Collection 17: HCM PRO 1:200 MS-14S Gelgoog from Mobile Suit Gundam! How I get into collecting!

The ’80s HCM series was the beginning of my collecting journey. My old high school friend was the one who introduced me into nostalgia toys. One day he brought a HCM Zeta Gundam for me, and I had been collecting since then.

I choose to collect the HCM series, not only because of my friend. Also because of their release were from the anime that I liked, such as Gundam, L. Gaim, and Macross etc. I was also amazed with how flexible and posable those HCM figures were back in those days. Therefore the HCM series is my first collection.

Unfortunately, I cannot show any of the HCM figures or other toys that I had in my earliest collecting years. Cause those are all gone as I had quit collecting for a few years. When I was back into collecting 2nd time around, one of my first series to go for again is the HCM. But this time with a “Pro” go after it. A successor of the ’80s HCM series.

The original HCM series is a 1/144 scale line, and the HCM Pro series is in an even smaller scale of 1/200. Although the figures are tiny, the amount of details in those figures are crazy. The posabilities are a day and night difference from HCM. The tampo printing is a trademark of the series.

Here are the HCM Pro Gelgoog just to shown how good Bandai’s craftsmanship can be on this tiny 4″ figure: