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Petit'gguy Triple Set [Gold & Silver & Bronze]

Three quick, chrome-shiny builds that turn a shelf into a podium.

MechaGrade Score

3.5/5

Petit'gguy Triple Set [Gold & Silver & Bronze] · 1/144 · 2017

GradeHG

Scale1/144

Released2017

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The verdict

I like this set for exactly what it is: a fast, cheerful trio of builds, not a serious engineering showcase.

Each Petit'gguy goes together in well under an hour with almost no cleanup, and the plated gold, silver, and bronze runners genuinely catch the light in a way standard HG plastic never does. It is not going to wow you with articulation or part complexity, and the price per bear is steep for what you get. But as a Gundam Base commemorative piece and a palate cleanser between bigger kits, it delivers real charm.

Best for: collectors who want a display-shelf medal podium and Build Fighters fans who already love the Petit'gguy line

The full review

What it is

This is the Gundam Base exclusive Triple Set, three small bear-shaped Petit'gguy figures molded in metallic gold, silver, and bronze plastic, each paired with its own display placard so you can line them up like an awards podium. The Petit'gguy design comes from the ending sequence of Gundam Build Fighters Try, a chibi mascot that has since spun off into dozens of HGPG colorways. Building all three took me an afternoon, not because any single one is complex but because I kept stopping to admire how the metallic finish caught the light differently on each figure. It is a genuinely fun, low-pressure build session.

The catch

Part count per bear is small and the design is simple by nature, so if you are judging this purely on engineering or pose range, it will feel thin next to almost anything else in the HG lineup. The chest piece on each figure is a sticker, not molded color, and getting it centered took me a couple of tries on the gold one. Because this was a Gundam Base opening campaign exclusive, pricing when you can find it secondhand runs well above a standard single Petit'gguy release, and you are paying a real premium for the plating and the set packaging rather than for extra plastic or complexity.

Who it's for

Buy this if you collect Petit'gguy variants, want a fun weekend build with a kid or a new builder, or just want a small, colorful trophy shelf that took under an hour of relaxed clipping. Skip it if you want serious articulation, a big part count, or if you are hunting bargain prices, since exclusive-release units rarely come cheap on the secondary market. I would not recommend this as anyone's only kit or as an intro to what Gunpla can really do engineering-wise, but as a light, joyful side build it earns its spot.

The build story

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

Each Petit'gguy comes off its runners cleanly with minimal nub marks, and the small scale means clipping goes quickly, I got through all three bears without needing to touch a hobby knife for cleanup. The trickiest moment on every one was seating the large triangular chest sticker straight, since there is no molded-color alternative for that panel and any tilt is obvious on a figure this small.

The head, arms, legs, feet, ears, and claw hand all articulate, so despite the toy-like proportions you can actually pose these into a handful of cute stances, arms up, head tilt, a little wave. The real payoff is the metallic plating itself, which reads far better in person than product photos suggest, and the interlocking puzzle-piece bases let you butt the three placards together into one podium display without extra parts.

Lore & trivia

01The Petit'gguy character debuted in the ending sequence of Gundam Build Fighters Try before becoming its own long-running HGPG kit line with dozens of colorways.
02This Gold, Silver, and Bronze Triple Set was released as a Gundam Base Tokyo exclusive tied to the facility's opening campaign and the unveiling of the life-size Unicorn Gundam statue in DiverCity Tokyo.
03Each figure in the set ships with its own display placard, and the plated finishes are exclusive to this release rather than appearing on standard retail Petit'gguy kits.
04In the Gundam Build Fighters Try Island Wars movie, a Petit'gguy in the ChaChaCha Brown colorway appears as part of a giant combined Gunpla formation, a nod to how far the mascot line had grown within the franchise.