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Petit'gguy Bittersweet Brown and Chocolate

A palm-sized chocolate bar with a beam saber, built in one sitting and loved for years after.

MechaGrade Score

3.4/5

Petit'gguy Bittersweet Brown and Chocolate · 1/144 · 2017

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2017

Runnersn/a

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The verdict

This is exactly what it looks like: a snack-shaped mascot kit, not a serious model, and once you accept that it is genuinely charming.

I built mine in under twenty minutes with no glue and no stress, and the little chocolate bar accessory clicking into its paw was the best part of the whole build. Do not buy this expecting Gunpla engineering. Buy it expecting a fun palm of plastic that makes you smile every time you glance at your shelf.

Best for: Gunpla builders who want a quick, cheap, glue-free palate cleanser between big kits, or Build Fighters Try fans who want the Petit'gguy cast on the shelf

The full review

What it is

Petit'gguy Bittersweet Brown and Chocolate is one of Bandai's HGPG mascot kits, the chibi cousins of Haro and Acguy that pop up throughout Gundam Build Fighters Try. This one is themed as a walking chocolate bar, brown and dark chocolate colored plastic with a foil sticker that recreates the look of a real wrapper on its included chocolate bar accessory. It also comes with a tiny beam saber and a Jigsaw Stand base that clips to other Petit'gguy stands. The whole thing snaps together dry in a handful of steps. I had it standing on my desk before I finished my coffee, and it genuinely made me laugh out loud.

The catch

Do not go in expecting real Gunpla articulation. The arms are essentially one solid piece that only rotates at the shoulder, the legs move at the hip but cannot straighten or bend at a knee because there is no knee joint, and there is no thigh swivel either. It cannot hold a dynamic action pose the way an HG suit kit can, it can basically sit, stand, or lean. Builders also note the kit relies on face stickers for expression rather than separate molded parts, and the whole thing is hollow inside, which makes it feel light and a little insubstantial in hand for the price.

Who it's for

Grab this if you already like the Build Fighters Try cast, want a fast confidence-building snap kit for a new builder, or just want a goofy chocolate bar mascot sitting next to your main display kits. It is also a favorite base for customizers, since the hollow shell and simple shape take scribing and panel lining well. Skip it if you want posability or a kit that scratches the same itch as an HG or RG suit. This is a shelf-warmer and a mood piece, not a display centerpiece, and it is priced and sized accordingly.

The build story

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

The build is about as low-stress as Gunpla gets. Gates are small and clip cleanly, there is no polycap wrangling to speak of, and the whole thing goes together dry in a short runner or two. The chocolate bar accessory and its foil sticker are the fiddliest part, and even that is a two-minute job. This is a kit you hand to someone who has never touched a hobby knife.

Where it earns its keep is charm over engineering. The head rotates and tilts on a ball joint, the ears rotate independently, and the paw can hold either the chocolate bar or the tiny beam saber, so you get a couple of distinct desk poses out of a very simple frame. The Jigsaw Stand connects to other HGPG and Haropla stands, which is a nice touch if you are collecting the line. Just do not expect the pose range or color separation of an actual mobile suit kit, this is a mascot first and a model second.

Lore & trivia

01Petit'gguy is Bandai's chibi mascot line spun off from the Haro and Acguy designs, built around the cast of Gundam Build Fighters Try
02Bittersweet Brown and Chocolate was released in February 2017, a chocolate-themed entry that lines up with the Valentine's season
03The kit's chocolate bar accessory uses a foil sticker to mimic the look of a real candy wrapper rather than paint or molded texture