something that actually reads as a strike in a photo.

Lore & trivia

01The set includes eight distinct beam effect shapes, two of each, for sixteen pieces total across two runners.
02It released in Japan in August 2017 at 600 yen, priced under ten dollars at US retailers like Gundam Planet.
03It's designed as a companion piece to HGBF #057 Ninpulse Gundam, which represents Nils Nielsen's mobile suit from the Gundam Build Fighters Build Extra Battle Project, later fielded in Gundam Build Fighters GM's Counterattack.
04Two of the beam pieces are shaped to mount directly on the Ninpulse Gundam's forearms to represent its Gen'ei Kochoken (Phantom Butterfly Sword) attack effect.